NDLH 2051-1: a high-yield, sucking pest-tolerant cultivar of cotton

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Abstract NDLH 2051-1 has a mean seed cotton yield potential of 1590 kg ha-1 and has been singled out for commercial cultivation in the south and central zones of India by the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Nandyal, India. This cultivar represents an essential contribution to sustainable cotton production in India.

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Aziz Khan, Xudong Pan, Ullah Najeeb … (2018)

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