Pros And Cons Of Early Planting
Nematodes, rather than weather, can become a producer's reason to plant early.
Rome Ethredge, County Coordinator for the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service in Seminole County, says that in fields with deep, sandy soil, producers plant early because of the presence of Southern root-knot nematode.
"They get in and get out before nematodes get worse later in the season, and they tend to get a better yield," he says.
Ethredge says in some years early planting does better, and in other years, later planting does better.
"Producers really just try to spread out the risk," he says. "Cotton planted early does tend to have more problems with seedling disease."
Planting early or at the normal time depends on individual situations and the producers' willingness to accept the risk involved.
source : cottonfarming
Nematodes, rather than weather, can become a producer's reason to plant early.
Rome Ethredge, County Coordinator for the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service in Seminole County, says that in fields with deep, sandy soil, producers plant early because of the presence of Southern root-knot nematode.
"They get in and get out before nematodes get worse later in the season, and they tend to get a better yield," he says.
Ethredge says in some years early planting does better, and in other years, later planting does better.
"Producers really just try to spread out the risk," he says. "Cotton planted early does tend to have more problems with seedling disease."
Planting early or at the normal time depends on individual situations and the producers' willingness to accept the risk involved.
source : cottonfarming
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