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uploaded by Dr. M. SabeshCotton, the White gold, enjoys a predominant position amongst all cash crops in India and is the most important commercial crop cultivated mainly for its textile fibre till date due to its inherent eco-friendly and comfort characteristics. Qualitative and quantitative transformation has taken place in cotton production in India ever since Independence. With the combined efforts of the millions of cotton farmers, talented scientists and technology providers, dynamic seed production industry in the private sector and field extension agencies and aided by favorable weather conditions, the national cotton production has touched a new record of 244 lakh bales in 2005-06, as compared to 26 lakh bales produced in 1947-48 at the time of independence,Not Availabl