2005 Alabama Cotton Variety Report Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 272 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Richard Guthrie, Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, January 2006 Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Experimental conditions .................................................................................................................................. 2 Explanation of data ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Statistical analysis ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Locations of experiments Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Table 7. Table 8. Table 9. Table 10. Table 11. Table 12. Table 13. Table 14. Table 15. Table 16. Table 17. Table 18. Table 19. Table 20. Table 21. Table 22. Table 23. Table 24. Table 25. Table 26. Table 27. Table 28. Table 29. Table 30. Table 31. Table 32. Table 33. Table 34. Table 35. Table 36. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2005 .................................................. 4 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2005 .................................................... 5 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 2005 ..................................................... 6 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 2005 ....................................................... 7 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 2005 ........................................................ 8 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 2005 .......................................................... 9 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2005 .................................................. 10 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2005 .................................................... 11 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, Alabama, 2005 ................................................... 12 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties Fairhope, Alabama, 2005 ......................................................... 13 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties in Alabama, Average of All Locations, 2005 ........................... 14 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties in Alabama, Average of All Locations, 2005 ............................. 15 Performance of Early Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2005 .................................. 16 Performance of Full Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2005 .................................... 17 Performance of Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2005 ......................................................... 18 Relative Yield Rankings by Location of Early Season Cotton Varieties, 2005 ................................................ 19 Relative Yield Rankings by Location of Full Season Cotton Varieties, 2005 .................................................. 20 Performance of Early Season Flex Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2005 .......................................................... 21 Performance of Full Season Flex Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2005 ............................................................ 22 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Belle Mina, Alabama, 2005 ............................................................................. 23 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Prattville, Alabama, 2005 ................................................................................ 25 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Shorter, Alabama, 2005 ................................................................................... 27 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Headland, Alabama, 2005 ............................................................................... 29 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Fairhope, Alabama, 2005 ................................................................................ 31 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Belle Mina, Alabama, 2005 .................................................... 33 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Headland, Alabama, 2005 ...................................................... 34 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Flex Cotton, Belle Mina, Alabama, 2005 .......................................................... 35 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Flex Cotton, Prattville Alabama, 2005 .............................................................. 36 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Flex Cotton, Headland, Alabama, 2005 ............................................................ 37 Disease Trial of Early Season Cotton Varieties Fairhope, Alabama, 2005 ...................................................... 38 Disease Trial of Full Season Cotton Varieties Fairhope, Alabama, 2005 ........................................................ 39 Disease Trial of Early Season Flex Cotton Varieties Fairhope, Alabama, 2005 ............................................... 40 Disease Trial of Full Season Flex Cotton Varieties Fairhope, Alabama, 2005 ................................................. 41 Growing Season Rainfall, 2003-05 ............................................................................................................. 42 Soil Types for 2005 Cotton Trials ............................................................................................................... 42 Sources of Seed for the 2005 Cotton Trials ................................................................................................. 43 Information contained herein is available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin. Issued in furtherarnce of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economic, Acts of May 8, and June 30, 1914, and other related acts, in cooperation with the U.S. department of Agriculture. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal opportunityemployment to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disbility 2 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT K. M. Glass, C. D. Monks, C. H. Burmester, and Edzard van Santen Agricultural Program Associate, Associate Professor and Extension Cotton & Soybean Specialist, Extension Agronomist, and Professor 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 the Alabama Cooperative Extension System to producers. Data are reported on irrigated tests at Belle Mina and Headland. 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 Tests were split into early season and full season varieties. The maturity category for each variety was chosen by the company or cooperator. Deltapine DP 555BRR and FiberMax FM 960BR were included in both early and full season tests for comparison. Plot size was two rows at Prattville, Headland, Belle Mina, Shorter, and Fairhope. Row length varied at different locations from 20 to 120 feet. A randomized complete block design with four replications was used in all tests. A Flex cotton trial was added at three locations: Belle Mina, Prattville, and Fairhope. These trials were split into early and full season maturity groups. Fiber Max FM 960BR, Deltapine DP 444BRR, Deltapine DP 555BRR, and Stoneville ST 5599BR were include in both early and full season trials for comparison. Because these non-Flex checks were included, Flex trials were managed as regular Round-up Ready varieties. Cotton disease trials were established by Dr. Kathy Lawrence, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Entomology. Trials were planted 5 May at the Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope, AL. The soil type was a Malbis fine sandy loam. Plots consisted of 2 rows, 25 ft long, with a between-row spacing of 38 in. Plots were arranged in a randomized completeblock design with four replications. A 10-ft alley separated blocks. Cotton boll rot was evaluated by recording the number of healthy bolls and diseased bolls from a 45 squarefoot section within each plot. All plots were maintained throughout the season with standard herbicide, insecticide, and fertility production practices as recommended by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Plots were harvested 19 Sep. Data were statistically analyzed using PROC GLM, and means were compared with Fisher’s protected least significant difference test (P < 0.10). Weather conditions were favorable for high incidence of boll rot as this area endured rains from two tropical storms, Arleen and Cindy, as well as three hurricanes, Dennis, Katrina, and Rita. No correlation was observed between seed cotton yield and boll rot disease incidence in any of the four trials (Tables 30-34). EXPLANATION OF DATA HARVEST OF SEED COTTON A 50-boll sample was taken by hand for ginning, then test plots were harvested by a mechanical spindle picker at all locations. Average seed cotton yield was determined for each variety at each location. 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT LINT PERCENTAGE 3 Seed cotton samples from each variety were ginned on a 10-saw gin. Lint percentage was calculated by dividing weight of lint by seed cotton weight. YIELD OF LINT Lint yield was determined by multiplying the lint percentage by seed cotton yield. FIBER PROPERTIES Fiber qualities of all varieties were measured by the USDA-AMS Classing Office in Birmingham, Alabama using High Volume Instrumentation (HVI). Data are reported on a single composite sample of each variety from each location including the regional tests at Shorter and Belle Mina. Micronaire: This measures the fineness of the cotton fibers. The smaller the micronaire reading, the finer and/or more immature the fibers. Length: This is the fiber length measured with the HVI instrument. This measurement of length is similar to the classer’s staple. Strength: This is 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. Uniformity: This is the ratio between the mean length and the upper half mean length of the fibers and is expressed as a percentage. Cotton with a low length uniformity may be difficult to process. Earliness: Earliness is reported as the percentage of the total yield harvested at the first picking where more than one harvest was made. Fusarium Wilt: Reaction of varieties to Fusarium oxysporum f. vasinfectum (Fusarium wilt) was evaluated at the Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee. Breeder lines and selected released varieties were grown in a field with a high natural incidence of the fusarium wilt disease. In 2005, incidence of Fusarium wilt was moderate. The incidence ratings can be found in the 2005 National Fusarium Wilt Cotton Report, Departmental Series No. 271. 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.D0..10). Appropriate care should be taken when using multi-location or multi-year averages. The genotype x environment interaction is often a significant source of variation, indicating that the varietal rankings are not consistent from one location to another or from one year to the next. Using multi-environment means in these instances can be grossly misleading. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Appreciation is also expressed to the following supervisory personnel of the outlying units whose quality work makes this a reliable source of information for farmers in their areas: Chet Norris and David Harkins, Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center; Don Moore, Prattville Research Field; Bobby Durbin, E.V. Smith Research Center; Larry Wells and Brian Gamble, Wiregrass Research and Extension Center; Ronnie McDaniel and Malcomb Pegues, Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center. 4 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 1. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Stoneville ST 4892BR PhytoGen PHY 410RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Stoneville ST 4686R Fiber Max FM 958LL Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST5242BR Deltapine DP 434 RR Fiber Max FM 960RR Stoneville ST 4575BR Deltapine DP 393 Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 966LL Deltapine DP 455BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 310R Deltapine DP 454BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 480WR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 370WR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Stoneville STX0416B2R PM 2167R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1099 1023 971 879 1115 1004 902 897 939 948 963 826 896 741 891 837 815 829 1087 993 914 904 841 823 796 796 766 690 900 119.7 14.6 2005 lint percentage % 43 40 43 40 42 41 42 42 44 41 42 39 41 40 37 40 40 42 43 43 41 41 41 43 42 41 39 37 41 1.3 3.4 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1242 1261 1233 1160 1157 1156 1051 1050 1248 . 1218 . 1155 . 1128 . 1122 . 1114 . 1111 . 1092 . 1061 . 1051 . 1036 . 1028 . 1027 . 1016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1116 78.7 10.9 1157 44.5 7.2 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 2. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 491 Fiber Max FM 989 RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5303R Deltapine DP 493 Fiber Max FM 991BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max 991R Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Stoneville ST 6848R Stoneville ST 6636BR Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Fiber Max FM 991B2R Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX03X179R PhytoGen PHY 510RR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR PhytoGen Phy 72 Acala Fiber Max FM 989B2R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV 2005 lint yield percentage lbs/acre % 958 41 1008 42 931 41 899 43 926 41 788 42 807 45 881 40 863 39 853 39 990 42 972 39 930 40 891 42 953 43 686 42 739 38 782 40 1049 43 1029 40 961 43 851 42 831 40 775 42 740 40 732 36 878 130.1 16.2 41 0.9 2.3 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1090 1068 1105 1048 1033 996 982 992 979 970 969 970 975 961 979 946 946 945 906 902 1085 . 1054 . 1047 . 1037 . 1028 . 935 . 877 . 867 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 89.1 13.9 980 66.4 12.9 5 6 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 3. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 410RR Fiber Max FM 960RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Stoneville ST5242BR Deltapine DP 393 Fiber Max FM 960B2R Deltapine DP 434 RR Stoneville ST 4575BR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Fiber Max FM 958LL Stoneville ST 4686R Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 310R Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Stoneville STX0416B2R PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1403 1364 1242 1372 1483 1478 1438 1485 1439 1246 1388 1393 1246 1261 1328 1264 1105 1445 1426 1422 1382 1353 1352 1337 1333 1332 1358 96.7 7.8 2005 lint percentage % 39 42 39 40 42 41 41 40 41 39 42 42 40 40 42 36 37 42 42 43 41 39 39 39 40 37 40 1.4 3.7 . Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1040 1180 882 1092 876 934 1047 . 1046 . 1037 . 1004 . 1003 . 1001 . 977 . 963 . 955 . 955 . 954 . 935 . 929 . 858 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 968 57.8 9.3 1069 32.7 5.6 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 4. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Stoneville ST 5599BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Fiber Max FM 991BR Deltapine DP 491 Fiber Max FM 989 RR Deltapine DP 493 Stoneville ST 5303R Fiber Max 991R Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 494 RR Stoneville ST 6848R Stoneville ST 6636BR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 991B2R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R PhytoGen PHY 510RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1279 1288 1254 1262 1360 1187 1194 1169 1276 1179 1348 1336 1176 1231 1226 1305 1117 1138 1411 1349 1298 1272 1257 1120 1047 1243 106 9 2005 lint percentage % 39 40 41 39 41 42 39 42 39 38 41 40 39 41 36 41 38 39 38 43 41 39 39 42 37 40 1 2 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1055 1393 997 1268 958 1262 985 1246 1014 1233 985 1197 943 1173 883 1165 943 1152 941 1144 1027 . 965 . 960 . 953 . 912 . 904 . 883 . 869 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954 62 10 1223 55 9 7 8 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 5. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT SHORTER, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Stoneville ST 4892BR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR PhytoGen PHY 410RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 393 Stoneville ST5242BR Deltapine DP 434 RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST 4686R Fiber Max FM 960RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 966LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 958LL Deltapine DP 454BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 310R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 480WR Stoneville STX0416B2R PhytoGen PHY 370WR Deltapine DPLX03X179R PhytoGen PHY 470WR PM 2167R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1692 1648 1531 1487 1851 1656 1743 1719 1652 1585 1683 1680 1483 1740 1496 1428 1328 1411 1841 1757 1673 1665 1597 1594 1589 1584 1438 1090 1594 87.3 6.0 2005 lint percentage % 42 44 41 40 42 44 43 42 43 44 43 43 41 44 38 40 40 41 44 44 44 42 41 40 43 45 41 38 42 0.7 1.9 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1394 1565 1338 1496 1347 1474 1240 1390 1580 . 1409 . 1404 . 1401 . 1389 . 1387 . 1386 . 1374 . 1365 . 1363 . 1309 . 1263 . 1254 . 1226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1357 67.1 7.7 1481 81.6 10.3 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 6. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT SHORTER, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 491 Stoneville ST 5303R Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max 991R Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Fiber Max FM 991BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST 6848R Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 991B2R Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR PhytoGen PHY 510RR PhytoGen Phy 72 Acala Fiber Max FM 989B2R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1770 1839 1665 1664 1603 1630 1613 1569 1464 1528 1863 1703 1587 1514 1684 1627 1477 1234 2063 1824 1656 1576 1553 1546 1528 1341 1620 112.7 7.6 2005 lint percentage % 41 45 44 42 41 39 39 40 39 40 41 41 40 43 40 38 40 37 43 43 42 39 42 40 40 36 41 0.7 1.9 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1490 1560 1522 1533 1400 1459 1419 1393 1315 1359 1387 1332 1338 1325 1348 1322 1236 1287 1268 1265 1503 . 1422 . 1408 . 1374 . 1332 . 1278 . 1274 . 1141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1359 82.0 9.4 1383 64.7 8.9 9 10 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 7. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 410RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Fiber Max FM 966LL Stoneville ST 4575BR Deltapine DP 432 RR Fiber Max FM 958LL Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 393 Stoneville ST 4686R Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Stoneville ST5242BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Fiber Max FM 960B2R PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 310R Deltapine DP 454BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR PhytoGen PHY 470WR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Stoneville STX0416B2R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1737 1674 1740 1880 1860 1816 1668 1869 1630 1739 1649 1709 1663 1620 1725 1398 1556 1959 1911 1855 1817 1766 1649 1623 1512 1447 1711 199.6 12.8 2005 lint percentage % 40 41 42 45 44 42 39 42 41 41 36 41 42 43 41 41 40 41 42 43 44 41 42 39 42 38 41 1.3 3.3 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1399 1473 1265 1381 1345 1358 1506 . 1462 . 1440 . 1427 . 1391 . 1372 . 1361 . 1340 . 1335 . 1314 . 1306 . 1247 . 1241 . 1238 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1352 121.6 13.9 1404 130.1 17.0 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 8. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 493 Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 491 Stoneville ST 5303R Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Fiber Max 991R Fiber Max FM 991BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 494 RR Stoneville ST 6636BR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Stoneville ST 6848R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Fiber Max FM 989B2R Deltapine DPLX05X648DR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1656 1633 1774 1620 1723 1674 1402 1530 1639 1324 1804 1709 1712 1556 1480 1489 1450 1031 1755 1708 1667 1573 1541 1509 1487 1578 196.1 13.6 2005 lint percentage % 45 43 41 43 40 40 39 41 40 39 42 45 39 40 41 39 39 36 42 39 43 39 42 39 41 41 1.5 3.9 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1390 1594 1402 1549 1355 1490 1400 1430 1307 1423 1314 1399 1169 1375 1244 1355 1269 1339 1091 1226 1467 . 1433 . 1306 . 1302 . 1238 . 1195 . 1119 . 982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1277 126.0 15.3 1418 137.3 18.4 11 12 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 9. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety PhytoGen PHY 310R Stoneville ST5242BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Stoneville STX0416B2R Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 440W Deltapine DPLX03X179R PhytoGen PHY 410RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 393 PhytoGen PHY 470WR Stoneville ST 4575BR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Fiber Max FM 958LL Deltapine DP 445BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Stoneville ST 4686R Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1105 1016 1012 1010 1001 997 985 955 939 937 925 919 910 907 888 885 878 822 813 801 795 778 775 774 766 744 898 174.8 21.3 2005 lint percentage % 42 38 37 37 37 39 38 41 37 40 39 37 39 37 39 37 39 36 41 41 38 37 39 37 39 40 38 0.9 2.5 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---† † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † †This test was harvested after receiving 3 inches of rain from Hurricane Rita, which caused losses before harvest. Fairhope also endured two tropical storms (Arlene and Cindy) and three hurricanes (Dennis, Katrina, and Rita) during the growing season. 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 10. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 6636BR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Stoneville ST 5303R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 991BR Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 488 BR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6848R Deltapine DP 494 RR Fiber Max 991R Trial mean LSD(0.10) yield lbs/acre 1141 1024 989 969 949 929 928 912 912 910 909 883 876 872 868 866 855 840 839 835 821 804 801 748 722 888 132.3 2005 lint percentage % 42 41 38 40 38 38 39 39 37 41 40 41 41 38 38 38 43 39 38 36 37 39 37 39 38 39 0.7 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---† † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † † 13 %CV 16.3 1.9 †This test was harvested after receiving 3 inches of rain from Hurricane Rita, which caused losses before harvest. Fairhope also endured two tropical storms (Arlene and Cindy) and three hurricanes (Dennis, Katrina, and Rita) during the growing season. 14 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 11. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, AVERAGE OF ALL LOCATIONS, 2005 Variety Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 410RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Stoneville ST 4575BR Deltapine DP 393 Stoneville ST 4686R Stoneville ST5242BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Fiber Max FM 958LL Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 966LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R PhytoGen PHY 310R Stoneville ST 4892BR PhytoGen PHY 440W Deltapine DP 454BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX03X179R PhytoGen PHY 470WR Stoneville STX0416B2R PM 2167R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV Lint yield 2005 2-yr 3-yr ---------------- lbs/acre------------1295 1255 1319 1310 1182 1307 1257 1128 1186 1374 1302 . 1332 1248 . 1358 1230 . 1300 1228 . 1341 1226 . 1350 1199 . 1312 1198 . 1269 1195 . 1379 1191 . 1218 1186 . 1239 1167 . 1215 1154 . 1204 1144 . 1152 1124 . 1446 . . 1371 . . 1370 . . 1369 . . 1331 . . 1286 . . 1254 . . 1254 . . 1253 . . 1234 . . 929 . . 1239 85.7 13.2 1146 20.7 5.6 1251 13.2 4.0 Lint percentage 2005 2-yr 3-yr ---------------- % ------------39 41 40 42 43 43 39 40 40 40 41 . 43 44 . 42 43 . 42 43 . 41 43 . 41 42 . 41 42 . 42 42 . 41 42 . 39 41 . 40 41 . 37 38 . 39 40 . 39 40 . 43 . . 41 . . 40 . . 43 . . 42 . . 39 . . 41 . . 42 . . 40 . . 39 . . 37 . . 40 0.6 2.9 41 0.2 1.8 41 0.1 1.3 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 12. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, AVERAGE OF ALL LOCATIONS, 2005 Variety Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5303R Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 991BR Fiber Max 991R Fiber Max FM 989 RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST 6848R Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 991B2R Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 960BR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR PhytoGen Phy 72 Acala Fiber Max FM 989B2R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV Lint yield 2005 2-yr 3-yr ---------------- lbs/acre------------1317 1248 1378 1277 1183 1327 1261 1195 1302 1264 1227 1267 1272 1157 1234 1252 1134 1226 1274 1150 1221 1220 1118 1205 1154 1088 1187 1181 1084 1165 1329 1224 . 1256 1211 . 1309 1198 . 1169 1151 . 1308 1147 . 1215 1091 . 1171 1055 . 992 967 . 1472 . . 1310 . . 1297 . . 1288 . . 1214 . . 1174 . . 1124 . . 1106 . . 1239 85.7 13.2 1146 20.7 5.6 1251 13.2 4.0 Lint percentage 2003 2-yr 3-yr ---------------- % ------------40 42 41 43 44 44 44 44 44 42 43 43 40 40 40 40 41 41 39 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 39 40 40 40 42 43 . 42 42 . 41 42 . 40 42 . 39 40 . 38 39 . 39 40 . 37 38 . 42 . . 42 . . 41 . . 39 . . 39 . . 42 . . 40 . . 37 . . 40 0.6 2.9 41 0.2 1.8 41 0.1 1.3 15 16 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 13. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON IRRIGATED COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 432 RR Stoneville ST5242BR Deltapine DP 434 RR Stoneville ST 4575BR Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 966LL Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 370WR Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1631 1326 1521 1416 1397 1408 1308 1214 1285 1576 1385 1263 1394 117.9 9.1 2005 lint percentage % 43 40 40 41 42 41 40 39 42 42 40 42 41 0.5 1.4 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1569 1598 1352 1413 1541 . 1527 . 1406 . 1386 . 1314 . 1260 . 1235 . . . . . . . 1399 77.2 8.5 1505 58.8 6.9 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 14. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON IRRIGATED COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 494 RR Fiber Max FM 991BR Fiber Max FM 991B2R Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 6636BR Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV 2005 lint yield percentage lbs/acre % 1380 40 1301 42 1358 40 1351 42 1051 39 1090 38 1560 42 1432 39 1347 39 1312 39 1318 107.1 8.7 40 0.9 2.2 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1417 1474 1239 1315 1365 . 1302 . 1106 . 1099 . . . . . . . . . 1255 85.1 10.4 1394 63.6 8.1 17 18 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 15. PERFORMANCE OF IRRIGATED COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2005 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1680 1657 1753 1607 1532 1499 1776 . 1705 . 1589 . 1552 . 1537 . 1530 . 1480 . 1385 . 1314 . 1298 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1549 105.8 10.6 1588 114.9 13.3 Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 493 Fiber Max FM 991BR Deltapine DP 488 BR Stoneville ST5242BR Fiber Max FM 960B2R Deltapine DP 494 RR Fiber Max FM 966LL Stoneville ST 4575BR Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 991B2R Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 440W Stoneville STX0416B2R Stoneville ST 6636BR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Fiber Max FM 958LL Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 470WR Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 2095 2119 1723 2120 2067 1757 1737 1621 1775 1636 1692 1538 1444 1969 1951 1934 1927 1925 1900 1879 1875 1797 1762 1739 1738 1628 1480 1808 152.7 9.2 2005 lint percentage % 42 39 40 43 38 39 38 36 40 37 40 33 36 40 41 41 40 37 36 38 39 39 39 38 40 39 36 39 0.9 2.5 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT 19 TABLE 16. RELATIVE YIELD RANKINGS BY LOCATION OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES, 2005 Variety AllTex Atlas Deltapine DP 393 Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 958LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 310R PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 410RR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR PM 2167R Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST 4686R Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST5242BR Stoneville STX0416B2R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV Belle Mina lbs/acre Rank 675 741 891 1004 963 1099 1115 993 829 939 796 796 897 837 1023 826 815 1087 823 879 904 841 914 690 896 902 971 948 766 900 69 15 30 27 16 5 8 2 1 6 20 10 25 24 14 19 4 21 23 3 22 17 12 18 11 28 15 13 7 9 26 . . . Prattville Shorter Fairhope Headland lbs/acre Rank lbs/acre Rank lbs/acre Rank lbs/acre Rank . 1439 1264 1478 1388 1364 1438 1382 1483 1246 1422 1353 1261 1246 1403 1372 1105 1426 1333 1242 1337 1445 1332 . 1393 1328 . 1485 1352 1358 56 8 5 21 3 11 14 6 12 2 24 8 15 22 23 9 13 26 7 18 25 17 4 19 . 10 20 . 1 16 . . . 655 1743 1496 1851 1652 1648 1740 1841 1585 1656 1584 1673 1411 1328 1531 1483 1428 1757 1589 1487 1665 1438 1597 1090 1683 1680 1692 1719 1594 1594 50 6 30 4 21 1 13 14 5 2 18 12 19 10 26 27 20 23 25 3 17 22 11 24 15 28 8 9 7 6 16 . . . 925 774 907 888 766 878 813 744 937 955 801 885 795 778 1012 1001 1105 997 939 985 919 822 . 910 775 . 1016 1010 898 101 21 11 24 14 15 25 17 19 26 10 8 20 16 21 22 3 5 1 6 9 7 12 18 . 13 23 . 2 4 . . . . 1709 1649 1630 1816 1674 1620 1817 1860 1880 1512 1649 1739 1556 1737 1398 1668 1855 1911 1740 1959 1623 1766 . 1869 1663 . 1725 1447 1711 115 13 14 18 20 8 15 22 7 5 3 24 19 11 23 12 26 16 6 2 10 1 21 9 . 4 17 . 13 25 . . . 20 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 17. RELATIVE YIELD RANKINGS BY LOCATION OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES, 2004 Variety Acala 1517-99 Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Fiber Max 991R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Fiber Max FM 991BR PhytoGen PHY 510RR PhytoGen Phy 72 Acala Stoneville ST 5303R Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST 6848R Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV Belle Mina lbs/acre Rank 822 990 926 1049 953 686 1008 807 891 782 899 851 961 775 853 1029 863 931 732 739 881 831 740 788 958 930 972 878 75 16 20 4 11 1 8 26 3 19 13 21 12 17 6 22 16 2 15 9 25 24 14 18 23 20 7 10 5 . . . Prattville Shorter Fairhope Headland lbs/acre Rank lbs/acre Rank lbs/acre Rank lbs/acre Rank . 1336 1262 1349 1348 1176 1187 1169 1231 1117 1254 1298 1411 1120 1179 1257 1288 1194 1047 1138 1360 1272 . 1276 1279 1305 1226 1243 61 9 5 12 3 4 20 18 21 15 24 14 7 1 23 19 13 8 17 25 22 2 11 . 10 9 6 16 . . . 843 1863 1569 2063 1514 1587 1664 1839 1703 1477 1665 1824 1656 1553 1613 1576 1630 1528 1341 1234 1464 1546 1528 1603 1770 1684 1627 1620 65 8 28 2 17 1 22 15 9 3 6 23 8 4 10 18 13 16 11 21 25 26 24 19 20 14 5 7 12 . . . 876 928 1141 1024 839 840 855 748 989 909 910 969 883 722 868 949 929 835 821 866 912 . 872 804 912 801 888 76 16 13 7 1 2 19 18 17 24 3 11 10 4 12 25 15 5 6 20 21 16 8 . 14 22 9 23 . . . . 1480 1674 1755 1804 1556 1620 1633 1709 1489 1656 1667 1487 1541 1402 1708 1639 1324 1573 1031 1530 1509 . 1723 1774 1712 1450 1578 113 14 21 8 3 1 15 13 12 6 19 10 9 20 16 23 7 11 24 14 25 17 18 . 4 2 5 22 . . . 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 18. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON FLEX COTTON VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Vigoro CX 601 Vigoro CX 621 DP 108 RF DP 110 RF DP 113 B2RF DP 117 B2RF PHY 415 RF PHY 425 RF PHY 475 WRF PHY 485 WRF xBCG - 9124 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 8391 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4630 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4153 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 3255 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 1004 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4575 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 1505 - Flex xBCG - 0105 - Flex STX 4554B2RF STX 4664RF DG 2100 B2RF DG 2520 B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV Belle Mina lbs/acre % lint 1050 45 987 42 947 39 1001 41 1019 42 1058 40 881 41 901 42 798 42 892 40 895 41 1001 43 808 42 956 43 1000 44 1094 41 909 39 898 41 938 39 959 39 942 40 902 39 881 40 772 36 941 42 1010 44 929 39 970 43 941 96.5 11.2 41 1.1 2.9 Prattville lbs/acre % lint 1296 43 1288 38 1271 38 1241 40 1254 39 1174 37 1295 40 1137 40 1168 41 1115 39 1080 38 1404 40 1296 41 1286 42 1353 41 1342 41 1221 37 1427 40 1226 39 1350 40 1274 39 1219 35 893 38 975 37 1304 39 1328 43 1318 40 1266 41 1243 84.7 7.5 40 1.3 3.4 Fairhope lbs/acre % lint 922 41 973 39 1113 41 988 38 1163 40 968 38 1049 40 895 40 897 39 894 40 1013 41 975 40 969 41 964 41 975 40 1005 40 865 37 1137 40 944 39 941 38 1032 39 928 38 710 38 772 37 1167 41 959 41 845 37 994 39 966 83.8 9.5 39 1.1 2.9 21 †The test at Fairhope was harvested after receiving 3 inches of rain from Hurricane Rita, which caused losses before harvest. Fairhope also endured two tropical storms (Arlene and Cindy) and three hurricanes (Dennis, Katrina, and Rita) during the growing season. 22 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 19. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON FLEX COTTON VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR DP 167 RF DP 147 RF DP 152 RF DP 164 B2RF DP 143 B2RF DP 156 B2RF STX 5885B2RF ST 6611B2RF STX 0414B2RF ST 6622B2RF ST 4357B2RF ST 5007B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV Belle Mina lbs/acre % lint 1085 44 1002 46 1022 42 1155 42 1006 41 859 42 1007 40 871 40 776 38 1006 39 837 40 987 42 1070 41 985 38 976 119.5 13.3 41 0.9 2.3 Prattville lbs/acre % lint 1433 40 1492 44 1217 38 1261 41 1070 38 1242 41 1240 38 1126 39 1147 37 1216 37 1303 38 1332 40 1276 40 1175 37 1252 71.9 6.2 39 1.2 3.2 Fairhope lbs/acre % lint 983 41 1017 43 834 40 921 39 814 38 930 40 883 39 972 41 908 37 920 39 987 38 954 41 1039 40 928 39 935 67.6 7.8 40 1.4 3.8 †The test at Fairhope was harvested after receiving 3 inches of rain from Hurricane Rita, which caused losses before harvest. Fairhope also endured two tropical storms (Arlene and Cindy) and three hurricanes (Dennis, Katrina, and Rita) during the growing season. 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 20.A. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 4.1 3.8 4.4 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.6 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.9 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.7 3.8 23 Length in. 1.10 1.05 1.13 1.18 1.11 1.14 1.09 1.10 1.07 1.15 1.08 1.15 1.11 1.03 1.12 1.09 1.05 1.02 1.10 1.13 1.06 1.11 1.01 1.07 1.11 1.10 1.07 1.08 Strength g/tex 29.2 27.4 31.4 29.1 24.6 32.6 29.2 27.2 26.9 34.4 27.9 30.4 34.6 32.1 29.2 34.7 27.8 27.6 28.6 28.6 28.6 29.2 26.1 30.8 27.7 30.1 26.8 29.9 Uniformity pct. 80 82 83 84 84 83 83 82 81 84 83 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 81 82 82 83 Deltapine DP 393 Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 958LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 310R PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 410RR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR PM 2167R Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST 4686R Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST5242BR Stoneville STX0416B2R 24 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 20.B. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Full season 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.8 3.6 3.9 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.6 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.4 Length in. 1.14 1.09 1.07 1.11 1.11 1.11 1.12 1.10 1.02 1.10 1.09 1.10 1.03 1.11 1.08 1.07 1.11 1.10 1.12 1.11 1.19 1.06 1.03 1.08 1.14 1.12 Strength g/tex 30.9 29.4 29.8 29.7 29.3 30.1 29.9 30.4 26.1 27.7 31.5 30.5 23.7 30.4 34.1 28.5 32.4 30.9 31.8 30.4 33.9 31.0 29.8 31.0 31.4 34.8 Uniformity pct. 83 81 81 81 81 81 81 83 80 82 83 82 80 82 82 82 82 83 82 82 84 81 82 82 82 83 Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BG/RR Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Fiber Max 991R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Fiber Max FM 991BR PHY 72 PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 5303R Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST 6848R 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 21.A. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILLE, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 4.7 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.7 3.9 3.6 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.0 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.6 25 Length in. 1.22 1.17 1.18 1.25 1.16 1.21 1.14 1.18 1.17 1.19 1.18 1.22 1.20 1.12 1.19 1.15 1.12 1.18 1.15 1.19 1.16 1.20 1.16 1.16 1.14 1.17 Strength g/tex 31.9 30.6 31.9 30.3 30.8 32.0 31.9 33.5 31.7 34.6 31.5 35.2 34.8 36.3 35.1 36.4 30.5 32.1 31.8 31.1 30.5 32.0 31.7 32.4 29.6 32.9 Uniformity pct. 85 84 85 84 84 85 84 83 83 85 83 83 84 83 83 84 84 85 84 84 84 85 85 83 84 84 Deltapine DP 393 Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 958LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 310R PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 410RR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST 4686R Stoneville ST5242BR Stoneville STX0416B2R 26 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 21.B. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILLE, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Full season 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.6 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.7 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.4 Length in. 1.21 1.20 1.13 1.17 1.23 1.26 1.18 1.20 1.19 1.16 1.20 1.20 1.16 1.20 1.14 1.17 1.15 1.18 1.20 1.16 1.22 1.13 1.16 1.12 1.20 Strength g/tex 30.5 33.6 29.8 31.3 32.1 32.4 31.5 32.9 32.3 30.9 34.2 33.6 28.9 34.0 33.9 32.6 34.1 34.0 33.3 32.9 33.6 33.0 32.6 29.5 33.6 Uniformity pct. 85 86 84 84 86 85 85 85 83 84 85 85 83 84 84 85 85 85 84 84 85 85 83 83 85 Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Fiber Max 991R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Fiber Max FM 991BR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 5303R Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST 6848R 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 22.A. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT SHORTER, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.4 5.0 4.6 4.9 4.8 5.1 27 Length in. 1.18 1.13 1.10 1.16 1.11 1.14 1.07 1.11 1.10 1.13 1.13 1.20 1.16 1.08 1.14 1.11 1.07 1.11 1.10 1.14 1.09 1.13 1.02 1.08 1.08 1.09 1.05 1.11 Strength g/tex 30.9 29.1 29.2 27.1 29.0 28.8 29.4 30.3 29.0 32.4 29.9 33.3 32.1 31.6 32.6 33.8 31.1 30.0 30.3 29.5 29.2 32.3 28.7 30.0 29.3 29.5 27.9 31.0 Uniformity pct. 85 84 84 84 83 83 83 83 83 84 83 84 83 83 83 83 84 83 84 83 83 84 82 84 83 83 82 84 Deltapine DP 393 Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 958LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 310R PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 410RR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR PM 2167R Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST 4686R Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST5242BR Stoneville STX0416B2R 28 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 22.B. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT SHORTER, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Full season 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.4 Length in. 1.12 1.09 1.14 1.14 1.19 1.20 1.11 1.15 1.12 1.11 1.16 1.11 1.11 1.13 1.07 1.14 1.12 1.13 1.16 1.13 1.16 1.12 1.06 1.11 1.13 1.13 Strength g/tex 31.8 32.1 26.1 31.2 29.2 31.9 31.1 35.1 29.6 27.8 30.8 30.7 28.6 31.4 33.6 31.4 37.2 32.3 33.8 34.2 32.4 31.1 33.5 32.0 31.0 34.6 Uniformity pct. 84 83 84 82 85 84 83 83 82 83 84 83 83 83 81 83 83 83 82 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Fiber Max 991R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Fiber Max FM 991BR PhytoGen Phy 72 Acala PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 5303R Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST 6848R 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 23.A. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.8 5.1 4.4 4.7 29 Length in. 1.14 1.11 1.12 1.15 1.17 1.12 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.21 1.17 1.11 1.20 1.14 1.14 1.10 1.15 1.17 1.13 1.17 1.13 1.14 1.11 1.13 Strength g/tex 30.3 26.8 29.8 28.4 31.8 29.5 27.1 30.1 28.9 30.4 29.5 32.5 30.7 31.9 33.8 32.3 29.0 30.2 29.5 28.1 28.9 29.6 28.5 29.7 27.3 30.2 Uniformity pct. 84 83 83 82 85 83 83 82 82 84 82 84 82 82 83 82 83 83 84 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 Deltapine DP 393 Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 958LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 310R PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 410RR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST 4686R Stoneville ST5242BR Stoneville STX0416B2R 30 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 23.B. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Full season 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.7 4.6 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 Length in. 1.14 1.12 1.14 1.13 1.23 1.22 1.12 1.16 1.15 1.11 1.16 1.12 1.14 1.13 1.08 1.17 1.11 1.17 1.15 1.13 1.15 1.12 1.16 1.14 1.12 Strength g/tex 30.0 29.8 29.7 31.0 30.2 31.1 30.3 31.3 31.8 28.3 31.6 28.1 28.7 30.2 32.9 32.6 34.8 32.7 32.6 31.7 32.5 33.4 30.9 30.5 33.5 Uniformity pct. 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 81 84 83 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 82 82 84 83 83 83 Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Fiber Max 991R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Fiber Max FM 991BR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 5303R Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST 6848R 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 24A. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 4.7 4.0 4.2 3.5 3.2 4.4 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.4 4.2 31 Length in. 1.18 1.14 1.17 1.24 1.16 1.17 1.11 1.16 1.13 1.19 1.15 1.22 1.20 1.11 1.15 1.13 1.11 1.12 1.14 1.18 1.11 1.17 1.16 1.13 1.11 1.12 Strength g/tex 32.2 34.0 31.2 30.7 31.4 31.2 31.3 31.0 31.8 34.1 31.1 35.3 36.2 35.9 32.2 36.8 32.4 30.7 32.3 29.6 31.8 32.6 30.9 32.1 31.8 32.8 Uniformity pct. 83 84 83 84 84 83 82 82 81 83 83 83 83 83 82 83 83 83 84 83 82 83 82 83 82 82 Deltapine DP 393 Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 958LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 310R PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 410RR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST 4686R Stoneville ST5242BR Stoneville STX0416B2R †The test at Fairhope was harvested after receiving 3 inches of rain from Hurricane Rita, which caused losses before harvest. Fairhope also endured two tropical storms (Arlene and Cindy) and three hurricanes (Dennis, Katrina, and Rita) during the growing season. 32 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 24B. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Full season 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.3 3.7 4.4 4.0 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.6 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.5 Length in. 1.20 1.17 1.15 1.19 1.22 1.25 1.15 1.21 1.16 1.13 1.21 1.16 1.14 1.18 1.17 1.19 1.17 1.19 1.19 1.17 1.16 1.11 1.15 1.20 1.17 Strength g/tex 31.9 33.1 30.9 31.1 32.3 33.4 31.5 34.3 33.1 29.5 32.7 31.3 29.4 33.8 32.7 31.9 33.6 33.2 31.7 32.3 31.9 32.8 30.5 33.5 32.6 Uniformity pct. 85 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 82 81 85 83 82 83 83 83 84 84 83 83 83 83 83 83 84 Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Fiber Max 991R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Fiber Max FM 991BR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 5303R Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST 6848R †The test at Fairhope was harvested after receiving 3 inches of rain from Hurricane Rita, which caused losses before harvest. Fairhope also endured two tropical storms (Arlene and Cindy) and three hurricanes (Dennis, Katrina, and Rita) during the growing season. 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 25. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF IRRIGATED COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 4.4 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.4 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.1 33 Length in. 1.17 1.18 1.13 1.14 1.17 1.23 1.11 1.15 1.15 1.16 1.16 1.12 1.13 1.20 1.19 1.14 1.16 1.18 1.17 1.20 1.15 1.22 Strength g/tex 31.1 29.8 30.8 30.4 32.2 34.6 34.9 35.5 30.7 30.2 30.3 28.0 29.5 32.2 31.9 32.2 33.6 36.8 35.5 32.6 30.9 31.6 Uniformity pct. 85 84 84 85 84 84 84 85 85 85 84 84 83 85 86 83 84 85 84 84 83 85 Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 470WR Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST5242BR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 991B2R Fiber Max FM 991BR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Full season 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.6 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 34 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 26. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF IRRIGATED COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 488 BR Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 494 RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Fiber Max FM 958LL Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 966LL Fiber Max FM 991B2R Fiber Max FM 991BR PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 440W PhytoGen PHY 470WR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Stoneville ST 4575BR Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6636BR Stoneville ST5242BR Stoneville STX0416B2R Micronaire units 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.9 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.8 Length in. 1.13 1.14 1.14 1.15 1.17 1.20 1.26 1.11 1.20 1.12 1.09 1.12 1.19 1.15 1.10 1.14 1.18 1.13 1.08 1.13 1.13 1.16 1.12 1.15 1.14 1.14 1.14 Strength g/tex 27.2 30.2 30.0 31.1 31.9 32.9 33.3 29.8 34.4 30.7 29.5 28.7 33.3 33.5 32.7 35.7 32.7 32.8 28.5 29.7 30.9 29.7 30.2 30.1 34.0 29.4 33.1 Uniformity pct. 81 82 82 84 82 83 83 81 84 81 81 81 83 81 81 82 81 82 81 82 82 83 82 81 83 83 83 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 27. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FLEX COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.8 3.6 3.5 35 Length in. 1.12 1.17 1.17 1.12 1.12 1.17 1.13 1.15 1.11 1.17 1.09 1.08 1.13 1.07 1.10 1.10 1.11 1.13 1.17 1.21 1.15 1.13 1.12 1.13 1.13 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.10 1.17 1.15 1.22 1.17 1.23 1.18 1.10 1.13 1.18 1.24 1.17 1.16 1.17 Strength g/tex 26.8 28.8 27.7 28.5 31.4 33.5 27.8 33.5 27.3 28.0 29.9 28.1 30.1 29.3 29.6 31.6 28.1 27.4 27.5 26.9 27.1 31.8 25.9 26.6 26.4 27.1 29.6 26.8 32.1 32.1 30.9 29.9 31.2 30.8 29.2 32.7 33.2 28.9 30.5 32.9 32.8 31.8 Uniformity pct. 84 84 83 84 83 83 82 83 84 84 83 85 84 84 84 82 83 84 84 82 83 84 84 83 84 82 85 84 81 82 83 83 83 83 83 82 83 84 85 83 84 84 CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR DP 113 B2RF DP 117 B2RF DP 108 RF DP 110 RF DG 2100 B2RF DG 2520 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 415 RF PHY 425 RF PHY 475 WRF PHY 485 WRF ST 4554B2RF ST 4664RF Vigoro CX 601 Vigoro CX 621 xBCG - 0105 - Flex xBCG - 1004 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 1505 - Flex xBCG - 3255 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4153 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4575 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4630 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 8391 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 9124 - BBII/Flex Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR DP 164 B2RF DP 167 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 156 B2RF DP 147 RF DP 152 RF Stoneville ST 5599BR STX 0414B2RF ST 4357B2RF ST 5007B2RF STX 5885B2RF ST 6611B2RF ST 6622B2RF Full season 4.6 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.3 4.5 4.5 4.0 36 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 28. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FLEX COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILLE, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 3.9 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.5 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.6 4.2 3.8 4.2 Length in. 1.12 1.17 1.22 1.12 1.19 1.16 1.16 1.10 1.16 1.18 1.15 1.12 1.12 1.16 1.15 1.15 1.14 1.15 1.21 1.20 1.18 1.15 1.12 1.18 1.13 1.20 1.24 1.21 1.15 1.20 1.21 1.26 1.19 1.22 1.18 1.16 1.12 1.19 1.20 1.20 1.16 1.16 Strength g/tex 28.6 28.4 28.7 29.2 32.2 34.4 33.4 31.7 29.8 29.1 36.2 29.9 31.7 32.3 30.9 30.0 30.4 28.5 30.3 30.0 28.5 32.6 28.2 29.1 29.2 28.7 29.6 28.7 30.5 31.9 31.7 30.9 28.9 31.7 29.5 32.6 29.5 27.9 29.5 32.1 31.0 32.7 Uniformity pct. 83 83 85 83 83 83 83 83 85 84 84 84 84 84 84 83 83 83 84 83 85 83 84 83 83 83 85 84 82 84 83 84 83 84 83 82 83 84 84 83 84 84 CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR DP 113 B2RF DP 117 B2RF DP 108 RF DP 110 RF DG 2100 B2RF DG 2520 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 415 RF PHY 425 RF PHY 475 WRF PHY 485 WRF ST 4554B2RF ST 4664RF Vigoro CX 601 Vigoro CX 621 xBCG - 0105 - Flex xBCG - 1004 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 1505 - Flex xBCG - 3255 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4153 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4575 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4630 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 8391 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 9124 - BBII/Flex Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR DP 164 B2RF DP 167 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 156 B2RF DP 147 RF DP 152 RF Stoneville ST 5599BR STX 0414B2RF ST 4357B2RF ST 5007B2RF STX 5885B2RF ST 6611B2RF ST 6622B2RF Full season 4.9 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.6 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT 37 TABLE 29. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FLEX COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, 2005 Variety Micronaire units Early season 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.8 3.3 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.1 Length in. 1.15 1.23 1.24 1.16 1.15 1.13 1.12 1.15 1.13 1.18 1.09 1.17 1.16 1.14 1.17 1.15 1.15 1.13 1.21 1.19 1.19 1.13 1.13 1.15 1.14 1.19 1.22 1.21 1.11 1.22 1.20 1.23 1.16 1.26 1.20 1.16 1.16 1.24 1.24 1.19 1.14 1.17 Strength g/tex 30.1 31.7 30.1 32.3 32.9 34.3 33.2 31.2 29.9 30.7 36.1 34.3 33.1 30.8 33.0 32.9 30.7 30.5 31.8 32.2 28.6 33.7 28.8 28.2 29.8 30.4 30.8 30.2 30.5 31.4 31.7 29.6 29.3 30.1 29.8 31.8 33.2 28.5 29.5 30.9 30.8 32.9 Uniformity pct. 83 84 83 83 81 82 82 82 81 81 81 82 84 82 83 81 82 82 83 81 82 81 82 81 82 83 83 83 82 84 84 82 81 82 83 83 83 84 84 83 83 84 CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR DP 113 B2RF DP 117 B2RF DP 108 RF DP 110 RF DG 2100 B2RF DG 2520 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 415 RF PHY 425 RF PHY 475 WRF PHY 485 WRF ST 4554B2RF ST 4664RF Vigoro CX 601 Vigoro CX 621 xBCG - 0105 - Flex xBCG - 1004 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 1505 - Flex xBCG - 3255 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4153 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4575 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4630 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 8391 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 9124 - BBII/Flex Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR DP 164 B2RF DP 167 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 156 B2RF DP 147 RF DP 152 RF Stoneville ST 5599BR STX 0414B2RF ST 4357B2RF ST 5007B2RF STX 5885B2RF ST 6611B2RF ST 6622B2RF Full season 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.9 4.9 4.8 †The test at Fairhope was harvested after receiving 3 inches of rain from Hurricane Rita, which caused losses before harvest. Fairhope also endured two tropical storms (Arlene and Cindy) and three hurricanes (Dennis, Katrina, and Rita) during the growing season. 38 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION COT- TABLE 30. DISEASE INDEX, SEED COTTON YIELD, AND LINT PERCENTAGE OF EARLY SEASON TON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005 Disease index† 16 Sep 33.0 a-d‡ 34.8 a-d 34.1 a-d 30.1 a-e 36.8 abc 22.4 e 26.2 de 27.3 b-e 32.6 a-e 31.1 a-e 28.6 a-e 26.7 cde 27.3 b-e 29.3 a-e 27.6 a-e 30.6 a-e 37.6 a 25.6 de 28.4 a-e 34.4 a-d 32.9 a-d 35.1 a-d 37.4 ab 33.4 a-d 26.7 cde 33.5 a-d Seed cotton lbs/acre 1105 1016 1012 1010 1001 997 985 955 939 937 925 919 910 907 888 885 878 822 813 801 795 778 775 774 766 744 Variety PhytoGen PHY 310R Stoneville ST5242BR Fiber Max FM 960RR Stoneville STX0416B2R Fiber Max FM 966LL PhytoGen PHY 370WR PhytoGen PHY 440W Deltapine DPLX03X179R PhytoGen PHY 410RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 393 PhytoGen PHY 470WR Stoneville ST 4575BR Deltapine DP 432 RR Deltapine DP 434 RR Fiber Max FM 958LL Deltapine DP 445BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 480WR Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 960B2R Fiber Max FM 960BR Stoneville ST 4686R Deltapine DP 424 BGII/RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR † % lint 0.42 0.38 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.39 0.38 0.41 0.37 0.40 0.39 0.37 0.39 0.37 0.39 0.37 0.39 0.36 0.41 0.41 0.38 0.37 0.39 0.37 0.39 0.40 LSD (0.10) 10.2 175 Disease index = (# diseased bolls / total # healthy bolls)*100. ‡ Means within columns followed by different letters are significantly different according to Fisher’s protected LSD (P < 0.10). 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT 39 TABLE 31. DISEASE INDEX, SEED COTTON YIELD, AND LINT PERCENTAGE OF FULL SEASON COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Deltapine DP 454BG/RR Deltapine DP 455BG/RR Deltapine DP 543BGII/RR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Fiber Max FM 989 BR Fiber Max FM 989 RR Deltapine DP 449 BG/RR PhytoGen PHY 510RR Stoneville ST 6636BR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Deltapine DP 445BG/RR Stoneville ST 5303R Fiber Max FM 960BR Fiber Max FM 991BR Deltapine DP 493 Deltapine DP 491 Deltapine DP 488 BG/RR Fiber Max FM 989B2R Fiber Max FM 991B2R Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 6848R Deltapine DP 494 RR Fiber Max 991R † Disease index† 16 Sep 11.5 7.5 7.3 18.7 9.0 10.3 6.1 11.8 6.8 11.4 13.4 12.5 11.9 8.5 7.8 10.9 10.3 15.9 15.6 10.9 9.4 18.0 8.1 14.4 ‡ Seed cotton lb/A 1141 1024 989 969 949 929 928 912 912 910 909 883 876 872 868 866 855 840 839 835 821 804 801 748 722 Lint % 0.42 0.41 0.38 0.40 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.37 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.43 0.39 0.38 0.36 0.37 0.39 0.37 0.39 0.38 11.7 LSD (0.10) 7.5 132.3 Disease index = (# diseased bolls / total # healthy bolls)*100. ‡ Means within columns followed by different letters are significantly different according to Fisher’s protected LSD (P < 0.10). 40 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 32. DISEASE INDEX, SEED COTTON YIELD, AND LINT PERCENTAGE OF EARLY SEASONFLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety STX 4554B2RF CG 4020 B2RF xBCG - 4630 - BBII/Flex CG 3020 B2RF Vigoro CX 621 xBCG - 1004 - BBII/Flex DP 117 B2RF xBCG - 9124 - BBII/Flex DynaGro 2520 B2 RF CG 3520 B2RF PHY 415 RF PHY 485 WRF Fiber Max FM 960BR Vigoro CX 601 PHY 425 RF PHY 475 WRF STX 4664RF xBCG - 4153 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 3255 - BBII/Flex xBCG - 4575 - BBII/Flex Deltapine DP 444BG/RR DP 110 RF DP 108 RF DP 113 B2RF xBCG - 8391 - BBII/Flex DynaGro 2100 B2 RF Disease index† 16 Sep 21.3 ab‡ 20.8 abc 12.9 b-g 11.7 b-g 6.7 fg 18.6 a-d 9.4 efg 15.9 b-f 27.2 a 18.8 a-d 10.5 d-g 5.4 g 13.0 b-g 16.0 b-f 10.0 efg 14.1 b-g 11.2 c-g 9.5 efg 8.6 fg 7.1 fg 11.0 c-g 10.7 d-g 26.9 a 20.8 abc 16.5 b-f 20.0 a-d Seed cotton lbs/acre 1167 1163 1137 1113 1049 1032 1013 1005 994 988 975 975 973 968 969 964 959 944 941 928 922 896 895 894 865 845 % lint 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.39 0.41 0.40 0.39 0.38 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.38 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.40 0.37 0.37 LSD (.10) 9.9 83.8 † Disease index = (# diseased bolls / total # healthy bolls)*100. ‡ Means within columns followed by different letters are significantly different according to Fisher’s protected LSD (P < 0.10). 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 33. DISEASE INDEX, SEED COOTTON YIELD, AND LINT PERCENTAGE OF FULL SEASONFLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005 Variety Stoneville ST 4357B2RF Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 164 B2RF Deltapine DP 167 RF Deltapine DP 143 B2RF Deltapine DP 156 B2RF Deltapine DP 147 RF Deltapine DP 152 RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville STX 0414B2RF Stoneville ST 5007B2RF Stoneville STX 5885B2RF Stoneville STX 6611B2RF Stoneville ST 6622B2RF LSD(0.10) † ‡ 41 Disease index† 16 Sep 8.43‡ 5.34 15.19 14.46 10.89 11.57 5.65 10.19 16.02 12.48 7.65 11.71 16.83 5.72 9.66 Seed cotton lbs/acre 1039 1018 987 832 883 973 921 813 983 987 928 908 920 955 67.5 % lint 0.40 0.43 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.41 0.39 0.38 0.41 0.38 0.39 0.37 0.39 0.41 Disease index = (# diseased bolls / total # healthy bolls)*100. Means within columns followed by different letters are significantly different according to Fisher’s protected LSD (P < 0.10). 42 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 34. GROWING SEASON RAINFALL, 2003-2005 Test location Year Belle Mina 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 Mar. 3.6 5.4 2.2 11.1 0.8 6.7 8.5 1.4 5.2 5.5 0.5 6.0 4.3 0.1 5.2 Apr. 5.4 4.3 4.3 7.8 3.1 9.1 6.8 3.5 8.8 9.2 4.4 9.2 20.5 2.3 3.1 Monthly rainfall (inches) May June July 1.4 3.2 9.8 2.2 4.0 6.0 3.4 5.2 4.8 3.1 3.9 3.4 7.1 2.0 5.8 3.7 5.1 5.0 3.1 7.4 6.6 4.0 8.8 7.4 11.1 9.8 8.8 10.4 10.8 9.5 6.6 7.8 4.6 10.1 2.4 7.8 9.2 2.0 6.6 5.3 4.4 7.5 11.4 4.7 18.4 Aug. 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.2 4.9 6.9 3.9 5.7 8.0 7.9 2.1 6.1 11.4 8.3 5.2 Sept. 3.4 3.5 8.6 2.0 6.4 4.5 3.2 6.0 2.2 1.7 7.1 4.7 4.7 12.6 3.7 7-month total 27.6 32.3 37.5 39.5 29.0 47.6 39.0 32.6 43.0 43.8 32.2 45.7 69.8 41.4 50.9 Shorter Prattville Headland Fairhope TABLE 35. SOIL TYPES FOR 2005 COTTON TRIAS Test location Belle Mina E.V. Smith Research Center Field Crops Unit, Shorter Prattville Headland Fairhope Compass sandy loam Lucedale fine sandy loam Dothan sandy loam Malbis fine sandy loam Soil type Decatur silt loam 2005 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 36. SOURCES OF SEED FOR THE 2005 COTTON VARIETY TRIALS 43 Delta and Pine Land Co., Scott, Mississippi Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine Deltapine DP 393 DP 491 DP 493 DP 432RR DP 434RR DP 494RR DP 444BRR DP 445BRR DP 449BRR DP 454BRR DP 455BRR DP 488BRR DP 555BRR DP 424BII/RR DP 543BII/RR Deltapine DPLX04Y170BR Deltapine DPLX03X179R Deltapine DPLX05X648DR Deltapine DP 113 B2RF Deltapine DP 117 B2RF Deltapine DP 143 B2RF Deltapine DP 156 B2RF Deltapine DP 164 B2RF Deltapine DP 108 RF Deltapine DP 110 RF Deltapine DP 147 RF Deltapine DP 152 RF Deltapine DP 167 RF Aventis Crop Sciences, Collierville, Tennessee FiberMax FiberMax FiberMax FiberMax FiberMax FiberMax FM 958LL FM 966LL FM 960RR FM 960BR FM 960B2R FM 991B2R FiberMax FM 991RR FiberMax FM 991BR FiberMax FM 989RR FiberMax FM 989BR FiberMax FM 989B2R PhytoGen Seed Company, Leland, Mississippi PhytoGen PhytoGen PhytoGen PhytoGen PhytoGen PhytoGen PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY 310 RR 370 RR 410 RR 440 W 470 WR 480 WR PhytoGen PhytoGen PhytoGen PhytoGen PhytoGen PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY 510 415 425 475 485 RR RF RF WRF WRF 44 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 36. CONTINUED Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co., Stoneville, Mississippi Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville ST 5303R ST 4686R ST 6848R ST 4575BR ST 5242BR ST 5599BR ST 6636BR STX0416B2R Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville Stoneville ST 4664RF ST 6622RF ST 4554B2RF STX5885B2RF ST 6611B2RF STX0414B2RF STX0509B2RF STX0510B2RF Beltwide Cotton Genetics, McCrory, Arkansas xBCG-9124-BBII/Flex xBCG-8391-BBII/Flex xBCG-4630-BBII/Flex xBCG-4153-BBII/Flex xBCG-3255-BBII/Flex xBCG-1004-BBII/Flex xBCG-4575-BBII/Flex xBCG-1505-Flex xBCG-0105-Flex United Agri Products, Kinston, Alabama DynaGro 2100 B2RF DynaGro 2520 B2RF Croplan Genetics, Memphis, Tennessee Croplan Genetics CG 3020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3250 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 4020 B2RF Royster Clark, Inc., Washington CH, Ohio Vigoro CX 601 Vigoro CX 621 CPCS Distributor, Shafter, California Acala 1517-99 AllTex Atlas