UPL Ct4 Cotton (96 16): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
UPL Ct4 is a registered cotton variety, also sold or known as 96 16. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 1994 as NSIC 1994 Ct 06. It takes about 106 days from sowing to harvest, with 2.19 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for 96 16, this is the same cotton. Compare it with the others in our cotton variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation in the Philippines.
- Days to harvest: about 106 days from sowing to harvest.
- Yield: 2.19 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
Key facts about UPL Ct4 cotton
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 1994 Ct 06 |
| Year approved | 1994 |
| Also known as | 96 16 |
| Days to harvest | about 106 days |
| Average yield | 2.19 t/ha |
| Weight per boll (g) | 4.51 |
| Plant height (cm) | 82 to 117 |
| No. of bolls per plant | 9.09 |
| Earliness index (percent) | 36.6 |
| Fiber length (mm) | 27.27 |
| Fiber strength (g/tex) | 18.89 |
| Fiber Quality micronaire (mg/on) | 4.64 |
| Fiber Quality lint recovery (percent) | 41.05 |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
UPL Ct4 cotton takes about 106 days from sowing to harvest. That is 13.5 days faster than the average of the 7 cotton varieties with a day count, 119.5 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 2.19 t/ha matches the average of its group, 2.15. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Leaf hopper | 3 | As noted in the record |
| Damping off | 1 | As noted in the record |
| Bollworm | 5 | As noted in the record |
| Bollrot | 1 | As noted in the record |
| Bacterial leaf blight | 2 | As noted in the record |
Read up on damping off.
The pests and diseases that hit cotton fields most often: eggplant leafhopper, Corn earworm, cutworm, Fusarium wilt, thrips. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
Where and when to plant UPL Ct4 cotton
Cotton needs a long dry spell at boll opening. Pick a variety by lint yield and fiber quality. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng puno.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeCotton varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the cotton varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- NAVKAR 5: about 110 days, 3 t/ha, 2000
- CRD 43 105 2 8: about 113 days, 2.23 t/ha, 1999
- CRDI 2: about 113 days, 2.12 t/ha, 1994
- Bioseed 6527: about 116 days, 2.44 t/ha, 2003
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