🌿 Cotton
Location: Gujarat
Demo data — sample figures for demonstration only
26
Farms reporting
140.7
Total area (acre)
10.57
Avg yield / acre (quintal)
₹41,961
Avg cost / acre
₹74,093
Avg revenue / acre
₹32,132
Avg profit / acre
76.6%
Average ROI
₹7,011
Avg sale rate / quintal
Where the money goes
per acre · Total ₹41,961
Yield per acre by year / Profit per acre by year
Best performing talukas (District)
Season split
Reference crop schedule — Cotton
Days from sowing| Days from sowing | Stage | Activity | Category | Indicative cost / acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -40–-30 | Pre-sowing |
Deep ploughing
Summer deep ploughing to expose soil-borne pests.
|
Land preparation | ₹2,700 |
| -20–-12 | Pre-sowing |
Harrowing and levelling
Two harrowings, then level the field.
|
Land preparation | ₹1,350 |
| -12–-6 | Pre-sowing |
Basal FYM / compost
8-10 tonne FYM per acre, mixed before sowing.
|
Fertilizer | ₹5,200 |
| -2–0 | Sowing |
Seed treatment
Treat seed with Imidacloprid + Trichoderma.
|
Seed | ₹600 |
| 0–3 | Sowing |
Sowing / dibbling
BT hybrid at 4x1.5 ft after 25-30 mm rain.
|
Sowing | ₹6,250 |
| 20–25 | Vegetative |
First top dressing (N)
Urea 25 kg/acre at first irrigation.
|
Fertilizer | ₹1,650 |
| 22–30 | Vegetative |
First inter-culturing / weeding
Hand weeding plus one hoeing.
|
Weeding | ₹2,400 |
| 30–40 | Vegetative |
Sucking pest spray
Monitor jassids/whitefly; spray on ETL.
|
Plant protection | ₹1,350 |
| 38–45 | Vegetative |
Irrigation 2
Critical for square formation.
|
Irrigation | ₹750 |
| 45–55 | Flowering |
Second top dressing
Urea 25 kg + potash 15 kg per acre.
|
Fertilizer | ₹2,100 |
| 50–60 | Flowering |
Second inter-culturing
Hoe and earth up the rows.
|
Weeding | ₹2,100 |
| 60–70 | Flowering |
Pink bollworm monitoring
Install 4 pheromone traps per acre.
|
Plant protection | ₹1,050 |
| 75–85 | Boll development |
Irrigation at boll formation
Do not let the crop stress at boll filling.
|
Irrigation | ₹750 |
| 85–95 | Boll development |
Bollworm control spray
Rotate molecules; avoid repeat of same group.
|
Plant protection | ₹1,800 |
| 95–105 | Boll development |
Foliar nutrition spray
2% KNO3 spray improves boll weight.
|
Fertilizer | ₹900 |
| 130–145 | Harvest |
First picking
Pick fully opened bolls in dry weather.
|
Harvest | ₹6,700 |
| 155–170 | Harvest |
Second picking
Second flush picking after 20-25 days.
|
Harvest | ₹5,650 |
| 172–185 | Post harvest |
Grading and sale
Grade by staple length before selling.
|
Post harvest | ₹900 |
| Total | ₹44,200 | |||
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