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 - 11:00 AM

Weed Management Systems for Twin-Row Cotton

Barry J. Brecke, University of Florida, 4253 Experiment Drive, Jay, FL 32565 and Daniel O. Stephenson, University of Arkansas, Northeast Research and Extension Center, Post Office Box 48, Keiser, AR 72351.

Experiments were conducted in 2004 through 2007 to evaluate weed management systems in twin-row cotton. Glyphosate tolerant cotton was planted in twin-row (19 cm apart) and single-row planting patterns (76 cm apart) with final plant populations of 3, 6, or 12 plants/m. Weed management regimes included one, two or three herbicide applications.  Weed control with the lowest level of herbicide input was up to 10% better in the twin-row cotton and at the higher cotton density than in the single rows and at the lowest density of 3 plant/m.