Cotton the word is derived from Arabic word 'Quntun'. Cotton (Gossypium spp.) popularly known as 'White gold' or king of fibre. It plays a prominent role in the rural, national and international economy. Cotton is grown mainly for it's fibre used in the manufacture of cloth for mankind. In spite of severe competition from synthetic fibres, cotton continues to enjoy a place of prime importance in the textile industry. In recent years, cotton apparels are being preferred to the synthetic ones due to the increasing health consciousness among the people. Besides fibre, cotton is also valued for it's oil and cotton seed cake (a by product of cotton oil mill) is a very important feed for livestock. Cotton seed contains about 15 to 20 per cent oil, which after refining, can be used in soap industries. After removing oil cotton seed cake is obtain which is nutritious feed for livestock and also a concentrated organic manure. It contains 6.4 percent Nitrogen, 2.9 per cent Phosphorus and 2.2 percent Potassium.
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