Acknowledgements

We thank cotton growers Johnny Jennings, Jerry Nall, D. Nesbit, Jackson Farms; consultant Dale Wells; Arkansas Cooperative Extension Agents Rick Thompson and Jeff Welch, and research specialist G. Boys, for their cooperation.  This work was supported by Cotton Incorporated.


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