GEOGRAPHY

PRESENTATIONBY – RAGHAV BINDAL

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COTTON

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. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will tend to increase the dispersion of the seeds.

USES OF COTTONTextile products from Cotton

Terrycloth

Towels

Denim

Fish net

Cotton oil

T-shirts

Coffee filter

Tent

Cotton is used to make a number of textile products.

These include terrycloth for highly absorbent bath towels and robes,denim for blue jeans, popularly used in the manufacture of blue work shirts .

Bed sheets often are made from cotton. Cotton also is used to make yarn used in crochet and knitting.

Cotton is a Warm season (tropical) crop.It can be profitably grown in regions with rainfall of 850-1100 mm, but economic yields can not be realized in the region with a rainfall less than 500 mm.

CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR COTTON GROWTH

WHERE IS COTTON CULTIVATED ?

Cotton grows in warm climates and most of the world’s cotton is grown in the U.S., Uzbekistan, the People’s Republic of China and India. Other leading cotton-growing countries are Brazil, Pakistan and Turkey.

In this country, the major cotton-producing states are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, Florida, Kansas and Virginia.

HOW IS COTTON CULTIVATED ?

After cotton has been harvested, producers who use conventional tillage practices cut down and chop the cotton stalks. The next step is to turn the remaining residue underneath the soil surface. Producers who practice a style of farming called conservation tillage often choose to leave their stalks standing and leave the plant residue on the surface of the soil.

BY – RAGHAV BINDAL

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