Edited by Phillip Roberts, Robert C. Kemerait, and Calvin Perry
Compiled by Debbie Rutland
Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
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The mention of any chemicals in this report does not constitute a suggestion or
recommendation for usage on cotton. Trade and brand names are used only for
information. The University of Georgia or United States Department of Agriculture or
other cooperating state universities do not guarantee or warrant the standard of any
product mentioned; neither does it imply approval of any product to the exclusion of
others which may also be suitable.
The Georgia Agricultural Experiments Stations, University of Georgia College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, offer educational programs, assistance and
materials to all people without regard to race, color or national origin.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
UGA/CPES Research-Extension Publication No. 6 May 2006
Issued in furtherance of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations research work,
Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, The University of
Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture cooperating.
J. Scott Angle
Dean and Director
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
and Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
Printed at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA
The Georgia Cotton Research and Extension Work Group would also like to thank the following for their
continued support of cotton research and education in Georgia: