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Indian Scenario of Cotton Hybrid Technology, Reseach Projects & Recommendations

nutrient management techniques.
Implementing Centres: All Centres
of central and south Zone (except Dhar-
wad and LAM)
Conservation agriculture in
cotton-based cropping system

Conservation agriculture protects the
soil from erosion, conserves water and
nutrients, promotes soil biological ac-
tivity and contributes to integrated pest
management (IPM), diversification of
crops in associations, sequences and
rotations to enhance system resilience
and controlled traffic that lessen soil
compaction. Thus, CA avoids straw Dr S Manickam presents crop improvement technical programme for the
burning, improves soil organic carbon year 2022-23
(SOC) content, enhances input use
tant that the hybrids varieties must be and yields per unit area, offer greater
efficiency and has the potential to re-
ideally suited for specific agro-eco- stability in production, meet the domes-
duce greenhouse gas emissions.
zones. For example the best options tic needs of the farmer. The crops with
Objectives: for rainfed regions would be early-ma- diverse features (growth habit, root
turing short duration straight varieties, depth and duration) are useful in mak-
1. To identify suitable conservation
which are amenable for high-density ing multi-tier system with Bt cotton to
strategies in cotton-based cropping
planting system also. The newly re- enhance resource utilization, profitabil-
system
leased Bt varieties are taken for eval- ity and sustainability of Bt cotton pro-
2. To assess the impact of conser- uation and suitability and geometry re- duction system.
vation strategies on soil properties, quirement.
Implementing Centres: Central Zone
nutrient availability and economic
Objectives: (Surat, Junagadh, Rahuri, Akola,
return of cotton-based cropping
Nanded, Bhawanipatna & Khandwa)
system. 1. To standardize geometry of re-
South Zone (Raichur, Dharwad,
leased Bt varieties
Implementing Centres: North Zone Chamarajanagar, Nandyal, LAM,
(Faridkot, Bathinda, Hisar & Sriganga- 2. To assess seed cotton yield and Coimbatore, Srivilliputhur, Adilabad
nagar) Central Zone (Junagadh& Rahu- economic performance of Bt vari- and Perambalur)
ri) South Zone (Srivilliputhur & Cham- eties.
Effect of Bio stimulant on
rajnagar)
Implementing Centres: North Zone growth and development of
Input use pattern & (Hisar, Faridkot, Bathinda, Srigangana- Bt cottonhybrids/varieties
cost of cultivation gar) South Zone (Dharwad, Adilabad,
The objective is to assess the effect
Perambalur & Nandyal)
The objective of collecting input use of bio stimulant on growth characters
pattern and cost of cultivation in dif- Multi-tier cropping system and yield
ferent region with existing cotton type to enhance resource utilization,
Implementing Centres: North Zone
is to create CICR data base and also profitability and sustainability
(Faridkot & Hisar) Central Zone- (Ako-
to understand input-use pattern. of Bt cotton (Gossypium
la, Khandwa, & Bhawanipatna) South
hirsutum) production system
Status: Ongoing (Third Year - North Zone (LAM, Raichur, Coimbatore &
Zone; Second Year- South Zone) The objective is to identify better inter Srivilliputhur)
cropping system have enhanced re- Drought and water logging
Standardisation of geometry
source utilization, profitability and sus- studies in cotton
for Bt varieties (HDPS)
tainability. Cotton is a crop of relative-
Objective: To assess the effect of land
Bt-cotton technology is expected to ly longer duration; its slow initial growth
configuration and plant growth regula-
protect the cotton crop from bollworm offers a vast scope for cultivation of
tor on drought management in cotton.
attacks. Clearly the yield benefits suitable intercrops. An ideal cotton
should come from the hybrids variet- based multi-tier intercropping should Implementing Centres: Central Zone-
ies. For best yield benefits, it is impor- aim to produce higher economic return (Nanded Akola, Khandwa, & Bhawani-
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