Afzal. I., B. Hussain, S. Basra, and H. Rehman. 2012. Priming with moringa leaf extract reduces imbibitional chilling injury in spring maize. Seed Sci. Technol. 40(2):271-276.
Ahmad. I., A.M. Saleem, G. Mustafa, K. Ziaf, I. Afzal, and M. Qasim. 2017. Seed halopriming enhances germination performance and seedling vigor of Gerbera jamesonii and Zinnia elegans. Sarhad J.Agric. 33(2):199-205.
Akram Qadri. F., and N. Latifi. 2015. The effect of planting date on fiber quality and oil content of cotton seeds in Gorgan. J. Agric. Res. 3: 20-32. (In Persian, with English Abstract)
Arefi Naderi. A., and Abedini Esfahalani, M. 2012. The effect of planting date and irrigation interruption on cotton yield in Garmsar conditions. Journal. Crop improv.15(3): 211-201. (In Persian, with English Abstract)
Arshad. M., A. Wajid, M. Maqsood, K. Hussain, M. Aslam, and M. Ibrahim. 2007. Response of growth, yield and quality of different cotton cultivars to sowing dates. Pakistan J. Agric. Sci. 44(2):208-212.
Ashraf. M., and M. Foolad. 2005. Pre‐sowing seed treatment—A shotgun approach to improve germination, plant growth, and crop yield under saline and non‐saline conditions. Adv. Agron. 88:223-271.
Ashrafi. A., and J. Razmjoo. 2014. The effect of seed hydropriming and irrigation regime on seed yield, biological performance, percentage of oil and seed protein of different types of saffron (Carthamus tinctorius L.). App. Field Crops Res. 103. 61-68. (In Persian, with English Abstract)
Asif. M., J.I. Mirza, and Y. Zafar. 2008. Genetic analysis for fiber quality traits of some cotton genotypes. Pakistan J. Bot. 40(3):1209-1215.
Bednarz. C.W., W.D. Shurley, W.S. Anthony, and R.L. Nichols. 2005. Yield, quality, and profitability of cotton produced at varying plant densities. Agron. J. 97(1):235-240.
Dong. H., W. Li, W. Tang, Z. Li, D. Zhang, and Y. Niu. 2006. Yield, quality and leaf senescence of cotton grown at varying planting dates and plant densities in the Yellow River Valley of China. Field Crops Res. 98(2-3):106-115.
Faramarzi. A., S. Seidin, N. Mohib Alipour, and Sh. Shahrokhi. 2013. Investigating the effect of planting date on yield and yield components of three varieties of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in the middle region. J. Res. Agric. Sci. 4(16): 27-38.
Ghassemi-Golezani. K., A. Aliloo, M. Valizadeh, and M. Moghaddam. 2008. Effects of hydro and osmo-priming on seed germination and field emergence of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Not. Bot. Horti Agrobot. Cluj-Napoca. 36(1): 29-33. (In Persian, with English Abstract)
Killi. F., and T. Beycioglu. 2020. Yield, yield components and lint quality traits of some cotton cultivars grown under East Mediterranean conditions. Int. J. Environ. Agric. Res. 6(2): 45-49.
Kloth. R.H., and R.B. Turley. 2010. Physiology of seed and fiber development. Pp 111-122. In J. M. Stewart et al.(eds). Physiol. cotton: Springer. Dordrecht, Netherlands. Doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-3195-2_11.
Lokhande. S., and K.R. Reddy. 2014. Quantifying Temperature Effects on Cotton Reproductive Efficiency and Fiber Quality. Agron. J. 106(4):1275–1282.
Mohagheghi. A., and M.A. Abutalebian. 2013. The study of seed priming and planting date on yield, yield components and some agronomic and quality characteristics of two spring canola varieties in Hamedan. Iranian J. Agric. Res.12(3): 525-513.
Montalvo. Jr. J.G. 2015. Relationships between Micronaire, Fineness, and Maturity. Part I. Fundamentals. J.Cotton.Sci). 9: 81–88.
Naguib. D.M. 2019. Metabolic profiling during germination of hydro primed cotton seeds. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol. 17:422-426.
Nakaune, M., A. Hanada, Y.G. Yin, C. Matsukura, S. Yamaguchi, and H. Ezura. 2012. Molecular and physiological dissection of enhanced seed germination using short-term low concentration salt seed priming in tomato. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 52: 28-37.
NasrEsfahani. M., and S. Mohammadiyan. 2015. The Effect of Hydropriming on Germination Performance and Seedlings Growth in Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) Seeds. Iranian J. Seed Res. 3(1):123-136. (In Persian, with English Abstract)
Nejad, H. A. 2013. The effects of seed priming techniques in improving germination and early seedling growth of Aeluropus macrostachys. International Journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research. Int. J. Adv. Biol. Biomed. Res. 1(2): 86-89.
Ozer. H. 2003. Sowing date and nitrogen rate effects on growth, yield and yield components of two summer rapeseed cultivars. European Journal of Agronomy. Eur. J. Agron. 19(3):453-463.
Panjehkob. A., S. Galshi., A. Zainli, and A. Qajri. 2006. The effect of late planting date and plant density on performance and performance components of Sai Ekra cotton. J. Agric. Sci. Natural Res. 13 (specification of agriculture and plant breeding): 157-168.
Rahman. M.H,, A. Ahmad, X. Wang, A. Wajid, W. Nasim, M. Hussain, B. Ahmad, I. Ahmad, Z. Ali,
W. Ishaque, M. Awais, V. Shelia, S. Ahmad, S. Fahad, M. Alam, H. Ullah, and G. Hoogenboom. 2018
Multi-model projections of future climate and climate change impacts uncertainty assessment
for cotton production in Pakistan. Agric. For. Meteorol. 253–254:94–113.
Ranal. M.A., and D.G. Santana. 2006. How and why to measure the germination process?
Brazilian Journal of Botany. Rev. Bras. Bot. 29(1): 1-11.
Raper. T.B., J.L. Snider, D.M. Dodds, A. Jones, B. Robertson, D. Fromme, T. Sandlin, T. Cutts, and R. Blair. 2019. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Cotton Yield and Fiber Quality in the Mid‐South. Crop. Sci. 59(1):307-317.
Rehman. A., and M. Farooq. 2020. Morphology, Physiology and Ecology of cotton. Pp 23-46. In Kh. Jabran and B.S. Chauhan(eds). Cotton Prod. Hoboken, U.S. Doi: 10.1002/9781119385523.ch2.
Robertson. M., J. Holland, and R. Bambach. 2004. Response of canola and Indian mustard to sowing date in the grain belt of north-eastern. Australia. Aust. J. Exp. Agric. 44(1):43-52.
SafiKhani. S., A. Biabani. A. Faraji, A. Rahmi Karizki, and A. Qolizadeh. 2018. Investigating the phenological and physiological traits related to seed yield of 4 canola varieties. Plant prod. Technol. 19(1): 172-161. (In Persian, with English Abstract)
Singh. R.P, P.V. Vara Prasad, K. Sunita, S.N. Giri, and K.R. Reddy. 2007. Influence of high temperature and breeding for heat tolerance in cotton: a review. Adv. Agron. 93:313–385
Soltani. E, A.A. Miri, and F. Ghaderifard. 2009. The effect of seed priming on emergence and yield of cotton at different sowing dates. J. Agric. Sci. Nat. Res. 15(3): 44-51. (In Persian, with English Abstract)
Tari. D., and A. Rokhzadi. 2015. The effects of hydropriming and planting date on the yield of bolls, fibers and seed oil of two cotton cultivars. Journal of crop improvement. J. Crop Improv. 20(1): 17-30. (In Persian, with English Abstract)
Tariq. M., M.N. Afzal, D. Muhammad, S. Ahmad, A.N. Shahzad, A. Kiran, and A. Wakeel. 2018. Relationship of tissue potassium content with yield and fiber quality components of Bt cotton as influenced by potassium application methods. Field Crops Res. 229: 37–43.
Varier. A., A.K. Vari, and M. Dadlani. 2010. The subcellular basis of seed priming. Curr. Sci. 99(4): 450-456.
Webster. T.M., T.L. Grey, J.T. Flanders, and A.S. Culpepper. 2009. Cotton planting date affects the critical period of Benghal dayflower (Commelina benghalensis) control. Weed Sci. 57(1): 81-86.
)