difficult to prove cause and effect for maturity differences being responsible for any variation in response Potassium deficiency in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) depresses among genotypes to K. Theoretically, differences in root yield by decreasing late season growth and is reportedly more harmful to early maturing cotton genotypes. Research objectives were to detersystem size or effectivenes...

Roundup Ready cotton varieties are widely planted on the Texas High Plains, with effective control of a wide range of annual and perennial weeds achieved with glyphosate. With the current Roundup Ready technologies, postemergence over-the-top (POST) applications must be made prior to the 5-leaf cotton growth stage. Wet or windy conditions may make it difficult to treat large acreages during thi...

Simulation models of leaf area index (LAI) and yield for cotton can provide a theoretical foundation for predicting future variations in yield. This paper analyses the increase in LAI and the relationships between LAI, dry matter, and yield for cotton under three soil conditioners near Korla, Xinjiang, China. Dynamic changes in cotton LAI were evaluated using modified logistic, Gaussian, modifi...

Thrips populations increase in the spring on early wild host plants and most likely on wheat. These hosts of thrips start to dry beginning in early May until midJune and thrips begin to migrate to more favorable food sources. Unfortunately, this is about the same time that cotton begins to grow. The large host acreage for thrips and their reproductive capability create a situation, in most year...

The research aims to develop a seed drill for precise seeding on ridge with drip irrigation. basic principles and methods of classical mechanics, mathematical analysis, statistics were used in this study. existing technologies sowing cotton seeds are analyzed. authors have developed method the crest irrigation its implementation, including working body fertilizer, shaper gasket comb attached hi...

Red imported Þre ants, Solenopsis invicta (Buren) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), are an invasive species found in high densities throughout southeastern agricultural systems. We tested the hypothesis that Þre ants tend cotton aphids, Aphis gossypiiGlover (Homoptera: Aphididae), and thus release them from predation by lady beetle larvae, Coccinella septempunctata L. and Hippodamia convergens Guerin-...

This study was conducted to determine if reproductive growth in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) affects concurrent leaf development. Apparent photosynthesis (AP), stomatal conductance (Cs), soluble protein (SP), ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBisCO), and chlorophyll (Chl) were monitored in four main-stem cotton leaves which emerged at approximately 2 week intervals. The leaf which emerged ...

A 2-yr field study was conducted during 2007 and 2008 at Stoneville, MS, to determine the effect of twin-row (two rows 38 cm apart on 102-cm beds) and single-row (on 102-cm beds) patterns and glyphosate POST applications with and without fluometuron + S-metolachlor PRE on cotton canopy closure, weed control, and lint yield in two cultivars (‘DP117B2RF’, early maturity, hairy leaf; ‘DP164B2RF’, ...

The effects of salinity on growth, stomatal conductance, photosynthetic capacity, and carbon isotope discrimination (Delta) of Gossypium hirsutum L. and Phaseolus vulgaris L. were evaluated. Plants were grown at different NaCl concentrations from 10 days old until mature reproductive structures were formed. Plant growth and leaf area development were strongly reduced by salinity, in both cotton...

Inheritance of resistance to Stemphylium solani and to its phytotoxin in cotton cultivars Leaf blight of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) caused by Stemphylium solani occurs in several cotton growing areas of Brazil, and causes severe yield losses especially in the State of Paraná. The inheritance of resistance to S. solani and to its phytotoxin was investigated in three cotton cultivars. Crosses in...