Volume : I, Issue : II, July - 2012

EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COTTON AND OPTIONS TO MITIGATE AND ADAPTION

G. K. Kataria, M. D. Khanpara

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Climate change is effect on cotton production as a result of higher concentrations of CO2 and increases in temperature. Cotton has certain resilience to high temperatures and drought due to its vertical taproot. The crop is however sensitive to water availability, particularly at the height of flowering and boll formation. Rising temperatures favour plant development, unless day temperatures exceed 32°C. Increases in atmospheric CO2 will also favour plant development. In order to produce cotton lint, 5019m3/ton of blue and 15198m3/ton green water were required, making Indian cotton one of the most water–intensive cotton of the country. In term increased pests, water stress, diseases, and weather extremes will pose adaptation challenges. Limited increases in temperatures could favour cotton plant growth and lengthen during the cotton growing season. It has not been established that 41.8ºC is the upper limit, particularly in India, has shown that heat stress is a big constraint to increasing yields

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G. K. KATARIA, M. D. KHANPARA, EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COTTON AND OPTIONS TO MITIGATE AND ADAPTION, International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.I, Issue.II July 2012

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