9667 Effect of 1-MCP on The Growth and Yield of Cotton

Thursday, January 8, 2009: 8:15 AM
Salon L (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Diana K. Storch, Derrick Oosterhuis and Eduardo Masakazu Kawakami, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

It addresses the possible use of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)

to alleviate the adverse effects of environmental stresses on square

and boll set, and thereby reduce year-to-year variablility and allow

the cotton crop to yield closer to its potential.