Author: K.K. Framji, I.K. Mahajan

Year: 1973,

Type: Special Publication, Format: Print

Cotton has exercised a profound influence throughout the man's civilization. Despite the growth and spread of synthetic fibre and nylon textiles, cotton has the pride of first place among the cash crops. Very rapid progress in cotton growing calls for advanced technology and practices. This compilation based on reports from about 20 principal cotton-growing countries pools world-wide knowledge and experience on technological advances made on the theme of the publication. Eight chapters synthesize information from the country reports on economic importance of cotton irrigation I cotton-growing countries, meteorological and soil conditions, consumptive use of water for irrigated cotton under different soil and climatic conditions, cotton irrigation scheduling - research and findings, irrigation scheduling - field practices, irrigation methods, cultural practices, and conclusions and recommendations. At the end a bibliography of 603 references has been compiled.