BRS Jade is a light brown-colored cultivar with high fiber yield potential (approximately 41%) and high productivity, exceeding 4500 kg/ha. The cultivar has high yield potential in the Cerrado and Semi-arid environments and good fiber characteristics, with 28.6 mm of fiber length, 83.7% uniformity, and tenacity of 29.2gf/tex. It is resistant to bacterial blight (Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum), moderately resistant to common mosaic (Abutilon mosaic virus – AbMV) and moderately susceptible to ramularia leaf spot (Ramularia areola).

Geographic range

Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Pernambuco and Mato Grosso do Sul

Economic Benefit

The technology has a lot of potential to expand into other cotton cultivation areas. The market is still small, but clothes made of naturally colored cotton are gaining momentum in Brazil and abroad.

Partners

Agency of Funding for Studies and Projects -FINEP, Banco do Nordeste-BnB, and CNPq