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RAINFED COTTON
Follow water harvesting techniques and raise a successful crop of cotton. SEASON AND VARIETIES PREPARATION OF LAND FOR RAINFED COTTON 1. PREPARATION OF THE FIELD
2. APPLICATION OF FYM OR COMPOST
3. APPLICATION OF INORGANIC FERTILIZERS
4. APPLICATION OF MICRONUTRIENT MIXTURE
Yield Maximization and reducing reddening in Bt cotton Rainfed Application of TNAU MN mixture (7.5 kg ha-1 as EFYM for variety and 10 kg ha-1 as EFYM for Bt cotton) and TNAU PGR foliar formulation @ 1.5% concentration at square and boll formation stages along with the recommended NPK to obtain the maximum seed cotton yield with reduced extent of leaf reddening.. 5. SEEDS AND SOWING
Note: Delint only LRA 5166 and SVPR2 seeds. Do not delint seeds of K 9, K10 & K 11 6. SPACING
iii) Adopt a spacing of 30 x 10 cm for the pulse crop in between each paired row of cotton. APK 1 Blackgram is best suited for this situation. 7. ACID DELINTING 8. PRETREATMENT OF ACID DELINTED SEEDS WITH FUNGICIDES 9. SOWING
10. WEED MANAGEMENT
11. GAP FILLING 12. THINNING SEEDLINGS
13. FOLIAR FERTILIZATION 14. INTERCULTIVATION WITH DHANTHULU/BLADE HARROW NOTE: Other cultivation practices, plant protection measures, harvest etc., are the same as for the irrigated crop. CROP PHYSIOLOGY Foliar spray of TNAU Cotton Plus @ 2.5 kg/acre in 200 litres of water at flowering and at boll formation stages reduces flower and square shedding, improves boll bursting, increases seed cotton yield and imparts drought toleranceUpdated on : 19.06.2013 |
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