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 in the family of Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will tend to increase the dispersion of the seeds. By yogesh_more/DepositPhotos image
USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey has an update on cotton conditions around the nation.