Cotton producers may need to dial in their planting populations to reduce input costs, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study. Seed costs have become very high for modern cotton varieties due to technology fees, making producers think twice about their seeding rates, said Dr. Curtis Adams, AgriLife Research crop physiologist in Vernon. The issue prompted Adams and colleague Dr. Emi Kimura, AgriLife Extension agronomist in Vernon, to look closer at the plant population needed to optimize yield. “We started by conducting an applied trial in the field but ended up also looking deeply into the scientific literature on this topic and ...