Talk:Cotton

Biology
Like the comment about the genome section, this article is almost completely socially focused. There isn't a discussion of its dichotomy, etc. I was curious if it was related to milkweed, which I doubt, and the article literally has only one sentence related to its biology, basically that it's a mallow plant, whereas many articles on animals and plants show even the tree. 2600:1700:5BD0:4400:C45A:38B:526A:43B (talk) 19:03, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Edit Request
“ Cotton continues to be picked by hand in developing countries[79] and in Xinjiang, China, by forced labor.[80] Xinjiang produces over 20% of the world's cotton.[81]” should be moved to the “fair trade” section of the article where forced labor is already discussed. The harvesting section should instead be expanded with information on how cotton is picked by hand or why it is. I’m not sure why this information is in this section. Whtrumadeoutof (talk) 11:47, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

World Cotton Day
What would qualify as a "real thing"? Invasive Spices (talk) 18:01, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Death and Taxes are real. World cotton Day was invented by a politician in India last year to promote cotton, obviously, but is currently no more than a PR exercise, not yet notable other than as PR. -Roxy the sceptical dog . wooF 18:18, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * You seem to have not read the edit. It appears you read only the title of the first source, which I didn't add, I just gave it a refname. You read the WTO and SENASA Argentina cites? Invasive Spices (talk) 19:10, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Archeology of Ancient Nubia
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Semi-protected edit request on 21 March 2023
ItzelFranchesca (talk) 21:17, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. Cotton is the most widespread profitable non-food crop in the world. Approximately half of all textiles are made of cotton.Cotton fibers achieve most of their great length in a mere 30 days. They begin as tiny cells in the fertilized cotton flower. Wild cotton first was domesticated in Asia, Africa and South America as long ago as 6000 years, but only made its way to Europe in the later middle ages.
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 23:03, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

How Cotton is Processed
Cotton is a fiber often used in more than 70% of everyone's clothing. Cotton is produced in either of two processes: the spinning process or the weaving process. The spinning process is how the cotton is made into a type of thread. The weaving process is where the raw cotton is woven into pieces of fabric. The spinning process is a bit more complex as it happens before the cotton can be made into cloth. The first step in the spinning process is mixing and blowing. This is where the fiber is unraveled, compressed, and cleaned by removing any dirt or other substances. The fiber is then pulled and elongated by using a drawing machine to straighten and remove uneven thickness from the fibers. The fiber is then further elongated using a roving machine which then makes the fiber into a form of thread where it is put into a spinning machine to obtain a desired thickness to then be put through the weaving process. Erikamgn1850 (talk) 00:24, 23 March 2024 (UTC)