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Foliar potassium nitrate application increased cotton yield and quality parameters

In a study in Argentina 9 kg KNO3/ha/spray was applied two or three times, at a weekly interval, starting at first flower appearance. Both foliar treatments increased significantly lint yield, lint percentage, micronaire and fibre length (Tables 1 and 2), when compared to the untreated control plot. On the parameters tested, there was no statistically significant difference between the numbers of KNO3 sprays (i.e. 2 or 3 sprays) applied.

Table 1. The effect of foliar applied potassium nitrate dose rates on lint yield, fertilizer use efficiency, % lint and the seed index.

Table 2. The effect of foliar applied potassium nitrate dose rates on micronaire, fibre length, length uniformity and fibre strength.

 

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Mondino, M. and L. Araujo. 2011. Fertilización foliar con nitrato de potasio para mejorar la cantidad y calidad de fibra del algodón en surcos estrechos a 0,52 m. CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE ALGODÃO, 8.; COTTON EXPO, 1., 2011, São Paulo. Evolução da cadeia para construção de um setor forte: Anais. Campina Grande, PB: Embrapa Algodão, 2011. p.1863-1871. (CD-ROM)

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