Organic Cotton Crop Guide
Designed primarily as a reference manual for extension workers and farmers, the Organic Cotton Crop Guide provides comprehensive practical know-how on organic cotton production in the tropics. The guide covers all relevant aspects from soil preparation, variety selection, crop nutrition and pest management to the economic performance of organic cotton farming...



Authors: Frank Eyhorn, Saro G. Ratter, Mahesh Ramakrishnan
Publisher/Editor: Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland
Year: 2005
Commissioned by: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Switzerland
© Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL
64 Pages

Contents:                                                 
  • General Information on Cotton
  • Soil Fertility Management
  • Crop Nutrition
  • Pest and Disease Management
  • Soil Cultivation and Weed Management
  • Water Management
  • Harvest and Post-Harvest Operations
  • Farm Economy
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