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Cotton is a plant fiber attached to the seeds of the cotton plant. Cotton is widely grown as a crop and used for raw material in textiles, with the species Gossypium hirsutum, also called upland cotton, being the most commonly cultivated.[1][2]
Cotton is a major global primary product, making up about 80% of the natural fibers produced in the world each year.[2][3] While the cotton plant is most commonly grown for its fiber, other parts of the plant have applications as well.[2][3]
Cotton has been cultivated by humans throughout many parts of the world for thousands of years.[3]
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- ↑ “Cotton is the most important fiber crop in the world and belongs to the family Malvaceae and the genus Gossypium, and this genus has nearly 50 species. Four cultivated species of cotton are Gossypium hirsutum L., Gossypium barbedense L. (Egyptian cotton), Gossypium herbaceum L. (Asiatic cotton), and Gossypium arboreum L. (Asiatic cotton), out of these, upland cotton (G. hirsutum) is the most cultivated (on >90% area of total worldwide cot- ton cultivation) species all across the world, which is mainly due to its high yields.”
Khawar Jabran, et. al. (2020). Cotton Production: 'An Introduction to Global Production trends and uses, History and Evolution, and Genetic and Biotechnological Improvements in cotton'. [PDF] - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "From fibre to fabric: Celebrating the value of cotton." UNCTAD, 2019-10-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Cotton." Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.