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Best Management Practices

Last Updated: February 20, 2008 | Related resource areas: Cotton

Achieving an optimum cotton crop 40 days after planting contributes to an efficient season-long crop management system, including weed control, plant growth regulation, arthropod pest management, fertility, and harvest aid management. The ultimate goal is a cost-effective crop management system that optimizes yield and fiber quality.

The Best Management Practices for each area listed on teh right hand side are agreed upon cotton management strateges that have wide applicability to any cotton producing region in the US.


First Forty Days and Fruiting to Finish

First Fory Days and Fruiting to Finish Introduction

Best Management Practices:

Insects

Seed and Variety Selection

Seedbed Preparation and Plant Population

Weed Management

Nematodes and Diseases

Seedling Diseases

Fertility

Plant Growth Regulators

Water and Irrigation Management

Harvest Management

Engineering and Spray Technology

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First Forty Days and Fruiting to Finish

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