For the north Texas farmer, if you do a good job of controlling fleahoppers and setting fruit, you may have the opportunity to boost yields. No environmental causes for regional differences in fruit retention could be found.
Rainfall is most likely the limiting factor to yield.
When dry production years are combined with poor early-season fruit set, yields may not be fully realized due to missed fruiting positions and lack of moisture late in the season. Delta and Pine Land Company is a commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed, as well as soybean seed, in the Cotton Belt. For more than 80 years, the Mississippi-based company has drawn from its diverse germplasm base to breed superior plant varieties.