PRACTICAL CROP PRODUCTION

KHARIF CROP- COTTON

GLA UNIVERSITY MATHURA
 Group Introduction
• Group Member
1. Rahul Kumar
2. Newton Kumar • Group instructor
3. Rahul Kumar 1. Dr. Kantipudi Rajesh
4. Nikhil Choudhary Kumar
5. Saurav Kumar
2. Dr. Pradeep Joliya
6. Rajan G.C
7. Prince Raj
8. Rakesh Tiwari
9. Nikhil Aggarwal
10. Narendra Singh
 COTTON
• It is known as “White Gold”
• King of fibers
• Desi cotton:(2n=26)
1. Gossypium arborium
2. Gossypium herbaceum

 Gossypium hirsutum
(sown)
American cotton:(2n=26)
• Family- Malvaceae
• Origin- India
• Often cross pollinated crop
• 1 Bale= 170Kg of cotton
 Variety

• Rudra Swarup(KCHH2108 BG II)

Agronomic Practices
• Field Preparation
 Deep ploughing
 3-4 harrowing
 Pre-sowing irrigation
• Sowing
 Sown on 30th july 2021
 Row to row distance 45cm
 Plant to plant distance 15cm
 Seed rate-15Kg/ha
750gm for 500m.sq
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• Fertilizer
3kg N + 1.5kg P
• Weed management
 5 manual weeding practices done
1. 28/08/21
2. 04/09/21
3. 11/09/21
4. 18/09/21
5. 25/09/21

 Major weeds are:

o Abutilon indicum-Indian mallow, velvetleaf
o Chloris barbata- Swollen fingergrass
o Cynadon dactylon- Dhoob grass
o Echinochloa colonun- Jungle rice
o Tridex procunbens- Coat button
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• Irrigation
Having rainfall 5-7 days continously.
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• Harvesting
 Harvesting done by hand picking method
 Total harvested cotton upto 9/12/2021 is 20Kg
 17/11/2021- 5kg
 23/11/2021- 4Kg
 01/12/2021- 4Kg
 09/12/2021- 7Kg
 Insect and Disease
• Insects
1. Red cotton bug- Dysdercus cingulatus
2. Mealy bug- Phenacoccos solenopsis
 Management: Spraying neem oil 3ml/l, Total
amount of neem oil spray 30ml in 10l water
for red cotton bug.
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 Disease
 Leaf curl virus
 Yellow mosaic virus
 Cercospora leaf spot
 Cost of cultivation
• Cost of cotton seed- ₹200
• Cost of fertilizer- ₹66 Avg.
• Neem oil- ₹200 (250 ml 1 bottle)
• Labour cost(3 man days) - 900rs.
TOTAL COST = ₹1366
TOTAL INCOME (SALE)= ₹3200
NET RETURN= ₹ 3200 - ₹ 1366 = ₹1834
Benefit Cost Ratio= net return/cost of cultivation= 1.34
 Working hours
 Rahul Kumar(5)- 82 hrs
• Newton Kumar- 78 hrs
• Nikhil Agrawal- 87hrs
• Nikhil Choudhary- 80 hrs
• Prince Raj- 72 hrs
• Rahul Kumar- 20 hrs
• Rajan G.C- 85 hrs
• Rakesh Tiwari- 81 hrs
• Saurav Kumar- 82 hrs
• Narendra singh- 15 hrs
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