Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.6 Agriculture

4.6.5 Fibre crops: cotton, jute and others

Cotton is the main kharif fibre of the black soil belt and jute is the "golden fibre" of the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta, with silk as a major animal-origin fibre.

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Key terms

  • cotton
  • Bt cotton
  • jute
  • golden fibre
  • narma
  • silk
  • mesta
  • sunn hemp
  • sericulture
  • Central Silk Board

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