Effects of Early-Season Loss of Flower Buds on Yield, Quality, and Maturity of Cotton in South Carolina

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1324-1331

  Mann, J E ^a,b   Turnipseed, S G ^a   Sullivan, M J ^a   Adler, P H ^a,c   Durant, J A ^a,c   May, O L ^a,d  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Flower buds; Heliothis virescens

Indexed keywords

ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HIRSUTUM; INSECTA;

EID: 0000129672     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.5.1324     Document Type: Article

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