Cotton

It is a plant of the Gossypium genus, Malvales order, malveceae family, Malveceae family. Although there is no certainty about the homeland of cotton, that is estimated that it spread from Asia (India), America and Africa. Archaeological evidence shows that cotton was grown and used for clothing in India and South America between 6000 and 7000 years ago. BC in Turkey Although it has a history dating back to 330, its real development occurred during the Seljuk period in the 11th century and the Ottoman Turks in the 14th century; After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, great importance was given to cotton agriculture. Cotton grown in Turkey has medium fiber and has many varieties. Due to its properties, cotton maintains its strategic importance in the world despite the developments in synthetic fiber production.