Gossypium

plant genus

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cotton

  • Field of cotton
    In cotton

    …of plants of the genus Gossypium, widely cultivated for their seed-hair fibers. One of the world’s leading agricultural crops with a long history of use, cotton can be made into a variety of biodegradable fabrics. Although conventional cotton cultivation often requires significant agrochemical inputs, such as fertilizers and pesticides, organically…

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