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Impact Report
| For plan | Agronomic Crop and Improved Pasture System Development (Chaves County) |
| Date | October 31, 2011, 8:23 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Cotton Production in Chaves County The glandless cotton evaluation project in New Mexico has expanded into Chaves County during this growing season. After years of breeding and development, a new line of Acala that contains no gossypol glands, which produces the toxic substance in cotton seed, has been made available. But without gossypol, glandless cotton is more susceptible to insect pests. NMSU researchers have headed up trials at research centers and with growers in the Mesilla Valley this past year. To test its response in other parts of New Mexico, the agent arranged for a grower in Hagerman to plant glandless cotton this season. To date, the cotton has responded well. Yield and fiber quality data will be collected this fall to determine final response to Chaves County’s climatic and soil conditions. |