Changes in growth and development of
the cotton fiber form the basis for
manipulation of fiber properties for use in
the textile industry. There are four
distinctive stages that involve in cotton
fiber development such as fiber initiation,
elongation, secondary cell wall
biosynthesis, and maturation. These stages
are correlated with each other during the
formation of mature fiber [2,3]. Alterations
in fiber perimeter affect the length,
strength and micronaire of the cotton
fibers. The biological mechanisms which
control the cell wall expansion and cell
diameter regulate the fiber perimeter. Fiber
quality can be improved by taking several
parameters into account like fiber length,
fiber strength, fineness and uniformity.
These qualities can be enhanced by
introducing genes from bacteria and higher
plants