11993 AILAII AMA Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 175 January 1994 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Auburn University Lowell T. Frobish, Director Auburn University, Alabama TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................. ..... .................. EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS ............... EXPLANATION OF DATA................... STATISTICAL ANALYSIS................. LOCATIONS OF EXPERIMENTS .............. TABLE 1. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 1993.. ................... TABLE 2. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Crossville, Alabama, 1993.. ................... TABLE 3. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 1993..................... TABLE 4. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 1993..... .................. TABLE 5. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Tallassee, Alabama, 1993..................... TABLE 6. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Monroeville, Alabama, 1993.................... TABLE 7. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Brewton, Alabama, 1993.......................... TABLE 8. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 1993........................ TABLE 9. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, Alabama, 1993........................ TABLE 10. Performance of Cotton Varieties in Alabama, Average of all Locations........................... TABLE 11. Performance of Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 1993................... TABLE 12. Percentage of Plants Showing Symptoms of Fusarium Wilt, Tallassee, Alabama.............. TABLE 13. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Belle Mina, Alabama, 1993 .............................. TABLE 14. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Crossville, Alabama, 1993 .............................. Page 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 TABLE 15. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Prattville, Alabama, 1993......................................23 TABLE 16. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Shorter, Alabama, 1993......................................24 TABLE 17. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Tallassee, Alabama, 1993......................................25 TABLE 18. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Monroeville, Alabama, 1993......................................26 TABLE 19. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Brewton, Alabama, 1993......................................27 TABLE 20. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Headland, Alabama, 1993......................................28 TABLE 21. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Fairhope, Alabama, 1993......................................29 TABLE 22. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Belle Mina, Alabama, 1993................... 30 TABLE 23. Growing Season Rainfall, 1991-93................... 31 TABLE 24. Soil Types for Cotton Trials, 1993.................31 TABLE 25. Sources of Seed for the 1993 Cotton Variety Tests......................................32 Information contained herien is available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin. 1993 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT A Report of the Performance of Cotton Varieties Tested in Alabama K. M. Glass and D. I. Bransby' INTRODUCTION The Alabama Cotton Variety Test is a continuing evaluation of available cotton varieties from private companies and state agricultural experiment stations. Breeding lines that are likely to be released as varieties are also tested. Tests are conducted on units of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station by Experiment Station personnel. Cultural practices are those generally recommended by Auburn University to producers. Data is reported on an irrigated test at Belle Mina. No other tests received scheduled supplemental irrigation. Every effort is made to test the varieties and present the results in an unbiased manner. EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS A randomized complete block experimental design with four replications was used at each location. Row length varied at different locations from 20 to 120 feet. Plot width was two rows at Prattville, Headland, Belle Mina, Shorter, Tallassee, Fairhope, and Crossville, and one row at Brewton and Monroeville. Rainfall was generally adequate at all locations during the spring. The harvest season was warm and favorable for maturing and harvesting the crop. 'Research Assistant and Professor of Agronomy and Soils. -5- EXPLANATION OF DATA Harvest of Seed Cotton Tests at Prattville, Tallassee, Brewton, Monroeville, Belle Mina, Headland, Fairhope, and Shorter were harvested by a mechanical spindle picker. The test at Crossville was harvested by hand. Average yield of seed cotton was determined for each variety at each location. Lint Percentage Seed cotton samples from each variety were ginned on a 10-saw gin. Lint percentage was calculated by dividing weight of lint by weight of seed cotton. Yield of Lint Lint yield was determined by multiplying the lint percentage by yield of seed cotton. Fiber Properties Fiber qualities of all varieties were determined by the Auburn University Textile Engineering fiber testing laboratory using High Volume Instrumentation (HVI). Data are reported on a single composite sample of each variety from all locations including the regional tests at Shorter and Belle Mina. Length. This is the fiber length measured with the HVI instrument. This measurement of length is about the same as the classer's staple. Strength. A measure of breaking strength of a standard fiber bundle with the holding jaws separated by 1/8 inch. Tex is a size measurement of the fiber bundle and the data given are the force in grams needed to break this bundle. Elonqation. A measure of the percentage stretch before the fibers break. -6- Micronaire. This measures the fineness of the cotton fibers. The smaller the micronaire reading, the finer and/or more immature the fibers. The desirable range of micronaire is 3.5 to 4.9. Earliness Where more than one harvest was made, earliness is reported as the percentage of the total yield harvested at the first picking. Fusarium Wilt Reaction of varieties to Fusarium oxysporum f. vasinfectum (fusarium wilt) was evaluated at the Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee. The varieties were grown in a field with a high natural incidence of the fusarium wilt disease. In 1991 and 1993 fusarium wilt was severe in the test area. Severity of the disease varies from year to year and also within the experimental area in the same year. Therefore, several years' data are necessary to realistically characterize a variety's wilt reaction. Verticillium wilt is being identified more frequently in northern Alabama than previously reported. Varietal comparisons reported in Table 12 do not apply in any way to this disease. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Appropriate analyses of the yield data were made. For each location, the variability in the test was measured and expressed as a percentage of the test mean, i.e., the coefficient of variation (C.V.). An indication of the magnitude of difference between variety averages necessary to be considered a real difference is given for each location. It is designated as the Least Significance Difference (L.S.D..os). -7- LOCATIONS OF EXPERIMENTS Tennessee Valley Substation, Belle Mina - W.B. Webster, Superintendent Sand Mountain Substation, Crossville - J.T. Eason, Superintendent Prattville Experiment Field - D.P. Moore, Superintendent E.V. Smith Research Center Field Crops Research Unit, Shorter - B. Durbin, Acting Superintendent Plant Breeding Unit, Tallasse - S.P. Nightengale,-Superintendent Brewton Experiment Field - J.R. Akridge, Superintendent Monroeville Experiment Field - J.R. Akridge, Superintendent Wiregrass Substation, Headland - H.W. Ivey, Superintendent Gulf Coast Substation, Fairhope - E.L. Carden, Superintendent -8- Table 1. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 1993 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. Deltapine DP 5415.... 894 43 85 1,139 994 Stoneville 453,,,,,,, 951 45 90 1,095 954 HS 46................ 894 42 89 1,075 948 Deltapine DP 5690.... 952 41 92 1,038 945 DES 119.............. 798 42 93 -1,020 936 Deltapine 51..... .... 900 42 90 1,025 927 Stoneville LA 887.... 869 43 90 - 1,033 925 Chembred 1135........ 805 39 90 989 924 Deltapine 50......... 943 41 94 1,032 923 Stoneville 907....... 840 41 95 1,031 920 Chembred 333........, 843 42 93 997 913 Chembred 407....... .. 805 41 91 1,030 902 Deltapine 20......... 771 41 93 994 898 KC 311 ............... 876 41 92 996 884 Georgia King......... 854 43 92 973 868 Suregrow 1001.... .... 865 41 86 1,027 867 Terra C 40........ ... 741 43 93 926 839 HS 23................ 693 41 91 864 830 Terra 207............ 755 40 91 895 826 Deltapine Acala 90... 722 41 92 886 814 Acala 1517-88........ 745 41 92 877 773 Paymaster HS-26...... 677 39 85 877 737 PD 3................. 662 40 83 788 725 Suregrow 501......... 1,001 43 91 1,093 Stoneville X84-828... 872 43 93 1,059 - Stoneville 132........ 825 42 93 997 - Deltapine DP 5409.... 767 42 - 89 995 - Chembred 1233........ 851 41 91 992 - GA 88-88............... 832 40 85 900 - GA 88-15-19.......... 713 40 82 820 - Suregrow 125...........1,085 46 93 - - Suregrow 404......... 937 41 94 - - HY 44................ 866 40 89 - - Stoneville 9573...... 851 44 90 - - SS 9303.............. 836 41 91 - - SS 9202.............. 831 41 92 - - HY 39................ 809 39 91 - - Terra 292............ 767 38 92 - - Test Mean............ 834 L.S.D. (.05)............141 C.V..................12% -.9- Table 2. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Crossville, Alabama, 1993 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. Stoneville 453 ..... 803 44 81 725 841 Stoneville LA 887.... 680 43 74 692 802 Deltapine 51......... 864 41 70 T40 784 HS 23................ 624 41 75 710 782 Chembred 333......... 725 41 74 664 764 Georgia King......... 757 44 69 732 750 Stoneville 907....... 705 42 78 681 748 Deltapine 20......... 776 42 72 682 744 DES 119.............. 802 42 75 633 735 Chembred 1135........ 714 40 71 597 721 Terra C 40........... 790 41 73 618 719 KC 311............... 695 40 69 581 694 Deltapine 50......... 802 40 68 700 691 Terra 207............ 679 42 72 605 686 Deltapine DP 5690.... 722 41 65 558 673 Deltapine Acala 90... 680 41 74 529 657 PD 3................. 645 40 71 532 650 HS 46................ 654 40 67 507 647 Suregrow 1001......... 682 41 62 547 642 Chembred 407......... 654 40 75 486 629 Deltapine DP 5415.... 723 41 64 524 626 Stoneville 132....... 797 43 76 805 Deltapine DP 5409.... 715 42 78 659 - Suregrow 501......... 770 42 67 637 - Stoneville X84-828... 599 42 80 528 - Chembred 1233......... 597 39 72 512 - GA 88-88............. 627 40 61 456 - GA 88-15-19.......... 554 41 59 442 - Suregrow 404......... 874 42 77 - - Suregrow 125......... 866 42 72 - - Stoneville 9573...... 857 44 73 - - SS 9303.............. 704 41 76 - - Terra 292............ 698 39 65 - - HY 39................ 696 41 74 - - HY 44...................643 39 74 - - SS 9202.............. 604 40 74 - - Test Mean............ 716 L.S.D. (.05)......... 124 C.V.................. 12% 10- Table 3. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 1993 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. KC 311............... 621 40 - 920 899 Chembred 333......... 535 40 - 873 878 Stoneville 453....... 535 44 - 879 877 Stoneville LA 887.... 603 42 - 940 877 Deltapine DP 5415.... 524 42 - 814 868 Deltapine DP 5690.... 609 42 - 913 857 HS 46................ 599 41 - 903 853 Suregrow 1001........ 629 42 - 886 844 Deltapine 51.. .... 565 41 - 849 843 Chembred 407......... 568 40 - 904 842 Deltapine 20......... 515 41 - 823 842 Terra C 40........... 501 41 - 834 840 Deltapine Acala 90... 605 41 - 873 832 Terra 207............ 427 39 - 799 818 Chembred 1135........ 540 40 - 807 811 DES 119.............. 551 42 - 778 804 Deltapine 50......... 530 39 - 754 776 PD 3................. 478 38 - 849 773 Stoneville 907....... 505 40 - 802 756 Georgia King......... 520 42 - 767 748 HS 23................ 500 40 - 715 734 Stoneville X84-828... 565 41 - 981 Chembred 1233......... 590 41 - 939 - Stoneville 132....... 492 41 - 902 - GA 88-88.............596 39 - 844 - Suregrow 501......... 665 41 - 837 - GA 88-15-19.......... 482 41 - 815 - Deltapine DP 5409.... 535 43 - 812 - Stoneville 9573...... 643 45 - - - Suregrow 125......... 641 43 - - - HY 44................588 40 - - - HY 39................565 40 - - - SS 9202..............543 40 - - - Suregrow 404......... 528 41 - - - SS 9303..............510 42 - - - Terra 292...............463 38 - - - Test Mean............552 L.S.D. (.05).........71 C.V................... .9% -11- Table 4. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 1993 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. Stoneville LA 887.... 1,098 38 - 1,308 1,423 HS 46.............. .. 1,218 38 - 1,235 1,372 Deltapine DP 5415.... 1,127 37 1,221 1,363 Chembred 407......... 1,119 36 - 1,195 1,363 DES 119........... ... 1,200 38 - 1,221 1,349 Deltapine 50........ 1,387 35 - 1,244 1,346 Deltapine Acala 90... 1,268 39 - 1,182 1,334 Stoneville 453....... 1,066 38 - 1,154 1,324 Chembred 333......... 1,121 36 - 1,168 1,315 Stoneville 907....... 1,122 36 - 1,185 1,314 HS 23................ 1,103 37 - 1,218 1,314 Terra C 40........... 1,131 37 - 1,185 1,309 Deltapine 20......... 1,079 36 - 1,128 1,292 Georgia King......... 1,100 37 - 1,149 1,270 Deltapine DP 5690.... 949 35 - 1,082 1,266 Deltapine 51........ 1,052 35 - 1,071 1,255 KC 311............... 986 37 - 1,136 1,251 Terra 207............ 1,177 36 - 1,114 1,236 Chembred 1135.......... 938 35 - 1,028 1,235 Suregrow 1001......... 848 35 - 966 1,128 PD 3................. 845 36 - 966 1,124 Acala 1517-88......... 924 35 - 853 992 Paymaster HS-26...... 1,058 36 - 872 951 Stoneville 132....... 1,482 40 - 1,361 - Stoneville X84-828... 1,371 39 - 1,288 - Chembred 1233......... 1,181 36 - 1,281 - Deltapine DP 5409.... 1,158 37 - 1,260 - Suregrow 501......... 1,074 38 - 1,249 - GA 88-15-19.......... 886 37 - 1,041 - GA 88-88..............1,040 38 - 984 - Stoneville 95731...... 1,449 41 - - - Suregrow 125..........1,260 38 - - - HY 39i................ 1,143 36 - - - Suregrow 404.......... 1,121 35 - - - HY 44.................1,047 37 - - - SS 9303...............1,021 36 - - - SS 9202.............. 960 36 - - - Terra 292............ 923 33 - - Test Mean............ 1,106 L.S.D. (.05)......... 285 C.V.................. 18% -12- Table 5. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Tallassee, Alabama, 1993 1991&93 1990-91&93 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. Stoneville LA 887.... 1,581 44 - 1,495 1,493 Deltapine DP 5415.... 1,534 42 - 1,405 1,406 Deltapine Acala 90... 1,430 41 1,386 1,364 Deltapine DP 5690.... 1,366 39 1,392 1,363 Deltapine 51......1.. 1,535 41 - 1,381 1,362 DES 119.............. 1,342 39 - 1,244 1,348 Suregrow 1001..... ... 1,410 41 - 1,400 1,339 KC 311............ ... 1,280 41 - 1,365 1,336 Chembred 407......... 1,427 42 - 1,358 1,309 PD 3................. 1,156 40 - 1,229 1,306 HS 23.. .............. 1,442 42 - 1,324 1,305 Georgia King......... .. 1,269 43 - 1,186 1,257 Deltapine 50......... 1,338 40 - 1,247 1,221 HS 46................ 1,281 40 - 1,288 1,217 Deltapine 20......... 1,367 42 - 1,256 1,216 Terra 207............ 1,192 40 - 1,163 1,190 Chembred 1135........ 1,191 41 - 1,169 1,184 Terra C 40........... 1,166 41 - 1,114 1,126 Stoneville 907........ 1,083 41 - 1,093 1,078 Chembred 333......... 1,254 40 - 1,286 Chembred 1233........ 1,429 41 - - Stoneville 9573...... 1,422 45 - HY 44..................1,398 40 - - Suregrow 125.........1,382 43 - - Suregrow 404......... 1,381 40 - - SS 92021...............1,329 41 - - - GA 88-15-191...........1,302 41 - - - Stoneville 132....... 1,300 42 - - Stoneville 453.......1,293 43 - - Deltapine DP 5409.... 1,292 42 - - Suregrow 501.......... 1,274 43 - - HY 39.................1,272 39 - - Terra 292..............1,226 40 - - Stoneville X84-828... 1,190 44 - - SS 9303...............1,069 42 - - GA 88-88I..............1,018 40 - - Test Mean............ 1,312 L.S.D. (.05)......... 238 C.V..................13% -13- Table 6. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Monroeville, Alabama, 1993 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. Deltapine DP 5415.... 1,087 43 88 1,102 1,245 Deltapine 20......... 1,162 41 91 1,140 1,197 Deltapine DP 5690.... 988 42 88 1,052 1,182 DES 119.............. 1,124 42 90 1,106 1,174 Suregrow 1001........ 994 42 88 1,040 1,170 KC 311............... 739 41 87 932 1,168 Stoneville LA 887.... 1,048 42 92 1,147 1,146 Deltapine 51......... 909 42 91 1,038 1,139 HS 46................ 997 42 93 1,039 1,132 Deltapine 50.... ..... 1,034 39 89 1,022 1,102 Chembred 407......... 941 41 84 996 1,098 Chembred 1135........ 935 40 86 1,018 1,078 Terra C 40........... 955 42 90 982 1,038 Deltapine Acala 90... 727 42 83 873 1,036 Stoneville 453 ....... 812 43 92 990 1,021 Georgia King......... 835 44 84 932 1,008 PD 3................. 760 41 86 888 986 HS 23................ 902 41 89 979 977 Chembred 333......... 1,024 41 89 920 973 Stoneville 907..,,... 905 41 94 913 966 Terra 207............ 854 41 90 862 879 Chembred 1233........ 968 41 89 1,078 Stoneville 132. ... 869 43 89 1,078 - Suregrow 501......... 915 43 91 1,023 - Deltapine DP 5409.... 1,009 42 87 972 - Stoneville X84-828... 800 43 89 908 - GA 88-88.............645 40 82 805 - GA 88-15-19..........613 40 82 795 - Suregrow 404...........1,134 41 91 - - Suregrow 125......... 1,088 43 90 - - HY 44................ .1,014 42 89 - - Stoneville 9573...... 974 45 91 - - HY 39................972 41 90 - - SS 9303..............964 41 88 - - Terra 292............952 39 88 - - SS 9202..............853 40 87 - - Test Mean............931 L.S.D. (.05).........237 C.V.................. 18% -14- Table 7. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Brewton, Alabama, 1993 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. Stoneville LA 887.... Deltapine 51 DES 119.............. Suregrow 1001........ Deltapine DP 5415.... HS 46................ Deltapine DP 5690.... KC 311............... Deltapine Acala 90... Stoneville 907....... Chembred 407......... Deltapine 20.......... HS 23................ PD 3................. Chembred 333......... Georgia King......... Deltapine 50......... Chembred 1135........ Terra C 40........... Stoneville 453....... Terra 207............ Suregrow 501......... Stoneville 132....... Deltapine DP 5409.... Chembred 1233....... Stoneville X84-828... GA 88-15-19.......... GA 88-88............. Stoneville 9573...... Suregrow 404......... Suregrow 125......... SS 9303.............. HY 44................ HY 39................ SS 9202.............. Terra 292............ 1,176 1,054 1,090 1,133 955 1,036 990 955 1,043 1,097 999 980 979 985 916 908 966 841 1,001 936 916 1,142 989 972 968 939 847 794 1,256 1,10.2 1,097 1,088 1,026 992 988 970 43 41 43 41 40 40 42 41 42 41 42 42 43 43 42 44 40 41 42 43 40 43 43 42 42 43 43 41 47 41 43 43 41 41 42 41 78 79 81 71 71 75 70 66 75 91 68 85 75 78 74 77 76 74 81 81 83 84 85 80 73 78 59 63 83 82 84 86 72 70 73 76 1,079 1,027 998 S 927 877 968 921 877 866 1,027 892 966 985 919 884 901 940 813 922 877 849 1,018 998 965 946 932 793 681 - 1,216 1,206 1,170 1,158 1,144 1,137 1,132 1,119 1,109 1,107 1,103 1,096 1,092 1,062 1,059 1,050 1,044 1,033 1,030 1,011 966 -m -m ,- -. Test Mean............ 1,003 L.S.D. (.05) ........ 118 C.V..................8% Table 8. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 1993 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. Deltapine DP 5690.... 1,089 43 - 1,359 1,447 Chembred 407......... 989 42 - 1,290 1,402 Chembred 333......... 973 43 - 1,325 1,389 HS 46................ 864 42 - 1,244 1,389 Suregrow 1001........ 955 43 - 1,320 1,387 Deltapine Acala 90... 812 42 - 1,297 1,385 Chembred 1135........ 814 42 - 1,274 1,368 KC 311............... 783 43 - 1,221 1,357 Stoneville LA 887.... 753 45 - 1,265 1,330 Deltapine DP 5415.... 783 45 - 1,223 1,317 Terra C 40........... 746 43 - 1,198 1,306 Georgia King......... 868 44 - 1,243 1,283 Stoneville 453....... 816 44 - 1,220 1,276 HS 23................ 753 42 - 1,147 1,271 Stoneville 907....... 746 42 - 1,141 1,243 Deltapine 51......... 691 44 - 1,109 1,242 Deltapine 50......... 723 41 - 1,088 1,239 Deltapine 20...... ... 803 42 - 1,166 1,231 DES 119.............. 880 44 - 1,110 1,222 PD 3................. 800 44 - 1,038 1,179 Terra 207............ 668 44 - 1,075 1,168 Chembred 1233........ 988 42 - 1,354 Stoneville X84-828... 973 44 - 1,309 - Deltapine DP 5409.... 942 46 - 1,247 - Suregrow 501......... 971 44 - - 1,223 - GA 88-88..............1,024 43 - 1,213 - GA 88-15-19.......... 842 42 - 1,081 - Stoneville 132........ 624 45 - 1,065 - Suregrow 125.......... 1,061 45 - - - HY 44.................1,049 42 - - - Stoneville 95731...... .1,040 47 - - - SS 9202.............. 955 42 - - - Terra 292............ 833 41 - - - SS 9303................ 794 44 - - - Suregrow 404......... 753 42 - - - HY 39................ 727 41 - - - Test Mean............ 858 L.S.D. (.05)......... 239 C.V2O................... .20% -16- Table 9. Performance of Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, Alabama, 1993 1993 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av. Variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb. Deltapine 51...... 1,058 39 - 1,272 1,370 HS 46................ 1,086 41 - 1,316 1,355 Deltapine DP 5690.... 1,085 40 - 1,230 1,348 Chembred 333......... 1,138 39 - 1,333 1,344 Stoneville 907....... 1,111 40 - 1,332 1,344 DES 119 ...............1,183 39 - 1,351 1,328 Deltapine 20......... 1,082 40 - 1,292 1,311 Georgia King.......... 1,087 44 - 1,297 1,308 Suregrow 1001........ 958 40 - 1,229 1,292 Stoneville LA 887.... 967 43 - 1,223 1,270 Chembred 407......... 1,045 41 - 1,209 1,265 Deltapine DP 5415.... 985 41 - 1,220 1,259 Chembred 1135........ 1,121 39 - 1,263 1,257 KC 311 ............... 839 40 - 1,199 1,251 Deltapine 50......... 958 37 - 1,181 1,237 Deltapine Acala 90... 901 39 - 1,136 1,206 Terra C 40........... 1,012 39 - 1,179 1,189 Stoneville 453....... 908 42 - 1,158 1,173 HS 23 ................ 939 41 - 1,173 1,167 Terra 207............ 1,009 38 - 1,130 1,133 PD 3 ................. 933 40 - 1,089 1,087 Suregrow 501......... 1,175 42 - 1,359 - Stoneville X84-828... 1,009 42 - 1,343 - Deltapine DP 5409.... 1,166 41 - 1,295 - Chembred 1233........ 878 40 - - 1,160 - Stoneville 132........ 835 40 - 1,019 - GA 88-15-19............ 797 38 - 1,006 - GA 88-88.. .............. 781 37 - 992 - Suregrow 125......... 1,205 40 - - - Stoneville 9573...... .1,186 42 - - - Suregrow 404......... 1,076 39 - - - Terra 292............ 1,062 40 - - - HY 39 .................1,002 40 - - - SS 9303 ............... 992 40 - - - SS 9202 ............... 989 40 - - - HY 44................. 929 38 - - - Test Mean............ 1,014 L.S.D. (.05)......... 195 C.V................... 14% 17- Table 10. Performance of Cotton Varieties in Alabama, Average of all Locations* Yield, Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Variety 1993 1992-93 1991-93 1993 1992-93 1991-93 1993 1992-93 1991-93 Lb. Lb. Lb. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Stoneville LA 887... 899 1,086 1,124 42 42 42 84 75 79 Deltapine DP 5690... 923 1,019 1,106 41 40 41 79 71 76 HS 46...............918 1,036 1,104 41 41 41 81 73 77 Deltapine DP 5415... 885 1,015 1,102 42 41 41 77 71 74 Deltapine 51........ 886 1,016 1,096 41 40 40 83 76 79 DES 119............. 954 1,027 1,090 42 41 41 85 81 83 Chembred 333........ 909 1,020 1,079 41 40 40 83 76 80 KC 311.............. 812 983 1,078 40 40 40 79 71 76 Deltapine 20........ 896 1,024 1,076 41 40 40 85 80 82 Chembred 407........ 890 1,000 1,075 40 40 40 80 73 76 Suregrow 1001....... 883 993 1,061 41 40 40 77 71 75 Stoneville 453...... 853 1,012 1,060 43 42 42 86 80 83 Chembred 1135....... 838 973 1,053 40 39 39 80 76 80 Stoneville 907...... 879 1,014 1,050 40 40 40 90 83 85 Deltapine Acala 90.. 845 955 1,047 41 40 40 81 71 76 Deltapine 50........ 918 995 1,045 39 38 38 82 77 80 Georgia King........ 866 999 1,035 43 42 42 81 75 77 Terra C 40.......... 860 980 1,034 41 40 40 84 78 80 HS 23...............812 974 1,021 41 39 40 83 79 82 Terra 207........... 811 916 964 40 39 40 84 80 83 PD 3................ 764 884 948 40 40 40 80 72 74 Suregrow 501........ 964 1,055 - 42 42 - 83 74 - Stoneville X84-828.. 891 1,044 - 42 41 - 85 79 - Chembred 1233....... 878 1,033 - 40 40 - 81 75 - Stonevilte 132...... 864 1,028 - 42 41 - 86 83 - Deltapine DP 5409... 908 1,026 - 42 41 - 84 78 - GA 88-88.............792 859 - 40 39 - 73 65 - GA 88-15-19..........717 849 - 40 40 - 71 64 - Suregrow 125........ 1,038 - - 43 - - 85 - - Stoneville 9573..... 1,032 - - 44 - - 84 - - Suregrow 404........ 941 - - 40- - - 86 - - HY 44...............895 - - 40 - - 81 - - SS 9303.............864 - - 41 - - 85 - - HY 39...............863 - - 40 - - 81 - - SS 9202.............840 - - 40 - - 82 - - Terra 292............833 - - 39 - - 80 - - These varieties at 2 locations only Acala 1517-88....... 834 865 883 38 38 39 92 88 88 Paymaster HS-26..... 868 874 844 38 37 37 85 79 78 * Tallassee not included. -18- Table 11. Performance of Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 1993 Variety Deltapine DP 5415.... Chembred 1135........ Deltapine 5 Deltapine DP 5690.... Deltapine 20......... DES 119............... HS 46................. Stoneville 453....... Su regrow 1001........ Chembred 407.......... Chembred 1233......... Stoneville LA 887.... Stoneville X84-828... Suregrow 501......... Stoneville 132....... Deltapine DP 5409*... Lint/Acre Lb.0 1,218 1,030 1,055 1,169 1,042 984 1,059 1,096 993 899 1,195 1,223 1,177 1,103 1,r001 919 1993 Lint1 Pct.* 39 37 39 39 39 37 39 42 39 38 38 39 41 41 40 38 Earliness Pct.4 79 81 88 '85 91 86 85 93 81 76 84 91 91 86 90 86 2 -yr.av. Lint/JAcre Lb.0 1,408 1,355 1,300 1,354 1,*352 1j,296 1j,262 1,269 1,259 1,137 1,371 3-yr. av. Lint/Acre Lb.0 1,495 1,426 1, 401 1,400 1,397 1,372 1,369 1, 347 1,307 1,238 Test Mean................1,073 L.S.D. (.05)............... 188 C.V............................12% - 19- TABLE 12. Percentage of Plants Showing Symptoms of Fusarium Wilt, Tallassee, Alabama Brand - variety 1 yr. 2 yr. 3 yr. 4 yr. 5 yr. 6 yr. 7 yr. 8 yr. 11 yr. 12 yr. 13yr. 1993 92-93 91-93 90-93 89-93 88-93 87-93 84-93 83-93 82-93 81-93 Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct.. Pct. Deltapine Acala 90 .... 65.0 35.0 40.3 33.4 33.5 29.1 27.5 27.6 21.5 20.8 19.9 Deltapine 50 .......... 72.5 43.3 49.6 50.5 45.4 41.9 43.3 43.1 34.7 32.9 Deltapine 20 .......... 59.8 40.4 33.9 41.4 36.8 31.9 37.5 37.1 30.8 DES 119 ............... 71.3 42.3 46.4 46.9 44.6 41.8 44.5 41.9 Terra C 40 ............ 54.5 35.8 37.8 39.4 39.3 35.7 39.6 Stoneville 453........89.3 51.2 58.0 59.0 55.1 54.4 58.4 PD 3 .................. 44.8 30.6 41.0 43.5 41.1 37.8 38.5 Hy Performer HS 46 .... 95.8 70.2 65.9 61.2 60.9 54.5 Deltapine 51 .......... 63.3 38.4 41.2 39.9 35.1 32.4 Stoneville KC 311 ..... 60.5 35.2 42.9 40.5 35.9 Suregrow 1001 ......... 76.5 45.8 48.0 47.9 44.3 Stoneville 907 ........ 59.8 35.9 40.9 48.2 36.7 Georgia King .......... 73.3 42.2 49.4 48.3 Chembred 407 .......... 64.0 40.9 42.9 40.7 Auburn 56*............ 45.0 28.5 27.7 25.9 Hy Performer HS 23 .... 46.0 31.5 30.2 32.3 Terra 207 ............. 54.3 29.7 24.7 31.2 Stoneville LA 887..... 49.5 25.9 28.7 28.5 Deltapine DP 5690 ..... 57.8 37.8 37.4 36.6 Chembred 1135 ......... 67.3 41.2 37.8 37.3 Deltapine DP 5415 ..... 70.0 44.5 46.8 40.7 Chembred 333 .......... 64.0 35.8 77.0 Chembred 1233 ......... 60.8 34.9 Deltapine DP 5409 ..... 78.5 52.5 GA 88-88 .............. 79.3 51.6 GA 88-15-19 ........... 64.0 34.0 Stoneville 84-828 ..... 76.5 46.7 Stoneville 132 ........ 37.5 20.4 Suregrow 501 .......... 76.0 56.3 Hollybrook HB 133..... 87.3 Hollybrook HB 147..... 78.8 Hy Performer HY 39 .... 68.0 Hy Performer HY 44 .... 63.8 SS 9202 ............... 67.3 SS 9303 ............... 73.0 Stoneville X9573 ...... 91.5 Suregrow 125 .......... 73.0 Suregrow 404 .......... 63.5 Terra 292 ............. 71.3 * Auburn 56 is a resistant check variety. -20- TABLE 13. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Belle Mina, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Units Chembred 333........ Chembred 407........ Chembred 1135....... Chembred 1233....... Deltapine 20........ Deltapine 50........ Deltapine 51........ Deltapine Acala 90.... Deltapine DP 5409. Deltapine DP 5415. Deltapine DP 5690. DES 119... GA 88-88........... GA 88-15-19......... Georgia King........ HS 23.............. HS 46.............. HY 39.............. KY 44.............. KC 311............. PD 3..............064 Stoneville LA 887.* Stoneville 132 ....... Stoneville 453 ....... Stoneville 907......00 Stoneville 9573.....0 Stonev ille 84-828 .. SS 9202............*0 SS 9303 ............000 Suregrow 125 ......... Suregrow 404........ Suregrow50. ... Suregrow 1001,,..,,,,, Terra C 40.........00 Terra 207........89 Terra 292 ..........00 4.8 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.0 5.5 4.6 5.0 5.4 5.6 4.6 5.6 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.5 4.8 In. 1.09 1.00 1.07 1.08 1 .03 1.14 1.14 1. 11 1.01 1.05 1 .03 1. 11 1. 11 1.07 1 .09 1.05 1.10 1.18 1.12 1.06 1. 11 1.10 1.04 1.05 1.12 1.05 1.16 1 .04 1.13 1.09 1..04 1.12 1 .08 1.13 1.07 1.17 Pct. 83 84 83 87 83 84 86 88 81 84 80 86 80 83 84 84 86 83 87 82 86 86 84 81 85 86 86 83 86 87 84 87 86 80 85 88 25.0 24.5 26.5 25.5 22.3 26.0 23.5 30.5 24.5 25.0 26.5 28.0 26.5 27.5 29.0 23.0 29.5 31.0 30.5 28.5 25.5 29.5 27.5 26.0 27.3 23.0 27.0 27.0 24.5 23.5 27.0 31.5 29.0 22.5 25.0 29.0 Pct. 8.4 7.4 7.8 8.8 10.0 10.0 10.2 8.4 9.2 8.8 7.2 9.8 6.6 7.6 8.4 6.8 8.2 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.0 9.0 9.2 8.6 8.6 7.6 7.6 8.0 8.6 10.0 9.6 9.4 7.8 9.4 9.6 9.8 -21- TABLE 14. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Crossville, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Units Chembred 333........ Chembred 407........ Chembred 1135....... Chembred 1233....... Deltapine 20........ Deltapine 50........ Deltapine 51........ Deltapine Acala 90.... Deltapine OP 5409. Deltapine OP 5415. Deltapine OP 5690. DES 119............ GA 88-88........... GA 88-15-19......... Georgia King........ HS 23.............. HS 46.............. HY 39.............. HY 44.............. KC 311.............. PD 3...... .... Stoneville LA 887 .. Stoneville 132 ......e* Stoneville 453......**O Stoneville 907......* Stoneville 9573.....0 Stonevil1le 84-828.* S S 9 202............0 a 00 SS 9303.0...0.0...... Suregrow12. ... Suregrow 404,,,,,,,,, Suregrow50. ... Suregrow 1001....... Terra C 40..........0 Terra 207 ...........*0 Terra 292........ 06 3.4 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.8 3.9 4.6 3.4 2.9 4.2 3.4 4.2 .3.5 3.0 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.8 4.0 4.2 3.5 4.2 4.2 3.4 2.8 3.5 3.4 4.6 3.4 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.8 In. 1.16 1.13 1.13 1.10 1 .09 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.09 1.16 1.21 1.17 1.22 1.14 1.13 1.05 1.15 1.18 1.14 1.13 1.14 1.15 1 .09 1.10 1.14 1.11 1.17 1.16 1 .09 1.14 1.14 1.08 1.16 1.10 1.12 1 .09 Pct. 85 84 82 82 .86 83 83 84 81 86 84 89 83 83 85 80 83 87 86 82 85 87 86 86 87 83 86 86 82 84 86 84 87 83 84 86 g/tex 29.0 30.0 29.5 29.0 25.5 28.0 24.0 34.0 29.0 28.0 33.0 26.5 32.0 32.5 30.0 26.0 29.5 34.0 28.5 36.0 28.5 27.5 26.5 23.0 31.0 28.0 26.5 34.0 29.5 27.0 29.5 28.0 31.0 26.5 28.0 26.5 Pct. 8.4 8.6 8.6 9.0 10.0 9.8 9.6 8.6 9.4 9.2 8.4 10.0 8.0 8.6 8.0 8.0 8.8 8.2 8.2 8.4 7.2 9.4 9.4 8.0 9.4 9.6 8.8 8.8 8.8 10.6 9.2 9.4 9.2 10.0 9.0 9.8 -22- ~~V VII V ~ ~ ~V TABLE 15. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Prattville, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Units Chembred 333........ Chembred 407........ Chembred 1135....... Chembred 1233....... Deltapine 20........ Deltapine 50........ Deltapine 51........ Deltapine Acala 90.... Deltapine DP 5409. Deltapine DP 5415. Deltapine DP 5690. DES 119............ GA 88-88........... GA 88-15-19......... Georgia King........ KS 23.... . KS 46.... HY 39..... KY 44..... KC 311............. PD 39............ Stoneville LA 887.0 Stoneville 132......0 Stoneville 453....... Stoneville 907......0 Stoneville 9573.... .. Stonev il1le 84-828 .. SS 9202...........e SS 9303............,p Suregrow 125........ Suregrow 404........ Suregrow 501...... . Suregrow 1001........o Terra C 40.........96 Terra 207 ...........o Terra 292 ... .6604961 4.5 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.6 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.5 4.4 5.1 4.8 4.5 5.4 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.8 In. 1.14 1.12 1.12 1.10 1.08 1.14 1.12 1.16 1.08 1.13 1.07 1.15 1.15 1.17 1.15 1.10 1.15 1.11 1.17 1.11 1.13 1.17 1 .04 1.12 1.14 1.15 1.10 1.13 1.11 1 .08 1.12 1.15 1 .04 1.09 1.16 1.14 Pct. 84 86 85 84 83 86 83 84 84 84 81 85 83 83 84 80 85 81 86 84 84 86 82 83 87 89 81 82 84 83 83 87 82 86 89 85 27.5 29.0 25.0 30.5 23.5 25.0 23.0 28.5 27.0 29.0 27.5 26.0 28.5 32.5 30.0 24.5 30.5 26.5 26.0 27.0 27.0 28.5 25.0 24.0 28.0 26.0 25.5 31.0 26.5 23.5 25.0 29.0 27.0 22.0 24.0 28.0 Pct. 8.0 8.0 8.4 8.6 10.0 10.0 9.4 8.4 9.2 9.4 8.0 9.6 7.8 8.4 8.8 8.0 8.8 8.2 7.8 8.0 8.2 9.4 9.4 8.4 9.4 9.4 8.4 8.4 9.6 10.4 9.4 9.4 9.2 10.0 10.0 9.8 -23- Clh A 1 C ~ ~C TABLE 16. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Shorter, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Units Chembred 333........ Chembred 407........ Chembred 1135....... Chembred 1233....... Deltapine 20........ Deltapine 50........ Deltapine 51........ Deltapine Acala 90.... Deltapine DP 5409. Deltapine DP 5415. Deltapine DP 5690. DES 119............ GA 88-88........... GA 88-15-19......... Georgia King........ HS 23.............. HS 46.............0 HY 39.............. HY 44.............. K C311............ PD 3 ...............90 Stoneville LA 887 .. Stoneville 132 ....... Stoneville 453.i.. Stoneville 907.... Stoneville 9573... Stonevil1le 84-828 .. SS 9202............00 SS 9303...........6 Suregrow 125 ........Oo Suregrow 404t........0 Suregrow 501...... *0 Suregrow 1001....... Terra C 40.......... Terra 207........0* Terra29... .. 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.1 3.7 4.5 4.3 5.1 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.6 4.6 4.4 5.2 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.9 4.4 4.2 In. 1.13 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.18 1.09 1.14 1.14 1.15 1.15 1.24 1.17 1.18 1.10 1.24 1.25 1.19 1.11 1.11 1.18 1 .08 1.10 1.18 1.06 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.17 1.17 1.14 1.11 1.14 1.11 1.16 Pct. 86 86 84 83 88 84 87 84 84 84 87 89 84 80 86 84 83 87 87 86 86 89 83 86 83 86 87 87 85 87 88 87 87 87 83 87 c/tex 28.5 30.5 27.0 30.0 25.5 26.5 25.5 27.0 29.0 31.0 33.0 28.0 33.0 31.5 33.0 27.0 34.0 31.0 29.5 31.5 28.5 30.0 27.5 25.5 30.0 26.5 27.0 32.5 30.5 27.0 31.0 30.0 31.0 26.0 26.5 26.0 Pct. 8.6 8.4 8.2 9.0 9.6 9.4 9.6 7.8 9.0 9.6 8.2 10.2 7.4 8.0 8.8 7.8 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.4 7.4 9.6 9.0 9.2 8.8 9.2 8.0 8.4 8.2 10.4 9.0 9.6 7.8 10.0 10.2 9.6 -24- TABLE 17. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Tallassee, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Units In. Pct. q/tex Pct. Chembred 333.......... 4.8 1.14 85 25.5 7.0 Chembred 407.......... 5.1 1.14 82 29.5 7.8 Chembred 1135......... 4.8 1.15 83 25.5 7.4 Chembred 1233......... 4.7 1.12 84 28.5 8.2 Deltapine 20.......... 5.0 1.13 85 - 23.5 8.0 Deltapine 50.......... 5.1 1.16 84 27.5 7.4 Deltapine 51 ......... 5.3 1.13 82 24.0 9.4 Deltapine Acala 90.... 4.9 1.14 83 29.0 7.2 Deltapine DP 5409..... 5.2 1.13 81 28.0 8.2 Deltapine DP 5415..... 5.4 1.18 87 28.0 9.2 Deltapine DP 5690..... 5.0 1.17 84 26.0 7.2 DES 119............... 5.5 1.11 84 26.0 9.2 GA 88-88.............. 4.5 1.22 83 27.5 7.4 GA 88-15-19.......... 4.7 1.21 87 29.5 7.6 Georgia King.......... 5.0 1.12 82 27.0 7.8 HS 23................. 5.1 1.14 85 25.0 6.6 HS 46................. 4.8 1.13 86 27.5 7.4 HY 39................. 4.7 1.13 82 28.0 7.0 HY 44................ 4.7 1.14 83 30.0 7.8 KC 311................ 4.9 1.20 81 31.0 7.4 PD 3.................. 4.6 1.17 85 27.5 7.8 Stoneville LA 887..... 5.4 1.14 86 28.5 8.8 Stoneville 132........ 4.9 1.08 84 26.5 9.2 Stoneville 453........ 4.8 1.14 85 26.0 7.8 Stoneville 907........ 4.8 1.14 82 26.5 9.4 Stoneville 9573....... 5.1 1.11 86 27.0 8.2 Stoneville 84-828 ..... 4.9 1.15 86 27.5 7.6 SS 9202............... 5.0 1.15 85 25.5 7.2 SS 9303.............. 4.9 1.15 86 25.5 6.8 Suregrow 125.......... 5.0 1.08 82 25.0 9.2 Suregrow 404........... 5.4 1.18 84 29.5 8.8 Suregrow 501........... 5.1 1.14 88 28.5 8.8 Suregrow 1001......... 5.2 1.13 82 28.5 7.8 Terra C 40............ 5.0 1.14 86 23.5 9.8 Terra 207............. 5.0 1.18 85 26.0 8.8 Terra 292............. 5.2 1.26 83 26.5 9.2 -25- TABLE 18. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Monroeville, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Units In. Pct. c/tex Pct. Chembred 333.......... 3.6 1.18 83 28.5 9.2 Chembred 407........... 4.1 1.16 86 28.0 8.4 Chembred 1135......... 4.0 1.13 85 26.0 8.6 Chembred 1233......... 4.1 1.16 85 26.5 9.6 Deltapine 20.......... 4.1 1.12 83 23.0 11.2 Deltapine 50............4.2 1.14 81 23.5 10.2 Deltapine 51.......... 4.3 1.18 86 24.0 10.4 Deltapine Acala 90.... 4.1 1.13 85 29.0 8.6 Deltapine DP 5409..... .4.0 1.12 80 25.0 10.0 Deltapine DP 5415..... 4.3 1.17 85 28.0 10.2 Deltapine DP 5690..... 4.3 1.09 84 27.5 8.8 DES 119............... 4.2 1.16 82 27.0 10.2 GA 88-88.............. 3.7 1.13 84 29.0 8.0 GA 88-15-19 ........... 3.7 1.16 83 28.0 8.2 Georgia King.......... 4.4 1.16 87 28.5 9.2 HS 23................. 3.7 1.18 84 28.5 8.2 HS 46................. 3.7 1.14 79 29.5 9.4 HY 39................. 3.7 1.14 83 28.0 9.0 HY 44................. 4.6 1.14 86 27.0 9.2 KC 311................ 4.4 1.12 84 27.5 8.8 PD 3.................. 3.8 1.15 81 29.5 8.6 Stoneville LA 887 ..... 4.0 1.16 82 29.5 9.8 Stoneville 132........ 4.2 1.10 88 22.0 9.6 Stoneville 453.'...... 3.8 1.13 85 25.0 9.6 Stoneville 907........ 3.9 1.17 85 31.0 10.0 Stoneville 9573....... 4.2 1.09 81 26.5 9.8 Stoneville 84-828 ..... 4.3 1.15 86 25.5 9.2 SS 9202............... 4.2 1.15 87 27.5 8.6 SS 9303............... 4.3 1.15 86 24.5 8.8 Suregrow 125.......... 4.3 1.15 83 26.0 10.4 Suregrow 404.......... 4.0 1.13 83 27.0 9.8 Suregrow 501.......... 4.8 1.11 84 27.5 9.6 Suregrow 1001......... 4.1 1.13 83 29.0 9.2 Terra C 40............ 4.0 1.12 86 22.5 10.8 Terra 207............. 4.1 1.17 83 26.5 9.8 Terra 292............. 4.6 1.12 81 24.5 10.2 -26- TABLE 19. Cotton Fiber Analysis, I-WI, Brewton, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Units Chembred 333........ Chembred 407........ Chembred 1135... Chembred 1233... Deltapine 20........ Deltapine 50........ Deltapine 51........ Deltapine Acala 90.... Deltapine DP 5409. Deltapine DP 5415. Deltapine DP 5690. DES 119........ . GA 88-88........... GA 88-15-19......... Georgia King........ HS 23.............. HS 46.............. HY 39............. HY 44.............. KC 311.............600 P D 3 ...............00 a 60 Stoneville LA 887o. Stoneville 132 ..... .- Stoneville 453...... Stoneville 907..00066 Stoneville 9573 .... .- Stonevil1le 84-828.o SS 9202 ............*00 SS 9303 ............94 Suregrow12. ... Suregrow 404.-........ Suregrow 501........ Suregrow 1001....... Terra C 40.........01 Terra20... .. Terra 292 ... oo... .. 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 3.9 4.5 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.3 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 In. 1 .08 1.12 1. 11 1.10 1. 11 1 .09 1.14 1.10 1.15 1.12 1.12 1.13 1.18 1.16 1.17 1 .09 1. 11 1.13 1.15 1.14 1.13 1.15 1 .04 1.10 1.14 1.09 1.09 1.12 1.10 1.14 1.09 1.12 1.13 1.10 1.12 1.13 Pct. 81 87 85 79 85 -83 84 84 84 84 85 85 81 86 84 83 80 79 82 85 84 85 82 85 84 84 80 84 84 84 82 89 82 82 81 80 g/tex 26.5 28.5 25.0 29.0 22.5 24.0 24.0 27.0 24.0 24.5 32.0 28.0 28.5 26.5 27.5 28.0 29.0 27.5 29.0 28.5 27.0 27.5 27.5 24.0 25.5 25.5 24.5 29.0 25.0 24.5 28.0 26.5 29.5 23.0 23.5 26.5 Pct. 10.2 9.6 9.4 9.4 11.0 10.0 10.4 9.2 10.4 10.4 9.2 10.4 8.6 9.0 9.6 9.6 9.8 8.8 8.8 9.4 9.4 10.4 10.6 10.0 10.6 10.2 8.8 9.6 9.6 11.2 10.2 9.6 9.4 11.2 10.4 10.8 -27- __ _ _ __ TABLE 20. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Headland, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength -Elongation Units Chembred 333........ Chembred 407........ Chembred 1135....... Chembred 1233....... Deltapine 20........ Deltapine 50........ Deltapine 51........ Deltapine Acala 90.... Deltapine DP 5409. Deltapine DP 5415. Deltapine DP 5690. DES 119............ GA 88-88........... GA 88-15-19......... Georgia King........ HS 23.............. HS 46.............. HY 39.............. HY 44.............. KC 311.............. PD 3....... Stoneville LA 887 .. Stoneville 132 ........ Stoneville 453.... Stoneville 907.... Stoneville 9573... Stonevi lle 84-828.00 SS 9202............00 SS 9303............00 Suregrow12. ... Suregrow 404........ Suregrow 501........ Suregrow 1001.,..... Terra C 40 ..... .. Terra20... .. Terra29... .. 4.4 5.2 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.0 5.2 4.4 4.6 4.6 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.9 In. 1.09 1. 11 1.06 1. 11 1 .08 1.10 1.12 1.14 1.06 1.12 1.10 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.12 1.11 1.13 1.19 1.11 1.17 1.10 1.09 1 .08 1.06 1.08 1.06 1 .09 1.10 1.13 1.11 1.13 1.08 1. 11 1.06 1.05 1.13 Pct. 84 85 80 84 83 83 81 86 83 89 85 88 82 82 82 83 83 84 82 84 84 84 86 81 83 88 84 83 82 82 84 86 84 80 81 84 q/tex 23.0 26.5 24.0 27.0 21.5 21.5 22.0 23.5 22.0 25.5 25.5 27.5 24.0 29.5 24.5 21.5 25.5 28.5 25.5 23.0 24.0 27. 0 22.0 22. 5 23.5 24.0 22.0 27.0 25.5 23.0 25.0 30.0 27.0 24.0 22.5 24.0 Pct. 8.8 7.6 8.6 8.0 10.0 10.0 8.4 9.6 9.2 9.6 8.2 9.4 8.0 8.0 9.0 7.8 9.0 8.2 8.2 9.4 7.6 9.6 9.4 7.8 9.4 9.0 8.6 8.2 9.4 10.4 9.2 9.8 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.6 -28- ~ L ~ ~ TABLE 21. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Fairhope, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Chembred 333........ Chembred 407........ Chembred 1135....... Chembred 1233....... Deltapine 20........ Deltapine 50........ Deltapine 51........ Deltapine Acala 90.... Deltapine DP 5409. Deltapine DP 5415. Deltapine DP 5690. DES 119............ GA 88-88 ............ GA 88-15-19. Georgia King........ HS 23.............. HS 46.0............ HY 39............. HY 44.............. KC 31...... PD 3....... Stoneville LA 887 .. Stoneville 132 ....... Stoneville 453 ....... Stoneville 907 ....... Stoneville 9573....0 Stonevil1le 84-828 .. SS 9202............** SS 9303............. * Suregrow 125........ Suregrow 404 ......... Suregrow50. ... Suregrow 1001.,,,...., Terra C 40.........00 Terra20... .. Terra29... .. Units 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.3 3.9 4.4 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 In. 1.19 1.16 1.20 1.16 1.19 1.19 1.26 1.18 1.20 1.17 1.17 1.23 1.21 1.20 1.23 1.20 1.24 1.20 1.22 1.20 1.18 1.25 1.16 1.16 1.18 1.15 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.23 1.23 1.20 1.20 1.19 1.20 1.20 Pct. 83 83 84 85 86 82 85 85 82 81 84 87 84 85 81 84 87 85 83 84 84 82 87 85 88 84 85 89 85 86 89 85 83 84 87 86 g/tex 29.5 33.5 28.0 29.5 27.0 29.0 30.0 32.0 30.0 29.5 30.5 32.0 34.0 29.0 32.0 29.5 33.5 31.5 23.0 33.5 32.5 38.0 29.5 29.5 32.0 28.0 30.0 33.0 29.5 28.5 32.0 31.0 32.5 28.0 28.5 28.0 Pct. 9.4 8.6 9.0 9.4 10.0 8.4 10.6 8.8 9.6 10.2 9.0 10.6 8.6 10.2 9.4 9.8 9.0 9.2 9.0 9.4 8.6 10.0 10.4 10.2 10.4 10.0 9.2 9.0 9.8 11.0 10.0 9.6 9.0 11.0 10.2 10.4 - 29- TABLE 22. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Belle Mina, Alabama, 1993 Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation Units In. Pct. q/tex Pct. Chembred 407........... 4.5 1.21 84 34.0 8.8 Chembred 1135......... 4.3 1.19 80 32.0 9.0 Chembred 1233......... 4.0 1.18 83 30.5 9.2 Deltapine 20.......... 4.4 1.14 81 25.5 10.4 Deltapine 51.......... 4.8 1.26 88 28.5 10.0 Deltapine DP 5409..... 4.3 1.20 84 29.0 9.8 Deltapine DP 5415..... 4.5 1.26 83 33.5 9.6 Deltapine DP 5690..... 4.5 1.20 84 33.0 8.0 DES 119............... 4.4 1.23 84 28.5 9.6 HS 46................. 4.3 1.22 82 33.5 8.8 Stoneville LA 887..... 4.4 1.23 82 32.0 9.4 Stoneville 132........ 4.6 1.08 84 27.0 10.4 Stoneville 453........ 4.5 1.23 84 25.0 9.0 Stoneville 84-828..... 4.5 1.17 85 28.5 8.8 Suregrow 501.......... 5.0 1.15 88 29.5 9.8 Suregrow 1001......... 4.3 1.23 83 33.5 9.0 -30- Tabl 23.Growing Season Rainfall , 1991-93 Montl yrainfall (inches) 7-month Test location Year Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. total Belle Mina. Crossville. Shorter...... Tallassee. Prattville. Monroeville.... Brewton...... Fai rhope..... 0 Headl and..... 1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991 1993 1992 1991 6.6 3.0 4.7 3.0 2.6 5.5 4.8 1.8 2.3 9.0 6.3 4.3 8.0 9.0 9.5 1.8 2.1 2.0 4.5 3.9 4.4 0.8 2.3 4.2 4.2 2.2 2.1 5.7 5.5 4.5 5.6 6.2 4.9 5.5 2.9 3.1 6.5 2.5 2.9 6.3 0.6 3.6 2.8 1.7 3.4 7-A- 8.8 3.4 4.8 6.4 2.7 5.9 5.1 3.8 6.3 3.2 2.6 3.5 1.6 5.5 4.2 2.8 0.7 4.1 5.1 2.8 7.5 3.1 4.3 4.2 8.9 4.3 5.7 2.9 2.3 3.3 3.9 1.7 5.5 5.1 11.7 6.2 3.1 3.4 4.2 3.2 2.2 7.2 5.5 12.4 8.8 2.1 4.2 3.9 3.4 2.2 5.7 5.0 11.9 7.3 2.6 5.8 2..9 2.7 2.4 4.9 9.1 13.8 5.3 30.7 5.2. 33.7 3.7 36.1 1.8 21.9 4.3 28.5 3.2 31.4 2.8 27.5 2.9 26.9 1.8 31.7 2.0 24.7 2.*7 22.4 2.5 34.8 2.2 2.1 6.4 0.9 22.5 4.1 6.1 3.0 2.4 24.5 5.4 3.8 2.9 2.6 37.0 2.9 8.2 7.0 8.5 5.8 11.6 5.7 6.9 6.8 3.1 10.7 4.3 5.0 8.6 7.0 3.8 7.7 3.6 3.4 8.1 7.6 -4.6 5.0 6.2 5.9 8.6 6.7 8.5 1.6 1.3 1.7 5.3 1.5 7.5 0.6 2.5 3.8 7.4 4.9 9.4 3.3 8.8 3.1 5.8 5.6 1.3 32.1 2.6 38.1 2.0 46.5 8.3 41.0 6.4 32.9 2.4 45.2 5.0 39.8 1.4 25.2 3.1 52.1 4.8 24.7 0.4 27.1 2,7 38.7 Table 24. Soil Types for Cotton Trials, 1993 Test Location Soil type BelleMia.......... .. Crossville,.........................0 90 9 E.V. Smith Research Center Field Crops Research Unit, Shorter. Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee.. Prattvi 11e .........................000000*000 Monroeville........................00* 9 0 Barwtope......................... Fai rhope................... Decatur silt loam Wynnville fine sandy loam Norfolk sandy loam Cahaba sandy loam Lucedale fine sandy loam Lucedale loam Benndale fine sandy loam Dothan sandy loam Malbis fine sandy loam - 31- -~-~~--~~-------- ---- --- --- Tabl e 23 0 TABLE 25. Sources of Seed for the 1993 Cotton Variety Tests Delta and Pine Land Co, Scott, Mississippi Acal a 90 50 51 20 DP 5415 DP 5690 DP 5409 Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co. Stoneville, Mississippi Stoneville 907 Stoneville 453 Stoneville 132 Stoneville LA 887 Stoneville 84-828 Stoneville X9573 Georgia King KC 311 PD 3 Terra C 40 Terra 207 Terra 292 HS 23 HS 46 HY 39 HY 44 Pee Dee Experiment Station Florence, South Carolina Terra International, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee Hy Performer Seed Co. Memphis, Tennessee Suregrow Suregrow Suregrow Suregrow Chembred Chembred Chembred Chembred 1001 501 125 404 1233 1135 407 333 Paymaster HS 26 Acala 1517-88 Ellis Brothers Seed, Centre, Alabama Chembred, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona Cargill Hybrid Seed Aiken, Texas Inc. New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico GA 88-88 GA 88-15-19 Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Stati on Tifton, Georgia SS 9202 SS 9303 Seed Source, Inc. Leland, Mississippi -32- Del tapi ne Del tapine Del tap i ne Del tapine Del tapi ne Del tapi ne Del tapi ne DES 119