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2. Organic cotton - Wikipedia

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   Organic cotton farmer in Kyrgyzstan. Organic cotton is only 1-2% of global cotton production, and is currently being grown in many countries. The largest producers (as of 2018) are India (51%), China (19%), Turkey (7%) and Kyrgyzstan (7%). [19] Organic cotton production in Africa takes place in at least 8 countries.

3. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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   One momme = 4.340 g/m 2; 8 mommes is approximately 1 ounce per square yard or 35 g/m 2. The momme is based on the standard width of silk of 45 inches (1.1 m) wide (though silk is regularly produced in 55-inch (1.4 m) widths and uncommonly in larger widths). The usual range of momme weight for different weaves of silk are: Habutai—5 to 16 mm

4. Cotton bale - Wikipedia

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   A "bale of cotton" is also the standard trading unit for cotton on the wholesale national and international markets. Although different cotton-growing countries have their bale standards, for example, In the United States, cotton is usually measured at approximately 0.48 cubic meters (17 cu ft) and weighs 226.8 kilograms (500 pounds). [6]

5. Cotton - Wikipedia

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   The total cotton area in India was 12.1 million hectares in 2011, so GM cotton was grown on 88% of the cotton area. This made India the country with the largest area of GM cotton in the world. [ 75 ] A long-term study on the economic impacts of Bt cotton in India, published in the Journal PNAS in 2012, showed that Bt cotton has increased yields ...

6. Cotton duck - Wikipedia

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   Cotton duck is used in a wide range of applications, from sneakers to painting canvases to tents to sandbags. [1] Historically, white untwilled cotton or linen fabric uniforms of this name were worn by British and French soldiers serving in the tropics. [2] Duck fabric is woven with two yarns together in the warp and a single yarn in the weft.

7. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   With the average American woman's height (20 years and older) at about 5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm) (Department of Health 2012), both standard and catalog size ranges attempt to address a variety of weights or builds as well as providing for the "shorter-than-average" height woman with "petite" and "half-sizes". However "taller-than-average" women may ...