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Season‐Long Effects of Chilling Treatments Applied to Germinating Cottonseed
Author(s) -
Christiansen M. N.,
Thomas R. O.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1969.0011183x000900050052x
Subject(s) - germination , biology , gossypium hirsutum , gossypium barbadense , cottonseed , agronomy , malvaceae , fiber crop , horticulture , gossypium , growing season , botany
Field growth response of cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.) to chilling during germination was investigated by laboratory application of controlled dosages of cold, followed by germination in sterile soil and subsequent field culture to maturity. Chilling during germination reduced plant height, delayed fruiting, and reduced fiber quality in a direct relation to the length of exposure to cold.