• Recommended cotton varieties for Andhra Pradesh and their important characteristics
• Andhra Pradesh is playing a key role in national efforts for stepping up of cotton production and productivity in India.
• Due to the susceptibility of prominent hybrids like JKHy-1, DCH-32 etc., to the wilt of un-known etiology during early 80's and flare up of whitefly in 1984-85, the area under hybrids was drastically replaced by varieties.
• After decline in whitefly incidence, the area under hybrids has increased gradually but varieties still occupy some area in this state.
• The total area under cotton cultivation in the state is around 10 lakh hectares with an annual production of about 26 lakh bales (1 bale=170 kg each).
• Out of this, about 12 percent is being grown under irrigated dry condition.
• In Andhra Pradesh three different agroclimatic regions are existing viz., Coastal region, Telangana region and Rayalaseema region.
• All the cultivable species of Gossypium viz., G.arboreum, G.herbaceum, G.hirsutum and G.barbadense are grown in commercial proportions.
• Andhra Pradesh has unique distinction of cultivating the largest number of cotton varieties in a season which includes certain non-descript types.

Varieties / Hybrids details are given in the following table

Where R = Rainfed