Dry Matter, Lint Mass and Fiber Properties of Cotton in Response to Nitrogen Application and Planting Densities
Muhammad Naveed Afzal1, Muhammad Tariq1*, Muhammad Ahmad1, Khuram Mubeen2, Muhammad Ayaz Khan3, Muhamamd Umer Afzal4 and Shakeel Ahmad5
1Agronomy Section, Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan-59200, Pakistan; 2Departmnet of Agronomy, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan; 3Department of Agriculture Extension and Adoptive Research, Punjab, Pakistan; 4CIMMYT-Pakistan Office, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan; 5Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.
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Figure 1
Daily weather variables of experimental site for the years (2005-06).
Figure 2
Crop growth rate (CGR) and Relative crop growth rate (CGR) as affected by nitrogen and planting density at various days after sowing.
Figure 3
Effect of nitrogen reproductive vegetative ratio (RVR) at various days after sowing.
Figure 4
Periodic dry matter partitioning (%) to vegetative and reproductive plant biomass across nitrogen levels.
Figure 5
Effect of nitrogen rates on crop growth rate and relative growth rate across planting densities.
Figure 6
Effect of nitrogen application rate on nutrient use efficiency across various planting densities.