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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (16): 54-60.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2026-0235

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Analysis of Development Status and Variety Characteristics of Cotton Industry in Southern Xinjiang

LI Chunyan1(), WANG Fei2(), FU Wenmin3, NIU Kangkang1, WANG Weiwei4, LIU Mengli5, YE Mengdi5   

  1. 1 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Agricultural Technology Extension General Station, Urumqi 830049
    2 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Cultivated Land Quality Protection Monitoring Center, Urumqi 830049
    3 Kashgar Agricultural and Rural Bureau, Kashgar, Xinjiang 844000
    4 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Pesticide Testing Institute (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Supervision and Inspection Center), Urumqi 830049
    5 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Plant Protection and Quarantine Station, Urumqi 830049
  • Received:2026-03-16 Revised:2026-07-16 Online:2026-08-25 Published:2026-08-20

Abstract:

Southern Xinjiang is the core region for cotton production in Xinjiang, where its industrial development trends and variety quality characteristics are directly linked to the overall high-quality development of the cotton industry. Currently, systematic analyses of the current state of cotton industrial development in southern Xinjiang and the coordination between variety yield and quality remain relatively scarce. This study aims to clarify the development patterns of the cotton industry and the evolutionary trends of variety characteristics in southern Xinjiang in recent years, providing practical references and theoretical support for the scientific selection of cotton varieties, optimization of cultivation techniques, and industrial quality upgrading. Taking the main cotton-producing areas in southern Xinjiang as the research subject, the study systematically collects core industrial data such as planting area, yield per unit area, and total yield of cotton across five prefectures in southern Xinjiang from 2019 to 2023. Combined with agronomic traits, yield indicators, disease resistance, and fiber quality characteristics of approved upland cotton varieties during the 14th Five-Year Plan period and the 2025 recommended varieties, a comprehensive analysis is conducted to explore the correlation between the development of the cotton industry and variety characteristics. The scale of the cotton industry in southern Xinjiang remains stable, with continuously improving yield levels and ongoing optimization of agronomic traits such as variety maturity and plant type, along with significantly enhanced mechanization compatibility. The industrial development foundation is solid, but challenges persist, including insufficient supply of disease-resistant varieties and prominent conflicts between fiber quality and yield improvement. In summary, enhancing the quality and efficiency of the cotton industry in southern Xinjiang requires coordinated improvement of both yield and quality, with a focus on comprehensive measures such as the breeding of stress-resistant, high-quality new varieties, optimization of regional planting layouts, and the integrated promotion of green standardized cultivation techniques to drive high-quality and sustainable development of the cotton industry in southern Xinjiang.

Key words: Southern Xinjiang, cotton industrial, variety breeding, quality characteristics, high-quality development

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