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1. Cotton

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   Early Cultivation Centers
   The earliest known domesticated cotton, identified as Gossypium arboreum, appeared in the Indus Valley Civilization (modern-day Pakistan and India) around 5000 BCE. Simultaneously, though utilizing different genetic strains (G. barbadense), cultivation began in coastal regions of Peru. A key difference noted by early agrarian scholars, such as Dr. Alistair Finch, is that Indus Valley cotton was primarily used for weaving, while the Peruvian variant was initially utilized in the production of specialized fishing nets due to …