7.25 million acres of cotton in Aksu region has entered the topping and boll-keeping stage
At present, it is a critical period for cotton topping, and various regions in the Aksu region have taken many measures to strengthen field management to ensure increased cotton production and increased income for cotton farmers.
On July 17, in the cotton field of Kumuluke Village, Achale Town, Keping County, cotton farmer Litip Rekepu topping the cotton under the guidance of a technician from the County Agricultural Technology Extension Center. While listening to technicians explain the essentials of cotton pest and disease control.
This year, Litip Rekepu planted 30 acres of cotton. Thanks to scientific planting and field management, his cotton is growing very well, which makes him confident about increasing his income this autumn.
“We use satellite navigation tractors for cotton sowing and drones for plant protection. Due to the good field management and the regular visits of agricultural technicians to the fields for guidance, cotton is growing particularly well this year.” Litip·Re Kopp said.
Keping County planted 134,000 acres of cotton this year, an increase of 18,000 acres compared with last year. At present, cotton has entered the key node of flowering and boll stage. Keping County has strengthened technical guidance on field management by holding on-site meetings and centralized training in fields, so that farmers can carry out topping, plant protection and other field management measures as required in a timely manner to ensure high yields. Lay the foundation for a good harvest.
This year, the regional cotton planting area has reached 7.25 million acres. Thanks to the promotion of the “one main and one auxiliary” seeding model, as well as the vigorous promotion of high-efficiency water-saving drip irrigation, dry sowing, wet seeding and fully mechanized sowing technology, cotton in various places has The growth is better than in previous years, and the emergence rate is also significantly higher than in previous years.
At present, cotton has entered the budding and flowering stage, which is also a critical period for topping. In the past few days, the reporter found during visits that various regions have seized the farming season and taken multiple measures to manage cotton fields. According to the growth and variety layout of cotton, and in accordance with the principle of “the branches do not arrive at the right time, the branches do not arrive at the right time”, the cotton fields are arranged. Topping job.
Maimaiti Aishan, a farmer in Youkaksati Village, Kalatale Town, Aksu City, said: “Timely topping can promote the production of cotton with abundant peaches and early autumn peaches.”
Topping is an important step in the cotton planting process. It can effectively inhibit the growth of the main stem, facilitate thickening growth and accelerate fruit development, make the cotton produce more bolls, increase the boll weight, and play a role in improving the quality and efficiency of cotton. Significance.
The reporter learned from the regional agricultural technology promotion center that as cotton has entered the critical period of field management for topping, technicians from various regions have been dispatched to go deep into the fields to provide on-site guidance and supervision for the cotton topping work to ensure that the topping operation is completed on schedule. .
The Regional Agricultural Technology Extension Center advises farmers that cotton topping should be done “early for strong seedlings, late for weak seedlings, and at the right time for strong seedlings.” At the same time, topping should be combined with water, fertilizer, and pest and disease control to ensure cotton All field management tasks have been implemented to lay a solid foundation for increasing cotton production and income.
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