Cotton planting date and plant population effects on yield and fiber quality in the Mississippi Delta

Journal of Cotton Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Wrather, J A ^a   Phipps, B J ^b   Stevens, W E ^a   Phillips, A S ^a   Vories, E D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b USDA ARS ^*  (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

COTTON; COTTON FIBER; CROP PRODUCTION; MICRONAIRE VALUE;

EID: 43149087835     PISSN: 15243303     EISSN: 15243303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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