cotton is grown in the united states in southern and western states.
cotton is grown in the united states in southern and western states.
where is cotton grown in the united states?
southern and western states
cotton production is an important economic factor in the united states as the country leads, worldwide, in cotton exportation. the united states is ranked third in production, behind china and india. almost all of the cotton fiber growth and production occurs in southern and western states, dominated by texas, california, arizona, mississippi, arkansas, and louisiana. more than 99 percent of the cotton grown in the us is of the upland variety, with the rest being american pima. cotton production is a $25 billion-per-year industry in the united states, employing over 200,000 people in total, as against growth of forty billion pounds a year from 77 million acres of land covering more than eighty countries. the final estimate of u.s. cotton production in 2012 was 17.31 million bales, with the corresponding figures for china and india being 35 million and 26.5 million bales, respectively.
cotton production in the united states
by 2014, 96% of cotton grown in the united states was genetically modified and 95% of cotton grown in india was gm. india is the largest producer of cotton, and gm cotton, as of 2014.









































section::::advantages.









































bt cotton has several advantages over non-bt cotton. the important advantages of bt cotton are briefly :









































bullet::::- increases yield of cotton due to effective control of three types of bollworms, viz. american, spotted and pink bollworms.









































bullet::::- insects belonged to lepidoptera (bollworms) are sensitive to crystalline endotoxic protein produced by bt gene which in turn protects cotton from bollworms.
bt cotton