Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Quantitative and qualitative traits of Gossypium hirsutum L. as affected by agronomic practices

Author(s):

Hakoomat Ali ¹, Muhammad Naveed Afzal ², Shakeel Ahmad ^1*, Dilbaugh Muhammad ², Zuhair Hasnain ¹, Rashida Perveen ³, Mushtaq Hussain Kazmi ⁴

Recieved Date: 2010-06-16, Accepted Date: 2010-10-24

Abstract:

Among agronomic practices, cultivar selection and sowing time are considered as key management components in any cropping system to harvest a profitable seed cotton yield. The present studies were conducted to determine the effects of agronomic practices, i. e. sowing dates on quantitative and qualitative traits of cotton cultivars under irrigated arid climatic conditions. Field experiments were conducted for two years during 2004 and 2005. Two cotton cultivars CIM-473 and CIM-482 were sown on three sowing dates, 10 May, 01 June and 20 June during two consecutive crop seasons. Observations on quantitative, i. e. number of bolls m^-2, boll weight and seed cotton yield and qualitative traits were recorded and data were analyzed statistically by using MSTATC computer program. The results revealed that CIM-473 out yielded CIM-482 at all planting dates. However, higher productivity and quality were obtained in case of early sowing (May 10) as compared to the mid and later sowing dates (June 01 and June 20).

Keywords:

CIM-473, CIM-482, cotton, cultivars, management practices, sowing dates

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Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2010
Volume: 8
Issue: 3&4
Category: Agriculture
Pages: 945-948

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