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Seed-coat fragments - noticeable jump
those from Nigeria, India (H-4, J-34, Shankar-4/6, MCU-
With regard to seed-coat fragments the Cotton 5, India-Others), Pakistan-Others, Argentina,
Contamination Survey 2013 shows that their appearance Mozambique and Zambia. Countries for which the
in cotton growths remains an issue for spinners around existence of seed-coat fragments was negligible
the world. 42% of cotton spinners claim that they have (prevalence of less than 30%) included those from USA
encountered moderate or significant amounts of seed- (California, South Eastern, Texas High Plains, Pima,
coat fragments in the cotton growths consumed. The Memphis Territory, USA-Others), Spain, Benin,
origins affected most by seed-coat fragments are Australia and Burkina Faso.

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