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Fusarium Wilt
Report
January 1995
*, Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 183
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Lowell T. Frobish, Director
Auburn University
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1994 REGIONAL COTTON FUSARIUM WILT REPORT
1
K. M. Glass 
and W. S. Gazaway
2
Cotton cultivars and elite breeding lines submitted by 24 cooperators were
evaluated for fusarium wilt resistance under field conditions at the E. V. Smith Research
Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, Alabama. These entries were grown on an
Independence loamy fine sand highly infested.with both the fusarium wilt fungus
(Fusarium oxysporum) Schlect. f. vasinfectum [Atk.] (Snyd. & Hans.) and root-knot
nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita.).
Plots were 36-inch-wide rows, 30 feet in length, separated by 5-foot alleys. Four
replications of the test entries and checks, arranged in a block design, were evaluated.
Both susceptible (Rowden) and resistant (M-315) cultivars were included as checks.
Auburn 56 was used as the resistant check in the Regional Fusarium Wilt Test for many
years. However, M-315 is now being used as the resistant check, because it is the most
consistently resistant cultivar available. Rowden was planted in row 5 and every tenth
row thereafter (15, 25,...,265) and M-315 in row 10 and every tenth row thereafter (20,
30,...,270) throughout the test. Plots were planted June 2. Initial plant counts were made
on June 24. Wilted plants were counted and removed on July 19, August 1, August 12,
August 29, and September 13. The remaining live plants were also counted and recorded
1
This report is a joint contribution between USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research
Laboratory, Mississippi State, Mississippi, and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment
Station, Auburn University, Alabama.
2
Research Assistant of Agronomy and Soils and Professor and Extension Plant
Pathologist/Nematologist.
on September 19. Percent wilted plants were then determined and mean wilting for a
given entry calculated.
Average wilting of the susceptible Rowden was 84, 66, 60, and 86 percent for the
four replications (74 percent average). Corresponding wilt percentages for the resistant
check, M-315, were 13, 8, 6, and 8 ( 9 percent average). Critical evaluation of a given
entry should be made relative to the checks closest to the entry within each replication.
Evaluation of breeding process or evaluation of entries over years should be made only
between the relative value of this entry and that of the closest susceptible check rows for
each year.
A soil analysis for nematodes revealed that southern root-knot (Meloidogyne
incognita) and lance (Hoplolaimus galeatus) were two predominant nematode species in
the test plots in 1994. High populations of both species were found throughout the test
area. Other nematode genera found were stubby root (Trichodorus sp.) and stunt
(Tylenchorhynchus sp.). Root-knot nematodes, however, appear to be causing the major
damage to cotton in the Fusarium Wilt Test as indicated by the high galling indices found
on the roots of all cotton lines.
Entries submitted by Kathryn Glass are commonly grown cultivars or advanced
commercial materials and are listed by name. Entries submitted by other cooperators are
listed by their coded numbers. Additional information regarding the genetic background
of a specific coded entry should be obtained from the named cooperator
Information contained herein is available to all persons regardless
of race, color, sex, or national origin.
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1994 Fusarium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry Percent wilt by replication
designation 1 2 3 4 Mean
1 Bill Fagala, Terra International Inc., P.O. Box 171376, Memphis, TN 38187
001 TR 3020................................ 35 93 85 100 78
002 TR 3030..........................6806.*0 11 85 21 
30 37
003 TR 3040................................ 22 64 31 9 
32
004 TR 3050.O............................... 63 90 56 83 73
005 ROWDEN ................ o.............. 83 99 96 88 92
006 TR 3060...................... 0..... .. 10 74 
45 66 49
007 TR 3070................................ 20 77 16 21 34
008 TR 3080..... 0................ ........... 80 93 54 88 79
009 TR 3090........................... 61 77 28 50 54
010 M-315 ..................... 3 12 6 4 6
2 W.P. Sappenfield, 115 Mango Cove, Leesburg, FL 34748
011 AZ-i1.................................. 
14 50 44 15 31
012 AZ-2 .................................. 52 43 54 38 
47
013 AZ-3.-................................. 5 19 6 28 15
014 AZ 4 . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . 7 11 12 12 11
015 ROWDEN.............................. 59 83 54 96 
73
016 AZ-S ................................... 5 33 8 30 19
017 AZ-6 .................................. 52 35 10 64 40
018 AZ-7 .... .............................. 50 35 23 23 33
019 AZ-8.................................. 
48 24 15 12 25
020 M-315................. ................. 6 10 3 13 
8
3 Joshua J. Stanton, Jr., Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co., Inc., P.O. Box 338, Hartsville,
SC 29550
021 1 ............ ....... ............... .. 54 52 9 79 49
022 2................. ..... -oo..... ...... 73 31 26 48 45
023 3............ o.......... ............ ... 43 12 12 45 28
024 4................. o.................... 89 20 49 78 59
025 ROWDEN.............................. 98 44 77 97 79
026 I 5..................74 4 1 09 A590 46
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1994 Fusarium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry Percent wilt by replication
designation 1 2 3 4 
Mean
4 C. Wayne Smith, Dept. of Soil & Crop Sci., Texas A&M Univ., College Station,
TX 77843-2474
031 CWS-1................................. 13 10 7 22 13
032 CWS-2 ................................ *050 34 4 23 28
033 CWS-3................................. 98 89 16 78 70
034 CWS-4 ................................0 0'a0 0* 0 a86 77 3 32 50
035 ROWDEN.............................. 94 94 22 94 76
036 CWS-5 ................................ 100 19 17 88 56
037 CWS-6................................. 68 17 26 59 43
038 CWS-7................................ 98 27 31 81 59
039 CWS-8................................. 97 10 6 40 38
040 M-315................................. 23 3 4 8 10
5 0. Lloyd May, CPRU, P.O. Box 3039, Florence, SC 29502-3039
041 LM-1 ................................ 89 36 4 62 48
042 LM-2.................................. 76 57 6 28 42
043 LM-3 ........................... 22 49 15 28 29
044 LM-4.................................. 40 28 5 59 33
045 ROWDEN..............................896 84 37 98 76
046 LM-5.................................. 30 25 15 53 31
047 LM-6.................................. 42 16 8 51 29
048 LM-7.................................. 24 32 17 57 33
049 LM-8.................................. 42 43 12 32 32
050 M-315 ........ 00. . *a.... 00.... *00*.......19 8 5 8 10
6 Kamal M. El-Zik., Dept. of Soil & Crop Sci., Texas A&M Univ., College Station,
TX 77843-2,474
051 KME-1 ................................. 81 74 19 20 49
052 KME-2................................. 92 77 11 45 56
053 KME-3 ......... ....................... 0 a96 92 6 19 53
054 KME-4........................ 83 98 37 45 66
055 ROWDEN.............................. 94 100 88 99 95
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1994 Fusarium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry Percent wilt 
by replication
designation 1 2 
3 4 Mean
7 R.R. Bridge, Suregrow Research, P.O. Box 312, Leland, MS 38756
061 SG-125 ................................. 14 95 17 
44 43
062 SG-404................................ 34 43 5 
10 23
063 SG-501 ................................. 56 100 26 
26 52
064 SG-2321 ................................ 42 84 
6 4 34
065 ROWDEN.............................. 97 100 
64 82 86
066 SG- 1923 ................................ 46 86 
4 24 40
067 SG-92343 ............................... 77 87 
6 20 48
068 SG-223 ................................. 84 83 1 
6 44
069 DES 119 ................................ 36 58 1 
15 28
070 M-315................................. 12 17 
5 4 10
8 Freddie M. Miller, Terra International, Inc., P.O. Box 171376, Memphis, TN 38187
071 TRSOL1 ................................ 45 4 4 
9 16
072 TR 502 ................................. 32 11 4 14 15
073 TRSO03................................. 18 10 3 
18 12
074 TRSO04................................. 18 1 0 14 
8
075 ROWDEN.............................. 93 60 22 65 
60
076 TRSO0S.................................. 26 14 
6 43 22
077 TR 506.......................... 25 18 1 
45 22
078 TRS07 ................................ 57 55 19 
45 44
079 TR 508. 0.... 0. ....................... 21 25 6 
8 15
080 M-315 0...... 0...... 0.... 0. . . . ...... 20 18 2 4 
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9 James L. Starr, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843-2 132
081 1..................31 8 5 12 
14
082 2 ..................................... 41 13 0 2 
14
083 3 ..................................... 68 13 1 5 
22
084 4 ..................................... 34 3 2 10 
12
085 ROWDEN.............................. 99 44 39 76 65
086 5 ..................................... 46 19 3 4 
18
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1994 Fusarium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry Percent wilt by replication
designation 1 2 3 4 Mean
10 Fred Bourland, 115 Plant Science Bldg., Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
091 Ark-i.................................. 73 23 5 9 28
092 Ark-2 .................................. 65 27 1 20 28
093 Ark-3.................................. 83 79 0 14 44
094 Ark-4.................................. 69 49 8 8 34
095 ROWDEN ........................... 99 97 20 72 72
096 Ark-S ...................... 95 13 18 59 46
097 Ark-6.................................. 98 26 2 14 35
098 Ark-7................................ 99 2 4 10 29
099 Ark-S .................................. 53 10 0 4 17
100 M-315 .................................. 8 2 5 4 5
11 Cindy Green, Delta and Pine Land Co., P.O. Box 1529, Hartsville, SC 29550
101 1 ..................................... 59 19 5 35 30
102 2.................................... 66 19 6 27 30
103 3 .................................. 91 62 9 78 60
104 4 ..................................... 38 52 2 73 41
105 ROW*DEN.............................. 93 47 14 95 62
106 5 ..................................... 39 1 0 23 16
107 6 ............................ .*....... 81 20 15 47 41
108 7................................. 32 6 5 11 14
109 8 ..................................... 95 65 8 48 54
110 M-315 ..................... 16 5 2 5 7
12 Joseph Vasek, Chembred Inc., 10201 So. 51st Street, Phoenix, AZ 85044
111 CBX466................................ 21 58 4 2 21
112 CBX477................................ 34 80 - 2 22 35
113 CBX525................................ 51 79 10 19 40
114 CBX550O................................ 71 82 5 36 49
115 ROWDEN.............................. 80 100 34 93 77
116 CBX62O ................................ 51 97 7 15 43
117 471342................................. 28 59 4 19 28
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1994 Fusarium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry Percent wilt by replication
designation 1 2 3 4 Mean
13 Shelby H. Baker, Univ. of Georgia, Coastal Plain Station, P.O. Box 748, Tifton,
GA 31793
121 GA-1..................................9 75 10 73 42
122 GA-2 .................................... 38 94 2 27 40
123 GA-3 .................................... 24 100 0 49 43
124 GA-4 .................................... 39 94 0 21 39
125 ROWDEN ................................ 93 98 53 95 85
126 GA-5 ................................. 48 85 9 51 48
127 GA-6 .................................... 63 91 6 80 60
128 GA-7.................................34 30 14 13 23
129 GA-8................................14 20 0 2 9
130 M -315 ................................... 2 6 4 5 4
14 Keith R. Jones, Delta & Pine Land Co., P.O. Box 157, Scott, MS 38772
131 DPL-1................................ 26 16 2 8 13
132 DPL-2 ................................... 50 26 4 12 23
133 DPL-3 ................................... 23 12 0 41 19
134 DPL-4 ................................... 49 5 0 10 16
135 ROWDEN ................................ 87 60 25 89 65
136 DPL-5 ................................. 9 4 2 40 11
137 DPL-6 ................................... 20 26 2 69 29
138 DPL-7 ................................ 26 5 2 13 12
139 DPL-8 ................................ 38 18 2 29 22
140 M -315 ................................... 3 15 3 4 6
15 Peggy Thaxton, Dept. of Soil & Crop Sci., Texas A&M Univ., College Station,
TX 77843-2474
141 PMT-1 ................................... 61 19 9 62 38
142 PMT-2 ................................ 65 12 4 66 37
143 PMT-3 ................................ 76 7 5 42 33
144 PMT-4................................ 89 4 2 16 28
145 ROWDEN ................................ 95 40 54 95 57
146 PMT-5................................. 95 80 7 31 53
147 PMT-6................................. 42 12 13 5 18
148 PMT-7................................. 90 58 5 21 44
149 PMT-8................................. 74 6 0 10 23
150 M-315................................. 39 5 3 9 14
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1994 Fusarium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry Percent wilt by replication
designation 1 2 3 4 Mean
16 Doug Wessel, Delta and Pine Land Co., 1305 N VIP Blvd., Casa Grande, AZ 85222
151 LB-i .................................. 52 36 68 71 57
152 LB-2 .................................. 73 7 3 20 26
153 LB-3 .................................. 83 26 4 9 31
154 LB-4 .................................. 37 3 1 4 11
155 ROWDEN.............................. 93 70 33 78 46
156 LB-S .................................. 83 7 40 77 52
157 LB-6 .................................. 99 8 9 55 43
158 LB-7 ................................... 44 4 3 12 16
159 LB-8................................. 74 12 6 45 34
160 M-315 ................................. 12 3 7 27 12
17 Richard Sheetz, Cargill Hybrid Seeds, Box 2, Aiken, TX 79221
161 1.................... 900 ... *00.00.........15 3 2 18 10
162 2 ..................................... 19 1 1 16 9
1633 ..................................... 12 1 3 7 6
164 4 ..................................... 25 28 13 65 33
165 ROWvDEN.............................. 57 34 25 83 50
166 5 ..................................... 64 13 12 71 40
167 6............................... 30 9 1 15 14
168 7 ..................................... 11 5 1 18 9
169 8.................................... 24 13 7 8 13
170 M-315................................. 9 1 6 4 5
18 John Green, Seed Source Inc., 106 East 4th Street, Leland, MS 38756
171 55I1i.................................. 16 34 18 38 27
172 SSI-2 ........................ 13 40 4 23 20
173 SSI-3.................................. 23 45 5 32 26
174 SSI-4.................................. 41 68 38 82 57
175 ROWDEN.............................. 91 81 91 98 90
176 S5- ................................ 58 39 12 63 43
177 SSI-6 ................................... 9 42 5 44 25
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1994 Fusarium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry 
Percent wilt by replication
designation 1 
2 3 4 Mean
19 Bobby Phipps, Mycogen Plant Sciences, 13974 West Van Buren, 
Goodyear, AZ 85338
181 Myco 1185 ............................... 4 36 43 4 
22
182 Myco 2006 ................. ............. 26 53 
62 4 36
183 Myco 2009 .............................. 10 7 
68 15 25
184 Myco 3075 ............................... 3 1 8 
3 4
185 ROWDEN...................................... 47 55 99 
94 74
186 Myco 3077 ............................... 5 10 29 
72 29
187 Myco 3076 ............................... 11 
27 27 41 27
188 Myco 3090 .............................. 
10 21 12 16 15
189 Myco 4010 ............................... 4 39 38 52 33
190 M-315 .................................. 3 6 3 1 
3
20 Jim Mitchell, Jacob Hartz Seed Co., Inc., P.O. Box 946, Stuttgart, AR 72160
191 1........................................ 6 17 34 
13 18
192 2........................................ 38 49 34 80 50
193 3............ .. ....................... 9 4 3 
14 8
194 4........................................ 43 22 74 89 
57
195 ROWDEN ................................ 47 33 89 
94 66
196 5........................................ 10 4 17 27 15
197 6....................................... 13 3 7 53 
19
198 7....................................... 24 3 9 26 
16
199 8....................................... 87 32 61 98 70
200 M -315 .................................. 2 2 10 18 8
21 Daryl Bowman, Dept. of Crop Science, North Carolina State Univ., Box 8604, Raleigh,
NC 27695-8604
201 NC 92-42................................ 91 27 21 98 59
202 NC 92-46................................ 56 10 24 38 32
203 NC92-76................................ 58 8 34 68 42
204 NC 92-84............................... 100 15 33 91 60
205 ROWDEN............................... 97 48 57 98 75
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1994 Fusarium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry Percent wilt by replication
designation 1 2 3 4 Mean
22 A.L. Germany, Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co. Inc., Box 167, Stoneville, MS 38776
206 SPSCO-1................................. 92 16 11 67 47
207 SPSCO-2 .............................. 56 19 8 11 24
208 SPSCO-3 ................................. 86 25 6 20 34
209 SPSCO-4 .............................. 91 12 8 24 34
210 M-315 ................................... 30 4 2 5 10
211 SPSCO-5 ................................. 84 13 51 16 41
212 SPSCO-6 .............................. 71 19 19 17 32
213 SPSCO-7 ................................. 73 33 16 7 32
214 SPSCO-8 .............................. 82 52 28 21 46
215 ROWDEN ............................. 97 93 81 85 89
23 Dr. Joel F. Mahill, Germain's Cotton Research, P.O. Box 80247, Bakersfield, CA 93380
216 GC-94-1... ............................ 92 10 53 80 59
217 GC-94-2................................ 82 7 61 15 41
218 GC-94-3 ............................... 60 15 32 40 37
219 GC-94-4................................ 84 16 58 72 58
220 M -315 ................................... 11 10 13 6 10
221 GC-94-5 .................................. 46 14 4 26 23
222 GC-94-6 .................................. 59 17 13 27 29
223 GC-94-7.................................. 11 12 13 6 11
24 Kathryn M. Glass, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn University,
AL 36849-5412
224 Stoneville453............................. 52 35 40 66 48
225 ROWDEN ............................... 49 42 61 87 60
226 Hy Performer HS46........................ 20 32 65 25 36
227 HyPerformer HS44........................ 14 18 41 50 31
228 Hy Performer HS23........................ 21 2 6 16 11
229 HyPerformerHS39........................ 42 6 56 13 29
230 M-315 .................................. 4 2 17 3 7
231 HartzH 1215.............................. 52 25 95 57 57
232 HartzH 1220............................. 60 22 68 69 55
233 HartzH 1244............................. 44 39 68 26 44
234 HartzH 1330............................. 24 15 56 24 30
235 ROWDEN ............................... 59 41 95 82 69
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1994 Fusanium Wilt Test
E. V. Smith Research Center, Tallassee, Alabama
Test entry Percent wilt by replication
designation 1 2 3 4 Mean
Con't. Kathryn M. Glass, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn University,
AL 36849-5412
236 HartzHl1380 ............................. 6 7 58 7 20
237 Mycogen 3081l........................... 24 11 24 1 15
238 Suregrow 1001 ........................... 39 12 67 3 30
239 GC 210................................ 61 64 78 4 52
240 M-315 .................................. 3 10 9 0 6
241 GC 9033 ................................ 35 11 75 4 31
242 Chembred 333 ............................ 68 3 65 6 36
243 Chembred 407 ............................ 89 12 68 3 43
244 Chembred 1135 ........................... 63 2 30 0 24
245 ROWDEN.............................. 92 26 96 55 67
246 Chembred 1233 ........................... 18 7 24 4 13
247 Stoneville 132 ............................ 13 4 50 4 18
248 Stoneville LA8987.......................... 8 12 13 2 9
249 Stoneville GA King........................ 34 12 18 8 18
250 M-315 .................................. 2 1 23 2 7
251 Stoneville 474 ............................ 40 15 78 37 43
252 Stoneville 94332 .......................... 30 15 22 9 19
253 Terra C40.............................. 29 .21 38 10, 25
254 Terra TR207 ............................. 16 18 20 3 14
255 ROWDEN ....................... ...... 82 72 100 81 84
256 Terra TR 292. .... ........ o.... .......... 12 22 20 9 16
257 Terra TR 366....0.......... 0....... ...... 20 35 53 14 31
258 TerraTR 3O2. 0................ ......... 21 17 25 3 17
259 Deltapine 20 0....... .... 0...........35 15 20 5 19
260 M-315 . .... -o........... ..... 10 6 1 4 5
261 DeltapineS50..................65 3 23 11 26
262 Deltapine 51..................49 10 27 4 23
263 DeltapineDES 119 . ............ 27 12 24 5 17
264 Deltapine DP 5409 .................. ...... 92 8 70 2 43
265 ROWIDEN................ 0.............. 98 35 92 59 71
266 Deltapine DP5415................ .. . . .. 71 22 35 2 33
267 Deltapine DPS5690. . 00. . ........ 0. ... 82 24 7 0 28
268 Deltapine Acala 90 .... 0. . 0..0. ... 000...87 50 18 7 41
269 Stoneville KC 311 .... 0............ 0....... 77 20 28 4 32
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