Weed Management in Cotton
A successful weed control is essential for economical cotton production. Weeds compete with cotton for moisture, nutrients, and light. The greatest competition usually occurs early in the growing season up to 8 weeks after emergence. Late-season weeds, while not as competitive as early-season weeds...
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A successful weed control is essential for economical cotton production. Weeds compete with cotton for moisture, nutrients, and light. The greatest competition usually occurs early in the growing season up to 8 weeks after emergence. Late-season weeds, while not as competitive as early-season weeds, may interfere with insecticide applications, may cause harvesting difficulties, and add seed in the soil seedbank.
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spelling | doaj-art-19768a634e894e959b9cd704f3aeaf0e2025-02-08T05:48:21ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092020-05-0120203Weed Management in CottonJ. A. Ferrell0G. E. MacDonald1Pratap Devkota2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida A successful weed control is essential for economical cotton production. Weeds compete with cotton for moisture, nutrients, and light. The greatest competition usually occurs early in the growing season up to 8 weeks after emergence. Late-season weeds, while not as competitive as early-season weeds, may interfere with insecticide applications, may cause harvesting difficulties, and add seed in the soil seedbank. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wg003 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119945cottonweed management |
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title | Weed Management in Cotton |
title_full | Weed Management in Cotton |
title_fullStr | Weed Management in Cotton |
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title_short | Weed Management in Cotton |
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