Cotton Genetic Gain & Sustainability

Sustainability of cotton is critical to future profitability and competitiveness in the marketplace against MMF. In the US, cotton has made steady progress in land use efficiency (LUE expressed as acres to produce a lb of lint) yet is under appreciated as a key driver of sustainability for the next 30 years. US cotton has seen a 4X increase in LUE since the 1930’s attributed to better pest control, mechanization, fertility management, irrigation technologies and efficiencies and genetic improvement.