Comparison of Harvest Systems and Seed Cotton Yield in Narrow-Row and Wide-Row Planting Patterns under Farmer's Field Conditions in Darab Region of Fars Province

Roozbeh, Majid

doi:10.22092/amsr.2025.370482.1522

Document Type : Popular Science Article

Author

Majid Roozbeh

Associate Professor, Agricultural Engineering Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Darab, Iran.

10.22092/amsr.2025.370482.1522

Abstract

The development of mechanical cotton harvesting can cause significant changes in the conventional cotton production process from the point of planting pattern. A study was conducted to determine the effects of narrow row and conventional row cotton production systems on cotton picker and stripper performance under farmer's field conditions in 2022. The results showed that cotton stripper application in narrow row system reduced effective field capacity by 26.2% as compared to cotton picker. The wide row cotton production system had a lower percentage of ground losses and total losses (6.7 and 11.1% respectively) as compared to narrow row systems, although difference in seed cotton loss was not significant among cotton production systems. The findings showed that application of narrow row system increased the seed cotton yield by 10.5 % compared to the wide row system. The results revealed that different cotton harvesting systems had no effect on characteristics of fiber quality. However, results indicate that, application of narrow row cotton production system with stripper harvester is more effect to improve seed cotton yield compared to the wide row cotton production system in cotton-cultivated regions of the south part of Fars province and other areas with the similar ecological conditions.

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Agricultural Mechanization and Systems Research

Comparison of Harvest Systems and Seed Cotton Yield in Narrow-Row and Wide-Row Planting Patterns under Farmer's Field Conditions in Darab Region of Fars Province

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Volume 25, Issue 90 - Serial Number 90
June 2024
Pages 33-42

Comparison of Harvest Systems and Seed Cotton Yield in Narrow-Row and Wide-Row Planting Patterns under Farmer's Field Conditions in Darab Region of Fars Province

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Volume 25, Issue 90 - Serial Number 90June 2024Pages 33-42

Volume 25, Issue 90 - Serial Number 90
June 2024
Pages 33-42