斯里兰卡是印度洋中的一个热带岛国,约有2500年的值棉历史。公元前545年,即有“顾维妮(kuweni)公主纺棉于树下”的记述。公元1000～1500年之间,棉织工业已成为民间的重要工业。为了满足国内日益发展的纺织工业的需要,斯里兰卡政府多年以来致力于植棉业的发展,开拓植棉的试验研 Sri Lanka is a tropical island nation in the Indian Ocean with about 2,500 years of cotton history. In 545 BC, there is a description of “Cotton under the Tree of Princess Kuweni”. Between 1000 and 1500 AD, the cotton weaving industry has become an important private industry. In order to meet the needs of the growing domestic textile industry, the Sri Lankan government for many years committed to the development of cotton plant industry, to develop cotton-based experimental research