National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 9:00 AM

Cotton Yield Losses from Random and Uniform Stand Reductions

Gene Stevens1, Michael A. Jones2, Mark Zarnstorff3, David Dunn4, and Andrea Phillips4. (1) University of Missouri-Delta Center, P.O. Box 160, Portageville, MO 63783, (2) Clemson University, 2200 Pocket Road, Florence, SC 29506, (3) National Crop Insurance Services, 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 600, Overland Park, KS 66210, (4) University of Missouri, P.O. Box 160, Portageville, MO 63873

Field tests were conducted in Missouri and South Carolina to evaluate uniform and random plant stand reductions in cotton rows.  Treatments were applied to simulate 50 to 90% plant reductions by hail storm at early square.  Uniform reduction were made by blending conventional (non-glyphosate resistant) and glyphosate resistant seeds and spraying with glyphosate.   Random stand reductions were acheived by hand thinning based on a random number generator. For comparisons, even stands were planted with normal and low seeding rates.