Currently, it is a critical period for cotton topping, and various regions in the Aksu region have taken many measures to strengthen field management to ensure increased cotton production and increased income for cotton farmers.
On July 17, in the cotton field of Kumuluke Village, Aqiale Town, Keping County, cotton farmer Litip Rekepu, under the guidance of a technician from the County Agricultural Technology Extension Center, gave While topping the cotton, listen to the technicians explain the essentials of cotton pest and disease control.
This year, Litip Rekepu planted 30 acres of cotton. Thanks to scientific planting and field management, his cotton is growing very well, which makes him confident about increasing his income this autumn.
“Cotton is sown using satellite navigation tractors and drones are used for plant protection. Due to the good field management and the frequent visits of agricultural technicians to the fields for guidance, cotton is growing particularly well this year.” Tipu Rekpo said.
Keping County planted 134,000 acres of cotton this year, an increase of 18,000 acres over last year. At present, cotton has entered the key node of flowering and boll stage. Keping County has strengthened technical guidance on field management by holding on-site meetings and centralized training in fields, so that farmers can carry out topping, plant protection and other field management measures as required in a timely manner to ensure high yields. Lay the foundation for a good harvest.
This year, the cotton planting area in the region reached 7.25 million acres, thanks to the promotion of the “one main and one auxiliary” planting model, as well as the vigorous promotion of high-efficiency water-saving drip irrigation, dry sowing, wet seeding and fully mechanized sowing technology. , cotton growth in various places is better than in previous years, and the emergence rate is also significantly higher than in previous years.
Currently cotton has entered the budding and flowering stage, which is also a critical period for topping. In the past few days, the reporter found during visits that various regions have seized the farming season and taken multiple measures to manage cotton fields. According to the growth and variety layout of cotton, and in accordance with the principle of “the branches do not arrive at the right time, the branches do not arrive at the right time”, the cotton fields are arranged. Topping job.
Maimaiti Aishan, a farmer from Youkakesati Village, Kalatale Town, Aksu City, said: “Timely topping can promote the production of cotton with multiple peaches and early autumn peaches.”
Topping is an important step in the cotton planting process. It can effectively inhibit the growth of the main stem, facilitate thickening growth and accelerate fruit development, make the cotton produce more bolls, increase the boll weight, and improve the quality and efficiency of the cotton. has great significance.
The reporter learned from the regional agricultural technology extension center that as cotton has entered the critical period of field management for topping, technicians from various regions have been sent to the fields to provide on-site guidance and supervision for the cotton topping work to ensure that it is on schedule. Complete the topping job.
The Regional Agricultural Technology Extension Center advises farmers that cotton topping should be done “early for strong seedlings, late for weak seedlings, and at the right time for strong seedlings.” At the same time, topping should be done in conjunction with water, fertilizer, and pest and disease control. In combination, ensure that all cotton field management tasks are implemented and lay a solid foundation for increasing cotton production and income.
</p
