BizVibe: Strategy and Science Increasing Cotton Yields Across the Globe
April 20 2017 - 3:55PM
Business Wire
New strategic and scientific developments in the planting and
production of cotton are setting the stage for big advancements in
the global cotton industry, making cotton plants more resilient
against the risk of pests and infections, and increasing yields.
Details about these innovations are some of this week’s top stories
on BizVibe.
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Cotton yields are increasing in major
markets. (Graphic: Business Wire)
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World Cotton Production Set to Bounce
Back
After a significant drop in global cotton production in the
financial year of 2015-16, the International Cotton Advisory
Committee (ICAC) forecasts that world cotton output will rise by
2% to 23.4 million tonnes for the upcoming year.
In India, cotton area is expected to recover by 7% in 2017-18,
cotton production in the United States is projected to rise by 7%,
while China’s cotton area may expand by 3% in the same period. The
growth of cotton in the major markets is a positive sign for the
industry after two years on contraction.
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Ban on early cotton cultivation lifted
in Pakistan
A temporary ban prohibiting cotton cultivation in Pakistan’s
Punjab province has been lifted, signalling the beginning of
the safe planting season. The ban was initially put in place to
prevent the spread of the pink bollworm moth, a pest that eats and
lays eggs in cotton plants. The pink bollworm has historically been
very damaging to cotton yields and production in this area, and are
most prosperous before mid-April, meaning that cotton crops sown
before the middle of the month are at an especially increased risk
for infestation.
Pakistan’s government is also trying to increase their
production by obtaining two more advanced varieties of
genetically-modified cotton seeds from Monsanto. These varieties
are expected to have increased pest-resistance properties, which
will increase yields and will reduce the need for cultivation bands
and pesticide use.
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companies in Pakistan listed on BizVibe
Bollgard 3 set to increase Australia’s
cotton production
The increasing adoption of Monsanto’s Bollgard 3 cotton
variety in Australia is increasing cotton yields and cotton
production. The plants are currently undergoing trials in the
Kimberley Ord Irrigation Scheme to test their performance during
the wet season and their resilience against pervasive wet season
pests, such as the cotton leafworm. Bollgard 3 plants grow at a
similar rate to Bollgard 2 plants, but possess an increased
resistance to insects and do not have a planting window, making
them versatile and suitable for weather patterns throughout the
year.
Australia’s cotton industry produced 2,742,700 bales of cotton
in 2015/16, and the use of Bollgard 3 plants and other
genetically-modified varieties is expected to drastically increase
production as plants become more resistant to insects and other
crop threats. The country has long been a reliable producer of
high-quality cotton, including rain-grown cotton.
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