With machines rumbling, the vast field of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the country's major cotton-producing area, has just entered its cotton-sowing season this year.With the help of satellite navigation and agricultural machinery,

Chinese researchers recently discovered a plant hormone which can regulate cotton fiber growth and is expected to improve the quality of cotton fiber.Cotton is an important cash crop in China and the main raw material used by the textile industry, which m

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the country's major cotton producer, has entered its cotton sowing period this year, local agricultural authorities said.Major cotton-producing counties in southern Xinjiang have started spring

（ECNS）——新疆国家统计局周一宣布，2022年新疆棉花产量为539.1万吨，比上一年增长5.1%，占全国总产量的90.2%。由于新疆全年天气晴朗、热量充足、水分充足，棉田状况良好。2022年，新疆棉田每公顷产量2158.5公斤，比上年增长5.5%

官方数据周一显示，2022年中国棉花产量稳定增长，因为良好的天气条件导致每公顷产量提高。根据国家统计局（NBS）的数据，2022年，中国棉花产量近598万吨，同比增长4.3%。每公顷产量增加了5.3%，达到1992.2公斤。得益于晴朗的天气和适宜的降水，新疆这个全国最大的棉花种植区的每公顷产量增长了5.5%

据《新疆日报》周二报道，中国西北部新疆维吾尔自治区的棉花收成基本完成，90%以上的地区棉花已经采摘完毕。新疆的棉花收成通常在每年11月底。今年，新疆共部署了7400台棉花收获机，比去年增加了约1000台。新疆棉花整个产业链的机械化率预计将超过95%

（ECNS）——据中国西北部新疆维吾尔自治区农业和农村事务部称，今年中国西北部的棉花收获机械化率预计将达到80%。北疆玛纳斯县78万亩（5.2万公顷）棉田实现了100%机械化。棉花收获期将持续近一个月，预计将于10月中下旬完成，平均每亩产量（0.067

Official data suggest that machinery cotton pickers have replaced manual labor to complete 80 percent of cotton picking in harvest season in