Among the oilseeds, cottonseed is considered to be an important commodity because of its use in food and animal feed throughout the world. Cottonseed contains approximately 23-26% oil and 26-28% protein on a moisture, lint-free seed basis (Cherry, 1984). The current annual world production of cottonseed oil is approximately 4 million metric tons, ranking sixth behind soybean, oil palm, rapeseed, sunflower and groundnut (Oil World Annual, 1998). Global cottonseed production should expand in the future as a result of increased cotton acreage and higher seed yields.