African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Export quality surgical cotton from NE India

A. Ravinder Raju
  • A. Ravinder Raju
  • Agronomy, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur (M.S.) India.
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G. Majumdar
  • G. Majumdar
  • Farm Power and Machinery, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India.
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B. Uma
  • B. Uma
  • Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences Technical University of Delft, Delft, the Netherlands.
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T. Pradeep
  • T. Pradeep
  • Plant Breeding, Maize Research Station, Angrau, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), India.
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S. Laksman
  • S. Laksman
  • Plant Breeding) and Head, ARS, ANGRAU, Mudhol, Adilabad (Andhra Pradesh), India.
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S. Sarma
  • S. Sarma
  • Agronomy RARS, Diphu (Assam Agriculture University), India.
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A. Roy
  • A. Roy
  • Agronomy RARS, Diphu (Assam Agriculture University), India.
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  •  Received: 27 June 2013
  •  Accepted: 02 July 2015
  •  Published: 16 July 2015

Abstract

Pesticide free premium quality surgical cotton with a competitive price advantage is available in the north eastern states dominating with Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, in Jhum cultivation (Gossypium arboreum cernum) and north coastal Andhra Pradesh states, India (G. arboreum indicum) which are the natural home. G. arboreum Cvars LD 230 and RG-8 will be useful to grow commercially in north eastern India under slash and burn system. In north coastal Andhra Pradesh ground nut/ green gram mixed cropping or sequential cropping with chilles with G. arboreum indicum requires adequate manuring (sheep penning, FYM) and topdressing of N: K2O fertilizers 29:38 kg ha-1 besides sheep pennings as topdressing with September rains for both seed and Ratoon crop. Grey mildew is a serious problem in ratooning which needs protective spray of Copper fungicides with September rains. Surgical cotton processing centres can encourage commercial production under contract farming in north eastern India and north coastal Andhra Pradesh which can give a profitable returns of US$ 1000 ha-1.   

 

Key words: Absorbent cotton, Assam Comilla cotton, Bengal desi cotton, Gossypium arboreum cernum, Gossypium arboreum indicum, micronaire, pesticide free, premium quality, slash and burn system, surgical cotton.

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