Abstract:
The opportunity to increase
agricultural areas is limited, so that
increasing demands can be achieved by
producing more products from existent
agricultural areas. Second cropping is a
sustainable practice in which more than one
crop is grown consecutive on the same
ground. This study was carried out to
determine agricultural and technological
properties of growing cotton (Gossypium
hirsutum L.) as second crop on stubble of
ridge planted wheat in Diyarbakır. The
experiment was conducted in the
experimental area of Dicle University
Agricultural Faculty as randomize complete
block design with three replications. Eight
cotton varieties (Berke, Lachata, BA 119,
STV 468, STV 373, Özbek 100, Fantom and
DP 396) were used as material. Wheat,
planting on ridge, was harvested
approximately 10 cm above the soil surface
June 12, 2012. Straws of harvested wheat
were removed from the experimental area.
Same day cotton varieties were planted two
rows on each ridge. The results indicated
that STV 468, Fantom and Berke in terms of
seed cotton yield; Fantom, Berke in terms of
fiber length; DP 396 and Berke interms of
fiber strength had given the highest values.
However, our study suggested that whether
very earlier cotton varieties (Özbek 100,
Berke and Fantom) are grown, cotton will
be grown as second crop after ridge planted
wheat in the stubble seedling under
Diyarbakır ecological condition.
