cotton: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Coverage of cotton is provided by Dame S. Hamby (ed.), The American Cotton Handbook: A Reference and Text for the Entire Cotton Textile Industry, 3rd ed., 2 vol. (1965–66), a collection of authoritative contributions on subjects ranging from cotton growing to the final finished fabric; Benedetto Giuliano, Cotton: Cultivation, Varieties and Uses (2012) ; and John M. Munro, Cotton, 2nd ed. (1991) .
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
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Hans-Dietrich H. Weigmann
Vice President, Research, Textile Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey.
Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors
Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Recent insights into cotton functional genomics: progress and future perspectives. | Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Editorial: Trends in cotton breeding: Meeting the challenges of the 21st century. | May 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas A and M Agrilife Extension - Cotton Insect Management Guide - Development and Growth Monitoring of the Cotton Plant. | Mar 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas A and M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo - How A Cotton Plant Grows. | Jan 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Recent insights into cotton functional genomics: progress and future perspectives. | Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC Biology - Genome-wide chromatin accessibility landscape and dynamics of transcription factor networks during ovule and fiber development in cotton. | Oct 03, 2025 | ||
| Mentioned organic farming and biodegradability. Added a taxonomic box and mentioned the major commercial species. | May 27, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Feedipedia - Cotton (general). | Feb 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Cotton Council of America - The Story of Cotton. | Jul 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture - Cotton Growth and Development. | May 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Utah - Leran.Genetics - Cotton. | Mar 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Missouri Extension - Cotton Plant Development and Plant Mapping. | Nov 18, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: PlantVillage - Cotton. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| “Cultivationof” changed to “Cultivation of.” | Oct 04, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 02, 2021 | ||
| Deleted video. | Apr 16, 2020 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Nov 19, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: History of Clothing - History of Cotton. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Count Counts - The Story of Cotton. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oklahoma Historical Society - Cotton. | Feb 04, 2019 | ||
| Added images of industrial cotton processing machines. | Nov 29, 2017 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| Mentioned organic cotton farming and genetically engineered varieties. | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| Added images of ripe cotton. | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 06, 2017 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | May 18, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oklahoma Historical Society - Cotton. | Jul 06, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 19, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 05, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Cotton. | Jan 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cotton Australia - Cotton. | Jan 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Old and Sold - Cotton. | Mar 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Cotton. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Antonio Canova. | Nov 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New Georgia Encyclopedia - Business and Economy - Cotton. | Jun 16, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. | Jun 15, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New Georgia Encyclopedia - Business and Economy - Cotton. | Jun 15, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Biography of Georg Brandes. | Jul 29, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 09, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Thomas Campion. | Jan 01, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 20, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Quatr.us - Old World Cotton. | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Maps of World - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherland. | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Lonely Planet - Amman, Jordan. | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Plant Cultures - History of Cotton. | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Ikisan - History of Cotton. | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Jewish Women's Archive - Biography of Anne Frank. | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 26, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Fact Monster - Cool Stuff - Cotton Plant. | Apr 29, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Art UK - Biography of Antonio Canova. | Sep 28, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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