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Author: Aman Das

Australian Scientist have discovered how to grow
naturally colored cotton.

Naturally Coloured Cotton


  • Australian Scientists have discovered how to grow naturally colored cotton.

  • Colleen MacMillan leads the team of scientists who have cracked cotton's molecular colour code, adding genes to make the plants produce a colour.

  • They contain plant tissue, which within days will grow into cotton plants: not standard, everyday white cotton, but ones with a dazzling array of colours.

  • They are the product of CSIRO plant breeders dedicated to producing better, sustainable natural fibres that will hopefully one day lead to wrinkle-free, naturally dyed, stretchy cotton to outperform synthetic fabrics.

    • Key Points


  • CSIRO researchers have genetically modified cotton to make it naturally coloured

  • They hope it will remove the need for chemical dyes, which can be harmful to the environment

  • Scientists also aim to create a stretchy, wrinkle-free cotton to replace synthetic fabrics

    • Environmental Problems due to textile


  • After Oil,Textile industry is the second-most polluting in the world.

  • On average, 60 per cent of our clothes are actually made of polyester, which lasts 200 years in landfill, and we typically only use natural fibres in 6 per cent of our clothing.

  • To colour 1kilograms of cloth approximately 1000 litres of water is required.

  • Dr. Pettlino says “Synthetic microfibres end up staying in the environment and can do more damage than regular plastic.”


    • Advantage Of Naturally Coloured Cotton


  • Since it will be naturally colored therefore there will be no need of using chemical-dyes which are very harmful for our environment.
  • As scientists claim that it will be stretchy and wrinkle-free so there won’t be any need of ironing the clothes.
  • As it will be naturally colored so huge amount of water will be saved which is used in dyeing of clothes.
  • This will reduce the use of synthetic fibre and thus will eventually help us to reduce environmental pollution.
  • It will be beneficial to Human body as well as Environment.