Is Cotton a Water-Guzzling Crop? Some Principles of Cotton Water Relations

摘要

Water availability is potentially one of the most limiting abiotic factors for profitable cotton production. Cotton appears to be well adapted to the production of lint under a range of water regimes and is therefore able to be grown in areas throughout the world with variable rainfall and limited water for irrigation. However, adequate soil moisture through the correct timing of irrigation or precipitation events is essential for the successful commercial production of cotton.