Kapas

Kapas iku siji serat lembut kang tuwuh ing saubengé wiji tuwuhan kapas, siji 'shrub' kang tuwuh ana ing laladan tropis lan subtropis. Fiber iki sabanjuré digulung dadi benang lan kanggo gawé kain utawa tèkstil.

Kapas minangka tuwuhan kang duwé aji amarga mung watara 10% saka bobot kasaré ilang sajeroning pamrosèsan. Nalika lilin, protèin, lll disingkiraké, sisané ya iku polimer alami saka selulosa murni. Selulosa iki tumata saéngga mènèhi kapas sipat kakuwatan, durabilitas, daya serap kang unik.

• Gin kapas

• The Thames and Hudson Manual of Dyes and Fabrics, Joyce Storey, 1978
• Photo documentation and commentary on collateral damage to the environment from cotton spraying

• Cotton Incorporated - a cotton industry trade group
• New York Cotton Futures Prices Archived 2006-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. (30 Minute Delay)
• New York Board of Trade
• Cotton on the Net: The Cotton Market Directory
• USDA AMS - Market News Reports - Cotton Reports
• Commodity Futures & Financial Market Charts
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Cotton Council International Archived 2004-08-12 at the Wayback Machine.
• Cotton Foundation
• ACSA International Cotton Institute Archived 2001-08-11 at the Wayback Machine.
• The Supima Association
• American Cotton Shippers Association
• American Textile Manufactures Institute
• Cotton Incorporated
• International Cotton Advisory Committee
• Cotton on the Net Home Page
• National Cotton Council News and Current Events
• The Land of Cotton News Magazine
• The Seam
• eCotton
• Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
• American Cotton Shippers Association
• Agricultural Marketing Service
• International Cotton Association Archived 2009-03-09 at the Wayback Machine.