Indian Journal of Crop Science

  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1&2

Performance evaluation of Bt cotton hybrids

  • Author:
  • K. Kalaichelvi
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 67 to 69

Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3.

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted during winter irrigated and summer irrigated season of 2005-2006 to study the effect of plant spacing and fertilizer levels on yield and quality of Bt cotton hybrids. MECH 162 and RCH 2 Bt hybrids adopted at a plant spacing of 90x60 cm applied with fertilizer level of 160:80:80 kg NPK ha-1 had recorded significantly higher seed cotton yield. The fibre quality parameters were higher in RCH 2 Bt hybrids and Non - Bt hybrid (MECH 162).

Keywords

Bt hybrids, Plant geometry, Fertilizer levels, Seed cotton yield, fibre quality