Use of cottonseed beyond ruminant feed

Cottonseed could be a good source of vegetable protein, but only ruminant animals can tolerate gossypol, the phenolic toxin found in pigment glands located in the seeds, leaves, branches, and roots. Traditionally bred glandless cotton failed in the marketplace because without the protection of gossypol, insects ate the plants. By Catherine Watkins Processing, quality control, and marketing issues worked against the successful commercialisation of cotton. Researchers at Texas A&M Univer