Growth and Fruiting Development of Normal and Terminal-Damaged Cotton Plants
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 11 (2) , 301-305
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/11.2.301
Abstract
Terminal damage to cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., causes an initial decrease in growth and fruit development. This decrease appears to be less when damage occurs later in the growth period. Terminal damage does not change the relative allocation of nutrients to the roots, stems, leaves, or fruit; nor does it reduce the number of bolls when the season length is sufficient for compensation to occur.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Effects of Topping Pima Cotton on Lint Yield and Boll Retention1Agronomy Journal, 1977
- Effect of damaging main stem terminals at various stages of flowering, on yield of cotton in south-east QueenslandAustralian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 1977