Response of Hirsutum Cotton to High Density Planting System

Cotton is the most important fiber crop of Indian farming community and plays an important role in agrarian and rural economy of India. Due to fact that cotton is the backbone of textile industry, the stiff global competition in the production and consumption of cotton. Cotton fiber combined with the technological revolution in the spinning and yarn manufacturing sectors has reprioritized the importance of fiber quality parameters. There is need to increase the production of cotton for improving financial status of farmers and strengthen national economy by increasing the productivity of cotton not only by increasing the area under production but also plant population per hectare. Plant may show better growth and development and give higher yield per plant but may not give maximum yield per unit area because of inadequate plant population. Thus, for increasing economic yield, the optimum spacing is essential in addition to management factors like sowing at proper time, proper spacing between plant to plant and row to row and adequate manuring possesses are important to get the higher yield.