Mineral Fertilizers and Plant Growth Retardants: Its Effects on Cottonseed Yield, Quality and Contents

Authors

  • Zakaria M. Sawan Cotton Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, 9 Gamaa street, 12619, Giza, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/tmlai.91.9860

Keywords:

Calcium; Cottonseed; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Plant Growth Retardants; Potassium; Zinc

Abstract

 Cotton is the principal crop of Egyptian agriculture, it is grown mainly for its fiber, but cottonseed products are also of economic importance. Cottonseed is presently the main source of edible oil and meal for livestock in Egypt. Economic conditions in modern agriculture demand high crop yields in order to be profitable and consequently meet the high demand for food that comes with population growth. Oil crop production can be improved by development of new high yielding varieties, and the application of appropriate agronomic practices. There is limited information about the most suitable management practice for application of N, P, K, Zn, Ca and PGRs in order to optimize the quantity and quality of oil and protein of cottonseed. In maximizing the quantity and quality of a crop's nutritional value in terms of fatty acids and protein, field experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, foliar application of zinc and calcium, the use of a plant growth retardant (Pix), on cottonseed, protein, oil yields, and oil properties of Egyptian cotton. From the findings of this study, it seems rational to recommended applied of N, P, K, foliar application of Zn and Ca, the use of PGR Pix, could bring about better impact on cottonseed yield, seed protein content, oil and protein yields, oil refractive index, unsaponifiable matter, and unsaturated fatty acids in comparison with the ordinary cultural practices adopted by Egyptian cotton producers.

 

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Sawan, Z. M. (2021). Mineral Fertilizers and Plant Growth Retardants: Its Effects on Cottonseed Yield, Quality and Contents . Transactions on Engineering and Computing Sciences, 9(1), 19–41. https://doi.org/10.14738/tmlai.91.9860