On May 30, the China Cotton Network research team came to Luntai County for field work Looking at the cotton growth situation, overall feedback shows that cotton in Luntai County has been greatly affected by the weather this year, and the cotton growth progress is nearly a month later than last year.
The person in charge of a cotton enterprise in Luntai County said that last year Luntai The county’s cotton planting area is 1.14 million acres. This year, about 1 million acres were planted. The area was reduced and replaced with corn, wheat and other crops. Locally, flowers usually appear at the end of May or early June. This year’s flowering time is expected to be at the end of June, which is quite different from last year’s growth. He owns 20,000 acres of land, of which 18,000 acres are planted with cotton and 2,000 acres with wheat. The cotton area has been reduced by about 10%. Severe weather has occurred frequently in Luntai County this year. Cotton cultivation has not experienced such continuous disaster weather for decades. I have replanted once in total, accounting for about 1/3 of the area.
According to the person in charge, the average yield per mu last year reached 480 kilograms. This year there are many rains, strong winds, hail, and low temperatures. Cotton seedlings have been severely affected, and the yield is difficult to predict. Luntai County also encountered severe disaster weather in 2021. At that time, the average cotton yield per mu in Luntai County was 350 kilograms. Last year, the number of cotton ginning companies in Luntai County was around 14. It is expected that 5 new companies will be added this year, and the total cotton processing capacity will further increase. In 2021, the cotton planting area in Bazhou will be 3.5 million acres, and this year it is expected to be less than 3 million acres. A cotton farmer said during the discussion that cotton in northern Xinjiang and Kashgar was relatively lightly affected this year, while Korla and Aksu were generally more severely affected.
The research team discovered in the cotton field that cotton seedlings are currently highly common At 5-10 cm, the height of cotton last year was already 25-30 cm. It is conservatively estimated that the reduction of 2 fruit branches will result in the reduction of 3 bolls per cotton plant. According to the current growth situation, the impact on the yield will be 100-150 kg/mu. If the weather in the later period As the situation continues to improve, the accumulated temperature rises, and with field management measures in place, cotton production can be further improved.
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