Agricultural
cotton
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
with two flat sides
Dark brown
Unconditioned seeds have a deep hair mat; conditioned seeds are smooth.
Large basal hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
Seed with two longitudinal flat surfaces. Seeds just harvested are covered with voluminous amounts of fiber. Seeds that have been conditioned by clipping are covered with short pubescence versus acid-delinted seeds are smooth. Most marketed seeds have been delinted.
Not listed
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Malvaceae
Gossypium hirsutum L.
