Abstract
Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3) to study the effects of early fruiting branch removal on growth,development and senescence processes in a two-year experiment.The results showed that the removal of early fruiting branches delayed the process of growth and development(there was no difference between R1 and CK in the total number of fruiting branches,but R2 and R3 were significantly lower than CK),but had no obvious effects on the total fruiting nodes.Early fruiting branch removal significantly increased the LAI and dry matter accumulation in plants of the first sowing date over two years(R1,R2 and R3 increased the dry matter weight on average by 13.5%,17.5% and 19.0%,respectively,compared with CK),but there was no significant difference in plants of the second sowing date.For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period.R1,R2 and R3 decreased the abscission rate by 5.9%,6.4% and 9.5%,respectively,and rotten boll rate by 3.8%,3.1% and 4.3%,and the R1 and R2 treatments enhanced the seed cotton yield by 9.6% and 8.1%,respectively.There was no significant yield increase in plants of the second sowing date;there was even a decrease for some treatments.
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Claims 19
Claim · model-written summary
Removal of early fruiting branches delayed the process of growth and development in cotton.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- removal of early fruiting branchese1
- Outcome
- process of growth and developmente1
- Direction
- delayede1
- Comparator
- CKe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e1“the removal of early fruiting branches delayed the process of growth and development”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing one basal fruiting branch (R1) gave no difference from CK in total number of fruiting branches.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R1e2
- Outcome
- total number of fruiting branchese2
- Direction
- no differencee2
- Comparator
- CKe2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e2“there was no difference between R1 and CK in the total number of fruiting branches,but R2 and R3 were significantly lower than CK”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing two or three basal fruiting branches (R2 and R3) significantly lowered the total number of fruiting branches relative to CK.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R2 and R3e2
- Outcome
- total number of fruiting branchese2
- Direction
- lowere2
- Comparator
- CKe2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e2“there was no difference between R1 and CK in the total number of fruiting branches,but R2 and R3 were significantly lower than CK”
Claim · model-written summary
Early fruiting branch removal had no obvious effect on the total fruiting nodes.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- removal of early fruiting branchese1
- Outcome
- total fruiting nodese3
- Direction
- no obvious effectse3
- Comparator
- CKe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e1“the removal of early fruiting branches delayed the process of growth and development”
e3“but had no obvious effects on the total fruiting nodes”
Claim · model-written summary
Early fruiting branch removal significantly increased the leaf area index (LAI) in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- early fruiting branch removale4
- Outcome
- LAIe4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee4
- Comparator
- CKe5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e4“Early fruiting branch removal significantly increased the LAI and dry matter accumulation in plants of the first sowing date over two years”
e5“R1,R2 and R3 increased the dry matter weight on average by 13.5%,17.5% and 19.0%,respectively,compared with CK”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing one basal fruiting branch (R1) increased dry matter weight by 13.5% over CK in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R1e5
- Outcome
- dry matter weighte5
- Direction
- increasede5
- Value
- 13.5%e5
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee4
- Comparator
- CKe5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e4“Early fruiting branch removal significantly increased the LAI and dry matter accumulation in plants of the first sowing date over two years”
e5“R1,R2 and R3 increased the dry matter weight on average by 13.5%,17.5% and 19.0%,respectively,compared with CK”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing two basal fruiting branches (R2) increased dry matter weight by 17.5% over CK in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R2e5
- Outcome
- dry matter weighte5
- Direction
- increasede5
- Value
- 17.5%e5
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee4
- Comparator
- CKe5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e4“Early fruiting branch removal significantly increased the LAI and dry matter accumulation in plants of the first sowing date over two years”
e5“R1,R2 and R3 increased the dry matter weight on average by 13.5%,17.5% and 19.0%,respectively,compared with CK”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing three basal fruiting branches (R3) increased dry matter weight by 19.0% over CK in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R3e5
- Outcome
- dry matter weighte5
- Direction
- increasede5
- Value
- 19.0%e5
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee4
- Comparator
- CKe5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e4“Early fruiting branch removal significantly increased the LAI and dry matter accumulation in plants of the first sowing date over two years”
e5“R1,R2 and R3 increased the dry matter weight on average by 13.5%,17.5% and 19.0%,respectively,compared with CK”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing one basal fruiting branch (R1) decreased the abscission rate by 5.9% in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R1e1
- Outcome
- abscission ratee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 5.9%e1
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“R1,R2 and R3 decreased the abscission rate by 5.9%,6.4% and 9.5%,respectively,and rotten boll rate by 3.8%,3.1% and 4.3%”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing two basal fruiting branches (R2) decreased the abscission rate by 6.4% in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R2e1
- Outcome
- abscission ratee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 6.4%e1
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“R1,R2 and R3 decreased the abscission rate by 5.9%,6.4% and 9.5%,respectively,and rotten boll rate by 3.8%,3.1% and 4.3%”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing three basal fruiting branches (R3) decreased the abscission rate by 9.5% in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R3e1
- Outcome
- abscission ratee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 9.5%e1
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“R1,R2 and R3 decreased the abscission rate by 5.9%,6.4% and 9.5%,respectively,and rotten boll rate by 3.8%,3.1% and 4.3%”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing one basal fruiting branch (R1) decreased the rotten boll rate by 3.8% in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R1e1
- Outcome
- rotten boll ratee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 3.8%e1
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“R1,R2 and R3 decreased the abscission rate by 5.9%,6.4% and 9.5%,respectively,and rotten boll rate by 3.8%,3.1% and 4.3%”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing two basal fruiting branches (R2) decreased the rotten boll rate by 3.1% in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R2e1
- Outcome
- rotten boll ratee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 3.1%e1
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“R1,R2 and R3 decreased the abscission rate by 5.9%,6.4% and 9.5%,respectively,and rotten boll rate by 3.8%,3.1% and 4.3%”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing three basal fruiting branches (R3) decreased the rotten boll rate by 4.3% in plants of the first sowing date.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R3e1
- Outcome
- rotten boll ratee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 4.3%e1
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“R1,R2 and R3 decreased the abscission rate by 5.9%,6.4% and 9.5%,respectively,and rotten boll rate by 3.8%,3.1% and 4.3%”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing one basal fruiting branch (R1) enhanced seed cotton yield by 9.6%.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R1e1
- Outcome
- seed cotton yielde1
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Value
- 9.6%e1
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“the R1 and R2 treatments enhanced the seed cotton yield by 9.6% and 8.1%,respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing two basal fruiting branches (R2) enhanced seed cotton yield by 8.1%.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- R2e1
- Outcome
- seed cotton yielde1
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Value
- 8.1%e1
- Qualifier
- plants of the first sowing datee7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“the R1 and R2 treatments enhanced the seed cotton yield by 9.6% and 8.1%,respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
In plants of the second sowing date, early fruiting branch removal gave no significant yield increase.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- early fruiting branch removale7
- Outcome
- yielde1
- Direction
- no significant yield increasee1
- Qualifier
- plants of the second sowing datee1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e7“For plants of the first sowing date,early fruiting branch removal significantly decreased the abscission and rotten boll rates and promoted seed yield over the two year period”
e1“There was no significant yield increase in plants of the second sowing date;there was even a decrease for some treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
In plants of the second sowing date, some treatments even decreased yield.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- some treatmentse1
- Outcome
- yielde1
- Direction
- even a decreasee1
- Qualifier
- plants of the second sowing datee1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e1“There was no significant yield increase in plants of the second sowing date;there was even a decrease for some treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
In plants of the second sowing date, early fruiting branch removal gave no significant difference in dry matter accumulation.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- Early fruiting branch removale4
- Outcome
- dry matter accumulatione4
- Direction
- no significant differencee6
- Qualifier
- plants of the second sowing datee6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Bt-transgenic cotton plants with two different sowing dates were treated normally(CK),or by removing one(R1),two(R2) or three basal fruiting branches(R3)”
e4“Early fruiting branch removal significantly increased the LAI and dry matter accumulation in plants of the first sowing date over two years”
e6“but there was no significant difference in plants of the second sowing date”