New cotton variety enhances productivity
The Hindu
Cotton farmers in Perambalur-Ariyalur belt are able to see higher productivity through cultivation of CO17 variety released by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
The farmers could get a yield of 24 to 28 quintals per hectare, and were also able to produce seeds on their own, under the guidance of TNAU's Cotton Research Station at Veppanthattai in Perambalur district. This variety was also suitable for mechanical harvesting.
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