Yield increases ranged as high as 230 lb lint per acre above the untreated cotton.
Hard lock is serious a disease that inhibits the cotton boll from opening.
Over 100 large demonstration and replicated, small scale field trials were conducted by University agricultural scientists, Extension Specialists, and independent crop advisors to evaluate Messenger on cotton during the 2000 season. Numerous application programs were tested to evaluate the effects of Messenger on cotton growth, yields, and plant physiology as well as nematodes and other pests of cotton. EDEN Bioscience is a plant technology company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative natural products for agriculture. Company news release N3246 .