Cotton Plant

INTEGRATED TERM PROJECT

COTTON

CONTENTS

 INTRODUCTION.. .. .. .. .. .. .. … … … … … … … … … … … 1-3
Origin
History
 COTTON-CULTIVATION… … … … … … … … …. … … ……4-6 Hardiness Propagation Cultivation Processing
 TYPES OF COTTON… … … … … … … … … … … … … …7-8 Gossypium hirsutum Gossypium barbadense Gossypium arboreum Gossypium herbaceum
 COTTON – WEAVING & SPINNING… … … … …. … … …9-12

 USES OF COTTON… … … … … … … … … … … … … … 13-17
FOOD
MEDICINE
 RECENT DEVELOPMENT… … … …. … … … … … … …18-20

INTRODUCTION
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal.
The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, and India.
The fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. The use of cotton for fabric is known to date to prehistoric times; fragments of cotton fabric dated from 5000 BC have been excavated in Mexico and Pakistan. Although cultivated since antiqu Current estimates for world production are about 25 million tonnes annually, accounting for 2.5% of the world's arable land. China is the world's largest producer of cotton, but most of this is used domestically. The United States has been the largest exporter for many