Cotton is one of the principal crops of India and plays a vital role in the countrys economic growth by providing substantial employment and making significant contributions to export earnings. The cotton cultivation sector not only engages around 6 million farmers, but also involves 40 to 50 million people relating to cotton cultivation, cotton trade and its processing.India produces finest and beautiful cotton fabrics since time immemorial. India, being the earliest country in the world for domesticated cotton production and manufacture of cotton fabrics, has led todays first in cotton cultivated area and second in production among all cotton producing countries in the world next to China.

Ishani Desai, has completed her M.Sc. Biotechnology from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat. She has done her dissertation work from Main Cotton Research Station, Athwa Farm, NAU in her last semester of M.Sc.