Using functional-structural plant modeling to explore the response of cotton to mepiquat chloride application and plant population density

Shenghao Gu China Agricultural University
Jochem Evers Wageningen University
Lizhen Zhang China Agricultural University
Lili Mao China Agricultural University
Jan Vos Wageningen University
Zhaohu Li China Agricultural University

Keywords: Cotton, canopy growth, light interception, morphology, pruning, simulation model

Abstract

The crop growth regulator Mepiquat Chloride (MC) is widely used in cotton production to optimize the canopy structure in order to maximize the yield and fiber quality. Cotton plasticity in relation to MC and other agronomical practice was quantified using a functional-structural plant model of cotton development, ultimately aiming at helping cotton farmers to manage their crops optimally.

Published

2013-06-04

Issue

FSPM2013

Section

5 FSPMs for problem solving in vegetation management

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