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Cotton is one of the most important crops interlinked with culture, civilization and economy of mankind. It provides fibre, food-related products, including vegetable oil, protein and also cellulose for making plastics and explosives. Among the different species of cotton, Gossypium arboreum, G. herbaceum, G. hirsutum and G. barbadense are being cultivated in 122.35 lakh ha in different ecosystems like rainfed system with assured rainfall and irrigated situations, and also rice fallows in India.
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