cotton plant

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meaningsofcottonandplant

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cotton
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒt.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and ...
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plant
noun
uk
/plɑːnt/us
/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
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(Definition ofcottonandplantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Insects and mites injurious to thecottonplant.
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Reflectance indices with precision and accuracy in predictingcottonplantleaf nitrogen concentration.
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They have also developed a broad view of thecottonplantand its products, including fibre technology.
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He was invited to use drawings to describe thecottonplant, the insects observed and the damage, if any.
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Plants in border pots extra to the experiment were harvested periodically to estimatecottonplantfresh weight.
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The indeterminate growth habit of thecottonplantprobably compensated for the increased abscission from early shade.
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It is the original home of thecottonplant.
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One of many substances found in all parts of thecottonplantis gossypol, described by scientists as a ' ' poisonous pigment.
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The effect of a growth regulator on yield manifests itself when environmental conditions are unfavourable, or when the growth cycle of thecottonplantextends in time.
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The formulation was applied around the terminal portion of thecottonplantby hand using local labour at a rate of c. 250 pieces per hectare.
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I am only too well aware of the shortage ofcottonplant.
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We have coal-mining plant,cottonplantand woollen plant that can supply all the needs that we can conceive of in a very short period.
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Linen and cotton derive from two entirely different plants, the flax plant and thecottonplant.
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They put aside the most fertilized field for growingcottonplantand strobilanthes flaccidifolius nees plant.
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In the 1850s, acottonplantwas opened here as well.
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On the other side of the flag was acottonplantwith a coiled rattlesnake.
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As a youth he worked as an apprentice to a metal craftsman, then as clerk at acottonplant.
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The bottom saltire contains the state military crest which consists of acottonplantwith full bursting boll.
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Gossypol was one of the many substances found in all parts of thecottonplantand it was described by the scientists as poisonous pigment.
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It was isolated from a non-hostcottonplantand has been found in true host plants such as corn and millets.
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On the left there is acottonplantand to the right wheat borders the coat of arms, cotton and wheat are the two major agricultural products of the country.
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