Recently, reporters visited the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps, the eight division of some cotton planting farms were informed that affected by the low temperature, Northern Xinjiang cotton The sowing and harvesting date is postponed this year, but the overall growth is good. The cotton yield per unit area is expected to be close to 2009.

However, the normal temperature in early September will have a great impact on the final output.

The 147 regiment of the eight division of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps is located in the southern edge of the Junggar basin. This year, it has planted 120 thousand mu of cotton. Xu Jianguo, chief agronomist, said that although the temperature had been delayed for more than 10 days in spring this year, the cotton planting had been postponed for over 147 days, but the 147 regiment increased the number of seedlings per mu by strengthening the late field management. It is hoped that after half a month before cotton harvest, the temperature will be higher to compensate for the lack of accumulated temperature during the growth period.

In the eight farm of Shihezi, the height of cotton plants is generally lower than that of previous years. Shihezi commissar commissar Wang Xinming said that this year cotton sowing late, the growth cycle is short. In order to ensure output, the Shihezi general assembly has topped cotton ahead of schedule, and raised the number of seedlings per mu by 3000 plants. At present, cotton shows a short, dense, uniform, strong and strong growth trend.

Zhang Jieping, general manager of Xinjiang Western Silver cotton industry (Group) Co., Ltd., said recently that Shihezi held "Xinjiang 2010". Cotton business During the symposium, 160 representatives of cotton textile enterprises visited cotton farms in the regimental field, and cotton was generally considered to be growing well. The cotton output in Northern Xinjiang is expected to be unchanged from last year.

Reporters interviewed learned that at this time in previous years, the cotton fields in North Xinjiang have started gradually. Picking flowers But cotton has not yet been released. According to Zhang Jieping, the picking period is expected to be postponed until September 10th.