【Objective】 To explore the effects of irrigation quota on cotton growth and development, soil moisture distribution, water use efficiency and yield under subsoiling tillage in southern Xinjiang, optimize the irrigation system of drip irrigation cotton field in Xinjiang, which provided a theoretical basis for optimizing the irrigation system of drip irrigation cotton field and realizing efficient water use, water saving and increase production in southern Xinjiang.【Methods】 Therefore, a cotton cultivation field positioning drip irrigation quotas experiment was carried out under the condition of subsoiling 40 cm from April to October of 2019 in Awati County experimental base of the arid inland Tarim Basin, Northwest Xinjiang, four drip irrigation quotas of 2400 m3/hm2(W1),3,000 m3/hm2(W2),3,600 m3/hm2(W3)and 4,200 m3/hm2(W4) were set,aiming to explore the effects of different drip irrigation quotas on cotton growth and development, water use efficiency (WUE) and the growth characteristics and crop productivity in cotton growing seasons.【Results】 Under the condition of 40 cm subsoiling, the plant height and leaf area index of cotton increased linearly with the increase of irrigation quota,The plant height and leaf area index of W3 and W4 treatment were significantly higher than that of W1 treatment; The increase of irrigation quota promoted the formation of biomass in the later growth stage and was conducive to the increase of yield,but the excessive irrigation quota was not conducive to biomass accumulation and yield formation.The biomass accumulation of different treatments showed the change of W3 > W2 > W4 > W1, and W3 treatment was significantly higher than W1 treatment (P<0.05), which was 18.8%, 9.6% and 13.9% higher than W1, W2 and W4 treatment respectively; With the increase of irrigation quota, the soil water content in each growth period showed an increasing trend in 0 ~ 80 cm soil layer, but too much irrigation was easy to cause water infiltration;However, excessive irrigation is easy to cause water infiltration; For yield and component factors, The number of bolls per plant in W3 treatment was significantly higher than that in W1 treatment by 10.9%, the yield of seed cotton in W2 and W3 treatment was significantly higher than that in W1 and W4 treatment (P<0.05), and the yield of seed cotton in W2 treatment was 10.9%, 0.6% and 11.8% higher than that in W1, W2 and W3 treatment, respectively; Water use efficiency decreased significantly with the increase of irrigation quota (P<0.05), and there were significant differences among different treatments.【Conclusion】 When the irrigation quota is in the range of 3,000-3,600 m3/hm2, it is more conducive to promote cotton growth and development and dry matter accumulation, better balance the relationship between water use and yield, and facilitate yield formation, Under the condition of 40 cm subsoiling.