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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.

Sure Grow 125

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Sure Grow Seed Inc.

GR
4 records

Sure-Grow 404

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Sure Grow Seed Inc.

GR
4 records

ST 318

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

EMERGENT GENETICS INC

ES GR
4 records

CT 1

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Seed Source Inc.

ES GR
4 records

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

The Lubrizol Corporation

ES
3 records

ST 580

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

STONEVILLE PEDIGREED SEED CO.

ES
4 records

Tabladilla 16

Terminated

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA CONSEJERIA DE AGRICULTURA Y, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)

ES
3 records

DP 458 B/RR

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

ES
3 records

PG 2018

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

PROGEN SEED INC.

GR
4 records

C-310

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

COKER PEDIGREED SEED CO.

ES
3 records

ST 453

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

STONEVILLE PED. SEED CO.

ES
3 records

Deltapine 61

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

DELTA&PINE LAND HOLDING

ES
3 records

Greta

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

CSIRO COTTON RESEARCH UNIT

GR
3 records

Edessa

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

PROGEN SEED INC.

GR
4 records

Fotini

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

GERMAIN'S COTTON SEEDS

GR
4 records

Tiara

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Valentina Dimitrova, Ana Saldzhieva

BG ES
4 records

ST 810

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC

ES GR
4 records

Ionia

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

HAO-DEMETER Cotton and Industrial Crops Institute

GR
3 records

Ashur

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

SÖKE TOHUM SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

ES
2 records

Anabel

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Valentina Dimitrova, Ana Saldzhieva

BG
3 records

Select

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

BIOS AGROSYSTEMS ABEE

GR
2 records

Agro A67

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Agrohellas SA (GR)

BG
2 records

SEVILLA

Terminated

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

HAZERA (1939)

ES
2 records

Tempra

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

STONEVILLE PED. SEED CO.

ES
2 records