Weather Events Affected 2009 Cotton Crop
Bruce Kirksey
Agricenter International
Tennessee planted about 300,000 acres of cotton in 2009, and I believe most everyone planted about the same time as we did. I am always a little nervous about June-planted cotton – mainly because of our chances of receiving an early frost.
The cotton variety trials were managed for optimum yields and quality. Most of our ground here is a silt loam with pH around 6.3. We tend to go out with at least two applications of a PGR and scout weekly for cotton insects since we grow cotton with many different trait packages.
As a scientist, I always like to impress upon my clients and others reading the data to avoid looking at any field trial in isolation. Regardless of where your data comes from, look at other trials that have been conducted in your area.
source : cottonfarming
Bruce Kirksey
Agricenter International
Tennessee planted about 300,000 acres of cotton in 2009, and I believe most everyone planted about the same time as we did. I am always a little nervous about June-planted cotton – mainly because of our chances of receiving an early frost.
The cotton variety trials were managed for optimum yields and quality. Most of our ground here is a silt loam with pH around 6.3. We tend to go out with at least two applications of a PGR and scout weekly for cotton insects since we grow cotton with many different trait packages.
As a scientist, I always like to impress upon my clients and others reading the data to avoid looking at any field trial in isolation. Regardless of where your data comes from, look at other trials that have been conducted in your area.
source : cottonfarming
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