ABSTRACT
Yield potential is intuitively used by producers to adjust production level inputs. A method to accurately determine that potential has been the focal point of many research projects. Since the number of bolls meter-2 is the major yield component of cotton, it is reasonable that the number of sites meter-2 would reflect yield potential. Studies that have recorded these parameters were used to correlate site production to boll production. Several variables of a production system were evaluated. It was found that the number of fruiting sites produced is not related to the final number of bolls harvested (r2=0.08). Retention of fruit was found to be better related to the final number of fruit(r2=0.44).
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