Abstract

Field trials were conducted for two seasons to find out the effect of season on field performance in cotton. Six genotypes were grown in two seasons viz., summer and winter without pre-sowing treatment to identify the seasonal effect on yield and yield components in cotton. Prolonged vegetative period with delayed flowering was observed in summer while winter showing early flowering. Among the different traits studied, most of the traits exhibited variation except plant height. The genotype LRA 5166 exhibited higher seed cotton yield, boll weight, number of bolls followed by genotype surabhi. The genotype DHY 286-1 adversely affected by unfavourable environment condition yield and showing poor yield and yield contributing characters.