assist in the assembly of the AD genomes of cultivated varieties of cotton, but much work remains. As of 2014, at least one assembled cotton genome had been reported. See also Cotton Belt Cotton candy Cotton carding Cotton gin Cotton mill The Cotton Museum Cotton recycling Diplomacy of the American Civil War#Cotton and the British economy Environmental impact of fashion International Cotton Advisory Committee Java cotton (kapok) King Cotton Madapollam Mercerized cotton Sea island cotton References Further reading Beckert, Sven. Empire of Cotton: A Global History. New York: Knopf, 2014. Brown, D. Clayton. King Cotton: A Cultural, Political, and Economic History since 1945 (University Press of Mississippi, 2011) 440 pp. Ensminger, Audrey H. and Konlande, James E. Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia, (2nd ed. CRC Press, 1993). USDA – Cotton Trade Moseley, W.G. and L.C. Gray (eds). Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization and Poverty in Africa (Ohio University Press and Nordic Africa Press, 2008). Smith, C. Wayne and Joe Tom Cothren. Cotton: origin, history, technology, and production (1999) 850 pages True, Alfred Charles. The cotton plant: its history, botany, chemistry, culture, enemies, and uses (U.S. Office of Experiment Stations, 1896) online edition External links International Cotton Association National Cotton Council News and Current Events Biodegradable materials Cellulose Domesticated crops Abortifacients Vegetable fibers Fiber plants