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BROADBEDS
FURROW METHOD
• Sowing in furrows
• Hills are marked at appropriate
distances
• More efficient use of inputs
• Leads to proper seedlings
establishment
• Higher soil moisture content at
sowing than ridge, FIRBS
RIDGE METHOD
Dangore et al (2001)
Nagpur
N-L, P-M, K-H Soils and Crop Journal 11 (2) : 219-222
Soil- M Black pH-8.3
EFFECT OF PLANTING METHODS ON DRY
MATTER AND SEED COTTON YIELD (kg/ha)
Planting Method
Dry matter Seed cotton
(kg/ha) yield (kg/ha)
Normal sowing 1773.3 1065.6
Crowbar 2435.6 1514.4
method
Transplanting 2098.9 1213.3
Ridges 1954.4 1154.4
CD (P=0.05) 336.61 221.70
Pundarikakshudu et al (1992)
N-L, P-M, K-H Nagpur
pH-8.1 J Agric Sci 62 (4) :263-67
EFFECT OF PLANTING AND IRRIGATION METHODS ON SEED
COTTON YIELD AND WATER USE PARAMETERS
Treatments Seed Irrigation Profile Total Water Use
cotton water water water efficiency
yield applied depletion expense (kg ha-1 cm-
(kg/ha) (cm) (cm) (cm) 1
)
M1 Conv. Planting
(75 cm) + flood 1960 40.4 12.7 82.4 26.1
irrigation
M2 – Ridge/furrow
(75 cm) planting –
1982 30.1 11.3 71.1 32.0
irrigation each
furrow
M3-Ridge/ furrow
(75 cm) planting +
1990 23.3 12.2 65.0 35.7
irrigation
alternative furrow
M4 – Paired row,
ridge and furrows
(150 cm) + 2010 24.4 9.2 63.7 36.7
irrigation each
furrow
Aujla et al (1991)
Arid Soil Research & Rehabitelation 5: 225-34
EFFECT OF PLANTING METHODS ON SEED
COTTON YIELD
CD NS NS NS NS
(P=0.05)
CD 0.65 NS NS 117
(P=0.05)
60 x 60 1728
90 x 60 1761
120 x 60 1770
CD (P=0.05) NS
Hallikeri et al (2002)
Soil-Deep Black Siruguppa
Cotton Res J16 (2) : 147-48
EFFECT OF SPACING ON SEED COTTON
YIELD (kg/ha)
75 x 30 1496
75 x 15 1430
90 x 30 1475
90 x 15 1403
Hallikeri & Halemani (2002)
Siruguppa
Cotton Res J16 (2) : 184-85
GROWTH AND YIELD OF A COTTON AS
AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT SPACINGS
Spacings Plant Bolls/ Bolls Seed cotton
(cm) height plant weight yield (kg/ha)
(cm) (g)
70 x 20 131.5 16.6 3.6 2200
70 x 30 123.2 17.1 3.6 2370
70 x 40 117.0 17.4 3.5 2000
70 x 50 115.2 18.3 3.6 2040
100 x 20 129.3 18.4 3.5 1850
100 x 30 124.9 18.9 3.4 1850
100 x 40 121.3 20.1 3.6 1630
100 x 50 116.2 22.3 3.6 1540
LSD 7.3 4.1 NS 470
(P=0.005)
Deol and Brar (2003)Ludhiana
J Cotton Res & Dev Assoc17 (2) : 247-48
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT INTER-AND INTRA-ROW
SPACINGS, ON NUMBER OF BOLLS AND SEED COTTON
YIELD OF DESI VARIETIES (LUDHIANA)
2003 2004
30 26.1 30.7
45 25.5 30.7
60 21.3 27.2
CD NS 3.6 NS NS
(P=0.05)
Singh et al (2003)
Faridkot
J Cotton Res Dev 17 (2) : 249
EFFECT OF SPACING ON GROWTH, YIELD AND
YIELD PARAMETERS OF UPLAND COTTON
Tomar et al (2000)
N-L, P-L, K-H Indore
Indian J Agron 45 (4) : 776-81
EFFECT OF SPACING ON YIELD
ATTRIBUTES AND SEED COTTON YIELD
Spacing (cm) No. of Boll Seed cotton
bolls/plant Wight (g) yield (kg/ha)
60 x 15 10.9 3.19 1488