Poultry Litter Placement Effects on Cotton Seedling Emergence and Early Growth

Core Ideas Sowing into poultry litter bands inhibits seed emergence and root establishment. Aboveground plant production during early cotton growth stages may be negatively impacted by sowing into poultry litter bands. Banding poultry litter beside crop rows may be an effective fertilizer management strategy. Interest in using poultry litter (PL) as a nutrient source for row crop production has increased in the southeastern United States....