Cotton- Variety Information

LRA 5166: It is a hybrid variety of cotton recommended for cultivation in Kerala. Crop duration 150 days. Recommended for both irrigated and rainfed tracts. Mean yield of seed 1800 kg/ha (irrigated) and 725 kg/ha (rainfed). Medium staple (29 mm), Can spun upto 40s, Ginning out turn 36.2%.

MCU 5/ MCU 5VT: It is a multiple cross variety of cotton recommended for cultivation in Kerala. Crop duration 175 days. Recommended for irrigated areas. Mean yield of seed 1850 kg/ha. Extra long staple (29 mm MHL), Can spun up to 70s, Ginning out turn 34 %.

Savitha: It is a hybrid variety of cotton recommended for cultivation in Kerala.  Crop duration 165 days. Mean yield 30 q/ha. Ginning out turn 34 %.

TCHB 213: It is an inter-specific hybrid of cotton recommended for cultivation in Kerala. Crop duration 190 days.  Recommended for irrigated tracts. Early maturing variety. Tolerant to leaf spot diseases. Mean yield of seed 2215 kg/ha.