Mozambique in search of high cotton yield through research

The improvement of the old cotton varieties produced in Mozambique is the bet of the Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique (IIAM) in the province of Zambézia, as a way to lead producers to achieve high yield production. Currently developing an advanced program (conventional and non-conventional) for the genetic improvement of cotton tolerant to angular stain and other diseases, high productivity and good fiber qualities, IIAM also has goals to achieve in the long term. To this end, the prospect is to raise funds for research and production of basic and pre-basic seeds, release and registration of cultivars improved by the cotton breeding program tolerant to diseases, pests and other abiotic factors, such as drought, with high yields and good quality. . According to Leonel Moiana, a researcher at IIAM, the old varieties are already unfeasible, as they are far from the standards for high-yield production intended for this crop. According to the data provided by Moiana, ...