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Gossypium arboreum is also known as the cotton tree. The flowers have not yet bloomed, the flower stalks and tree branches are green with dark spots.

Upland Cotton Plant of the species Gossypium hirsutum

Macro backlit green leaf with multiple veins

Close-up of organic Thai hybrid variety cotton fruits or cotton ball on the cotton crops in the cotton field india

$Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor percentages of waxes, fats, pectins, and water.\n\nThe plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, Egypt and India. The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable, and durable textile. Cotton covers 2.5% of the world's cultivated land but uses 10-16% of the world's pesticides (including herbicides, insecticides, and defoliants), more than any other single major crop.\n\nOrganic cotton is generally defined as cotton that is grown organically in subtropical countries such as India, Turkey, China, and parts of the USA from non-genetically modified plants, and without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides[1] aside from the ones allowed by the certified organic labeling. Its production is supposed to promote and enhance biodiversity and biological cycles. Organic cotton is only 1-2% of global cotton production, and is currently being grown in many countries.$

Vein texture seen through the leaves, large green leaves

$Close-up of cotton bolls, ready for harvest, on a cotton plant growing on a California central valley farm.\n\nTaken in the San Joaquin Valley, California, USA.$

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will tend to increase the dispersion of the seeds. The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world.

Detail of backlit leaf veins. Shot on 35mm film.

Tree cotton, Gossypium barbadense flower in bloom with nature blurred background

Mahébourg, Grand Port District, Mauritius, Mascarene Islands: cassava leaves - Cassava (Manihot esculenta ) is a species of plant in the genus Manihot in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Other names for this crop and its agricultural product (the harvested root tubers) include mandi'o (Paraguay), mandioca (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay), cassava , in Spanish-speaking Latin America, yuca. The plant is widely cultivated because of its starchy root tubers. The processed starch is called tapioca. Cassava is a major staple food in the developing world, providing a basic diet for over half a billion people.

$The Sertão do Pajeú covers an area of 8,689.7 km² and consists of 17 municipalities, home to a population of approximately 300,000 inhabitants.\n\nThe economy of the Sertão do Pajeú is based on poultry farming, livestock, small-scale industry, commerce, services, and tourism. In agriculture, in addition to corn and beans, the region cultivates sugarcane, which is used by around 100 mills to produce molasses, rapadura (a type of unrefined sugarcane sweet), and cachaça (a traditional Brazilian sugarcane spirit).\n\nThe Sertão do Pajeú is located within the Caatinga Biome, the largest dry tropical forest region in South America. Local farmers live in extreme conditions of aridity and low rainfall, facing severe water scarcity for both family farming and their agricultural activities.$

A white Chinese Hibiscus aboiut to bloom

Close-up of cotton bolls on a cotton plant growing on a California central valley farm.

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