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Cotton
* absorbs moisture and can lead to more dryness of the hair.
* absorbs moisture, allowing evaporation and ventilation
  - is cold when wet, and takes a long time to dry
  - the moisture and becomes damp and very sticky and abrasive against the skin
* becomes damp from rain, dripping, or perspiration and becomes cold and clammy.
* belongs to the most storied generation of naval commanders in British history.
* breathes more and prevents perspiration and therefore irritation of the skin.
* can better compete with pests if it is healthy and actively growing
  - recover much better from hail damage than soybeans, and especially corn
  - retain some stains better than other fabrics
  - survive without a tap root
* conducts cold and once wet, dries very slowly.
* continues to be picked by hand in developing countries
  - grow albeit slowly
* first produces a small square, which produces a white bloom.
* generates more dollars per gallon of water than any other field crop.
* gets cold when wet from drool or urine, while polyester stays warmer.
* has gossypol , a toxin that makes it inedible
  - wonderful moisture absorbing properties
* holds moisture next to the skin where it promotes softened skin, hot spots and blisters.
* is Arizona's principal crop.
* is Egypt's major agricultural export
  - most important crop financially
  - Mississippi's third largest agricultural commodity
  - Tajikistan's chief agricultural product
  - Uganda's second major export crop after coffee
  - absorbent and can wick moisture onto clothes when saturated
  - cellulose, and cotton is actually stronger wet than dry
  - cohesive and naturally non-bearding
  - cool fabric that breathes well
* is grown and manufactured in Spain
  - protected with the aid of harmful pesticides
  - used to weave cloth
  - as a cash crop
  - for export
  - in some of the most arid regions in the world
* is grown in the Middle East
  - summer, cane is always there since it takes two years to mature
  - where water is available
  - hydrophilic and clings to water like limpets on rock
* is important crop in north and south of the state
  - in eastern New Mexico, western Oklahoma and northern Texas
  - important, both for the domestic textile industry and for export
  - known as a highly pestprone crop all over the world
  - most susceptible to injury by thrips from emergence through the three to four leaf stage
  - much more sensitive to thrips injury than crops such as corn or soybeans
  - smaller and is also off-color from excessive rainfall
  - subject to attack by a complex of arthropod pests from the time of planting until harvest
  - worse than wearing nothing when it gets wet
* kills when wet in winter.
* plants Cotton is in the mallow family and produces delicate , lovely flowers.
* produces chemicals that fight fungus and bacteria.
* reduces the potential for static electricity.
* replaces tobacco as major staple crop in the south.
* retains moisture, and wet or even damp clothes mean cold bodies.
* thrives with a long growing season, in a soil with a sandy-spongy quality.

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Bt cotton
* is now one of the most widely used transgenic crops.
* produces a toxin which helps protect the plant against the bollworm-budworm complex.

Egyptian cotton
* is woven very fine and is windproof.
* unique, long staple cotton grown exclusively in the Nile River Valley.