Journal of Zhejiang Agricultural Sciences ›› 2025, Vol. 66 ›› Issue (3): 600-603.DOI: 10.16178/j.issn.0528-9017.20240096

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Effect of defoliation and ripening time on cotton yield and quality

ZHAO Zhongting(), FAN Haichao, ZHANG Zhiheng, ZHANG Guihua()   

  1. Economic Crops Reseach Institute, b.Test Demonstration Development Service Center, Heze Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Heze 274000, Shandong
  • Received:2024-01-09 Online:2025-03-11 Published:2025-04-02
  • Contact: ZHANG Guihua

Abstract:

In this study, the effects of different defoliation and ripening time on cotton yield and quality were studied using hybrid cotton variety Ruiza 818 as the material. The results showed that defoliation and ripening had a great effect on the single boll weight of cotton, and defoliation and ripening affected the later growth and development of the upper boll. The yield of pre-frost seed cotton in the plot after defoliation and ripening was significantly higher than that of the control, and the yield of seed cotton after frost was significantly lower than that of the control, and the total yield was slightly higher than that of the control. Early defoliation and ripening reduced the lint percentage, fiber length, breaking strength and micronaire value of cotton. However, with the delay of defoliation and ripening time, the lint percentage, fiber length, breaking strength and micronaire value of cotton were not significantly different from those of the control.

Key words: defoliation ripening, boll weight, yield, quality, cotton

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