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SHANKAR-6 |
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PEDIGREE |
G.Dot.100(G.hirs.) X G.Cot.10(G.hirs.) |
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DURATION |
Sown in the month of June-July and is ready for picking in November and may extend upto February. |
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FIBRE PROPERTIES |
| (a) 2.5% Span Length |
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27.5 to 29.5 mm |
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| (b) Micronaire |
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3.5 to 4.9 |
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| (c) Bundle Strength |
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| (1) 1000 lbs./sq.inch |
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85 to 96 |
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| (2) 1/8" gauge- g/tex |
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21 to 23(ICC ) |
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| COMPARABLE FOREIGN GROWTH |
U.S.Fibre Max/Acala,W.African,Australian,Brazilian,Tanz anian,Syrian. |
| GENERAL REMARKS |
Shankar-6 is cultivated in an area of 4.4million acres in our state of Gujarat.It is in great demand by the textile industry in India & China . |
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| SHANKAR-4 |
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PEDIGREE |
G.cot.100 (G.hir.) x G.cot.10 (G.hir.) |
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DURATION |
The crop is generally sown in themonth of June-July,the first flowers appear in 60-75 days after sowing and the bolls appear within 190-210 days after sowing.The crop is ready for harvest by November and may extend upto February. |
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FIBRE PROPERTIES |
| (a) 2.5% Span Length |
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28 to 30 mm |
1-3/32" to 1-3/16" |
| (b) Micronaire |
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3.5 to 4.2 |
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| (c) Bundle Strength |
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| (1) 1000 lbs./sq.inch |
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89 to 98 |
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| (2) 1/8" gauge- g/tex |
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21 to 23 |
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| COMPARABLE FOREIGN GROWTH |
California Acala SJV,Elpaso,Colombia Acala, Australia LS80 |
| GENERAL REMARKS |
The plant grows to a height of 120-150 cms. It is susceptible to bollworms and mildly susceptible to prodenia and mites. This variety is spreading fast on account of its high demand in the market. Now it is the major variety of cotton in the whole of Gujarat This hybrid cotton has fibre characters similar to that of Hybrid 4 and is early by about 2 weeks. It is in great demand by the textile industry in India, China , Europe and Japan. |
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MANY OTHER QUALITIES ALSO SUPPLIED BY US , like : MCU 5 , LINTER , COMBER , SUVIN , DCH 32 , HYBRID - 4 , J34 SG , LRA 5166 ,
MECH-1
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