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Chemical Defoliation of Cotton I. Bottom Leaf Defoliation 1
Author(s) -
Brown Lamar C.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1953.00021962004500070010x
Subject(s) - citation , field (mathematics) , sowing , library science , horticulture , mathematics , computer science , biology , pure mathematics
/^HEMICAL defoliation of cotton has proved to be v> advantageous. In defoliated cotton the increased exposure to sunlight, plus the drying action of air movement tends to cause mature bolls to open faster, reduce boll rots, and retard fiber and seed deterioration. In addition, defoliation usually makes either mechanical or hand harvesting easier. These and other benefits have been outlined in some detail (2, 4).