Central Cotton Research Institute

Central Cotton Research Institute Multan, ( مرکزی ادارہ برائے تحقیقات و علوم نخ ) established in 1970 in Multan, Pakistan, is one of the renowned research institutes of Pakistan. The institute has many divisions dedicated to different aspects of cotton research including Agronomy, Breeding and Genetics, Cytogenetics, Physiology, Fiber Technology, Statistics and Agricultural Engineering.

Cotton varieties

Sr. No.	Variety	Year of Release	Lint %age	Staple length (mm)	Micronaire (ug inch−1)	Strength (tppsi)
1.	CIM-70	1986	31.5	29.0	4.2	92.5
2.	CIM-109	1990	35.1	27.2	4.4	92.0
3.	CIM-240	1992	36.5	27.5	4.7	93.7
4.	CIM-1100	1996	38.0	29.0	3.9	94.0
5.	CIM-448	1996	38.0	28.5	4.5	93.8
6.	CIM-443	1998	36.7	27.6	4.9	96.0
7.	CIM-446	1998	36.2	27.0	4.7	97.4
8.	CIM-482	2000	39.2	28.5	4.5	98.0
9.	CIM-473	2002	39.7	29.6	4.3	95.2
10.	CIM-499	2003	40.2	29.6	4.4	97.3
11.	CIM-707	2004	38.1	32.2	4.2	97.5
12.	CIM-506	2004	38.5	28.7	4.5	98.9
13.	CIM-496	2005	41.1	29.7	4.6	93.5
14.	CIM-534	2006	40.1	29.0	4.5	97.2
15.	CIM-554	2009	41.5	28.5	4.7	96.8
16.	CIM-573	2012	39.3	31.6	4.7	92.5
17.	Bt. CIM-598	2012	41.8	29.0	4.4	94.8
18.	CIM-608	2013	41.1	28.5	4.6	93.9
19.	Bt. CIM-599	2013	40.3	30.2	4.6	96.3
20.	Bt. CIM-602	2013	38.0	29.5	4.8	95.0
21.	Cyto-124	2016	42.7	30.5	4.3	98.6
22.	CIM-620	2016	40.4	29.1	4.6	93.3
23.	Bt. Cyto-178	2016	40.8	29.0	4.3	105.2
24.	Bt. CIM-600	2017	42.8	28.8	4.6	96.7
25.	Bt. CIM-177	2017	40.8	29.0	4.3	105.2
26.	Bt. CIM-179	2017	40.2	28.2	4.2	107.6
27.	CIM-610	2018	40.2	28.8	4.3	101.9
28.	Bt. CIM-632	2018	41.6	28.8	4.3	100.4

See also

• List of think tanks in India
• Central Institute for Cotton Research (India)

External links

• Official website