The weather in Xinjiang has been good recently, and the temperature in most areas is between 30-35 degrees. Local rainfall is beneficial to cotton growth. According to a staff member at a monitoring station in Hami, cotton currently has an average of 6-8 fruit branches, and the height is generally 70-80 centimeters.
Affected by dust and weather, the flowering period this year is later than in previous years , in previous years it has bloomed on a large scale at this time, but this year only a few cotton plants have 1-3 blooms. According to reports from farmers, due to the impact of sand this year, some cotton fields have been replanted twice, and the cotton output this year is predicted to be lower than last year.
At present, cotton farmers are seizing the time to use water, fertilizer, drip irrigation and weeding according to the current weather conditions. , pest control and other field management to reduce the adverse effects of early weather. It is expected that topping work will be carried out around July 20.
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