An early -maturing, nectariless, okra-leaf germplasm line of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., designated WC-12NL, was compared with a full- season, nectaried, regular -leaf cultivar, 'Deltapine 61' (DPL-61) over two locations, Maricopa, Arizona (AZ) and Brawley, California (CA), and two seasons, 1986 and 1987. Half of each plot was treated with ethephon ( =Prep) when the crop was approximately 60% open. Lint yields were higher in WC-12NL than in DPL-61 at AZ, but not at CA. WC-12NL was earlier maturing than DPL-61, but the difference was greater in untreated than in ethephon-treated plots and at AZ than at CA. From 33 to 67% less insecticide was needed to control pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), on WC-12NL than on DPL-61. Pink bollworm infestations were also significantly lower in bolls of WC-12NL.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/204501 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Wilson, F. Douglas, Flint, Hollis M., Bariola, Louis A. |
| Publisher | College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Article |
| Relation | 370072, Series P-72 |
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