The primitive cultivated forms of species of Gossypion herbaceum (L), race acerifolium is found in Ethiopia. Cotton is widely grown in Ethiopia in irrigated low lands on large scale basis and in warmer mid altitude on small scale farms under rain fed conditions. The exact total area under cotton production is estimated to be 75,900 ha. Nitrogen contributes to yield responses through its effect on the growth and reproductive behavior of cotton plants. In cotton, a considerable portion of the plants assimilate can be partitioned to non reproductive plant part rather than to fruiting ...
The primitive cultivated forms of species of Gossypion herbaceum (L), race acerifolium is found in Ethiopia. Cotton is widely grown in Ethiopia in ...