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Table 2 Effect of N level on fibre strength

From: Effect of nitrogen application level on cotton fibre quality

Year

Location

Country

N levels in kg·ha−1

Instrument

Remarks

References

1944–1946

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

US

11,39 & 67

Pressley

Significant reduction in Pressley Index from 11 to 39 kg·ha−1 and significant increase in Pressley Index from 39 to 67 kg·ha−1

Nelson (1949)

1951–1960

Brawley, California

US

0, 107, 214 & 321

Pressley

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Bennett et al. (1967)

1956–1962

Thorsby, Alabama

US

0, 107, 214 & 321

Pressley

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Bennett et al. (1967)

1959–1960

Brawley, California

US

0, 107, 214 & 321

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No clear trend with increased N application levels

MacKenzie and Schaik (1963)

1961–1963

Magnum, Oklahoma

US

0, 44, 67, 90 & 112

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Murray et al. (1965)

1961–1963

Altus, Oklahoma

US

0, 44, 67, 90 & 112

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Murray et al. (1965)

1961–1963

Unknown

US

0, 28, 54, 80, 120, 134, 161 & 187

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Perkins and Douglas (1965)

1963–1965

Yuma, Arizona

US

84 & 224

Pressley

No clear trend with increased N application levels

Jackson and Tilt (1968)

1965–1980

Eight locations

Greece

0, 60, 50, 100, 120, 150,180 & 200

Stelometer

No clear trend with increased N application levels

Setatou and Simonis (1994, 1995)

1967

Fresno County, California

US

56, 105, 224, 343 & 392

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Grimes et al. (1969a, b)

1967

Kent County, California

US

0, 41, 140, 239 & 280

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Grimes et al. (1969a, b)

1972–1973

Kimberley, Western Australia

Australia

34, 112, 168 & 225

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Hearn (1976)

1973–1974

Unknownb

US

0, 45 & 90

Stelometer with both 0 and 3.2 mm gauge

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Koli and Morrill (1976a)

1974

Narrabri, New South Wales

Australia

0, 40, 80 & 160

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No clear trend with increased N application levels

Constable and Hearn (1981)

1975–1978

Narrabri, New South Wales

Australia

0, 50, 100 & 150

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No clear trend with increased N application levels

Constable and Hearn (1981)

1984–1986

Altus, Oklahoma

US

0, 56, 112 & 224

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Boman and Westerman (1994)

1989–2004

Altus, Oklahoma

US

0, 45, 90, 135, 180 & 225

HVI

Slight but significant increase in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Girma et al. (2007)

1991–1992

Stoneville, Mississippi

US

112 & 150

Stelometer

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Pettigew et al. (1996)

1991–1992

Uvalde, Texasa

US

0, 67, 135, 202 & 269

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Tewolde and Fernandez (2003)

1992–1996

Mississippi Delta

US

101, 135, 168 & 202

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Ebelhar et al. (1996)

1995–1998

Hama

Syria

0, 60, 120, 180 & 240

Stelometer & Pressley

No significant differences in fibre strength as measured by stelometer and elongation as measured by pressley with increased N application levels

Janat and Somi (2002)

1996–1998

Florence, South Carolina

US

0, 78 & 112

HVI

Significant increase in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Bauer and Roof (2004)

1997–2000

Winnsboro, Louisianab

US

90, 112, 134 & 157

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Boquet (2005)

1999–2000

Fresno, Californiaa

US

56, 112, 168 & 224

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Fritschi et al. (2003)

1999–2000

Gizaa

Egypt

95 & 143

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

Small but significant increase in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Sawan et al. (2006)

1998–2000

San Joaquin Valley, California

US

56, 112, 168 & 224

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Fritschi et al. (2003)

1999

Thrall, Texasb

US

0, 56, 112 & 224

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

McFarland et al. (1999)

1999–2000

Mississippi, Louisiana

US

Small scale trial with control and 20% at first flower & 0% at first flower

Stelometer

No clear trend with increased N application levels

Read et al. (2006)

2001–2002

Unknown

Syria

50, 100, 150, 200 & 250

Stelometer & Pressley

Small but insignificant differences in fibre strength as measured by stelometer and elongation as measured by pressley with increased N application levels

Janat (2008)

2003–2004

Adana

Turkey

0, 80 & 160

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Gormus (2005)

2001–2004

Stoneville, Mississippi

US

112 in four different application methods

Stelometer

No significant differences in fibre strength and elongation with increased N application levels

Pettigew and Adamczyk (2006)

2005

Nanjing, Jiangsu

China

0, 240 & 480

HVI

Significant increase in strength up to 240 kg·ha−1 with a significant decrease above 240 kg·ha−1

Zhao et al. (2012)

2005

Xuzhou, Jiangsu

China

0, 240 & 480

HVI

Significant increase in strength up to 240 kg·ha−1 with a significant decrease above 240 kg·ha−1

Zhao et al. (2012)

2005–2006

Multan, Punjab

Pakistan

0, 50, 100 & 150

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength or elongation with increased N application levels

Afzal et al. (2018)

2006

Faisalabad, Punjab

Pakistan

0, 60, 120 & 180

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength or elongation with increased N application levels

Saleem et al. (2010)

2007

Anyang, Henan

China

0, 240 & 480

HVI

Significant increase in strength up to 240 kg·ha−1 with a significant decrease above 240 kg·ha−1

Zhao et al. (2012)

2009–2012

Stoneville, Mississippi

US

0, 56 & 112

HVI

Significant increase in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Pettigew (2012) and Pettigew and Zeng (2014)

2008–2010

Varamin, Tehran

Iran

200, 300, 350 & 400

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with no clear trend for elongation with increased N application levels

Madani and Oveysi (2015)

2008–2010

Gorgan, Golestan

Iran

200, 300, 350 & 400

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with no clear trend for elongation with increased N application levels

Madani and Oveysi (2015)

2009–2010

Varamin, Tehran

Iran

0, 100, 200 & 300

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Rashidi and Gholami (2011), Hossein et al. (2014) and Seilsepour and Rashidi (2011)

2009

Mississippi, Louisiana

US

0 & 100

HVI

Small but significant decrease in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Lokhande and Reddy (2015)

2010–2011

Adana

Turkey

0, 60, 120, 180 & 240

HVI

Significant increase in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Gormus et al. (2016a)

2011

Torreón, Coahuila

Mexico

0, 50, 100 & 150

Unknown

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Hernandes-Cruz et al. (2015)

2011–2012

Yellow River Delta, Hebei

China

0, 120, 240 & 480

HVI

Significant increase in fibre strength with increased N application levels. There was, however, no effect on elongation

Chen et al. (2019)

2012–2013

Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso

Brazil

70, 140 & 210

HVI

No clear trend with increased N application levels

Echer et al. (2020)

2012–2013

Chapadão do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil

0, 40, 80, 120 &160

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength or elongation with increased N application levels

Leal et al. (2020)

2012–2013

Adana

Turkey

0, 60, 120, 180 & 240

HVI

Significant increase in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Gormus and El Sagagh (2016b)

2013

Stoneville, Mississippi

US

0, 39, 67, 101, 135 & 168

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Sui et al. (2017)

2014

Stoneville, Mississippi

US

0, 56, 112, 168 & 224

HVI

Significant increase in fibre strength with 56 kg·ha−1 with no further changes in fibre strength

Sui et al. (2017)

2013–2014

New Delhi

India

100, 125, 150 & 175

Pressley 0 gauge

Significant decrease in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Verna et al. (2017)

2016–2018

Suffolk, Virginia

US

0, 45, 90, 135 & 180

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

McClanahan et al. (2020)

2016–2017

Lewiston-Woodside, North Carolina

US

0, 45, 90, 135 & 180

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

McClanahan et al. (2020)

2018

Yale, Virginia

US

0, 45, 90, 135 & 180

HVI

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

McClanahan et al. (2020)

Unknown

Gizaa

Egypt

107 & 161

Stelometer with 3.2 mm gauge

No significant differences in fibre strength with increased N application levels

Sawan et al. (1997)

  1. aPima
  2. bUltra narrow row