Kapas (Seed Cotton)
Season
Kharif
JJASONDJFMAM
100% of its area.
When to sow and harvest
Kharif
100% of its area
Today
Sow
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
Sow
Growing
Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.
Will it grow on your land?
Pick your place and water to see:
- Whether Kapas (Seed Cotton) suits your land Good fit, possible or won't work, with the reasons.
- What it could earn an acre From yields near you and mandi prices.
- Water and fertiliser it needs Irrigations for your water, and bags for one acre.
Fertiliser for one acre
Not covered yet. Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra for the dose.
Watch out for
Not covered yet. Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to watch for.
Mandi price, month by month
No mandi prices for this crop yet.
Where it grows in India
- Area grown in India
- 555 ha
- 1998-99
- Average yield
- 0.8 t/ha
- 1998-99
Districts with the most area (recent figures)
The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.
No recent district figures for this crop.
Across India over the years
Yield (t/ha)
0.0
0.4
0.8
1997-98
1998-99
Area (ha)
0.0
484
967
1997-98
1998-99
Only years in which most of the usual districts reported are shown.
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 1997-98 & 1998-99.