What to know about plant growth regulators Is this the year you should try PGRs in your crop management program? EARLY-SEASON DEVELOPMENT: Crop scouting and digging indicate these seedlings are off to a strong start. Jon Zuk with WinField United believes the right PGR products help ensure that result. WINFIELD UNITED Would you try a product if you’d never heard of that category of compounds? Odds are you would say, “No thanks.” But what if your input supplier suggested a product with a proven track record for increasing yields? The term “PGR” may mean nothing to you. On the other hand, a 3-bushel-per-acre corn yield increase over time in reputable plots might be worth investigating.

Pods, profitability, and plant growth regulators Over the past few years, farmers have shown an increased interest in plant growth regulators and many have wondered what implications they have on yield.

Plant hormones and their applications in agriculture Plant growth hormones play an important role in the growth and development of plants. These plant growth regulators have revolutionized modern agriculture by allowing farmers to produce crops more efficiently and sustainably.

Walking a Fine Line with PGRs When farmers first started looking at variable rate applications of plant growth regulators, the idea was to vary the rates depending on the crop conditions they encountered as they went across the field. Some growers are doing that, but others are trying – or perhaps should be trying – a different approach: slowly increasing the amounts of PGRs from one application to the next to reflect stronger varieties, higher nitrogen levels, and environmental conditions.

Plant Growth Regulators Essential to Today’s Cotton Production With advances in plant breeding, cotton growers today have outstanding varieties with amazing yield potential. And growers are relying more and more on plant growth regulators (PGR) to help maximize each plant’s production through the season. And due to factors like increased seeding and nitrogen rates, Tyson Raper, University of Tennessee Extension Cotton Specialist, notes the need for very aggressive use of PGRs in recent years.