supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFD0100306);the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS-15-16)。
Early maturity, complete defoliation and boll opening are essential for the efficient machine harvesting of cotton. Chemical topping, involving one extra application of mepiquat chloride(MC) in addition to its traditi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31571610 and 31871569);the Modern Technology System of the Agricultural Industry in Hebei,China(HBCT2018040201)。
Topping is a cultivation method that is widely practiced due to the indeterminate growth character of cotton(Gossypium hirsutum L.). Among the different methods of accomplishing topping, manual topping is common in th...
This study was financially supported by the 948 Program from Ministry of Agriculture of China(2016-X25);the National Key Technology R&D Program of China(2014BAD09B03);The authors are grateful to Dr.William J.Gale(Shihezi University,China)for his helpful revision of the paper especially in English language.
Plant growth regulators(PGRs)are frequently used to adjust cotton growth and development.The objectives of this study were to determine how PGRs affect plant morphology,light distribution and the spatial distribution ...