QUESTIONS FROM THE FIRST COTTON GROUP

3. ENCLOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

The oldest specimens ofproductsmade with cotton date back to about:
4000 BC
1575 BC
3000 B.C.

4. ENCLOSE THE CORRECT RESPONSE

InMexicothe first region where cotton is believed to have been cultivated is:
VERACRUZ (CORRECT)
MONTERREY
DURANGO

5. PUT V OR F
It is true that the economic importance of cotton is due mainly to
the fiber itself (V)

6. COMPLETE
Cotton is a natural plant fiber of great economic importance as
raw material for the production of fabric and clothing

7. From the crude oil that is mostly obtained from cotton

Edible oils
Vegetable shortening
Margarines
Soaps
Varnishes and lacquers for their different uses
Also like the hydrogenation process.

8. What are the main cotton-producing provinces and their percentage and the
yield per hectare?
Manabí 34 1.2 tm/ha
Guayas 64 0.9 tm/ha

9. PUT V OR F
The commercial and food importance does not generate the main economic income.
in the rural areas of different countries.

Cottonseed oil enhances the natural flavor of food.

 10. COMPLETE
According to data from the III National Agricultural Census in ... ECUADOR ... There is a
cultivated area of.....1,908 hectares......approximately.

GROUP 3

The phrase 'knowing how to cultivate cotton is knowing how to water' refers to

A. THAT COTTON CULTIVATION REQUIRES A LOT OF WATER AND IRRIGATION MUST BE

CONSTANT
B. THAT COTTON CULTIVATION REQUIRES LITTLE WATER AND THEREFORE IT IS NECESSARY TO
WATER WITH MODERATION

C. THE EXCESS OF WATER IN CULTIVATION IS AS HARMFUL AS THE LACK OF IRRIGATION.

5. OF THE ELEMENTS LISTED BELOW WHICH OF THEM IS HIGHLY REQUIRED

FOR COTTON CULTIVATION
A. PHOSPHORUS

B.POTASSIUM

C. NITROGEN

D. NONE

6. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

AT THE TIME OF COTTON HARVESTING, WE MUST TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH

A. AVOID CAUSING DAMAGE, STAINING, AND CONTAMINATION OF THE FIBER THAT AFFECTS THE
QUALITY.

B. AVOID THE FALL OF THE COTTON BALL

C.A and B
 D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

7. UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ONE

IN THE INDUSTRIALIZATION PROCESS, WHAT IS THE PART OF THE COTTON PLANT THAT
IS TRANSFORMED INTO EDIBLE OIL

A. COTTON FIBER

B. THE LEAVES AND THE FLOWER

C. THE STEM

THE ROOTS

THE SEED

NONE OF THE ABOVE

8. TRUE OR FALSE

Biodiversity, organic matter recycling, and biotic control of agents

HARMFUL, THEY ARE THE BASES OF AN AGRO-PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

(FALSE)

9. ENUMERE 3 FACTORES QUE CARACTERIZAN EL CULTIVO DE ALGODÓN EN UN SISTEMA

AGRO-ECOLOGICAL

1 USE OF CONVENTIONAL VARIETIES (NON-GMO)

2 WITHOUT THE USE OF AGROCHEMICALS

3 EXCELLENT QUALITY OF FIBER.

10. LIST 2 AGROECOLOGICAL PRACTICES USED IN COTTON CULTIVATION

1 USE OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS

2 CROP ROTATIONS

GROUP 4
1. T or F
Cotton is a fiber that is used for the industrialization of yarns and fabrics.
dyed, clothing garments.
(v)
2. Underline the correct one
To grow cotton, a seed is needed.
with a high germination percentage
b) A recycled and illegitimate seed
a seed free of pests and diseases
 d) A and C are correct

3. What is the planting depth for cotton?

Varies from 3 to 5 cm in depth depending on the soil texture and
checking that it is completely covered by the floor

4. How many types of planting are known?

Direct sowing in open field

Sowing with mulch and plastic
Sowing on the back

5. PUT V OR F
Thinning is done when the cotton plants reach a size of 5 to 10 cm.
in height. In the thinning, the aim is to remove a specific number of plants that
they interfere with each other, leaving 10 plants per linear meter
(v)

3 ELIJA THE CORRECT OPTION: PLANTING IN RIDGES

A. allows for soil erosion and a greater accumulation of temperatures in
the land suffers excessive moisture loss
B. It is a widely used technique and consists of placing some plastics in the
land surface using very complete machinery.
C. This type of planting is widely used in irrigated and dryland areas.
4 Name the most suitable irrigation for cotton cultivation
Drip irrigation

5 Name the 2 types of mechanical harvesting

The capsule harvester
The fiber harvester
GROUP 6

True false

The symptoms of upward curling caused by the attack of the pest insect Thrips are
it can be confused with zinc micronutrient deficiency

(True)

2. Complete

The Trips have a scraping-sucking mouth apparatus, adapted to scrape and

suck.

3. Answer
What type of viral disease of great economic importance is transmitted by the aphid?
Aphis gossypii.

The viral disease called BLUE DISEASE

4. Complete:

Soil pests in cotton cultivation are Spodoptera frugiperda and Agrotis.

they cause damage by cutting the plant below the cotyledons.
5. T R U E O R F A L S E

The red spider in the nymph stage extracts sap, causing the foliage to discolor, the adult weaves a
whitish fabric left by parasites to protect their eggs.

7.- Select how many days the life cycle of the whitefly lasts

10 – 15 days
b. 30 – 40 days
c. 20 - 50 days
d. 25 – 40 days

8. In what state can the whitefly attack the cotton crop?

In nymph state.

9.-complete:

The boll weevil or cotton weevil belongs to the order of Coleoptera.

10.-complete:

The Spodoptera frugiperda causes the most damage in cotton cultivation in its larval stage.
Delarvay can attack as a defoliator and a web spinner.

11.- complete:

The larva of Agrotis ipsilon is also known by the name cutworm.

12.- Choose the correct option

What percentage of evaluation in the field of the large screwworm fly
Should releases of Trichogramma be made for bellota?
a) 5-10% response
50-60%
c) 80-90%
2-3%
13. Choose the correct option: what does the pink lizard specifically feed on?

From the whole acorn

from the seed
g) From the fiber
h) From the leaves

14.- Select the correct answer the pink lizard and the acorn weevil the
control with which species it is possible to manage their populations.

i) Trichogramma
j) Anthonomus
k) Aphid

GROUP 7
Does the wilt disease of the cotton plant cause the fungus?

Fusarium oxysporum

The disease of verticilliosis is caused by:

Fusarium sp Verticillium dahliae Kle. Damping off

True or false

One of the damages caused by anthracnose in cotton is the destruction of the fiber and the seeds.
true

True or false

Rot in the cotton capsule is caused by viruses (false)

Write the management and control to prevent diseases in cotton cultivation

An appropriate treatment of the seed, whether chemical or biological,

Cultivations of resistant varieties

Do not exceed nitrogen fertilization

Crop rotation

Destruction of harvest waste.

The blue disease in cotton is caused by:

Mushrooms bacteria virus

The angular leaf spot disease is caused by the fungus

Xanthomonas axonopodis damping off alternaria sp

Complete:
Diseases in the cotton plant can be caused by

Fungi bacteria and viruses

True or false

Damping off is a disease that causes infection of the seed about to germinate.
(true)

True or false

The fungus Fusarium oxysporum can survive in the organic matter of the soil for a long time.
undefined and to be transmitted by the seed. (True)

GROUP 8
1. Answer true or false
Harvesting work should generally be done in the early hours of the morning.
It is necessary to ensure that there is no drizzle or presence of moisture on the cottons beforehand.
to proceed with the collection.
2. Complete

In this crop, the value of the harvest will depend on the final weight and the price that it
obtain by fiber.

3.Complete

Among the qualities that determine the quality of the fiber, length is one of the most important.
important, because it helps to determine, among other things, the price of cotton in the market.

4. T or F
The first operation of the production chain is the separation by batches of the bales of
seed cotton, to be stacked.
5. Complete
National cotton production can be marketed as cotton (raw), fiber and
seed.
6. Complete
The main cotton producers in the world account for almost 60% of the production.
The global are the United States, China, and India