High input costs combined with multiple management and material inputs have threatened cotton productivity. We hypothesize that this problem can be addressed by a single fertilization at flowering with late sowing in a moderately populated plant stand. Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the cotton biomass accumulation, phosphorus dynamics, and fiber quality under three planting densities (low, 3 × 10 4 ; moderate, 6 × 10 4 ; and dense, 9 × 10 4 ha −1 ) and two cultivars (Zhongmian-16 and J-4B). High planting density had 6.2 and 12.6% larger stems and fruiting nodes m −2 , while low density produced a 37.5 and 59.4% maximum height node ratio. Moderate density produced 26.4-15.5%, 24.7-12.6%, and 10.5-13.6% higher biomass accumulation rate at the peak bloom, boll set, and plant removal stages over low and high density in both years, respectively. J-4B produced a higher reproductive organs biomass yield when compared with Zhongmian-16 in both years. This higher biomass formation was due to both the higher average (0.8 V T kg·ha −1 ·d −1 ) and maximum (1.0 V M kg·ha −1 ·d −1 ) reproductive organ phosphorus uptake, respectively. Plants with low density had 5.3-18.5%, 9.5-15%, and 7.8-12.8% greater length, strength, and micronaire values over moderate and dense plants, respectively. Conclusively, moderate density with J-4B is a promising option for improved biomass, phosphorus acquisition, and fiber quality under a short season.Agronomy 2019, 9, 500 2 of 18 nitrogen [6], water availability [7], planting date, and planting density [8] are factors that induce changes in dry matter formation and affect reproductive organ biomass accumulation.Biomass distribution in cotton organs during the crop cycle are important determinants of final yield. In the early phases of cotton growth, greater partitioning of foliar tissues enables access to light, which promotes better establishment and provides the basis for fiber quantity and quality later in the season. Similarly, during later growth phases, an increase in the assimilate transport to the reproductive structures ensures better crop yield. Planting density coupled with the cultivar are considered the key drivers for cotton production [8,9]. Due to its indeterminate growth habit, a cotton plant may invest heavily in vegetative biomass under optimum growth conditions. An over-investment of the assimilate into the vegetative or reproductive organs in cotton plants could stimulate the abscission of leaves or fruits, respectively [10,11]. The aboveground biomass of a cotton plant at maturity is often less than the total biomass produced as the plant may shed old leaves and young fruits [8]. Remobilization of biomass to reproductive structure may further reduce the total biomass of vegetative organs during late reproductive growth. Assimilate allocation, and thus the growth rate of a plant organ, is controlled by various environmental and physiological factors [12]. Generally, dry biomass formation and partitioning into organs is measured primarily during certain phenolog...