Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Pieralisi, Brian

Committee Member

Zurweller, Brendan

Committee Member

Dodds, Darrin

Committee Member

Crow, Whitney

Date of Degree

8-7-2025

Original embargo terms

Visible MSU Only 1 year

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Campus Access Only

Major

Plant and Soil Sciences (Agronomy)

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Abstract

Studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of simulated hail and wildlife damage on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in 2023 and 2024 at R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center Starkville, MS and the Pee Dee Research and Education center, Florence, SC. Plots were arranged in a factorial arrangement of treatments within a randomized complete block design. Treatments included two damage levels, three loss percentages at three different growth stages. Foliage removal ≥ 75% resulted in decreased lint yield over both years and locations. Node removal ≥50% at growth stages 8 and 12-node resulted in lower lint yield. Experiments were conducted in Starkville, MS at the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center and the Black Belt Experiment Station in Brooksville, MS in 2023 and 2024 to evaluate stand loss levels uniform or non-uniform, and replanting at different dates. Results indicated that reduced stands have the potential to yield when plants are uniformly distributed

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