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Discuss the field production of Cotton.

      

Discuss the field production of Cotton.

  

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Kavungya
i) Ecological requirements
- Requires 500 – 100mm, well distributed rainfall
- Altitude of 0-1500m
- Temperature above 15.5co but below 30oc
- Soils well drained with PH above 5 i.e alkalinic
- Black cotton soil or clay soil preferable

ii) Land preparation
- Clear the site of vegetation
- Remove all stumps and roots
- Remove all perennial or grass weeds
- Planting holes spaced at 30 x 90cm or 45 x 90cm-

iii) Planting.
- Plant early in the main rainy season
- Put one seed in spacing of 30 x 90 cm or two seeds in a spacing of 45 x 90 cm
- Apply DAP fertilizer at planting time at the recommended rate
- Initially plant 20 seeds per hole.

iv) Field management
- Keep field weed free
- Thin out plants not required

v) Pests include cotton stainers, American Bellworm, pink bellworms and cotton lygus.
- They are controlled by using insecticides
- Control bacterial blight by using cultural means and jusarium with disease by using appropriate fungicides.

vi) Harvesting.
- Pick cotton in dry season when lint is dry
- Sort out into grade A and B
- Use clean hands when harvesting
- Pick only clean cotton
- Avoid sisal bags and any form of contamination.
Kavungya answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 06:09


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