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World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2 (1): 56-65, 2006 ISSN 1817-3047 © IDOSI Publications, 2006 Cottonseed, Protein, Oil Yields and Oil Properties as Affected by Nitrogen Fertilization and Foliar Application of Potassium and a Plant Growth Retardant 1Zakaria M. Sawan, 2 Saeb A. Hafez, 2 Ahmed E. Basyony and 2 Abou-El-Ela R. Alkassas 1Cotton Research Institute, 2 Food Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, 9 Gamaa Street, 12619, Giza, Egypt Abstract: Field experiments were conducted in two successive seasons, at the Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. The aim was to investigate the effect of N-fertilization rate (95.2 and 142.8 kg of N/ha, applied as ammonium nitrate containing 33.5% N in two equal doses at 6 and 8 weeks after sowing), together with foliar application of potassium (applied as potassium sulfate containing 48% K O at 0.0, 400, 800 or 1200 ppm K O, 2 2 applied twice: 70 and 95 days after sowing) and the plant growth retardant (PGR) Pix (applied twice: 75 days after sowing at 0.0 or 50 ppm and 90 days after sowing at 0.0 and 25 ppm) on seed, protein and oil yields and oil properties of Egyptian cotton cultivar “Giza 86 (Gossypium barbadense). The higher N-rate, as well as the application of potassium at different concentrations and plant growth retardant Pix resulted in an increase in cottonseed yield/ha, seed index, seed protein content, oil and protein yield/ha, seed oil refractive index, unsaponifiable matter and total unsaturated