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Cotton is a soft, fluffy vegetable fiber that grows in a boll around cotton plant seeds. It is considered the most important textile fiber in the world and has been cultivated for over 5,000 years. The four main commercially grown species of cotton are Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium barbadense, Gossypium arboreum, and Gossypium herbaceum.

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Cotton PDF

Cotton is a soft, fluffy vegetable fiber that grows in a boll around cotton plant seeds. It is considered the most important textile fiber in the world and has been cultivated for over 5,000 years. The four main commercially grown species of cotton are Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium barbadense, Gossypium arboreum, and Gossypium herbaceum.

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Cotton Fibre

▪ Cotton is a soft, fluffy , vegetable staple fibre that grows in a boll,


around the seeds of the cotton plants.

▪ Cotton referred to as the “King of fibers” is the most important textile


fiber in the world.

▪ Cotton has been cultivated for more than 5000 years.

▪ Cotton plant belongs to the genus Gossypium in the mallow family


Malvaceae.
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▪ The English name derives from the Arabic (al) qutn ‫طن‬
Cotton Producing Countries
USA China
Ujbekistan
Pakistan
Egypt
India

Sudan

Brazil
Argentina Australia
Types of Cotton Fibre:
There are four commercially-grown species of cotton:
Gossypium hirsutum – upland cotton, native to Central America, Mexico

Gossypium barbadense – known as extra-long staple cotton (Pima), native to


tropical South America
Gossypium arboreum – tree cotton, native to India and Pakistan

Gossypium herbaceum – levant cotton, native to Southern Africa


Cotton Production Process
• Land Preparation
• Seed Sowing
• Thinning
• Weed & Chemical Control
• Fertilization
• Pest Control
• Cotton Plant Growth and Development
Land Preparation
Seed Sowing
Thinning
Weed and Chemical Control
Fertilization
Cotton Plant Growth and Development
Harvesting
Storage

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