Question

Delinting in cotton seed is required for:

A Proper distribution of seed Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Improving viability Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Enhancing germination Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Establishing seedlings better Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

The delinting process is required because a cotton seed separated in the ginning process typically has a residual covering of cotton, i.e., lint, attached to a hull of the cotton seed. This lint interferes with subsequent handling, processing, grading, and growing of the cotton seed.

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