density · Growth · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)

Positive and negative results46 papers: 39 positive, 7 negative or no effect

59 claims from these papers; 13 citations between them.

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13 citations between these papers: 12 on the same side, 1 across the two sides.

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Papers reporting a positive result 39

Seedbed Preparation for Dryland Narrow-Row Cotton Production · 1978
- positive
  Row spacing of 25.4 cm gave the highest cotton emergence.
EFFECT OF ROW WIDTH, HILL SPACING AND NITROGEN LEVELS ON SEED COTTON YIELD OF GIZA 83 COTTON CULTIVAR · 1997
- positive
  Narrow hill spacing increased plant stand at picking.
The Structural Research of the Cotton Degree Planting Group of High Density · 2003
- positive
  The 261,000 plants/hm2 spacing pattern had the strongest group growth, more bolls and highest yield.
Effects of Growth Regulators(DPC) on Canopy Architecture and Yield Characteristics of Cotton under Different Planting Densities · 2011
- positive
  Leaf area index and mean foliage angle of cotton increased as planting density increased.
Effect of Sowing Dates, Plant Spacing and Nitrogen Application on Growth and Productivity on Cotton Crop · 2011
- positive
  May 10 sowing with 150 kg ha-1 nitrogen and 15 cm spacing produced taller cotton plants.
Effects of Planting Density on Biomass and Nitrogen Accumulation in Cotton,Northeast China · 2012
- positive
  That density produced the highest dry matter and nitrogen accumulation speeds.
Cotton Yield and Canopy Closure in North Carolina as Influenced by Row Width, Plant Population, and Leaf Morphology · 2013
- positive
  Higher population increased light interception and canopy closure early in the season.
Effect of Field Arrangement in Apricot-cotton Intercropping on Cotton Plant Growth and Tempo-spatial Distribution of Boll · 2013
- positive
  The 10 cm, 10-row arrangement performed better for main stem leaf number, top fourth leaf width and fruit branch number.
  compared with others
Effects of Planting Density on Growth,Development and Yield Components of Hybrid Insect- resistant Cotton · 2014
- positive
  Total dry matter weight per unit area of cotton increased with increasing planting density.
Effects of plant density on cotton yield components and quality · 2016
- positive
  Seed area and vigor index increased with decreasing density.
cited by 5 papers here
Effect of Spacing and Nutrients Management on Growth, Yield, Yield Attributes and Quality Characters in Hirsutum Cotton of Central Plain Zone of U.P. India · 2017
- positive
  The 125% RDF + 25% less spacing + 2% urea and 2% DAP foliar treatment gave significantly the highest growth characters of hirsutum cotton, compared with the 125% RDF + 25% less spacing + MgSO4 and ZnSO4 foliar treatment, which closely followed.
  compared with 125% RDF + 25% less than normal spacing + foliar spray of MgSO4and ZnSO4
Physiological Growth Parameters of Cotton under Mechanized and Conventional Cultivation with Varying Crop Geometry · 2017
- positive
  Cotton under mechanized cultivation with closer spacing of 45 cm x 15 cm had higher leaf area index, leaf area duration and crop growth rate.
The morphological and phenological performance of different cotton genotypes under different plant density · 2017
- positive
  Normal plant density gave higher plant height of 102.6 cm.
- positive
  Normal plant density gave higher dry matter weight of 58.13 g/plant.
- positive
  Higher plant density gave higher leaf area index of 3.430.
- positive
  Normal plant density gave higher leaf area of 27.02 dm2.
cited by 1 paper here
Effect of High Density Planting System (HDPS) and Genotypes on Growth Parameters and Yield Contributing Traits in Upland Cotton · 2018
- positive
  Higher densities increased plant height, leaf area index, and crop growth rate.
Planting Density Induced Changes in Cotton Biomass Yield, Fiber Quality, and Phosphorus Distribution under Beta Growth Model · 2019
- positive
  High density increased stem number by 6.2%.
cited by 1 paper here
Adjusting cotton planting density under the climatic conditions of Henan Province, China · 2019
- positive
  Leaf area index increased as planting density increased.
cites 1 paper herecited by 1 paper here
Crop geometry and nitrogen management impacts on cotton cultivar H-1098(i) productivity · 2019
- positive
  Spacing of 67.5 cm × 10 cm significantly increased plant population, height and LAI relative to other spacings.
  compared with rest spacing’s treatments
Comparative Yield, Fiber Quality and Dry Matter Production of Cotton Planted at Various Densities under Equidistant Row Arrangement · 2020
- positive
  High planting density had higher boll load per leaf area and leaf area index than low density.
  compared with low
cites 2 papers herecited by 3 papers here
Effect of nutrient fortification and spacing on growth and yield of Bt cotton under protective irrigation · 2020
- positive
  Plant height of Bt cotton was highest with plant spacing of 90 cm x 45 cm (S1).
Response of Bt cotton to high density planting and nitrogen levels through fertigation · 2020
- positive
  S4 wider spacing produced maximum sympodial branches.
Effect of varying planting density on weed infestation, crop phenology, yield, and fiber quality of cotton under different sowing methods · 2020
- positive
  Lower planting density improved monopodial branches in cotton by 18% compared with higher planting density.
  compared with higher planting density
cites 1 paper here
Effect of varying planting density on weed infestation, crop phenology, yield, and fiber quality of cotton under different sowing methods · 2020
- positive
  Lower density increased monopodial branches by 18% relative to higher density.
  compared with higher planting density
cites 1 paper here
Performance of cotton genotype TCH 1819 to high density planting system under winter irrigated condition at the Western agroclimatic zone of Tamil Nadu · 2021
- positive
  The wider 75 x 30 cm spacing gave more sympodial branches per plant (17).
PLANT SPACING AND ITS EFFECT ON YIELD, FIBRE QUALITY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN COTTON · 2021
- positive
  No thinning and 5 cm spacing gave the highest first fruiting branches and NDVI.
cites 4 papers here
Influence of Varied Plant Densities and Nitrogen Doses on Growth and Yield of Bt cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Under High Density Planting System · 2022
- positive
  The 90 x 60 cm spacing had higher sympodial branches per plant, 21.0.
- positive
  The 90 x 15 cm spacing had higher plant height of 102.8 cm and was on par with 90 x 20 cm.
  compared with spacing of 90 x 20 cm
- positive
  The 90 x 60 cm spacing had higher leaf area, 4143 cm2 plant-1.
cited by 1 paper here
Effect of spacing and growth regulation levels on leaf area, branches and dry matter per plant of Bt. Cotton · 2022
- positive
  The widest spacing gave the highest leaf area, sympodial branches, dry matter and crop growth rate.
- positive
  The closest spacing significantly increased leaf area index.
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF COTTON IN HIGH PLANT DENSITIES UNDER WATER STRESS · 2023
- positive
  Wider 75 x10 cm2 spacing produced better crop growth rate of 0.58 g m-2 day-1 at 60-90 DAS.
- positive
  Wider 75 x10 cm2 spacing produced better plant height of 48.1 cm at 60-90 DAS.
Influence of Plant Density vis-à-vis Architecture on Growth Parameters Bt Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) · 2023
- positive
  At 90 x 30 cm (37,037 plants ha-1), number of sympodial branches and number of nodes per plant were significantly higher.
- positive
  At 90 x 20 cm (55,555 plants ha-1), internode length and height node ratio were highest.
cites 1 paper here
Reducing Irrigation and Increasing Plant Density Enhance Both Light Interception and Light Use Efficiency in Cotton under Film Drip Irrigation · 2023
- positive
  Increasing plant density raised leaf area index, light interception rate and extinction coefficient.
Yield Maximization of Bt Cotton Through Agro-techniques · 2023
- positive
  Bt cotton at 60 cm × 45 cm spacing had higher plant height and crop growth rate than at 120 cm × 60 cm spacing.
  compared with wider spacing of 120 cm × 60 cm
Effect of different agro-techniques on yield of Bt cotton · 2024
- positive
  Narrow spacing increased plant height and crop growth rate.
Effect of cotton seed size and seeding density on cotton growth, development, and yield · 2024
- positive
  Higher seeding densities produced the greatest cotton seedling vigor.
cited by 1 paper here
Exogenous application of mepiquat chloride and crop geometry alters cotton growth and yield traits of compact cotton cultivars (Gossypium hirsutum L.) · 2024
- positive
  Wider 90 cm spacing increased plant height.
- positive
  Wider 90 cm spacing increased sympodial branches.
Impact of canopy management practices on physiological and yield parameters of Bt cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L) under High-Density Planting Systems (HDPS) · 2024
- positive
  T1 with spacing S1 gave the maximum leaf area index.
Effect of spacing and fertilizer levels on growth and productivity under high-density planting system of cotton · 2025
- positive
  Plant spacing of 105x60 cm gave significantly higher cotton plant height than the remaining spacings.
  compared with remaining spacings
- positive
  Plant spacing of 105x60 cm gave significantly higher number of sympodial branches per plant and sympodial length than the remaining spacings.
  compared with remaining spacings
THE EFFECT OF SEEDING METHODS AND SEEDING RATES ON COTTON DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD IN THE ROSTOV REGION · 2025
- positive
  The dotted seeding method at 100 thousand pcs./ha gave the highest leaf area (20.9 thousand sq. m/ha) by the ripening phase.
  compared with Thickening of crops to 140 thousand pcs./ha
- positive
  The dotted seeding method at 100 thousand pcs./ha gave the highest cotton height (99.1 cm) by the ripening phase.
  compared with Thickening of crops to 140 thousand pcs./ha
Synergistic Optimization of Root–Shoot Characteristics, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield by Combining Planting Density with Nitrogen Level in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) · 2025
- positive
  Higher density increased reproductive dry matter by 7.5–11.9%.
- negative
  High planting density reduced individual plant root development.
Optimal plant density increases cotton yield potential through high light use efficiency supported by regulating gene expression at middle and upper canopy · 2026
- positive
  Increasing cotton density enhanced upper-canopy leaf area index.
cites 1 paper here
Effects of planting density and row spacing configuration on dry matter accumulation and distribution, nutrient content, and yield in cotton · 2026
- positive
  LAI and dry matter accumulation increased significantly with increasing plant density in 2025.
cites 1 paper here

Papers reporting a negative result or no effect 7

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Papers reporting a positive result 39

Papers reporting a negative result or no effect 7

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