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The cotton and textile industries play a dominant role in exports; [14] cotton accounts for 55 percent of the country's export earnings, and Pakistan has a 14% share of the world's cloth exports. [2] The European Union (EU) granted Generalized System of Preferences "Plus" status to Pakistan in 2013, which has promoted textile exports to the EU.
Central Cotton Research Institute Multan, ( مرکزی ادارہ برائے تحقیقات و علوم نخ) established in 1970 in Multan, Pakistan, is one of the renowned research institutes of Pakistan.
Gossypium arboreum – tree cotton, native to India and Pakistan (less than 2%) Gossypium herbaceum – Levant cotton, native to southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (less than 2%) Hybrid varieties are also cultivated. [5]
With lives and livelihoods claimed by climate-induced flooding, Pakistan cotton — and the apparel sector — is in flux. Pakistan Still Assessing Cotton Damage, Road of Recovery Ahead Skip to ...
Pakistan is the fourth largest cotton producer and holds the third largest spinning capacity in Asia, following China and India, contributing 5% to global spinning capacity. [4] The industry comprises 1,221 ginning units, 442 spinning units, 124 large spinning units, and 425 small units.
Many varieties of cotton have been developed by selective breeding and hybridization of these species. Experiments are ongoing to cross-breed various desirable traits of wild cotton species into the principal commercial species, such as resistance to insects and diseases, and drought tolerance.
Developing pest-resistant cotton varieties, expanding the use of monitoring systems so chemicals are only used when needed, researching alternative bio-controls, and learning how to tackle jassids ...
Gossypium arboreum, commonly called tree cotton, is a species of cotton native to Indian subcontinent and other tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World.There is evidence of its cultivation as long ago as the Indus Valley Civilisation of the Indus River for the production of cotton textiles.