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EGYPT produces five commercial varieties of cotton, ranging in staple-length between 19/32 in. (= 32.8 mm.) and 119/32 in. (= 40.8 mm.). This range carries with it a parallel variation in yarn-strength and spinning qualities. All these varieties were released by the Ministry of Agriculture.
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AFIFI, A. Pubescent Cottons for Egypt. Nature 169, 119–120 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169119a0
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