Damage Simulation in Early- and Late-Maturing Cotton Varieties in the Mid-South

Thursday, January 5, 2017
Cumberland I-L (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
Friday, January 6, 2017
Cumberland I-L (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
Michael T. Plumblee , Mississippi State University
Darrin M. Dodds , Mississippi State University
Tyson Raper , University of Tennessee
Andrea S. Jones , University of Missouri
Dan D. Fromme , LSU AgCenter
Damage in cotton was simulated by manually removing various numbers of nodes from each cotton plant throughout the season on early and late season cotton varieties, varying degrees of leaf and fruit removal at different growth stages and its impact on end of season yield.