Detailed Introduction to the New Cotton Variety Qiule 5
Characteristics and Traits: This variety has a growth period of 128-130 days, maturing 2 days earlier than Zhongmian 41, belonging to the medium-early maturing category. The plant type is medium, tower-shaped, slightly compact, with medium leaves that are relatively dark in color. The stems and leaves are densely covered with fine hairs, the fruiting nodes are relatively short, boll-setting ability is strong, the lint separates easily, making picking easy, and the fiber color is pure white. Boll setting and boll opening are concentrated, with strong earliness, high yield, stable yield, and stress resistance. Single boll weight is 5.6 grams, seed index is 10.3 grams, lint percentage is 39.32%, pre-frost boll rate is 92.53%, and fiber quality is excellent.
Cultivation Points: This variety is suitable for wheat-cotton intercropping in the cotton region of the Huang-Huai River basin. For open-field direct seeding, April 25 to 30 is appropriate; for plastic film mulched cotton, the sowing period of April 15 to 25 is suitable; for wheat-cotton intercropping, the seedling raising period is April 5 to 15, and the transplanting time is May 10 to 20. The general cotton field density is 2500-3500 plants/mu, for high water and fertilizer cotton fields it is 2000-2500 plants/mu, and for cotton fields with poorer soil fertility it is 3000-3500 plants/mu.
Pest and Disease Control: Carry out field pest monitoring, timely control cotton aphids, cotton red spider mites, mirid bugs and other pests, to reduce damage to cotton.