Contribution of Boll Mass and Boll Number to Irrigated Cotton Yield

• Published in: Agronomy journal Vol. 107; no. 5; pp. 1845 - 1853
• Main Authors: Sharma, Bablu, Mills, Cory I., Snowden, Chase, Ritchie, Glen L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The American Society of Agronomy, Inc 01.09.2015
• Subjects: agronomy; cotton; cultivars; fruit growing; Gossypium hirsutum; irrigation scheduling; lint yield; Texas; Texas

The production of fruit on upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) varies with environment, cultivar, and management practices, including irrigation. Yield increase in response to irrigation is a combination of additional boll production on the plant and differences in the size of individual bolls. Pr...