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Measurement of Lint Production in Cotton and Factors Affecting Yield

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Plant Fibers

Part of the book series: Molecular Methods of Plant Analysis ((MOLMETHPLANT,volume 10))

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Cotton is an indeterminate plant with no morphological limit to flower production or yield (Hearns and Constable 1984). Unfortunately, cotton is grown commercially in an imperfect environment which is suboptimal with respect to temperature, moisture, light, pests, etc. during some portion of a fruiting cycle. Such limitations reduce yield potential and reduce profitability for the producer. To assess the effects of these yield-limiting factors (or yield-producing factors for the optimists) biological scientists must analyze plant growth and yield in controlled experiments. The following chapter will describe analytical methods utilized to determine lint production and components of cotton yield. In addition, procedures used to estimate cotton growth and fruiting patterns as affected by genotype and/or environment will be addressed.

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    Hans-Ferdinand Linskens

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, S.A., 5064, Australia

    John F. Jackson

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Wells, R. (1989). Measurement of Lint Production in Cotton and Factors Affecting Yield. In: Linskens, HF., Jackson, J.F. (eds) Plant Fibers. Molecular Methods of Plant Analysis, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83349-6_15

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