Cotton seed suppliers & varieties
Upland and Pima cotton varieties for fibre and seed-oil production.
Growing conditions
Warm-season; 21–32°C. Deep, well-drained soil, pH 6.0–8.0.
Climate
Sub-tropical and arid irrigated production.
Greenhouse
Not applicable.
Open field
Mechanised row-crop production; Bt and herbicide-tolerant traits where permitted.
Water
High; precision irrigation increasingly standard.
Market demand
Global textile fibre; cottonseed oil and cake demand.
Disease resistance
- • Verticillium wilt
- • Fusarium wilt
- • Bollworm
- • Whitefly
- • Cotton leaf curl virus
Recommended regions
- • India
- • China
- • USA
- • Brazil
- • Pakistan
- • Uzbekistan
Export opportunities
USA, Brazil, India and Australia lead lint exports.