"The Central Cotton Research Institute at Nagpur has provided an alternative cotton variety for surgical purposes. The intention behind it is to promote it at the commercial level and benefit those cotton growers. The characteristic of this variety is its water absorption capacity.
Dr. Prasad said, “Our institute has developed an improved variety of (surgical) cotton for medical purposes. BT technology has also been used in it. As such cotton is of commercial importance, it fetches a good price.
It is processed after the selection. Then it becomes available in the market. This cotton has many characteristics. The thread of this variety is coarse and the water absorption capacity is 25 percent more than other varieties.
Cotton varieties for medical purposes should have this trait strongly. Therefore, special attention has been paid to this in the research of this variety. If there is a demand from farmers or companies, it will be possible to provide seeds of this variety to some extent.
Varietal characteristics
* Yarn quality more than 5.7 to 6 in unit 'micronaire'
* The same micronaire remains in the range of 3.5 to 4.5 in cotton varieties useful for textile manufacture
* Color grade (RD) of this variety is 74-75. So this variety looks more white
* The thread is coarse and water absorption capacity is 25 percent more than other varieties
About 35 percent of the area in Maharashtra is dryland. In that background, this variety is suitable for dry and light soils. It can also be cultivated in a very intensive manner. In that way the production can be up to 20 quintal per hectare. Its ripening period is short i.e. 120 to 140 days. - Dr. Y. G. Prasad, Director, Central Cotton Research Institute, Nagpur source : agrowan
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