Concept information
Preferred term
Gossypium
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plants
- Plant, Cotton
- Plants, Cotton
Note
- X ref COTTON PLANT; COTTON FIBER is also available for textile fiber
Scope note
- A plant genus of the family MALVACEAE. It is the source of COTTON FIBER; COTTONSEED OIL, which is used for cooking, and GOSSYPOL. The economically important cotton crop is a major user of agricultural PESTICIDES.
History note
- 2003(1963)
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003368
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