Flowering
As Sally learned previously, cotton is a perennial woody
shrub. A perennial plant is a plant that lives for more than two years.
Originally cotton was a perennial plant but through years of breeding and
selection; today cotton used for massive production has been adapted to an
annual production system. Furthermore, breeding and selection has also allowed
cotton production to be posible in various climate conditions such as semi-arid and
humid conditions.
The Cotton Flower
The cotton plant produces a perfect flower, meaning that the
same flower contains female and male organs. The first sign of flowering start
to show around 35 days after planting. The flower bloom happens around 21 days
after the first sign of flowering occurs.
Flowering is very important to cotton production because pollinated
flowers become cotton bolls. Pollination normally happens a few hours the white
flower has opened.
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