Auburn Dean Eyes Potential For 1968 Cotton
Auburn University dean E V Smith notes 1968 could be a good cotton year with low carryover stocks and a potential high quality lint premium. Weather uncertainty in North Alabama worries farmers despite favorable per acre profits, urging use of proven seeds, soil tests, and strict pest and defoliation practices to maintain high quality cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Smith
School of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiments Station
Auburn University
USDA
CCC
North
Alabama
Sidney Bell
Bell
Cotton Belt
North Alabama
Prometryne Herbicide Tolerance Studied in Cotton and Soybean
Auburn researchers H C Sikka and D E Davis investigated absorption translocation and metabolism of prometryne in cotton and soybean to explain why cotton shows greater tolerance. Both crops absorbed similar amounts but soybeans accumulated more in shoots while cotton degraded the chemical more, suggesting degradation and root to shoot movement affect tolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
H. C. Sikka
D. E. Davis
Department of Botany and
Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station
Virus Life Is Brief In Cotton Wear
The National Cotton Council reports medical researchers found viruses do not persist as long on cotton as on other fabrics. On wool a virus may live for months, but on cotton it dies sooner. When cotton is treated with a wash and wear chemical the virus survives only one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
National Cotton Council
Ers
Rotation Effects On Yields In Long Term Alabama Trials
Dr. D G Starkie reports 36 year Auburn experiments at three Alabama locations showing rotations with equal N P2O5 K2O rates raise cotton and corn yields versus continuous cropping. Two year rotations added 2.2 bushels corn and 128 seed cotton. three year rotations added 9.3 corn and 281 seed cotton. Oats benefited most, thriving in three year rotations while failing in continuous culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
D. G. Starkie
Department of Agronomy and Soils
Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station
Alabama
Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Belle Mina
Hartselle
Sand Mountain
Crossville
Norfolk
Auburn Station
Cotton nets and sails in early exploration legends
A note recounts that American Indians used cotton nets for beds and a legend claims Columbus used cotton denim for sails on his voyage in 1492. The text presents these as lore rather than verified history.
Weeds Cut Cotton Yields Across Species and Densities
Auburn University researchers led by Dr. Gale A. Buchanan and Earl R. Burns studied how densities of Cocklebur, pigweed, sicklepod, morning glory, and prickly sida reduce seed cotton yields. Cocklebur at three feet row spacing cut yields 60 percent. morning glory and sicklepod caused 40 to 55 percent losses at one week spacing. pigweed and prickly sida varied by soil type and harvesting method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Gale A. Buchanan
Department of Agronomy
Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station
Buchanan
Earl R. Burns
Peruvian Wasp Fights Pink Bollworm in Cotton Fields
Scientists explore using the Peruvian wasp to control pink bollworm in cotton. The female wasp can lay eggs in cotton worm eggs and kill them, producing self fertilized offspring so no male-female ratio management is needed.
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Prometryne
Davis-Hunt Cotton CO
S.W. Second Street
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