The study was conducted for exploring the effect of Dropp ultra and Ethrel, their application
rates and time of application on two American cotton cultivars. The experiment was carried …

Chemical defoliants are widely used in cotton (Gossypium L.) to accelerate leaf abscission
and boll maturation, as well as, to facilitate mechanical harvesting. The current study was …

Background The cotton growing farmers in India are facing major problem at the time of
harvest due to labor shortages, asynchronized boll opening, leaf trash in the cotton, which is …

In the recent years, increasing labour cost and shortage of labour being the major
constraints to follow manual harvesting in cotton in staggered manner. Further, it is very …

Background Cotton production is labour intensive in almost all the developing countries
where it is picked by hand. However, due to acute labour shortage in recent times …

The goal of the current study was to determine how different chemical defoliants and
application timing affected defoliation in cotton variety CO 17. The studies were conducted …

The use of a composite defoliant in various norms of Bukhara-8 cotton in the Bukhara region
is considered. Identified from 10 options that had a positive impact on the efficiency of …

A field trial to determine the effect of different dosages, Scheduling time of plant growth
regulators and defoliators on growth and yield of cotton under high density planting system …

Heavy foliage in the cotton plants affects the mechanical picking of cotton bolls at the time of
plant maturity. For mechanical picking, it is needed to drop all the leaves prematurely for …