At present, cotton in various townships (towns) in Keping County, Xinjiang has officially entered the flowering and bolling period. In order to strengthen field management, prevent and control pests and diseases, and ensure a bumper cotton harvest, technical personnel from the County Agricultural Technology Extension Center went to all townships in the county (Town) provides guidance in the fields to help cotton farmers do a good job in mid- and late-stage management of cotton, laying the foundation for a bumper harvest.
On July 18, in the cotton field of Kumuluke Village (Village 3), Aqiale Town, Keping County, technicians from the County Agricultural Technology Extension Center were analyzing the cotton situation with the villagers. Technicians explained the essentials of cotton pest and disease prevention to cotton farmers, and everyone discussed in depth how to manage cotton and other related issues. Litip Rekepu, a farmer in Kumuluke Village (Village 3), said: “I planted 30 acres of cotton this year, and the cotton is growing very well. Currently, field management work such as topping and spraying pesticides is being carried out in the cotton fields. The party and government’s strong support for the cotton industry has enhanced our confidence and determination to develop the cotton industry. Under the guidance of agricultural technicians, my family’s cotton field management has been very good this year, which provides a solid guarantee for an increase in cotton production and a bumper harvest in autumn. One point I will continue to work hard to make this year’s income higher than last year.”
Chen Jiawen, director of the Agricultural Office of Aqiale Town, Keping County, said: “Currently cotton has entered the flowering and boll stage. At this critical node, every important time node in cotton management, we will go to the cotton fields of ordinary people and teach them how to irrigate, fertilize, spray pesticides and other important cotton management techniques. We will continue to increase technical guidance on field management to provide farmers with timely We will do a good job of topping and preventing and controlling diseases and pests as required. Next, we will strengthen the management, monitoring and guidance of cotton in the middle and late stages to further increase cotton production and lay a solid foundation for a high yield and harvest.”
It is understood that so far this year, 134,000 acres of cotton have been sown in the county, an increase of 18,000 acres over last year. Keping County has steadily increased its cotton yield rate by implementing technologies such as improved seed selection, satellite navigation sowing, precise on-demand sowing, machine-picked wide-film cotton planting, water-saving drip irrigation, and comprehensive pest and disease control.
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