As in the whole country, in the Dashoguz velayat much attention is paid to scientific selection and the creation of new high-yielding varieties of cotton.

Thus, last year, production tests of a new promising medium-fiber cotton variety “Dashoguz-150” were continued here. It was developed by the head of the Dashoguz velayat cotton breeding and seed production branch of the Research Institute of Cotton Growing of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan Ch. Seyitmuradov. Two and a half hectares of land were sown with the new variety.

According to the developer, the yield, on average, reached 35 centners per hectare. The new product, continuing the popular in the region line of varieties "Gubadag", in terms of its main indicators meets modern requirements for the crop and in various characteristics is not inferior to the basic varieties already tested in the region. The developer tried to "build" into the new product improved parameters for germination in local climatic conditions and increased disease resistance, high yield and strength of fiber, and others.

Simultaneously with this variety, tests were also conducted on another new medium-fiber cotton variety, "Jeyhun-16", which also has good indicators for the main characteristics. Based on the results of the staged tests, conclusions will be made on the suitability of the new varieties for mass production.

Further development of the cotton industry in the north of the country is planned to be carried out by increasing the yield with more efficient and rational use of land and water resources. Such a strategy requires, among other things, the creation of new varieties of the crop that have a set of economically useful characteristics and are adapted to growing conditions. Therefore, local breeders continue to consistently work on the creation of new varieties that fully satisfy the requirements of the domestic textile industry.