CSIRO efforts through variety trials reap high cotton yields
13 Jul '05
5 min read
The analysis showed that one of the major contributors to superior yield was the weight of the 71BR bolls, which were significantly higher than the comparative varieties, and also the number of bolls per metre, up to 43 per cent more bolls than lower yielding crops, reflecting a big difference is the first position bolls.
“The take home message from this research is the benefits of pushing crops along to put on a lot of potential squares which turn into bolls, but also being able to manage that crop so it holds onto a lot of those bolls as well.
“That comes down to more than insects, it's all round crop management having a crop that's healthy enough to be able to sustain a big boll load,” he said.
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