Effect of Removing Cotton Terminals During Various Times of Cotton Growth and Development

A replicated field experiment was conducted in 2011 at the Pee Dee Research & Education Center located in Florence, SC to determine the impact of removing cotton terminals at various stages of vegetative and reproductive development on cotton growth, maturity, yield, and fiber quality.  Treatments consisted of 16 different removal times based on nodal development.  Terminals were removed at various stages at node 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20.  An untreated check was also included, and treatments were imposed on dryland and irrigated cotton.