Cotton crop: Various aspects and transition from past, present and future
| International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science |
| © 2017 by SSRG - IJAES Journal |
| Volume 4 Issue 6 |
| Year of Publication : 2017 |
| Authors : A. Shikha, S. Bhuyan |
10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I6P106
How to Cite?
A. Shikha, S. Bhuyan, "Cotton crop: Various aspects and transition from past, present and future," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 27-31, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I6P106
Abstract:
Cotton is a fibre crop and the oldest among the commercial crops of global significance. It belongs to Gossypium genus of family Malvaceae. It is warm season crop and grown worldwide with narrow temperature range. The plant is unique because it’s a perennial plant with an indeterminate growth habit and has perhaps the most complex structure of any major field crop. Due to its complex growth habit is extremely sensitivity to adverse environmental conditions. Better understanding of cotton physiology and its response towards changing environment is significant for the commercial production of the crop. Origin crop can be traced back to the Indus Valley civilization in the Indian subcontinent and it is grown until now. It has pushed back the position of United States of America to third in 2006 and China to second in 2014 and surpassed every nation to be at the first position to as per USDA reports. Again to ensure its production efficacy in the coming year’s one has to understand the intricacies of effect of changing climate on the cotton crop. Location-specific best management practices have to be provided to enhance its productivity in the coming years.
Keywords:
Cotton, origin, climate change, adaptability.
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