Dry Mepiquat Chloride: A Comparison with Current PGRs

Dry formulations of mepiquat chloride and mepiquat chloride + bacillus cereus were compared with liquid forms of mepiquat chloride, mepiquat pentaborate, mepiquat chloride + bacillus cereus, and mepiquat chloride + cyclanilide to test their effects on plant height, nodes, and maturity.  The plot layout consisted of a randomized complete block design with 6 replicates.  Rates were determined using the MepRT spray program developed at Texas A&M.  The plants sprayed with the dry formulation had comparable height, total nodes, and maturity to the plants subjected to the other PGR treatments.