Effect of Planting Date on the Efficacy of an In-Furrow Pesticide and the Development of Cotton Seedling Disease

In studies to evaluate the effect of planting date and application of aldicarb + TSX on the development of seedling diseases of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), disease was assessed by quantifying seedling populations and indexing surviving seedlings. In both 1985 and 1986, eight planting dates between 4 April and 16 May were evaluated. Plant populations generally increased with later planting dates. The increase in plant populations over planting date for the untreated plots was described by a cubic equation (R 2 = 0.33) in 1985 (...)