Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Screening of cotton (gossypium hirsutum) for tolerance to early season drought in Namibia

Mr. Twewaadha E. Alweendo Sr. and Mrs. Basilia T. Shipepe. Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Luther street, Government Office Park, windhoek, Namibia

Abstract
Cotton has been identified as a crop with promising
potential.   As such cotton variety evaluation trials  have
been  conducted based on yield, fiber qualities,
resistance to diseases and pests as well as adaptability
 to the climatic conditions. Some promising cultivars
have been recommended for  pre- release and
communal farmers have planted them   under dry land
conditions. Seeds have been obtained from neighboring
 South Africa and Zimbabwe  and this has complicated
 the  evaluation process and  cotton production.
Namibia has  experienced early season drought
since1997. It is against this background that the
 breeding  programme be established in Namibia.

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