Mechanized cotton: Effects of machine topping and use of defoliants studied

Tavernetti, J; Miller, H

Mechanized cotton: Effects of machine topping and use of defoliants studied

Authors

J. R. Tavernetti
H. F. Miller

Authors Affiliations

J. R. Tavernetti is Agricultural Engineer, University of California, Davis; H. F. Miller, Jr., is Agricultural Engineer, U.S.D.A. Shafter, California.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 7(8):3-3. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n08p3. August 1953.

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Abstract

The experiments reported in this article were conducted co-operatively by the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station and the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering.

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