Early Relay Intercropping of Short-Season Cotton Increases Lint Yield and Earliness by Improving the Yield Components and Boll Distribution under Wheat-Cotton Double Cropping

Early Relay Intercropping of Short-Season Cotton Increases Lint Yield and Earliness by Improving the Yield Components and Boll Distribution under Wheat-Cotton Double Cropping

Wheat-cotton double cropping has improved crop productivity and economic benefits per unit land area in many countries, including China. However, relay intercropping of full-season cotton and wheat, the most commonly adopted mode, is labor-intensive and unconducive to mechanization. The direct sowin...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guoping Wang, Lu Feng, Liantao Liu, Yongjiang Zhang, Anchang Li, Zhanbiao Wang, Yingchun Han, Yabing Li, Cundong Li, Hezhong Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
double cropping
short-season cotton
sowing date
relay intercropping
yield formation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/12/1294

Similar Items

Similar Items