Effect of four irrigation doses and four varieties on cotton bolls component, lint ratio and quality

cotton irrigation and quality

Authors

  • Mohammed K. Darawsheh Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Demeter/Institute of Industrial & Forage Crops - National Cotton Classification Centre, 1st km Karditsa-Mitropili, 43100 Karditsa, Greece
  • Ioanna Kakabouki Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science. Lab of Agronomy. Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Votanikos, Greece
  • Antigolena Folina Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science. Lab of Agronomy. Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Votanikos, Greece
  • Stella Karydogianni Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science. Lab of Agronomy. Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Votanikos, Greece
  • Nikolaos Katsenios Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science. Lab of Agronomy. Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Votanikos, Greece
  • Charikleia Zisi Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science. Lab of Agronomy. Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Votanikos, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25081/jaa.2020.v6.6399

Keywords:

agronomic characteristics, cotton bolls, irrigation regime, micronaire, varieties

Abstract

Cotton is an industrial crop grown both in the north and in the Southern hemisphere and is one of the most profitable crops. Water is the resource that will be the most limited, especially for agriculture in the coming years. Irrigation availability is a critical factor in growing cotton in hot and dry climates. The experiments were performed in central Greece, in Palamas of the Karditsa region, for two years (2015-2016). The treatments were four different irrigation regimes, where IRR. 2 and IRR. 4 were deficient irrigations, IRR. 6, was a sufficient and IRR. 8, were overflow. Four varieties of cotton (Dp 419, Campo, Andromeda, Lider) were used where the effects of irrigation on cotton boll characteristics were recorded. The measurements made concerned the agronomic as well as the qualitative characteristics of the cotton bolls such as lint proportion, seed percentage, oil content, oil yield and micronaire. The oil content had positive correlation with the lint proportion and negative correlation with the seed percentage. In the both years of experiments the IRR. 2 and IRR. 8, irrigation regimes had negative effects while IRR. 4 and IRR. 6 had positive effects. Also among the varieties, Andromeda and Lider were the ones that stood out in both years.

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Published

17-12-2020

How to Cite

Darawsheh, M. K., Kakabouki, I., Folina, A., Karydogianni, S., Katsenios, N., & Zisi, C. (2020). Effect of four irrigation doses and four varieties on cotton bolls component, lint ratio and quality: cotton irrigation and quality. Journal of Aridland Agriculture, 6, 23–30. https://doi.org/10.25081/jaa.2020.v6.6399

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