Roy Roberson 2
February 24, 2010
4 Min Read
As many growers in the South found out recently, picking cotton in January is not a good idea. Thanks to a wicked and wet turn from Mother Nature, too many growers had no option but to pick into the New Year.
Recent results of tests on pre-conditioning treatments to prepare cotton for defoliation indicate there may be some advantages in timeliness and convenience that could have spared growers some of the stress of December and January picking.
The tests were conducted by North Carolina State University graduate student and researcher Seth Holt over two years in North Carolina and Virginia.