Cotton Variety Introductions and a Practical Guide to Seed Selection
Xinqiu 1 has a whole growth period of about 130 days. It emerges well, grows vigorously in the early and middle stages, and its leaves function well in the late stage. The plant type is relatively compact, the fruiting branch node position is high, and there are few superfluous buds, making it easy to manage. It has good yield potential, strong and concentrated boll setting, and large, oval bolls weighing 6.4 grams. Boll opening is smooth and concentrated, the lint percentage is 41%, and the pre-frost boll rate is 93.5%. It is highly resistant to cotton bollworm, resistant to fusarium wilt, and tolerant to verticillium wilt, with few useless branches, making it easy to manage. The average yield is about 400 kg per mu. The usual planting density is 2500-3000 plants per mu.