{"id":2447,"date":"2021-04-06T18:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/?p=2447"},"modified":"2022-09-28T13:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T07:44:13","slug":"cotton-farming-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0915\u092a\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0924\u0940 \u092a\u0930 \u0917\u093e\u0907\u0921: \u0915\u092a\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:20px\">This ultimate guide on <strong>cotton farming<\/strong> will help you to learn cultivating cotton in your farm. Get to know best practices of cotton farming from this article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">The world prefer cotton over any other fibre in the world. Hence with increasing population every year, the demand for cotton keeps increasing. Cotton crop is a key material in world&#8217;s economy. Over 150 countries are involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intracen.org\/Mobile\/ITC_Content_Block.aspx?pageid=57387&amp;id=47502#:~:text=Cotton%20is%20essentially%20produced%20for,exports%20or%20imports%20of%20cotton.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exports and imports of cotton fibre<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">By adopting better farm practices, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmforum.net\/ag_news\/net-revenue-for-cotton-is-slated-for-7-straight-years-of-losses\/article_68190540-c247-5612-b047-dab58ebe5b9c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">earn around <strong>700 $<\/strong> from <strong>one acre of land<\/strong><\/a> devoted to cotton farming. According to the <strong>Business Research Company<\/strong> in the year 2017, the value of global cotton market was<strong> $ 63.6 Billion<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Let&#8217;s now know more about cotton crop.<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dbf43902037\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dbf43902037\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Introduction\" >\u092a\u0930\u093f\u091a\u092f<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Botanical_Classification\" >\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0938\u094d\u092a\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0940\u0915\u0930\u0923<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Origin_Of_Cotton\" >Origin Of Cotton<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Area_Production\" >\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0924\u094d\u092a\u093e\u0926\u0928<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Cotton_Farming_Guide\" >Cotton Farming Guide<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Soil_Requirements\" >\u092e\u093f\u091f\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0924\u093e\u090f\u0902<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Climate_Temperature\" >\u091c\u0932\u0935\u093e\u092f\u0941 \u0914\u0930 \u0924\u093e\u092a\u092e\u093e\u0928<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Field_Preparation\" >\u0916\u0947\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Seed_Rate_Spacing\" >Seed Rate &amp; Spacing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Seeding_Method\" >Seeding Method<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Irrigation\" >\u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Manures_Fertilizers\" >\u0916\u093e\u0926 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0930\u0915<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/cotton-farming-guide\/#Harvesting\" >\u092b\u0938\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u091f\u093e\u0908<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>\u092a\u0930\u093f\u091a\u092f<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Cotton is not only a fibre crop but it is also designated as the <strong>King of fibre crops<\/strong>. Agriculturists and farmers also call cotton as &#8220;<strong>white gold<\/strong>.&#8221; Practicing cultivation of cotton can result in generating employment for 200 man-days per hectare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Cotton fibre have a huge demand in clothing and textile industry. Industrialists use raw cotton fibre to make useful products such as towels, jeans, socks, under wears, T-shirts, etc. People prefer <a href=\"https:\/\/swiftdryclotheslines.co.nz\/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-wearing-cotton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">cotton made products<\/a> as they are comfortable, less toxic, and hypoallergenic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"> However, cotton seed is also a useful product. It is used to make <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cottonseed_oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">cottonseed oil<\/a><\/strong>. By growing cotton, you will not only earn money but also self satisfaction by adding quality in customer&#8217;s life. <br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Botanical_Classification\"><\/span>\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0938\u094d\u092a\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0940\u0915\u0930\u0923<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0938\u094d\u092a\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0928\u093e\u092e:<\/strong> <em>Gossypisum hirsutum<\/em>, <em>G. barbadense<\/em>, <em>G. arboreum<\/em>, <em>G. herbaceum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930:<\/strong> \u092e\u093e\u0932\u0935\u0947\u0938\u0940<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u0917\u0923:<\/strong> Malvales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u0915\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0938:<\/strong> Magnolipsida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u0921\u093f\u0935\u0940\u091c\u0928:<\/strong> \u092e\u0948\u0917\u094d\u0928\u094b\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u092b\u093e\u0907\u091f\u093e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u0917\u0941\u0923\u0938\u0942\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e: <\/strong>26 (n=13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u0938\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0924:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/java\/ClassificationServlet?source=display&amp;classid=GOSSY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">usda.plants.gov<\/a><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origin_Of_Cotton\"><\/span>Origin Of Cotton<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Different species of cotton originated at different places. Researchers believes that <strong><em>arboreums<\/em> <\/strong>originated in <strong>\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924<\/strong>. While <strong><em>herbaciums <\/em><\/strong>originated in <strong>Arabia <\/strong>\u092f\u093e <strong>Southern Africa<\/strong>. Later on travellers introduced this species in western India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">The <strong><em>barbadense<\/em> <\/strong>species originated and evolved in <strong>South America<\/strong>. However, <strong><em>hirsutum<\/em> <\/strong>species originated near the <strong>border of Mexico <\/strong>\u0914\u0930 <strong>\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093e\u091f\u0947\u092e\u093e\u0932\u093e<\/strong>. <br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Area_Production\"><\/span>\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0924\u094d\u092a\u093e\u0926\u0928<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Globally around <strong>26 Million tonnes<\/strong> of cotton was produced in the year 2019. <strong>\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 <\/strong>is the <strong>largest producer<\/strong> of cotton fibre in the world. During the year 2018 to 2019 it produced around<strong> 6,188,000 tonnes<\/strong> of cotton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u091a\u0940\u0928 <\/strong>comes <strong>second <\/strong>with production of around <strong>6,178,318 tonnes<\/strong> in the year 2019. Other top cotton producing countries are United States Of America, Pakistan, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Australia, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Around <strong>33.14 Million hectares<\/strong> of land is used for cultivating cotton globally. In <strong>\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924<\/strong>, around <strong>11.7 Million hectares<\/strong> of land is used for growing cotton. <br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cotton_Farming_Guide\"><\/span>Cotton Farming Guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cotton-field.jpg\" alt=\"cotton farm, cotton crop, cotton cultivation, grow cotton, origin of cotton, how to grow cotton, cotton benefits\" class=\"wp-image-2463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cotton-field.jpg 640w, https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cotton-field-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Cotton Farm, Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@tgdwinos?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Trisha Downing<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/cotton-crop?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:20px\">For successful cultivation of cotton, you need to know better farming practices. Moreover, get to know soil, climate, irrigation, fertilizers, requirements etc.<br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Soil_Requirements\"><\/span>\u092e\u093f\u091f\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0924\u093e\u090f\u0902<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">You can grow cotton crop in <strong>alluvial<\/strong>, <strong>black<\/strong>, <strong>red sandy<\/strong>, <strong>loamy<\/strong>, or <strong>laterite <\/strong>soil. Cotton crop cannot withstand waterlogging. You can cultivate <strong>rainfed cotton<\/strong> crop in <strong>deep black<\/strong> to <strong>medium black<\/strong> <strong>soil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">In <strong>alluvial soil <\/strong>\u092f\u093e <strong>light soil <\/strong>you can cultivate<strong> irrigated cotton <\/strong>crop. Cotton can grow in slightly acidic soil. <strong>Soil pH<\/strong> range of <strong>5.5 to 6.0<\/strong> is ideal for cultivating cotton crop. <br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Climate_Temperature\"><\/span>\u091c\u0932\u0935\u093e\u092f\u0941 \u0914\u0930 \u0924\u093e\u092a\u092e\u093e\u0928<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Cotton crop can grow in <strong>tropical <\/strong>to <strong>sub-tropical<\/strong> climates. Climatic factors play crucial role in growth of cotton crop. At least <strong>500 mm<\/strong> of <strong>water <\/strong>is required <strong>annually <\/strong>for successful farming of cotton. For <strong>germination of seed<\/strong> soil <strong>temperature <\/strong>of around <strong>18 degrees Celsius<\/strong> is ideal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Soil temperature below 20 degrees Celsius can result in reduced root growth. For good <strong>vegetative growth<\/strong>, soil temperature of around <strong>21 to 27 degrees Celsius<\/strong> is ideal. During <strong>fruiting<\/strong>, temperature range of <strong>27 to 32 degrees Celsius<\/strong> results in increased yield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">But <strong>temperature above 35 degrees Celsius<\/strong> can result in <strong>reduced yield<\/strong>. <br><br><br>\u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0915\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0932\u0917\u0947\u0917\u093e,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u0914\u0930 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947\u0902: <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/2021\/03\/kiwi-farming-guide.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u0915\u0940\u0935\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0924\u0940 \u0917\u093e\u0907\u0921<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u0914\u0930 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947\u0902: <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/2021\/01\/banana-farming-guide.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BANANA FARMING GUIDE<\/a><br><\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Field_Preparation\"><\/span>\u0916\u0947\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930\u0940<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">For raising <strong>rainfed crop<\/strong> in <strong>black soil<\/strong> you can prepare field by harrowing 3 to 4 times by blade harrow. You can give deep ploughing once in 4 to 5 years. This will help to control perennial weeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">For raising <strong>rainfed kharif cotton crop<\/strong> in <strong>red <\/strong>\u092f\u093e <strong>laterite soil<\/strong>, prepare field by ploughing 2 to 3 times. But for Rabi crop harrowing 2 to 3 times is necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">For raising irrigated crop plough the field once after giving initial irrigation. <br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Seed_Rate_Spacing\"><\/span>Seed Rate &amp; Spacing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Seed rate of cotton depends on cultivars, soil type and cultural practices. In case of delayed sowing and heavy weed infestation, closer spacing is considered ideal. In <strong>one hectare<\/strong> of land you can grow <strong>50,000 to 1,00,000 cotton plants<\/strong> for better results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Recommended seed rate and spacing according to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icar.org.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u092d\u093e\u0915\u0943\u0905\u0928\u0941\u092a<\/a><\/strong> is given below:<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><em>G. hirsutum<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Condition<\/th><th>Fuzzy Seeds<\/th><th>Delinted Seeds<\/th><th>\u092a\u094c\u0927\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093f\u0924<\/strong><\/td><td>10 to 20 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>6 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>75 \u00d7 15 Centimetres<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0906\u0927\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0924<\/strong><\/td><td>15 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>5 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>60 \u00d7 30 Centimetres<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><em>G. arboreum<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Condition<\/th><th>Fuzzy Seeds<\/th><th>Delinted Seeds<\/th><th>\u092a\u094c\u0927\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093f\u0924<\/strong><\/td><td>10 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>4 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>60 \u00d7 30 Centimetres<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><em>G. herbaceum<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Condition<\/th><th>Fuzzy Seeds<\/th><th>Delinted Seeds<\/th><th>\u092a\u094c\u0927\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0906\u0927\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0924<\/strong><\/td><td>12 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>4 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>45 \u00d7 30 Centimetres<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><em>G. barbadense<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Condition<\/th><th>Fuzzy Seeds<\/th><th>Delinted Seeds<\/th><th>\u092a\u094c\u0927\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093f\u0924<\/strong><\/td><td>8 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>3 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>90 \u00d7 30 Centimetres<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Hybrid Varieties<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Condition<\/th><th>Delinted Seeds<\/th><th>\u092a\u094c\u0927\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093f\u0924<\/strong><\/td><td>2 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>90 \u00d7 60 Centimetres<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0906\u0927\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0924<\/strong><\/td><td>2 Kilograms\/hectare<\/td><td>120 \u00d7 60 Centimetres<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Seeding_Method\"><\/span>Seeding Method<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">You can sow seeds on flat beds under rainfed condition by using seed drill, dibble, or country plough. In case of irrigated crop hand dibbling is recommended. Do not forget to take care of spacing in both conditions. <br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Irrigation\"><\/span>\u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Irrigation frequency depends mainly on type of soil and crop growth stages. However in all condition, you can give first irrigation immediately after sowing of seeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">During <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">germination phase<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>1 to 15 days<\/strong>), give second irrigation 5 days after sowing(DAS) of seeds. This will facilitate the seedlings to emerge out and grow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Vegetative phase<\/strong> continues from <strong>16 to 44 days<\/strong>. During this phase apply <strong>first irrigation<\/strong> 20<sup>th<\/sup> to 21<sup>st<\/sup> day after sowing of seeds in case of both heavy and light soil. You can give second irrigation on <strong>35<sup>th<\/sup> DAS <\/strong>in case of <strong>light soil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">But in case of <strong>heavy soil<\/strong>, give second irrigation on <strong>40<sup>th<\/sup> DAS<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Flowering phase can vary among hybrids and local species. Generally it starts from <strong>45 DAS<\/strong> and ends around <strong>90 to 100 DAS<\/strong>. You can follow this table recommended by <strong>Tamil Nadu Agriculture University <\/strong>to irrigate your field during flowering phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>\u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908<\/th><th>Light Soil<\/th><th>Heavy Soil<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> \u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908<\/strong><\/td><td>48 DAS<\/td><td>55 DAS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> \u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908<\/strong><\/td><td>60 DAS<\/td><td>70 DAS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> \u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908<\/strong><\/td><td>72 DAS<\/td><td>85 DAS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> \u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908<\/strong><\/td><td>84 DAS<\/td><td>100 DAS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<sup>th<\/sup> \u0938\u093f\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908<\/strong><\/td><td>96 DAS<\/td><td>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"translation-block\"><strong>\u0938\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0924:<\/strong> \u091f\u0940\u090f\u0928\u090f\u092f\u0942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">You can adopt <strong>skip furrow irrigation<\/strong> \u092f\u093e<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imedpub.com\/articles\/the-impact-of-alternate-furrow-irrigation-on-water-productivity-and-yield-of-potato-at-small-scale-irrigation-ejere-district-west.php?aid=23159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">alternate furrow irrigation<\/a> <\/strong>in case of heavy soils. Adopting skip furrow irrigation system will help to save 50% of the total water required to grow cotton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cotton-crop.jpg\" alt=\"cotton crop, growing cotton, cotton farm, organic cotton, agriculture\" class=\"wp-image-2466\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cotton-crop.jpg 640w, https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cotton-crop-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Cotton Crop, Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/417480-417480\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=570920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Clayton Decker<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=570920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u092a\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093e\u092c\u0947<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manures_Fertilizers\"><\/span>\u0916\u093e\u0926 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0930\u0915<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">You can add <strong>12.5 tonnes<\/strong> of any<strong> bulky organic manure<\/strong> \u092f\u093e <strong>2.5 tonnes<\/strong> of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/2020\/08\/vermicomposting-how-to-make-vermicompost-in-home-garden.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vermicompost<\/a><\/strong> before field preparation or ploughing. Along with this you can also apply <strong>Azospirillum <\/strong>@2 Kilograms per hectare. And add <strong>Phosphorus solubilising bacteria<\/strong> \u0914\u0930 <strong>Pink pigmented facultative methylotropics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Apply @2.0 Kilograms per hectare of each of them as basal application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Get your soil tested for deciding inorganic fertilizer requirement. Cotton crop on an average requires <strong>100 to 120 Kg N<\/strong>, <strong>60 to 70 Kg P<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>5<\/sub><\/strong> \u0914\u0930 <strong>80 Kg K<sub>2<\/sub>O<\/strong> per hectare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">You can apply <strong>50% nitrogen<\/strong>, <strong>potassium <\/strong>\u0914\u0930 <strong>100% phosphorus <\/strong>as basal doze during field preparation. For local species apply <strong>rest 50% <\/strong>of N and K <strong>45 DAS<\/strong>. For hybrid variety apply rest 50% Nitrogen in two split dozes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Apply first doze at <strong>45<sup>th<\/sup> DAS<\/strong> and second doze <strong>60<sup>th<\/sup> DAS.<\/strong> You can also apply <strong>12 Kg micronutrient mixture<\/strong> per hectare to improve crop yield. <br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Harvesting\"><\/span>\u092b\u0938\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u091f\u093e\u0908<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">You can harvest cotton either with hand or by machines. Harvesting with hand is a slow process but it allows to get better cotton fibre. Start picking balls once they are fully mature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Practice harvesting during mornings. Because due to presence of moisture in the environment dry leaves and bracts do not stick to the ball. 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