Web Directory

» AMS@USDA - Quality Standards - Cotton
   U.S. bales of raw upland and pima cotton are marketed according to internationally recognized standards.
   http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/stancot.htm

» About Organic Cotton
   Information portal with farmer profiles and links to cotton processing companies and organizations.
   http://www.aboutorganiccotton.org/

» CPPRU - Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit
   USA. Government research organization, focused on developing and integrating basic knowledge and processing systems for stripper-harvested cotton.
   http://www.csrl.ars.usda.gov/cppru/

» California Cotton Production Information
   Information resource for cotton growers in California. Provides research results, publications, variety trials, planting forecasts, field checks and links to related sites.
   http://cottoninfo.ucdavis.edu/

» Central Cotton Research Institute, Pakistan
   Information on research on the growth and production of cotton.
   http://www.ccri.org.pk/

» Cotton Australia
   Information for members, the board, contact information, and downloadable publications.
   http://www.cottonaustralia.com.au/

» Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
   This industry partnership aims to stimulate economic, social and environmental outcomes at farm, regional and national levels. Information on the research undertaken, tools developed, publications and the newsletter.
   http://www.cottoncrc.org.au/content/Industry/CRC_home.aspx

» Cotton Economics Research Institute (CERI) at Texas Tech University
   Coordinates economic research activities on all aspects of cotton research (e.g. production, marketing, trade, processing, value added) within Texas Tech University and other research units throughout the United States and other countries.
   http://www.aaec.ttu.edu/CERI/

» Cotton Ginnings Statistics
   A product of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics Board, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
   http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1041

» Cotton Information Hub
   Indian Government development project for the cotton industry providing extensive information about cotton growing and processing.
   http://www.kapasindia.com/

» Cottonseed Oil Use
   Information on this by-product of the cotton industry.
   http://www.ntokcotton.org/images/Cottonseed%20Oil%20Use.pdf

» Georgia Cotton Commission
   Producer funded organization of cotton farmers in Georgia, USA, dedicated to research in crop technologies and management, education and industry promotion. Weather reports. Crop statistics and industry news. Fact sheets on cotton history, cultivation and
   http://www.georgiacottoncommission.org/

» Journal of Cotton Science
   Quarterly published multidisciplinary, refereed scientific journal of the National Cotton Council (NCC), containing compilations of original research, syntheses, reviews, and notes on original research or new techniques or equipment in cotton cultivation.
   http://www.cotton.org/journal/

» National Cottonseed Products Association
   Trade association. Includes information on membership, and cottonseed products which include oil for cooking, cottonseed meal and hulls for livestock feed and linters, a cellulose feed stock for many industrial and consumer products.
   http://www.cottonseed.com/

» Organic Cotton Production
   This publication discusses the basic cultural requirements of the crop, weed management, insect pest management, diseases, economics and marketing.
   http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/cotton.pdf

» Organic Cotton Site
   The Sustainable Cotton Project, which was founded to search for, develop and promote ways to grow clean, chemical and pesticide free cotton.
   http://www.sustainablecotton.org/

» Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Cotton
   Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, harvesting and post-harvest treatment.
   http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/cotton.pdf

» OzCotton
   Australian cotton industry portal providing information including news, weather reports, cotton related links, currency rates and cotton contract details.
   http://www.ozcotton.net

» The Cotton Gnome Database
   USA. Database containing genomic, genetic and taxonomic information for cotton (Gossypium spp), serving both as an archival database and as a dynamic database which incorporates new data and user resources. Sponsored by the United States Department of Agr
   http://cottondb.org/

» Western Cotton Research Laboratory (USDA-ARS)
   This site contains information on cotton research programs conducted or based at the USDA-ARS laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona. This information includes researcher interest areas, publications, cotton pest bibliographies, and software.
   http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/