Table 1.
Meteorological data and fruiting branch nodes during boll development at different planting dates during 2009 to 2011.
| Years | Flowering dates | Boll Period (d) | MDT (°C) | MDTmax(°C) | MDTmin(°C) | Total sunshine hours (h) | Mean daily solar radiation (MJ·m−2) | Fruiting branch nodes (FBN) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr | 25-May | ||||||||
| 2009 | 13-Aug | 55 | 24.8 | 28.8 | 21.9 | 274.9 | 14.4 | 10–11th (FB10–11) | 2–3rd (FB2–3) |
| 2010 | 10-Aug | 46 | 27.3 | 31.6 | 24.3 | 276.8 | 17.1 | 10–11th | 2–3rd |
| 2011 | 13-Aug | 55 | 23.7 | 27.6 | 20.8 | 254.4 | 13.7 | 10–11th | 2–3rd |
MDT, MDTmax, and MDTmin were mean daily temperature, mean daily maximum temperature, mean daily minimum temperature, respectively.