Patent ID: 7634870
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: A01C,A01G

Abstract:
1. A process for enhancing the growth and development of cotton comprising applying a cytokinin to cotton seed or a growing cotton plant at a stage of growth between and including a cotton plant at the cotyledon stage up to and including a cotton plant at the six-leaf stage, and further wherein said cytokinin is applied substantially in the absence of other plant growth regulators or plant hormones and said cytokinin is applied at a concentration effective to elicit one or more effects in the cotton plant selected from the group consisting of reduced apical dominance, increased rate of development of fruiting branches, decreased time to first bloom, increased number of cotton squares formed, thickening of the hypocotyl, reduced rate of leaf wilting, reduced water usage, and increased root development, all in comparison to an untreated control.