Estimating Cotton Yield

Michael J. Mulvaney, Emma Brooks, Pratap Devkota, Ethan Carter, De Broughton, Mark Mauldin, Joseph Iboyi, Mahesh Bashyal, David Wright, and Ian Small

Release Date: 6/11/2024

Agriculture

Abstract

Preharvest estimation of cotton yield can help growers to determine their return on investment, assess weather-related damages, and adjust crop management. This publication outlines the steps to calculate a reliable estimate of cotton yield. Written by Michael J. Mulvaney, Emma Brooks, Pratap Devkota, Ethan Carter, De Broughton, Mark Mauldin, Joseph Iboyi, Mahesh Bashyal, David Wright, and Ian Small, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, March 2021.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-450, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2021. Revised May 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Michael J. Mulvaney, associate professor, Hartwig Endowed Chair in Soybean Agronomy, Mississippi State University; Emma Brooks, cropping systems assistant, UF/IFAS West Florida REC; Pratap Devkota, assistant professor, weed scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida REC; Ethan Carter, regional crop IPM agent, UF/IFAS North Florida REC; De Broughton, regional specialized agent, row crops, UF/IFAS North Florida REC; Mark Mauldin, Extension agent II, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County; Joseph Iboyi, graduate research assistant, UF/IFAS West Florida REC; Mahesh Bashyal, assistant professor at School of Agricultural Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri; David Wright, professor emeritus (deceased), UF/IFAS North Florida REC; and Ian Small, assistant professor, UF/IFAS North Florida REC; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

David L. Wright

Extension specialist (deceased), cropping systems & conservation tillage, and professor, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

Pratap Devkota

former assistant professor, weed science, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center

Michael Mulvaney

former associate professor and cropping systems specialist, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center

De Broughton

former Extension agent II, M.S., regional specialized agent for agronomic crops, UF/IFAS Extension Northeast District; UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Extension Center, Suwannee Valley, Live Oak FL

Joseph Iboyi

former graduate research assistant (Ph.D., 2022), Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL

Mahesh Bashyal

former graduate research assistant, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL

Ethan Carter

Contact

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized Extension agent III, crop IPM, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, Marianna, FL

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Mark Mauldin

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, livestock and forages, UF/IFAS Washington County, Chipley, FL

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Ian Small

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

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Contacts

Hardeep Singh

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, cropping systems, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL

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