Date

DAS

CGDD

(˚C-day)

Crop Stage

Nov 12, 2007

0

0

Sowing

Nov 20, 2007

8

73

Emergence

Dec 3, 2007

21

196

4 leaves

Dec 10, 2007

28

286

6 leaves

Dec 19, 2007

37

390

8 Leaves

Jan 2, 2008

51

539

First Square (9 nodes)

Jan 25, 2008

74

813

50% Flowering

Jan 29, 2008

78

864

100% Flowering

Jan 1, 2008

81

905

Crop was fully flowered and some green bolls had developed

Mar 13, 2008

122

1303

A few open bolls in plants with severe water stress

Apr 4, 2008

144

1480

A few open bolls in the fully-irrigated treatment (T50%)

Apr 30, 2008

170

1592

Defoliation of the T60%, T70% and T85% treatments

May 7, 2008

177

1605

Defoliations of the T50% treatment

May 14, 2008

184

1620

Harvest

DAS = days after sowing, CGDD = cumulative growing degree-days.