鄂棉23由湖北省农科院作物所育成,2003年通过湖北省农作物品种审定。主要特点是丰产性突出,纤维品质属中短绒棉类型。根据农业部2003～2007年优势农产品区域布局规划,我国目前棉花品种结构不合理,缺乏适合纺高产支纱(50支以上)和低支纱(20支以下)的原棉。鄂棉23的 Emei 23 bred by the Hubei Provincial Academy of Agricultural Crops, Hubei Province in 2003 through the approval of crop varieties. The main feature is the outstanding high yield, fiber quality is a short-staple cotton type. According to the Ministry of Agriculture 2003-2007 regional layout planning of superior agricultural products, China’s current varieties of cotton structure is irrational, the lack of suitable for spinning high yield yarn (50 or more) and low count yarn (20 or less) of the raw cotton. Emei 23’s