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Two new cotton varieties developed
MULTAN (April 29
2004): Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI)
Multan has developed two new early maturing cotton
varieties, which can give yield up to 45 maunds
per acre.
This was disclosed by CCRI Director, Mohammad
Islam Gill, while talking to newsman on Tuesday.
He said the new seeds "CIM-506" and "CIM-707" had
been recommended to the growers for cultivation
this year, and added sowing of the new crop was
likely to start from May 1, and will continue till
the end of the month.
Mohammad Gill said both varieties were early
maturing and were harvested by October 15,
providing sufficient time to cultivate the wheat
on the vacated land.
He said since CIM-506 and CIM-707 had bushy
plants, they had potential to bear more bolls than
existing varieties do, and added because of their
hairy leaves they were unpalatable for pests and
insects, that suck juice from the leaves of the
plant.
The CCRI director said CIM-506's per acre yield
had been noted at 40 to 45 maund, while that of
CIM-707 at 35 to 40 maunds.
He said former plant bore bigger boll size of four
grams and its ginning out-turn (GOT), ie, lint
ratio, was 38.5 percent, while its staple length
was 28.6 millimetre and fineness 4.5 micro-nair
per inch.
Gill said CIM-707 had 38.1 percent GOT, with 32.2
millimetre (1.25 inches) staple length and 40.2
micronaire fineness.
He said since picking of both the varieties was
completed before October 15, their plants escape
attack of pink and other bollworm.
The cotton researcher said that due to early
maturity and picking the soil was made available
for the wheat cultivation. This wheat fetches more
production due to longer space in the fields.
Over 9.750 million cotton bales had reached the
ginneries till April 1, according to a report
issued by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association
(PCGA).
The textile mill-owners by that time had bought
8.34 million bales, while the unsold stocks
amounted to 1.23 million bales.
Courtesy Business Recorder
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