cotton

Branch of unprocessed cotton.

The optimum temperatures for cotton growth range between 15˚C for germination, to around 30˚C for the plant to fruit. If there is too much rain or the climate is too humid this may make the plant rot, or not develop properly.

The long silky fibres that are so useful to us to make cotton fibre are there to help the seed be easily carried in the wind, and therefore help the seed spread further and more easily, and improve the planets chance of reproduction.

Gossypium hirsutum is the most widely cultivated species of cotton because it tends to produce more and better quality cotton than other varieties. The world’s largest cotton producers are China and United States.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
HC.2021.19
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
cotton
CATEGORY
Education Handling Collection: Anthropology
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