PAU releases new variety of cotton

Punjab Agricultural University has released a new hybrid variety of desi cotton for the coming kharif season.

The new variety, PAU 626, take a short time to mature and give a high yield, PAU Director (Research) BS Dhillon said in a release.

He said the variety will play an important role in revival of cotton cultivation in Punjab.

Elaborating on the new variety, Dhillon said:"Plants of this hybrid have pigmentation on stem and branches. Leaves are green, medium sized and okra in shape with fine lobes. It produces medium sized bolls with fluffy opening."

He added that the variety had shown good resistance to diseases during trials.

"It recorded an average yield of 9.8 quintal per acre, with ginning outturn at 40 per cent and fibre length 20.1 mm," he said.