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COTTON

Field Preparation and Sowing
  • Plough the field to get fine tilth immediately after harvest of the previous crop
  • Adopt permanent broad ridges system.
Seed Rate
  • Adopt the following seed rate

Varieties

Seed rate

arboreum / Karunganni cotton

8 kg of fuzzy seeds / acre

hirsutum / American cotton

8 kg of fuzzy or 6 kg of delinted seeds/acre

  • Dibble the seeds at a depth of 3-5 cm on the side of the ridge.
Spacing
  • Adopt a spacing of 45 cm between rows and 15 cm between plants
  • For cotton intercropped with pulses, adopt the following spacing
Spacing for cotton crop (cm)
Within Paired row Between Paired rows Between plants
30
60
15

 

Updated on Apr 2023
 
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