In this video, needs of cotton crop from 50 days to 100 days have been highlighted. Cotton plays an essential role in production of textile industry and goods in Pakistan. Our beloved country has a very high potential of grooming in textile sector. We are not fully independent in making raw material. If we succeed in growing more cotton in our local areas, it will give energy to our suffering economy in a dramatic way. Selection of kind of seed is the most important factor in production technology of cotton. We should select the variety very carefully.
Selection of variety is one of the major factor on which production of crop relies on. There are hundreds of varieties of cotton available in the market. To choose the best one to cultivate is a major decision for getting better production of cotton. Production technology of cotton is now dependent on the selection of best variety. Now a days, triple gene types are available and advertised vastly. These varieties have their unique characters of resistance against different insects that saves our crop and becomes economical in the absence of different pesticides. Moreover, glyphosate herbicide can also be applied on these types of varieties to control herbs and weeds.
Cotton is an important crop of Pakistan and it has been playing very vital role in our economy. In 1991, Pakistan was the 2nd largest cotton producer after USA. During the 1st and 2nd decade of 20th century, virus, pest problems, change in sowing times of BT varieties, lack of durable varieties, lack of interest of Sugar mafia in cotton, middle-man based marketing system and climatic factors gradually lead this crop to utter destruction up till 2020. This year, most of cotton growers are not willing to cultivate this crop due to the previous damages of this crop for several consecutive years.
Nevertheless, some of the bold and advanced farmers are still going to cultivate cotton according to the recommendations of Punjab Agriculture Department. In this connection, we have highlighted main points of its production technology in the cotton zone. Most of the land is still occupied and is mainly under the cultivation of wheat crop. A small fraction of acreage is available for sowing of cotton during the month of March this year.
In this video, feasibility of cotton cultivation has been highlighted. Some factors that have badly affected the cotton crop in previous few years have also been highlighted. Cotton crop is the backbone of the Textile industry in Pakistan. Cotton production can be increased by adopting modern and advanced strategy.
Most of cotton crop is of two to three months of age at this stage. Boll formation has initiated properly. Insect attack is relatively lesser but high temperature has retarded the growth rate of cotton. In this video, we have advised a schedule of fertilizers including micro nutrients to maximize the boll formation to facilitate boll opening in cotton that will lead to higher production.
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