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 - 11:15 AM

Compensation of Lygus-Induced Fruit Loss in Drip-Irrigated Cotton

Megha N. Parajulee1, Apurba K. Barman2, Abhilash Balachandran1, Chen Chen1, Ram B. Shrestha1, and Stanley C. Carroll1. (1) Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1102 East FM 1294, Lubbock, TX 79403, (2) Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology, TAMUS 2475, College Station, TX 77843

A two-year study evaluated the compensation ability of cotton under drip irrigation after Lygus-induced fruit loss during the first three weeks of squaring and three weeks of flowering. Cotton compensated the insect-induced fruit loss up to 25% if water is not limiting.

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