Editing Cotton (section)

===Critical temperatures===
*Favorable travel temperature range: below {{convert|25|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
*Optimum travel temperature: {{convert|21|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
*Glow temperature: {{convert|205|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
*[[Fire point]]: {{convert|210|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
*[[Autoignition temperature]]: {{convert|360|-|425|°C|°F|abbr=on}}<ref>Handbook of Fiber Chemistry Third Edition p594</ref>
*Autoignition temperature (for oily cotton): {{convert|120|°C|°F|abbr=on}}

A temperature range of {{convert|25|to|35|°C|°F|abbr=on}} is the optimal range for mold development. At temperatures below {{convert|0|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, rotting of wet cotton stops. Damaged cotton is sometimes stored at these temperatures to prevent further deterioration.<ref>Transportation Information Service of Germany, Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V. (GDV), Berlin, [http://www.tis-gdv.de/tis_e/ware/fasern/baumwoll/baumwoll.htm Transport Information Service (TIS)&nbsp;– Cargo, Packaging, Containers, Loss prevention, Marine insurance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304182310/http://www.tis-gdv.de/tis_e/ware/fasern/baumwoll/baumwoll.htm |date=4 March 2009 }}, 2002–2006</ref>

Egypt has a unique climatic temperature that the soil and the temperature provide an exceptional environment for cotton to grow rapidly.