Means of Identifying and Reducing Crop Stress in Cotton

More often than not, crop yield is impacted due to the negative effects of biotic and abiotic stresses during their life cycle. Canopy temperature of one cotton cultivar was continuously measured using infrared thermometers (IRT's) as a mean to identify crop stress. 1-MCP (1-methylcyclopropene) applications were made in an attempt to reduce crop stress induced by high atmospheric temperatures and drought stress.  In this paper, we show preliminary data collected during the 2012 cotton growing season.