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  2. Cottonseed - Wikipedia

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    Cottonseed meal contains more arginine than soybean meal. Cottonseed meal can be used in multiple ways: either alone or mixed with other plant and animal protein sources. [5] Cottonseed hulls. The outer coverings of the cottonseed, known as cottonseed hulls, are removed from the cotton kernels before the oil is extracted.

  3. Cotton - Wikipedia

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    The cottonseed which remains after the cotton is ginned is used to produce cottonseed oil, which, after refining, can be consumed by humans like any other vegetable oil. The cottonseed meal that is left generally is fed to ruminant livestock; the gossypol remaining in the meal is toxic to monogastric animals. Cottonseed hulls can be added to ...

  4. Eriophorum angustifolium - Wikipedia

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    Eriophorum angustifolium, commonly known as common cottongrass or common cottonsedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.Native to North America, North Asia, and Europe, it grows on peat or acidic soils, in open wetland, heath or moorland.

  5. Environmental impact of agriculture - Wikipedia

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    When evaluating environmental impact, experts use two types of indicators: "means-based", which is based on the farmer's production methods, and "effect-based", which is the impact that farming methods have on the farming system or on emissions to the environment. An example of a means-based indicator would be the quality of groundwater, which ...

  6. Cottonseed oil - Wikipedia

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    Cotton seed has a similar structure to other oilseeds, such as sunflower seed, having an oil-bearing kernel surrounded by a hard outer hull; in processing, the oil is extracted from the kernel. Cottonseed oil is used for salad oil, mayonnaise, salad dressing, and similar products because of its flavor stability. [2]

  7. Cinderella of the New South - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] In Cinderella of the New South, Wrenn argues that the cottonseed industry between 1855 and 1955 was an example of a lack of industrialization in the southern United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The book covers the antebellum origins of the cottonseed industry and the rapid rise of the industry between 1880 and 1914, which was fuelled by ...

  8. Human impact on the environment - Wikipedia

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    There are two types of indicators of environmental impact: "means-based", which is based on the farmer's production methods, and "effect-based", which is the impact that farming methods have on the farming system or on emissions to the environment. An example of a means-based indicator would be the quality of groundwater that is affected by the ...

  9. Cottonseed meal - Wikipedia

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    Cottonseed meal is the byproduct remaining after cotton is ginned, the oil extracted, and the seeds crushed. Cottonseed meal is usually used for animal feed and in organic fertilizers. [1] Cottonseed meal is about 40 percent protein by weight. [2] Compared to cellulose and lignin, proteins decompose rapidly and release nitrogen. [3]