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Cotton

Sown May–Jun · 160–200 days to harvest · 12 guides in our archive

September

Not the month for cotton.

Its window is May–Jun. That opens in May, 8 months from now.

At a glance

The nine numbers you plan with

Season Kharif
Sowing May–Jun
Duration 160–200
Spacing 90 × 60 cm
Soil pH 6.0–8.0
Water 700–1200 mm
Temperature 21–30 °C
Seed rate 1.5–2.5 kg (Bt)
Yield 2–3 t seed cotton
Watch for Pink bollworm, whitefly, jassid

Planning ranges for Indian conditions. Varieties, region and management shift every one of these — confirm with your KVK or state agricultural university before committing an acre.

From the archive

Growing Cotton

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Inputs

What Cotton needs

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Nirmal Cotton Seeds Compact Bt cotton hybrid for high-density planting. India nirmalseeds.com View JK Cotton Hybrid Seeds Premium Bt cotton hybrid with high ginning percentage. India jkseeds.net View Ankur Cotton Hybrid Seeds Reliable Bt cotton hybrid suited to rainfed regions. India ankurseeds.com View Kaveri Jadoo Cotton Seeds High-yielding Bt cotton hybrid with strong boll retention. India kaveriseeds.in View Bioseed Cotton Hybrid High-yielding cotton hybrid bred for vigour, uniformity and disease tolerance. bioseed.com View
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