Evaluation of Cotton Yield, Quality, and Plant Growth Response to Soil-Applied Potassium

The frequency and severity of potassium (K) deficiency symptoms in cotton have increased in some soils in the US Cotton Belt over the past decade or so. Insufficient levels plant available K in these regions are likely decreasing yields and fiber quality and leading to decrease profits for cotton producers.

IPNI-2015-USA-101

01 Mar 2015

Project Description


Principal investigator:
Gaylon Morgan, Texas A&M Univ., gdmorgan@tamu.edu

Co-investigators:
Hunter Frame, Virginia Tech, whframe@vt.edu
Danny Fromme, Louisiana State Univ., dfromme@lsu.edu
Darrin Dodds, Mississippi State Univ., Dmd76@pss.msstate.edu
Keith Edmisten, North Carolina State Univ., kledmist@ncsu.edu
Mike Jones, Clemson Univ., majones@clemson.edu
Randy Norton, Univ. of Arizona, rnorton@cals.arizona.edu
Dale Monks, Auburn Univ., monkscd@auburn.edu
Andrea Jones, Univ. of Missouri, phillipsa@missouri.edu
Bill Robertson, Univ. of Arkansas, brobertson@uaex.edu
Randy Boman, Oklahoma State Univ., Randy.boman@okstate.edu
Tyson Raper, Univ. of Tennessee, trapper@utk.edu
Katie Lewis, Texas A&M, krothlisberger@tamu.edu
Mark Kelley, Texas A&M, Lubbock, TX, m-kelley@tamu.edu

Additional Resources

USA-101 1503 Proposal on Cotton K.pdfSize: 0.19 MB