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Agriculture · Q750

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 750

Q750

Gossypium hirsutum is a group of cotton commonly known as

A.
Desi cotton
B.
American cotton
Answer
C.
Sea Island cotton
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Gossypium hirsutum is a group of cotton commonly known as upland cotton, American cotton, Mexican cotton, etc and it accounts for over 90% of production.
It includes several varieties or crossbred varieties with varying fiber lengths and tolerances to several growing conditions.