What do we know about cotton?
A unique feature of cotton during the flowering period: when the cotton plant blooms, the color of the flowers is initially white, and then changes to yellow, pink and purple. It takes about 450 grams of cotton to make a jeans.
The remains of cotton seeds are used to produce biofuels and electricity.
Cotton fibers are mainly composed of cellulose, a natural carbohydrate, making it a sustainable and environmentally friendly material.
Cotton does not have a natural white color. Some types of cotton are naturally green, brown and cream. This colored cotton is used in textile production without the need for traditional dyeing processes.
The history of cotton goes back about 7,000 years.
Cotton plays an important role not only in the textile industry, but also in the production of paper money.
The currencies of many countries, such as the Azerbaijani manat, the US dollar, the euro and others, are also made from cotton-based paper.
Cotton plays an important role in the durability and quality of money.
It takes about 250 grams of cotton to make a medium-sized cotton T-shirt. This can be provided by the fibers collected from the cotton plant.
The national emblems of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan feature cotton flowers. Cotton was added to the Mexican flag after Mexico gained independence in 1821.
The Cotton Plant Statue is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Another famous cotton statue is located in the southern regions of the United States of America, especially in the state of Georgia.
Egypt also has several cotton-related statues and monuments, as cotton is important to the history and economy of Egypt.
Cotton is also the symbol of the Red Cross Society. Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross, used cotton symbolically.
