Michael M. Kenty1, Donald D. Howard2, Merritt Holman3, Bill L. Weir4, David Moore5, A. M. Stewart6, Tom Blythe7, Shane Osborne8, Michael T. McCarty9, John E. Matocha10, Kenny Waters1, and Kory Wheeler1. (1) Helena Chemical Company, 424 Quail Crest Drive, Collierville, TN 38017-1750, (2) D and D Research Consulting, 830 Cottongrove Road, Jackson, TN 38305, (3) Arkansas Crop Technologies, 29 Sunset Lopp, Lonoke, AR 72806, (4) University of California, 3190 Willow Run Drive, Merced, CA 95340, (5) Southeast Ag Research, Inc., 86 Jim Moore Road, Chula, GA 31733, (6) LSU AgCenter, Dean Lee Research Station, 8105 Tom Bowman Drive, Alexandria, LA 71302, (7) S-L Agri-Development, P.O. Box 692, Senatobia, MS 38668, (8) Oklahoma State University, 16721 US Highway 283, Altus, OK 73521, (9) Carolina Ag Research Service, Inc., P.O. Box 132, Elko, SC 29826, (10) Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M Ag Programs, 10345 Agnes, Corpus Christi, TX 78406
The increasing cost of producing an acre of cotton and pressure from other financially attractive crops is forcing growers to maximize their efforts for improved yield and subsequent profit. Maximized fertility management incorporating foliar fertilizers can lead to improved cotton production. It would be beneficial to utilize products that can be used in conjunction with foliar fertilizers to stimulate increased reproduction. The objectives of this trial were to evaluate the effect of two oligosaccharins, HM0539 and HM0629, used in conjunction with CoRoN® foliar fertilizer to improve reproduction and yield on cotton production. Replicated trials were conducted in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas in 2007. Stand establishment, growth, yield, and quality were evaluated and are presented.
