Agriculture

Increase cotton yield and lint quality with precision irrigation

Yield and fiber quality are of top priority to the cotton grower and are influenced by water management. This makes precision irrigation the smart choice for consistently higher quality yields.

Why choose precision irrigation for cotton?

  • Lower humidity for higher lint quality

Unlike sprinkler systems, drip irrigation waters the plant roots and not the plant canopy, so the humidity level is not affected. This is especially important when the first floor bolls open, as the lower the humidity conditions at this time, the higher the quality of lint.

  • Forming the perfect cotton plant

By applying measured doses of water, drip irrigation provides the control and flexibility to create mild stress during certain growth periods. This results in an ideal, compact plant with many bolls.

  • Greater yield with less water

Compared to conventional furrow, overhead sprinkler and center pivot irrigation, drip irrigation can yield 20% more cotton per 1 m3 of water under diverse agro-ecological conditions and without reducing lint quality.

Drip irrigation for quality cotton lint

Grower Stories

Meet people pioneering precision irrigation

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The Patschke family has been raising cotton in West Texas for five generations. After row watering in the 70's and 80's they made the switch to drip irrigation in 1997 and never looked back.

Patschke Farms

Cotton, USA

Doyle Schniers of Schniers Brothers Farm has been farming for 39 years in Texas. Traditional practices have become labor-intensive and moving to drip was the way to go.

Schniers Brothers Farm

Cotton, USA

INTERESTED IN CONSISTENTLY BETTER COTTON YIELD AND FIBER QUALITY?

INTERESTED IN CONSISTENTLY BETTER COTTON YIELD AND FIBER QUALITY?

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