Introduction

Advantage

 Thidiazuron (TDZ) offers several benefits when used on cotton crops.

• Enhanced defoliation: Thidiazuron is highly effective in inducing defoliation in cotton plants. It promotes the shedding of leaves, making it easier for mechanical harvesting. This results in improved harvesting efficiency, reduced labor costs, and minimized plant damage during harvesting operations.
• Improved boll opening: Thidiazuron facilitates boll opening in cotton, ensuring that the cotton fibers are exposed for easy mechanical harvesting. This benefit streamlines the harvesting process and helps prevent lint contamination by reducing the chances of bolls being retained on the plants.
• Increased yield: Thidiazuron can promote increased branching and fruiting in cotton plants. By stimulating lateral bud break and shoot formation, it leads to the development of more fruiting branches, which can contribute to higher cotton yields. The increased branching and fruiting potential can result in improved crop productivity and economic returns for cotton growers.
• Extended harvest window: Thidiazuron has been found to delay senescence in cotton plants. This delay in the natural aging process of the plants can extend the harvest window, allowing for a longer period to conduct harvesting operations and enabling farmers to manage harvest timing more effectively.
• Synchronization of boll maturity: Thidiazuron helps to synchronize boll maturity in cotton crops. This means that more bolls reach maturity and are ready for harvest at the same time, providing a more uniform crop and facilitating efficient and streamlined harvesting operations.
• Improved fiber quality: Thidiazuron has been reported to enhance fiber quality in cotton. It can contribute to longer and stronger cotton fibers, which are desirable traits in the textile industry. Improved fiber quality can lead to higher market value and better processing efficiency for cotton growers.