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The Interaction of Nitrogen and Moisture on Cotton Yields and Other Characteristics 1
Author(s) -
Scarsbrook C. E.,
Bennett O. L.,
Pearson R. W.
Publication year - 1959
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/agronj1959.00021962005100120007x
Subject(s) - lint , acre , nitrogen , agronomy , yield (engineering) , irrigation , moisture , environmental science , chemistry , biology , materials science , organic chemistry , metallurgy
Synopsis Cotton produced a 2‐year average of 1,794 pounds of lint per acre where a high rate of irrigation and 240 pounds per acre of nitrogen were added. Nitrogen increased the efficiency of water utilization. High yield was associated with a high nitrogen content of the plants.