Sowing of same type of cotton seeds is not in the interest of farmers – Department of Agriculture

14/05/2020Posted on
Sowing of same type of cotton seeds is not in the interest of farmers - Department of Agriculture

Sowing of cotton has started in many areas of Madhya Pradesh. In such a situation, the demand for 659 of the same variety of BT Cotton is very high amongst the cotton farmers. On this demand for seeds of the same variety, the Deputy Director of Agriculture Department, Shri R.S. Gupta said that it is not in the interest of farmers.

Mr. R.S. Gupta appealed to the farmers and said, “Sometimes due to uncertainty of the weather, applying the same variety causes crop damage due to excess rainfall, no rainfall, growth of insect wounds, etc. and farmers have to suffer financial loss. So in addition to the 659 varieties of BT cotton available in the market, seeds of other varieties were also sown. ”

He further explained that in addition to cotton, crops like jowar, maize, moong, urad, pigeon pea, paddy, soybean, etc. should adopt a multi-cropping system to maintain biodiversity and benefit from the other crop if one crop is spoiled due to weather conditions and it help improve the environment. ”

Source: dprmp.org

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Method of sowing in cotton

13/05/2020Posted on
Method of sowing in cotton
  • The soil should be well crushed by deep ploughing in the field.
  • About 450 grams of cotton seed per acre of hybrid or Bt variety is used for sowing.
  • In hybrid and Bt castes, the distance from row to row is 4 feet (48 inch) and between plant and plant is 1.5 (18 inch) feet.
  • Give the first irrigation just after sowing.
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