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Cotton (Gossypium herbaceum Linnaeus) may have been domesticated around 5000 BCE in eastern Sudan near the Middle Nile Basin region, where cotton cloth was being produced. [10] The cultivation of cotton and the knowledge of its spinning and weaving in Meroë reached a high level in the 4th century BC. The export of textiles was one of the ...
Cotton (Gossypium herbaceum Linnaeus) may have been domesticated 5000 BC in eastern Sudan near the Middle Nile Basin region, where cotton cloth was being produced. [21] Around the 4th century BC, the cultivation of cotton and the knowledge of its spinning and weaving in Meroë reached a high level. The export of textiles was one of the sources ...
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. [2] In the United States, the world's largest exporter of cotton, it constitutes approximately 95% of all cotton production.
Zaheer Baber (1996) writes that 'the first evidence of cultivation of cotton had already developed'. [13] Cotton was cultivated by the 5th millennium BCE-4th millennium BCE. [31] The Indus cotton industry was well developed and some methods used in cotton spinning and fabrication continued to be practiced till the modern Industrialisation of ...
The earliest known historical traces of cotton was found at Mehrgarh near the city of Quetta, making Pakistan one of the first regions of cotton cultivation. [2] Cotton was discovered in threads on a copper bead at a burial site dated to the Neolithic period (6000 BC). [2]
Rye may have been cultivated earlier, but this claim remains controversial. [5] Regardless, rye's spread from Southwest Asia to the Atlantic was independent of the Neolithic founder crop package. [6] Rice was domesticated in China by 6200 BC [7] with earliest known cultivation from 5700 BC, followed by mung, soy and azuki beans. Rice was also ...
Cotton is the primary natural fibre used by humans today, amounting to about 80% of world natural fibre production. [5] Where cotton is cultivated, it is a major oilseed crop and a main protein source for animal feed.
What was called Sea Island cotton was cultivated on the Sea Islands, along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, especially by the late 18th century. Sea Island cotton commanded the highest price of all the cottons because of its long staple (1.5 to 2.5 inches, 38 to 64 mm) and silky texture; it was used for the finest cotton counts and ...