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Agriculture · Q241

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 241

Q241

Botanical name of India cotton

A.
Gossypium campestris
B.
Gossypium arborium
Answer
C.
Gossypium hirsutam
D.
Gossypium barbadence

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The botanical name of India cotton is Gossypium arboreum. India is the only country in the world where all four cultivated species are grown as it supports the livelihood of 95 million people in India.