Question

Golden fiber refers to (a) tea (b) cotton (c) jute

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is an option (C) – Jute

Jute

• Jute is also known as the golden fibre.
• Jute grows well in soils which are renewed every year, hence they grow in well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains.
• During the time of growth, high temperatures are required.
• The major jute-producing states in India are Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, and Meghalaya.
• Jute is used to make carpets, yarn, ropes, mats, and gunny bags.
• Jute is losing its market to packing materials, particularly nylon and synthetic fibres due to its high cost.

Cotton

The four major fibre crops in India are Jute, Cotton, Natural Silk, and hemp.

• Jute, Cotton and hemp are derived from the soil.
• The cotton plant is believed to be the original home of India.
• The main raw material for the cotton textile industry is cotton.
• In the Deccan plateau, there is black cotton soil which is used to grow cotton.
• Cotton requires bright sun-shine, light rainfall or irrigation, high temperature and 210 frost-free days.
• Cotton requires 6 to 8 months to mature and is a Kharif crop.
• Major cotton-producing states are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu.
• Natural silk is obtained from cocoons of the silkworms fed on green leaves, especially mulberry.
• Sericulture means the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk fibre.