Cotton
E3906
Cotton is a soft, natural fiber harvested from the seed pods of cotton plants and widely used in textiles and clothing.
Aliases (1)
- Gossypium ×1
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commodity crop
→
natural fiber → textile fiber → |
| associatedIndustry |
agriculture industry
→
garment industry → textile industry → |
| canBeGeneticallyModified |
true
→
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| canBeOrganic |
true
→
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| environmentalConcern |
high water consumption in cultivation
→
pesticide use in conventional farming → |
| grownInClimate |
subtropical
→
tropical → |
| harvestedFrom |
cotton bolls
→
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| harvestMethod |
hand picking
→
mechanical harvesting → |
| historicalImportance |
central to transatlantic textile trade
→
key raw material of the Industrial Revolution → |
| isBiodegradable |
true
→
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| isCellulosicFiber |
true
→
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| isNaturalFiber |
true
→
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| isRenewable |
true
→
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| isSoft |
true
→
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| madeFrom |
cotton plant seed hairs
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|
| majorProducerCountry |
Brazil
→
China → India → Pakistan → United States → Uzbekistan → |
| primaryChemicalComponent |
cellulose
→
|
| processingStep |
carding
→
ginning → knitting → spinning → weaving → |
| property |
comfortable against skin
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good breathability → good dye affinity → high moisture absorbency → low elasticity → moderate tensile strength → |
| requiresFrostFreeSeason |
true
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|
| sourcePlantGenus |
Gossypium
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|
| typicalCelluloseContent |
over 90 percent
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| usedFor |
T-shirts
→
animal feed from cottonseed meal → bandages → bed linens → clothing → cottonseed oil production → denim → home textiles → industrial textiles → medical gauze → thread production → towels → underwear → yarn production → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Dorothy Cotton
→
John Cotton → Maria Cotton → |
familyName |
|
Cotton Mather
→
|
givenName |
|
Cotton
("Gossypium")
→
|
sourcePlantGenus |