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Seed Rate, Time of Thinning and Weeding of Cotton in Malawi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

G. A. Matthews
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council of Malawi, Makoka Research Station, Thondwe, Malawi
P. Beeden
Affiliation:
Chikwawa Cotton Development Project, Malawi Government

Summary

Experiments on seed rate, time of weeding and thinning confirmed that lower seed rates, weeded and thinned early, give higher yields. A reduction in yield of 400 kg.ha.−1 seed cotton caused by late weeding emphasized that farmers who spray should limit their acreage to that which can be weeded satisfactorily.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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