There are four commercially grown species of cotton, all domesticated in antiquity:
• Gossypium hirsutum – upland cotton, native to Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and southern

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The word "cotton" has Arabic origins, derived from the Arabic word قطن (qutn or qutun). This was the usual word for cotton in medieval Arabic. Marco Polo in chapter 2 in his book, describes a

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Early history
South Asia
The earliest evidence of the use of cotton in the Old World, dated to 5500 BC and preserved in copper

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Most cotton in the United States, Europe and Australia is harvested mechanically, either by a cotton picker, a machine that removes the cotton from the boll without damaging the cotton plant, or by a cotton stripper, which strips the entire boll off the plant. Cotton strippers are

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The era of manufactured fibers began with the development of rayonin France in the 1890s. Rayon is derived from a natural cellulose and cannot be considered synthetic, but requires

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Cotton is used to make a number of textile products. These include terrycloth for highly absorbent bath towels and robes; denim for

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Successful cultivation of cotton requires a long frost-free period, plenty of sunshine, and a moderate rainfall, usually from 60 to 120 cm (24 to 47 in) . Soils usually need to be fairly heavy, although the level of nutrientsdoes not need to be exceptional. In general, these

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