The
National Seed Industry Council recently approved the commercial planting
of Bioseed 6527 a cotton hybrid introduced by the Bioseed Research Philippines,
Inc. The new cotton variety has the following features:
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| NSIC
REGISTRATION NUMBER |
: |
NSIC
Ct-13 |
VARIETY
NAME
|
: |
Bioseed
6527 |
| BREEDER |
: |
Bioseed Research
Phils. Inc. and Cotton Development Administration |
| VARIETY
CHARACTERISTICS: |
|
|
|
Seedcotton
Yield (kg/ha) |
: |
2439.41 |
|
Weight
per boll (g) |
: |
5.13 |
|
Number
of bolls per plant |
: |
25.8 |
|
Maturity
(days) |
: |
107.0 |
|
Plant
height (cm) |
: |
116.01 |
|
Earliness
index (%) |
: |
34.36 |
|
Days
to flossing |
: |
106.94 |
|
Lint
recovery (%) |
: |
37.19 |
|
FIBER PROPERTIES: |
|
|
|
Fiber
length (mm) |
|
27.91 |
|
Fiber
strength (g/tex) |
: |
20.41 |
|
Fiber
fineness (mg/in) |
: |
4.12 |
| REACTION
TO INSECT PEST AND DISEASES |
: |
Highly
resistant to leafhopper and resistant to damping-off organism like
Sclerotium rolfsii and Rhizoctonia solani |
| OTHER
FEATURES OF THE VARIETY |
: |
Surpassed
the fiber quality requirements, namely, medium to long staple length,
strong fiber and average fibers, thus, making it a good source of
raw materials for luxury garments and fabrics |
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