Great drought taking toll on Oklahoma cotton

The Great Drought of 2011 continues in Oklahoma with brutal effects. Record breaking temperatures are still underway and based on recent forecasts will continue. It appears that we will have virtually no surviving dryland fields produce harvestable yield. Because of the extreme environment, reduced yield due to fruit shed and small boll size will plague many irrigated fields this year. Many factors are involved in this situation. Insect issues were not involved. Poor fruit retention can be attributed to heat stress and drought...more