Cotton Production

Technology
 COTTON & PAK. ECONOMY
 Major cash crop in pak.
 Crop of all 4 provinces.
 Agri contribute 26% of GDP & Major
portion from Cotton.
 Raw material provider for major industries
like Textile,Edible oil,Animal feed & Soaps.
 Livelyhood associated from it of a part of
comunity
 All this lead to a remarkable role in
country economy
 Cotton crop has deep root system so,fine seed bed
is required.

Selection of variety according to soil &

available resources & previous history of area.

Mostly Ridge sowing is practiced.

With spacing R-R 75 cm & P-P 22-30 cm

Optimum sowing time April-May.

Delta of water 22-26 acre inches

Seed Rate (Per Acre)
FLAT Sowing 8-10 Kg
Ridge Sowing 6-8 Kg (Delinted)

Fertilizer (per acre)

Nitrogen : 69 Kg (3-4 bag Urea)
Phosphorous : 23 Kg (1 bag DAP)
Potash : 25 Kg (1 bag SOP)
Good start, The Better Yield
 Problems in Pakistan Soils

Low organic matter

 Higher TSS & EC, so saline soils
High pH
High temperature
Low microorganism activity
Hard pan in sub soil
Extensive cropping system
Less nutrient & water holding
capacity
 IDEAL
Features
 IDEALIDEAL
Benefits
Good root development ,Bunch type roots
More feeding roots
 More water retension.
 Sufficient nutrient uptake
 Good growth & development of plant
 Better yield
 Imidacloprid 70 WS

1st 60 days are important for cotton crop to have

more production

 Protection from sucking pest is very important in

these days(Whitefly,Jassid,Thrips,Dusky bug etc)

 plant sets his potential in this period.

 So pest attack in these days can harm plant

health & decrease yield drastically
Imidacloprid 70 WS
What is weed…………?

?
Weed

Any plant out of its place which

compete with main crop for food,
light, water, space & nutrients
 Losses Due To Weeds

 Additional expenses on use of weedicides

 Expenses on manual/mechanical hoeing
 Weeds lower the yield up to a max of
40%.
 Also quality of produce suffers
 Host for pests e.g Armyworm,W/F, Mealy
bug etc
 Cause for CLCV & Cotton mealybug
 Hinderance in cultural operations
 All these contribute to yield loss
Weeds Management
1-Pendimethalin: Pre-emergence

2-Acetochlor : Pre-emergence

(Pre-emergence herbicide used to control

Broad leaf as well as grasses)

3- Glyphosate 48 SL: Post-emergence (Non

selective)

(Control of BLW,Grasses & Sedges)

Pest Management
What is pest…….?
Pest

Any organism that harms the cotton

crop.
Technically Any member of Phyllum
Orthopoda that has
head,Thorax ,abdomen,antenae & 6-8
legs.
Types Of Pests
According to their feeding pattern pests are divided
1-Sucking pests

 White fly 3-4 per leaf (ETL)

Jassid 1 per leaf
Trips 8-10 per leaf
ETL…..Economic threshold level

2- BollWorms(Chewing type)
 Army worm (AS seen)
 Heliothis BW (3-5 larvae or eggs or both per 25 plants)
 Spotted BW (3 larvae per 25 plants)
 Pink BW ( 5 % attack)

3- Mites (10-15) per leaf

4- Bugs ( 15 per plant) not authentic
Dusky bug & Red cotton stainer
Chlorfenapyr 360 SC
Chlorfenapyr 360 SC
Mites
Thrips (Thrips tabaci)
Diamond Backmoth(Plutella xylostella)
Diamond Backmoth(Plutella xylostella)
Diamond
LeafBackmoth(Plutella xylostella)
Minor (Liriomyza trifolii)
Leaf Minor (Liriomyza trifolii)
Chlorfenapyr 360 SC

,Cotton

,Cotton

,Cotton
Mode Of Action
Dose & Time of Application
Sohana 20% SL
NUTRITION
 Nutrients
“Truly Care Chemicals”
 FERTILIZER
Any material organic or
inorganic or mixture used to
supply one or more of
essential plant nutrients
element.
NUTRIENTS FOR PLANTS

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 WHY NUTRIENTS ?
 While Macronutrients are the Building Blocks of
plants, Micronutrients forms part of Enzymes or
activates or regulates the Enzymes required as
catalyst in various Biochemical reactions eg.
Photosynthesis , Amino acid synthesis , Auxin
Synthesis etc.

 Lack of both Macro & Micro nutrients will not give

desirable Quantitative & Qualitative growth.
However , Macronutrients are mainly responsible
for Quantitative growth , while Micronutrients are
responsible for Qualitative growth.

 Micronutrients are more important for

Plants/Crops than Animals , since Plants needs to
synthesize their own food(Autotrophs), while
Animals derive the same either from Plants or
animals.
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ROLE OF ESSENTIAL
PLANT NUTRIENT
Nitrogen Deficiency in Tomato Plant

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Phosphorous Deficiency in Tomato Plant

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Potash Deficiency in Tomato Plant

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Potash deficiency in Tomato Plant
Zinc deficiency in Citrus Plant
Zinc deficiency in Maize Plant
Zinc deficiency in Rice Crop
Manganese deficiency in Red Beans
Boron Deficiency in Tomato Plant

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Boron deficiency in Tomato Plant
Copper deficiency in Wheat Plant
Iron Deficiency in Tomato Plant

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Iron deficiency in Tomato Plant
Typical Nutrient Deficiency in Plants
SHARE OF FERTILIZER BY CROP
(%age)
MOST COMMON DEFICIENCIES OF
MICRONUTRIENTS IN ASIAN SOIL

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 Zargar
FEATURES:-
 Micronutrient fertilizer containing Zinc.
 Corrects Zinc micronutrient deficiency in most
agricultural, horticultural & ornamental crops.
 Combination in form of Zn-Sulphate
 Benefit Of Zn & Sulfer Collectively

COMPOSITION:- Zinc as 10% w/w

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 BENEFITS
Promotes Auxin,Growth harmone
 Promotes chlorophyl production so
more photosythesis,more food
Vigorous growth
 Better roots Development
 Stress absorber plant can counter
temp,Water ,disease (CLCV)& pest
stress
 Reduce flower shedding
ADVANTAGE OF ZINC OVER CONTROL
IN PADDY TERTIARY ROOT
DEVELOPMENT.
Control

Treated with Zn

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GRO STAR
5% w/v
 GRO STAR
FEATURES:-
 Micronutrient fertilizer containing BORON.
 Corrects Boron micronutrient deficiency in most
agricultural crops, especially in Cotton
 Readily available to plant
 So due to all these factors good plant compatibility

COMPOSITION:- Boron as 5 % w/v

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 BENEFITS
 Promotes fertilization process.
 Transportation of synthesized food
to boll
 Uniform boll filling
 complete filling of bolls
 Bigger boll size
 More boll weight
 Less flower shedding
 Parrot beak bolls are less & Max
bolls filling
 Due to this higher yield of the Cotton
NPK COMBINATIONS

1-Right gro :8:8:6

2-NPK :20:20:20
3- Green Gro XL Multimicro mix 10 %w/v