施氮量和种植密度对东北特早熟棉区棉花生物量和氮素累积的影响

以辽棉19号和美棉33B为材料,于2008年在东北特早熟棉区设置不同的棉花种植密度(每公顷75000、97500、120000株)和施氮量(0、240、480 kg·hm^-2),研究了施氮量和种植密度对东北特早熟棉区棉花生物量、氮素累积特征和氮素累积利用率的影响.结果表明： 两个品种的棉花生物量和氮素累积量随棉花生育进程的动态变化均符合Logistic模型;种植密度和施氮量显著影响棉花氮素累积动态特征以及棉花产量和品质;氮素的快速累积起始日较生物量早13 d左右.在种植密度为每公顷97500株、240 kg·hm^-2施氮量处理下,两个品种棉花的生物量和氮素动态累积模型的特征参数最为协调,皮棉产量最高,纤维品质最优,氮素利用效率最高.在东北特早熟棉区,较早的生物量和氮素快速累积及较高的累积速率有利于棉花较高产量的形成.     

施氮量和种植密度对东北特早熟棉区棉铃生物量和氮素累积的影响

以辽棉19号和美棉33B为材料,研究了不同施氮量(0、240、480 kg ·hm-2)和不同种植密度(75000、97500、120000 plants·hm-2)对东北特早熟棉区棉花棉铃生物量和氮素累积特征的影响.结果表明： 棉花单铃、棉籽和纤维的生物量及其氮素累积随棉花生育进程的动态变化均符合“S”型曲线,种植密度和施氮量可以显著影响棉铃各部分生物量和氮素累积的动态特征,以及棉花产量与品质;在施氮量240 kg·hm-2和种植密度97500 plants·hm-2处理下,单铃、棉籽和纤维的生物量均达到最大,生物量和氮素累积的快速累积起始时间和终止时间较早但持续时间较短,生物量快速累积速率最大,生物量和氮素在铃壳中的分配系数最低,在棉籽和纤维中分配系数最高.     

Effect of mepiquat chloride and nitrogen levels on yield, growth characteristics, and elemental composition of cotton

A 3-year study was conducted to determine the effects of mepiquat chloride and N levels on yield and quality of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Mepiquat chloride (MC) treatments did not significantlyaffect yields; however, cotton lint yields (1980) were 688, 949, 1,011, and 1,045 kg/ha for N rates of 0, 45, 90, and 135 kg/ha, respectively. Nitrogen by MC interactions on yield were not significant for any of the 3 years. MC treatments reduced plant height for all N levels. Plant height averages over all N levels were reduced 15–33% by the addition of MC. The MC treatments significantly increased the percent of Ca and Mg in the cotton leaves on a dry-weight basis. Nitrogen concentrations of the leaves were not affected by MC treatments. Leaf N levels were not significantly affected by N fertilization in 1979, but leaf N levels in 1980 were significantly increased at the 90 kg N/ha rate when compared with the check treatment.     

Prof. Dr. H. C. Władysław Węgorek 16 February 1918-16 July 2001

Abstract

In 2004, two field trials with cotton were conducted at two locations in Tajikistan to estimate the effectiveness of FZB 24® Bacillus subtilis (ABiTEP GmbH Berlin) as a biofertilizer for increasing the cotton yield in comparison to the utilization of the conventional fertilizer containing nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), with an application rate per ha 180 kg N, 120 kg P, 60 kg K. The following treatments of cotton cultivated as test variants each on 1 ha field under the same conditions were carried out and the effect on the plant growth, the development of number of bolls/plant and mainly the cotton fibre yield were calculated: (i) Seed treatment with water and only crop application of the NPK fertilizer; (ii) Only seed treatment with spore suspension of FZB 24 WG Bacillus subtilis, without application of the NPK fertilizer; (iii) Seed treatment with spore suspension of FZB 24 WG Bacillus subtilis plus crop application of the NPK fertilizer; and (iv) Only seed treatment with the comparable plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria product Extrasol 55 (ARRIAM St Petersburg), without application of the fertilizer. Comparing cotton growth and yield of the variants in both field tests, there appeared a remarkable yield and growth increase (up to 30%) by the use of FZB 24 alone compared to the application of the NPK fertilizer. The additional application of the NPK fertilizer (Variant: FZB 24 + NPK) could not enlarge this plant productivity-promoting effect. Apparently under the test conditions the increase of the root system in size and capacity as well as the additional enzymatic mobilizing of organic bound phosphorus for the plant as activities from the Bacillus subtilis introduction was more important for the plant system than the limited direct input with N, P and K. The plant treatment alone with Extrasol 55 resulted in similar promotion of cotton growth and yield as FZB 24 when compared with the NPK plant fertilizing, showing that the activity of FZB 24 was not very specific. However the cotton field tests generally demonstrate for FZB 24 Bacillus subtilis a high ability to improve plant growth and yield based on increasing the capacity of roots to mobilize and take up nutrients and substances for overall reproductive plant fitness. The use and value for part-substitutions of some environmentally problematical mineral fertilizers in other and intensive plant production systems is discussed.     

The biofertilising effect of seed dressing with PGPR Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB 42 combined with two levels of mineral fertilising in African cotton production

With the help of a field experiment, the influence of PGPR FZB42 (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) seed dressing combined with a low (39 kg N/ha) and usual (79 kg N/ha) mineral nitrogen plant fertilisation on the cotton growth and yield was tested. The plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and the N-fertilisation alone promoted the plant growth, by the PGPR similar to the low N-fertilising. The cotton yield showed no significant difference between both treatments. The combined use of PGPR with different nitrogen plant fertilisation techniques resulted in the promotion of plant growth significantly compared to the mineral fertilising alone but differed significantly depending on the applied N-amount. The cotton yield in the combined application of PGPR and low N-amount increased by 75%. In combination with high N-fertilisation the yield increased by 30% compared to each of the N-fertilisation techniques. The effect was found to be based mainly on the PGPR growth promotion activity, resulting in larger plant root and stem–leaf system, increasing the possibilities to uptake available mineral nutrients. The great ecological value of the observed effectiveness improving influence by PGPR on the mineral plant fertilisation is discussed.     

Identification and characterization of quantitative trait loci for grain yield and its components under different nitrogen fertilization levels in rice (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis> L.)

A set of rice (Oryza sativa L.) recombinant inbred lines from a cross between Zhenshan 97 (indica) and HR5 (indica) was planted for four different growing seasons in two locations at three nitrogen (N) fertilization levels (N300, 300 kg urea/ha; N150, 150 kg urea/ha; and N0, 0 kg urea/ha). Grain yield and its components were evaluated, including grain yield per plant (GYPP), panicle number per plant (PNPP), grain number per panicle (GNPP), filled grains per panicle (FGPP), spikelet fertility percentage (SFP) and 100-grain weight (HGW). Correlation and path analysis indicated that SFP had the greatest contribution to GYPP at the N300 and N150 levels, but FGPP contributed the most to GYPP at the N0 level. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) were mapped based on a mixed linear model; genetic components (main effects, epistatic effects and QTL-by-environment interactions) were estimated separately. Six to 15 QTL with main effects were detected for each trait except SFP. Clusters of main-effect QTL associated with PNPP, GNPP, SFP and HGW were observed in regions on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10. The main-effect QTL (qGYPP-4b and qGNPP-12) were only detected at the N0 level and explained 10.9 and 10.2% of the total phenotypic variation, respectively. A total of 33 digenic interactions among grain yield and its components were also identified. The identification of genomic regions associated with yield and its components at different nitrogen levels will be useful in marker-assisted selection for improving the nitrogen use efficiency of rice.     

Biomass and elemental uptake in fertilized and unfertilizedBetula papyrifera Marsh. andPopulus grandidentata Michx.

Summary Estimates were made of the above-ground biomass and contents of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Na, Fe, Zn, Al, and Cu in fertilized (N 448 kg/ha, P 112 kg/ha, lime 4480 kg/ha) and unfertilized white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) and bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata Michx.). For individuals of both species, fertilization increased the average above-ground biomass increment and the N and P content increment by 150 per cent and 300 per cent, respectively, but decreased uptake of Mn and Zn. The allocation of biomass and elements differs not only between species, but within species under untreated and fertilized conditions.     

Spatial and Temporal Variation of Roots, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, and Plant and Soil Nutrients in a Mature Pinot Noir (Vitis vinifera L.) Vineyard in Oregon, USA

Soil and crop management practices may influence biomass growth and yields of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolorL.) and sequester significant amount of atmospheric CO₂in plant biomass and underlying soil, thereby helping to mitigate the undesirable effects of global warming. This study examined the effects of three tillage practices [no-till (NT), strip till (ST), and chisel till (CT)], four cover crops [legume (hairy vetch) (Vicia villosa roth), nonlegume (rye) (Secale cerealeL), hairy vetch/rye mixture, and winter weeds orno covercrop], and three N fertilization rates (0, 60–65, and 120–130 kg N ha ^–1) on the amount of C sequestered in cotton lint (lint + seed), sorghum grain, their stalks (stems + leaves) and roots, and underlying soil from 2000 to 2002 in central Georgia, USA. A field experiment was conducted on a Dothan sandy loam (fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic, Plinthic Kandiudults). In 2000, C accumulation in cotton lint was greater in NT with rye or vetch/rye mixture but in stalks, it was greater in ST with vetch or vetch/rye mixture than in CT with or without cover crops. Similarly, C accumulation in lint was greater in NT with 60 kg N ha ^–1 but in stalks, it was greater in ST with 60 and 120 kg N ha ^–1 than in CT with 0 kg N ha ^–1. In 2001, C accumulation in sorghum grains and stalks was greater in vetch and vetch/rye mixture with or without N rate than in rye without N rate. In 2002, C accumulation in cotton lint was greater in CT with or without N rate but in stalks, it was greater in ST with 60 and 120 kg N ha ^–1 than in NT with or without N rate. Total C accumulation in the above- and belowground biomass in cotton ranged from 1.7 to 5.6 Mg ha ^–1 and in sorghum ranged from 3.4 to 7.2 Mg ha ^–1. Carbon accumulation in cotton and sorghum roots ranged from 1 to 14% of the total C accumulation in above- and belowground biomass. In NT, soil organic C at 0–10 cm depth was greater in vetch with 0 kg N ha ^–1 or in vetch/rye with 120–130 kg N ha ^–1 than in weeds with 0 and 60 kg N ha ^–1 but at 10–30 cm, it was greater in rye with 120–130 kg N ha ^–1 than in weeds with or without rate. In ST, soil organic C at 0–10 cm was greater in rye with 120–130 kg N ha ^–1 than in rye, vetch, vetch/rye and weeds with 0 and 60 kg N ha ^–1. Soil organic C at 0–10 and 10–30 cm was also greater in NT and ST than in CT. Since 5 to 24% of C accumulation in lint and grain were harvested, C sequestered in cotton and sorghum stalks and roots can be significant in the terrestrial ecosystem and can significantly increase C storage in the soil if these residues are left after lint or grain harvest, thereby helping to mitigate the effects of global warming. Conservation tillage, such as ST, with hairy vetch/rye mixture cover crops and 60–65 kg N ha ^–1 can sustain C accumulation in cotton lint and sorghum grain and increase C storage in the surface soil due to increased C input from crop residues and their reduced incorporation into the soil compared with conventional tillage, such as CT, with no cover crop and N fertilization, thereby maintaining crop yields, improving soil quality, and reducing erosion.     

盐胁迫下施肥对棉花生长及氮素利用的影响

利用海水配制不同含盐量(0、0.15%、0.3%)的土壤盆栽棉花,在可移动遮雨棚内研究了不同施肥(N、NK、NP、NPK)处理对棉花生长、氮素吸收与利用的影响.结果表明: 盐胁迫和施肥均影响棉花生物产量、棉株氮素农学利用效率、氮素生物利用效率和氮素积累量,且两者存在显著的互作效应.施肥能提高盐胁迫下棉株氮素利用效率及氮素积累量,并显著增产,不同施肥处理中以N、P、K肥料配合施用的效果最好;施肥效果受盐胁迫程度的影响,低盐胁迫(0.15%)下的施肥效果好于中度盐胁迫(0.3%).     

Soil and litter respiration rates in different microhabitats of a mixed oak-conifer forest and their control by edaphic conditions and substrate quality

Summary Seven isolates belonged toA. brasilense and 3 belonged toA. lipoferum. Isolates having more denitrifying capacity fixed less nitrogen in nitrogen free semi-solid malate medium. One strain ofA. lipoferum having high nitrogen fixing capacity with negative test for denitrification was tested as inoculant to supplement the nitrogen need of a wheat crop in field condition with different doses of N with and without the inoculant. While control without nitrogen yielded 1260 kg/ha the yield in inoculated treatment was 2070 kg/ha resulting in significant increase. In a treatment receiving 40 kg N/ha the grain yield was 2370 kg/ha as against yield of 3110 kg/ha in a similar treatment receiving fertiliser plus inoculant. Thus increase in yield was about 30%. Further the treatment receiving 80 kg N/ha yielded 2970 kg/ha as against yield of 4150 kg/ha in a treatment receiving inoculant alongwith the above dose of the fertiliser. Thus increase in yield due to application of inoculant was about 36%. Similarly, the uptake of N in different treatments was augmented due to inoculation of seeds with the culture.     

Effect of nitrogen application on flowering and yield of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

Effect of nitrogen application on number of flowers per plant, number of different types of flowers per plant, length of style, number of fruits per plant and fruit yield/ha of eggplant was investigated under controlled greenhouse conditions. Nitrogen was supplied at 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 kg N/ha with one control (no nitrogen) treatment. Nitrogen supplied at 200 kg N/ha gave best results and significantly produced the highest number of flowers per plant, fruits per plant and yield (32.24 ton/ha) over control plants. Nitrogen failed to influence style length and type of flowers i.e. long, medium, pseudo-short and short styled flowers. Nitrogen application at 150 and 175 kg N/ha showed comparable results with nitrogen applied at 200 kg N/ha.     

施氮量对麦后直播棉氮素吸收利用的影响

以早熟棉中棉所50为材料进行麦后直播棉花试验,研究施氮量(0、60、120、150、180、240 kg N·hm^-2)对棉株氮素吸收、利用和分配的影响.结果表明： 增施氮肥提高了麦后直播棉不同生育阶段的氮吸收量,以盛花到见絮期的氮积累增量最大,并且改变了不同生育期间氮吸收比例,使棉花出苗到盛花期的氮吸收比例降低,盛花到吐絮期的氮吸收比例升高;增施氮肥还降低了生育后期中上部位果枝氮浓度的下降速率.麦后直播棉氮素和生物量累积以中下部果枝为主,在150～180 kg N·hm^-2施氮量下棉花产量、氮肥表观利用率、各果枝部位干物质和氮在生殖器官中的分配比例较高,氮浓度和氮累积量动态特征参数比较协调.高于180 kg N·hm^-2的施氮量导致棉花中部和下部果枝生殖器官生物量和氮素累积量、产量增幅和氮肥利用率降低,而低于150 kg N·hm^-2施氮量降低棉花整株干物质和氮经济系数,不利于高产形成.综合分析,150～180 kg N·hm^-2施氮量可作为长江流域下游棉区麦后直播棉的推荐施氮量.     

How does plant population density affect the biomass of Ravenna grass?

Ravenna grass, Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholz, is known to produce an abundance of biomass, but how plant density affects its biomass potential remains unknown. The objectives were to determine the effects of plant density on biomass yield; plant growth traits; biomass?carbon, nitrogen, and ash concentrations; heating value; nitrogen removal; and sucrose concentration in leaves and culms. The treatments consisted of five plant densities (1,250; 2,500; 5,000; 10,000; and 20,000 plants per hectare) in a randomized complete block design with four blocks. Plots were nonirrigated, unfertilized, and harvested once during the dormant season each year. Data were collected from 2015?2019. Dependent variables that varied with plant population density (p < .05) were biomass yield, number of reproductive culms per plant, reproductive culm diameter, reproductive culm sucrose concentration, and nitrogen removal with biomass. Biomass yield ranged from 5.6 to 16.3 Mg/ha for plant densities of 1,250–20,000 plants per hectare, respectively. Combined over years, nonlinear regression of the data showed the equation for biomass yield to plateau at 16.2 Mg/ha at a plant density of 10,640 plants per hectare. As plant density increased, the number of reproductive culms per plant, culm diameter, and culm sucrose concentration significantly decreased. At 1,250 plants per hectare, the number of reproductive culms per plant, culm diameter, and culm sucrose averaged 70, 10.2 mm, and 63.2 g/kg, respectively. Nitrogen removed with biomass significantly increased as biomass yield increased with plant density. At a density of 10,000 and 20,000 plants per hectare, the amount of nitrogen removed annually in the harvested biomass averaged 88 kg/ha. The data suggest that 10,000 plants per hectare would produce the greatest annual biomass yields; however, research is needed to determine the nutrient requirement for Ravenna grass to sustain biomass production at that density.     

施氮量对麦后直播棉钾素吸收利用的影响

以早熟棉‘中棉所50’为材料,于2013—2014年在南京市江苏省农业科学院棉花试验站进行麦后直播棉花试验,研究施氮量(0、60、120、150、180、240 kg N·hm^-2)对棉株钾素吸收和利用的影响.结果表明: 增施氮肥提高了麦后直播棉不同生育阶段的钾吸收量,以盛花到见絮期的钾积累增量最大;并且改变了麦后直播棉不同生育时期的钾吸收比例,使棉花出苗到盛花期的钾吸收比例降低,盛花到吐絮期的钾吸收比例升高;增施氮肥还降低了生育后期上部位果枝钾浓度的下降速率,但加速了中下部果枝钾浓度的下降速率.随施氮量增加,钾吸收的边际效应呈先升高后降低趋势,而钾的皮棉生产效率均呈线性降低,其降低趋势表现为下部果枝最大,上部果枝次之,中部果枝最低.麦后直播棉钾素和生物量累积以中、下部果枝为主,在150~180 kg N·hm^-2下棉花各果枝部位干物质和钾在生殖器官中的分配比例较高,钾浓度和钾累积量动态特征参数比较协调,利于产量形成;高于180 kg N·hm^-2导致皮棉产量增幅下降,氮素对钾吸收的边际效应和钾的皮棉生产效率较低;低于150 kg N·hm^-2时,中下部果枝干物质和钾的经济系数较低,不利于高产形成.     

Nitrogen fertilization rate affects feeding, larval performance, and oviposition preference of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, on cotton

Nitrogen (N) is one of the most critical chemical elements for plant and animal growth, exerting a variety of bottom‐up effects. Development and oviposition of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), were studied in relation to varying N fertilization levels (42, 112, 196, and 280 p.p.m.) in cotton [Gossypium hirsutum L. (Malvaceae)]. Low N fertilization of cotton plants led to reduced plant biomass and a lower percentage of N in leaf blades and in leaf petioles. Development of S. exigua larvae fed with plants with reduced N applications (42 and 112 p.p.m.) was prolonged relative to treatments receiving higher N fertilization. Almost all larvae reared on artificial diets underwent only five instars before pupation. However, most larvae reared on cotton plants, irrespective of N levels, experienced a supernumerary sixth larval instar. Furthermore, significantly more larvae reared on lower N cotton plants underwent supernumerary development compared to larvae reared on higher N cotton plants. Life‐time feeding damage per larva ranged from 55 to 65 cm², depending on the nutritional quality of the food plant, although the differences were not statistically significant. Larvae distinguished between cotton plants with various nutritional qualities and fed preferentially on higher N plants. Female moth oviposition choice was also affected by host plant nutritional quality: cotton plants with higher N levels were preferentially chosen by S. exigua females for oviposition. The mechanisms of these effects are unclear, but they can have important implications for population dynamics and pest status of beet armyworms in the field.     

Leaf gas exchange,source–sink relationship,and growth response of cotton to the interactive effects of nitrogen rate and planting density

Nitrogen (N) rate and plant density (PD) are important factors for sustainable cotton production. The objective of this study is to examine the effects of nitrogen rate and plant density on plant growth, source–sink relationship, and cotton yield. A split-plot arrangement was used in the field experiment with the main plots assigned to N rate (120 and 180 kg/ha), and the sub-plots assigned to plant density (8, 10, and 12 plants/m²). Results showed significant N and PD interaction on plant growth, leaf gas exchange, and yield. Higher plant growth and cotton yield were noted under low nitrogen rate and high planting density than other treatment combinations. Leaf photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, intercellular CO₂, transpiration rate, and water use efficiency were considerably influenced by planting density and nitrogen rate. Maximum values of these traits were obtained under low nitrogen rate with high planting density or high nitrogen rate with medium planting density, while the least values were under low nitrogen rate with low planting density. Correlation analysis revealed highly significant and positive relation between leaf gas exchange and cotton yield.     

A biorefinery model for the production of oil and biomethane using castor plants

Castor (Ricinus communis L.) is an important oilseed crop worldwide whose inedible oil is widely used in the industrial, pharmaceutical, and agricultural sectors. Castor plants show high conversion potential for use as biorefining feedstocks. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of two nitrogen fertilization levels (0 and 120 kg N ha⁻¹) on seed and oil yield. From a biorefinery perspective, the residual biomass of seed processing was analyzed in terms of fiber composition and biomethane production carrying out a biological pretreatment using two white-rot fungi (Pleurotus ostreatus and Irpex lacteus). Nitrogen fertilization resulted in an increase in seed and oil yields and a difference in capsule husk composition. Fungal pretreatment of capsule husks showed promising effects on anaerobic digestion, increasing the biomethane yield compared to untreated biomass. The highest lignin degradation and the lowest cellulose loss during pretreatment were obtained with I. lacteus, and this fungal pretreatment resulted in the highest biomethane yield (103.2 NmL g⁻¹ volatile solids) for the fertilized biomass.     

供氮水平对小麦生殖生长时期叶片光合速率、NR活性和核酸含量及产量的影响

在水培条件下，研究了氮素水平对小麦生殖生长时期一些生理特性及产量的影响。结果表明：生殖生长时期，外源供氮水平供应增加，叶面积、叶片光合速率及叶绿素含量均随之增加；叶片和根系硝酸还原酶活性（NRA）、叶片铵态氮含量和外源供氮水平间有显著正相关；根系DNA及RNA含量均随供氮水平升高而升高；孕穗期用不同氮素水平处理15 d，对小麦成熟后生物量及经济产量有明显影响。     

Influence of Tree Species on Forest Nitrogen Retention in the Catskill Mountains, New York, USA

This study examines the effect of four tree species on nitrogen (N) retention within forested catchments of the Catskill Mountains, New York (NY). We conducted a 300-day ¹⁵N field tracer experiment to determine how N moves through soil, microbial, and plant pools under different tree species and fertilization regimes. Samples were collected from single-species plots of American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.), eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis L.), red oak (Quercus rubra L.), and sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh). Using paired plots we compared the effects of ambient levels of N inputs (11 kg N/ha/y) to additions of 50 kg N/ha/y that began 1.5 years prior to and continued throughout this experiment. Total plot ¹⁵N recovery (litter layer, organic and mineral soil to 12 cm, fine roots, and aboveground biomass) did not vary significantly among tree species, but the distribution of sinks for ¹⁵N within the forest ecosystem did vary. Recovery in the forest floor was significantly lower in sugar maple stands compared to the other species. ¹⁵Nitrogen recovery was 22% lower in the fertilized plots compared to the ambient plots and red oak stands had the largest drop in ¹⁵N recovery as a result of N fertilization. Aboveground biomass became a significantly greater ¹⁵N sink with fertilization, although it retained less than 1% of the tracer addition. These results indicate that different forest types vary in the amount of N retention in the forest floor, and that forest N retention may change depending upon N inputs.     

Effect of mepiquat chloride and nitrogen levels on yield,growth characteristics,and elemental composition of cotton

A 3-year study was conducted to determine the effects of mepiquat chloride and N levels on yield and quality of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Mepiquat chloride (MC) treatments did not significantlyaffect yields; however, cotton lint yields (1980) were 688, 949, 1,011, and 1,045 kg/ha for N rates of 0, 45, 90, and 135 kg/ha, respectively. Nitrogen by MC interactions on yield were not significant for any of the 3 years. MC treatments reduced plant height for all N levels. Plant height averages over all N levels were reduced 15–33% by the addition of MC. The MC treatments significantly increased the percent of Ca and Mg in the cotton leaves on a dry-weight basis. Nitrogen concentrations of the leaves were not affected by MC treatments. Leaf N levels were not significantly affected by N fertilization in 1979, but leaf N levels in 1980 were significantly increased at the 90 kg N/ha rate when compared with the check treatment.