Hard, leaf or structural fibers are obtained from
agaves, Manila hemp and Mauritius hemp. From seed and fruit fibers,
cotton, kapok and coconut have found commercial application. The
same fi ber may be used for different purposes. Genetic engineering and
biotechnology give opportunities to improve the yield and quality of fi ber
crops precisely and more effi ciently as compared with traditional breeding
methods. From commercially available biotech crops, cotton is one of the
most popular transgenic crops constituting 49% of total cotton production