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Agriculture · Q602

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 602

Q602

The scientific name of the American cotton is

A.
Gossypium sp.
B.
Gossypium arboreum
C.
Gossypium hirsutum
Answer
D.
Gossypium herbaceum

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The scientific name of the American cotton is Gossypium hirsutum.
Gossypium is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gossypieae of the mallow family, Malvaceae, from which cotton is harvested. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds.
Gossypium hirsutum, also known as upland cotton or Mexican cotton, is the most widely planted species of cotton in the world. Globally, about 90% of all cotton production is of cultivars derived from this species.