Appeal No. 2000-1339 Application 08/772,480 plants that are beginning to exhibit excessive vegetative growth, cotton plant yields can be maintained or increased without harm to the plant. . . . Cotton plants that have directed the majority of the available plant energy to vegetative growth are referred to as “rank” cotton and produce little or no cotton bolls. Cotton that exhibits signs of going rank are readily 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007