Inhibition of apical dominance affects boll spatial distribution, yield and fiber quality of field-grown cotton

Apical dominance inhibition is important in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production due to its indeterminate growth habit. Apical dominance can be inhibited physically by the manual removal of apical buds or chemically by the application of plant growth regulators. However, knowledge of the yield and boll distribution of cotton under different methods of apical dominance inhibition remains limited. Thus, an experiment was conducted to evaluate...