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Variety traits

Cotton Yield

Gossypium hirsutum L.

The yield of seed cotton is measured in tons or centners per hectare and serves as an integral indicator of productivity, determined by the mass of seed cotton, fiber turnout, and boll harvesting structure.

In the reference 92 varieties crop Upland cotton, where this is mentioned in the description.

When assessing yield, the total mass of seed cotton is taken into account, including fiber, seeds, and impurities. Important structural elements include the mass of seed cotton per boll, the dynamics of boll opening by specific calendar dates, and the final fiber turnout, which averages 33–36%.

The global average cotton yield is in the range of 2.0–3.0 t/ha; with intensive cultivation technologies, figures reach 4.0 t/ha and higher, while experimental maximums are as high as 12.6 t/ha. The final harvest depends on plant density, irrigation regime, nitrogen fertilizer rates, and the variety's resistance to diseases, such as wilt, and soil salinity.

General information about the subject — on the page Yield.

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Varieties of Upland cotton mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

ST 457

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

STONEVILLE PEDIGREED SEED CO.

ES GR
9 records

DP 565

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Larry Burdett.

ES
6 records

DP 419

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

DPL TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO

ES GR
10 records

May 455

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

ES UA
6 records

Sure Grow 501

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Sure Grow Seed Inc.

GR
5 records

DP 499

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Monsanto Company

ES GR
5 records

DP 5111

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

ES
7 records

Nuopal

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

RICHARD LESKE

8 records

Elsa

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

CSIRO COTTON RESEARCH

ES GR
6 records

Lider

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

STONEVILLE PED. SEED CO.

ES GR
7 records

Juncal

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

CALIFORNIA PLANTING COTTON SEED DISTRIBUTORS

ES GR
7 records

Olivia

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC

GR UA
6 records

ST 830

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC

ES GR UA
8 records

Fantom

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
6 records

Ligur

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Seed Source Inc.

ES
5 records

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

BIOS AGROSYSTEMS S.A.

GR
5 records

Viky

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

EUROSEMILLAS

ES
5 records

Balaika

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

ES GR
6 records

DP 428 B

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

ES
7 records

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

DELTA&PINE LAND HOLDING

ES GR
9 records

Irida

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC

ES GR
6 records

DP 5415 RR

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

William V. Hugie.

ES
3 records

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

CALIFORNIA PLANTING COTTON SEED DISTRIBUTORS

ES
3 records

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Ellis Brothers Seed, Inc.

ES
3 records