2008 Alabama Cotton Variety Report Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 297 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Richard Guthrie, Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, January 2009 Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) Table of ConTenTs INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................4 EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................................4 EXPLANATION OF DATA.................................................................................................................................4 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ....................................................................................................................................5 DRYLAND FLEX RR TRIAL BY LOCATION Table 1. Performance of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2008. .....................6 Table 2. Performance of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2008. ......................7 Table 3. Performance of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 2008. ........................8 Table 4. Performance of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 2008. ..........................9 Table 5. Performance of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2008.. ...................10 Table 6. Performance of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2008.. . ....................11 Table 7. Performance of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, Alabama, 2008. ......................12 Table 8. Performance of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, Alabama, 2008. .........................13 IRRIGATED FLEX RR TRIAL BY LOCATION Table 9. Performance of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2008. ...................14 Table 10. Performance of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2008. ..................15 Table 11. Performance of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2008.. .................16 Table 12. Performance of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2008.. . ..................17 RANKINGS AND AVERAGES ACROSS LOCATIONS AND YEARS Table 13. Performance of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties in Alabama, Average of all Locations, 2006-2008 ................................................................................................................................................18 Table 14. Performance of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties in Alabama, Average of all Locations, 2006-2008 ................................................................................................................................................19 Table 15. Relative Yield Rankings by Location of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties, 2008.. ................20 Table 16. Relative Yield Rankings by Location of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties, 2008.. ..................21 FIBER ANALYSIS Table 17. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, 2008. ........22 Table 18. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, 2008. ..........23 Table 19. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Prattville, 2008. ...........24 Table 20. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Prattville, 2008. .............25 Table 21. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Headland, 2008............26 Table 22. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Headland, 2008. .............27 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 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT Table 23. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, 2008............28 Table 24. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, 2008. ..............29 Table 25. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Irrigated Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, 2008. ...............................................................................................................................................30 Table 26. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Irrigated Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, 2008. ...............................................................................................................................................31 Table 27. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Irrigated Early Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Headland, 2008...................................................................................................................................................32 Table 28. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, of Irrigated Full Season Flex RR Cotton Varieties at Headland, 2008...................................................................................................................................................33 3 RAINFALL, SOIL TYPE, AND SEED SOURCES Table 29. Growing Season Rainfall, 2006-2008 ................................................................................................34 Table 30. Soil Types for 2008 Cotton Trials ......................................................................................................34 Table 31. Sources of Seed for the 2008 Cotton Variety Trials ..........................................................................35 4 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT K. M. Glass, C. D. Monks, C. H. Burmester, and Edzard van Santen Advsior III, Natl. Res. Prog., Associate Professor and Extension Cotton Agronomist, 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. Plot size was two rows at Prattville, Headland, Belle Mina, 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 dryland Flex RR Cotton trial was planted at four locations: Belle Mina, Prattville, Headland and Fairhope. Additionally, an early season and full season Flex RR trial were irrigated at both Belle Mina and Headland. Fiber Max FM 960BR, Deltapine DP 444BRR, Deltapine DP 555BRR, and Stoneville ST 5599BR were include in all early and full season trials for comparison. Because these non-Flex checks were included, Flex RR trials were managed as regular Round-up Ready varieties. 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. 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 seed cotton weight. YIELD OF LINT Lint yield was determined by multiplying the lint percentage by seed cotton yield. 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT FIBER PROPERTIES 5 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 2008, incidence of Fusarium wilt ranged from moderate to high. The incidence ratings can be found in the 2008 National Fusarium Wilt Cotton Report, Departmental Series No. 296 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. It is for this reason that summary tables showing variety ranks by location are included in the report 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, Malcomb Pegues and Jarrod Jones, Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center. 6 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 1. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety CG 3520 B2RF DP 121 RF Stoneville ST 5599BR ST 4427B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR DP 143 B2RF Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR CG 3020 B2RF PHY 485 WRF ST 4554B2RF PHY 425 RF CG 4020 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 375 WRF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF PHY 315 RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Americot AM 1532 B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Deltapine DP 161 B2RF DP 07W505DF Americot NG 4370 B2RF PhytoGen PHY 370WR Americot NG 4377 B2RF DP 164 B2RF DP 07X440DF Americot AM 1550 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F Americot NG 3331 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield percentage Average lint yld 2-yr 563 586 553 513 528 545 501 517 497 507 507 521 458 449 668 572 556 553 531 516 510 497 491 484 . . . . . . . . . . . 526 60 17 3-yr 537 531 527 512 501 501 489 477 474 471 468 462 442 408 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 55 22 lbs/acre 764 758 739 656 683 777 699 695 659 731 710 724 602 616 904 782 774 787 825 705 733 696 682 698 797 780 769 766 766 761 757 749 743 734 731 736 103 15 % 42 45 44 43 46 42 45 42 43 44 42 44 43 43 46 46 47 45 45 44 44 42 45 41 45 42 44 44 42 49 46 42 44 46 44 44 1 2 ----- lbs/acre ---- 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 2. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR DP 164 B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF ST 5327B2RF PHY 485 WRF BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 663 460 686 592 514 739 607 653 710 668 604 576 514 451 603 152 27 percentage % 45 45 43 44 41 44 41 46 46 45 42 42 44 44 44 0 1 Average lint yld 2-yr 512 472 489 468 438 509 478 466 . . . . . . 479 94 28 3-yr 473 460 450 438 394 . . . . . . . . . 443 64 25 ----- lbs/acre ---- 7 8 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 3. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILE, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR DP 143 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR PHY 485 WRF PHY 425 RF ST 4427B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR CG 4020 B2RF DP 121 RF CG 3020 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF ST 4554B2RF PHY 315 RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF PhytoGen PHY 370WR DP 07W505DF Americot AM 1550 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF PHY 375 WRF DP 07X440DF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F BCSX 0704B2F Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV † Average lint yld 2-yr† 3-yr % 44 43 41 41 41 40 42 43 42 44 42 42 42 42 44 43 44 42 43 42 44 42 42 43 45 48 42 40 44 39 42 41 43 41 42 42 1 2 ----- lbs/acre ---886 . 855 . 848 . 821 . 767 . 751 . 745 . 740 . 733 . 711 . 682 . 678 . 675 . 664 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754 58 11 . . . yield lbs/acre 1291 1048 1145 1070 909 898 997 1032 1008 964 913 893 947 855 1168 1153 1147 1088 1088 1085 1079 1045 1031 1019 997 979 976 975 971 960 959 954 931 929 902 1012 94 10 percentage Because of a 2007 crop failure, 2-yr means are based on 2006 and 2008 data. 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 4. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILE, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR DP 164 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF BCSX 0614B2F PHY 485 WRF BCSX 0721B2F Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV † 9 Average lint yld 2-yr† 3-yr % 43 43 41 40 39 44 42 43 41 41 43 38 40 43 41 1 3 ----- lbs/acre ---810 . 736 . 727 . 676 . 635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717 87 16 . . . yield lbs/acre 1154 1077 900 881 791 1096 996 988 956 925 915 904 844 677 936 140 16 percentage Because of a 2007 crop failure, 2-yr means are based on 2006 and 2008 data. 10 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 5. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5599BR Fiber Max FM 960BR ST 4427B2RF DP 143 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR PHY 485 WRF DP 121 RF PHY 425 RF ST 4554B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF CG 3020 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF PHY 375 WRF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Americot AM 1532 B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF PHY 315 RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F PhytoGen PHY 370WR DP 164 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F Americot NG 4370 B2RF Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 576 773 835 662 664 808 705 723 678 498 687 664 630 554 792 648 685 760 544 590 706 572 593 540 885 682 679 614 563 526 514 512 440 646 148 25 percentage % 42 42 40 40 41 42 41 41 40 40 39 41 41 40 42 39 43 42 41 39 41 40 42 41 41 40 42 41 42 40 40 40 40 41 1 3 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 6. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5599BR DP 164 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF ST 5327B2RF PHY 485 WRF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0727B2F Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 577 627 457 768 582 662 603 526 695 641 611 584 569 547 604 156 28 percentage % 42 41 39 42 41 42 42 41 42 41 43 43 39 42 41 1 2 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 12 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 7. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR PHY 485 WRF PHY 425 RF Stoneville ST 5599BR CG 4020 B2RF DP 121 RF DP 143 B2RF ST 4427B2RF CG 3520 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF ST 4554B2RF CG 3020 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 375 WRF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF PHY 315 RF Americot AM 1532 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF DP 164 B2RF PhytoGen PHY 370WR Americot NG 4370 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F Americot AM 1550 B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1190 1076 1119 1147 1222 1204 1119 1039 1131 1003 1114 1106 1024 996 1162 1258 1191 924 1101 1079 994 1091 1006 1024 1312 1300 1293 1193 1168 1140 1110 1094 1055 1121 154 15 percentage % 41 41 39 37 41 38 41 37 39 38 38 40 37 39 41 38 41 37 42 39 39 41 38 39 41 40 40 37 40 39 38 36 40 39 1 3 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1193 1301 1173 1201 1149 1199 1119 1192 1151 1177 1129 1174 1172 1159 1059 1143 1121 1141 1060 1127 1046 1071 1050 1069 986 1028 941 1006 1229 . 1177 . 1166 . 1053 . 1042 . 1037 . 1024 . 1014 . 960 . 947 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1083 105 15 1142 84 14 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 8. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5599BR DP 164 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF BCSX 0721B2F Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF BCSX 0727B2F BCSX 0614B2F PHY 485 WRF ST 5327B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 1332 1346 1201 1149 1154 1375 1292 1214 1451 1426 1377 1253 1244 1185 1286 68 6 percentage % 43 42 39 43 40 41 40 43 43 43 41 39 40 42 41 1 2 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---1178 1368 1183 1240 1094 1111 1123 1091 1002 1046 1108 . 1091 . 1009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1098 80 10 1172 65 10 13 14 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 9. PERFORMANCE OF IRRIgATED EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF PhytoGen PHY 370WR Fiber Max FM 1740B2F CG 4020 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR BCSX 0704B2F PHY 375 WRF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF DP 07X440DF DP 143 B2RF DP 07W505DF ST 4554B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR PHY 315 RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF PHY 485 WRF Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF PHY 425 RF Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF DP 121 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF DP 164 B2RF CG 3020 B2RF ST 4427B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 2063 2010 1898 1891 1866 1864 1863 1860 1828 1826 1810 1802 1795 1793 1772 1769 1768 1757 1734 1719 1708 1708 1707 1694 1694 1686 1682 1668 1661 1631 1615 1609 1601 1574 1534 1756 148 9 percentage % 45 44 44 44 43 45 44 42 43 41 44 42 48 41 44 43 43 46 44 44 42 43 44 42 42 43 42 43 44 44 45 43 42 41 42 43 1 2 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 10. PERFORMANCE OF IRRIgATED FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Stoneville ST 5599BR BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF ST 5327B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 485 WRF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF BCSX 0721B2F Deltapine DP 444BG/RR DP 164 B2RF BCSX 0614B2F Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 2011 1986 1973 1923 1904 1901 1888 1887 1824 1823 1813 1786 1713 1650 1863 121 7 percentage % 44 44 45 45 42 44 44 42 42 42 44 44 42 40 43 1 1 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 16 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 11. PERFORMANCE OF IRRIgATED EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5599BR ST 4554B2RF PHY 425 RF DP 121 RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR DP 143 B2RF PHY 485 WRF ST 4427B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF CG 3020 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF PHY 375 WRF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF PHY 315 RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Americot AM 1532 B2RF PhytoGen PHY 370WR BCSX 0704B2F Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 2450 2138 2081 2076 2082 1991 1840 1967 1803 1954 1911 1854 1873 1888 2233 2071 2236 2112 2119 2210 2018 2086 2069 1857 2253 2171 2155 2093 2068 2064 2052 2036 2014 2055 142 8 percentage % 43 42 42 41 42 40 39 42 40 42 41 40 41 41 42 42 43 39 42 43 40 42 41 41 43 41 42 40 41 43 43 42 42 41 1 3 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---2252 2216 2025 1877 1858 1862 1874 1804 1832 1792 1827 1786 1797 1786 1772 1784 1695 1781 1714 1781 1669 1723 1588 1673 1614 1572 1520 1551 2040 . 1903 . 1901 . 1891 . 1888 . 1876 . 1859 . 1821 . 1817 . 1655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1820 121 10 1785 112 12 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 12. PERFORMANCE OF IRRIgATED FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2008. 2008 lint Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5599BR DP 164 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Fiber Max FM 960BR Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF BCSX 0727B2F BCSX 0721B2F PHY 485 WRF BCSX 0614B2F ST 5327B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV yield lbs/acre 2353 2286 1906 1862 1874 2346 2202 2108 2234 2190 2101 1972 1821 1663 2066 130 7 percentage % 45 42 42 42 41 41 40 43 43 41 44 40 39 42 42 1 2 Average lint yld 2-yr 3-yr ----- lbs/acre ---2259 2165 2106 2036 2060 1909 1822 1769 1735 1737 2122 . 2033 . 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 144 10 1923 133 12 17 18 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 13. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, AVERAgE OF ALL LOCATIONS, 2006-2008 Lint yield Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5599BR DP 143 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR ST 4427B2RF PHY 485 WRF DP 121 RF PHY 425 RF Fiber Max FM 960BR CG 3520 B2RF ST 4554B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF CG 3020 B2RF PHY 375 WRF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF PHY 315 RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Americot AM 1532 B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F PhytoGen PHY 370WR DP 164 B2RF DP 07W505DF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF DP 07X440DF Americot NG 4370 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F Americot NG 4377 B2RF Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV 2008 2-yr 3-yr 2008 ---------------- lbs/acre--------939 974 1084 951 967 1002 906 916 983 900 920 979 862 876 969 848 889 968 891 906 956 858 888 955 874 850 925 845 823 925 798 822 905 892 844 896 824 810 895 797 760 837 956 1008 . 932 983 . 932 955 . 877 926 . 849 917 . 888 894 . 822 884 . 836 876 . 813 872 . 822 860 . 1009 . . 948 . . 946 . . 903 . . 896 . . 892 . . 889 . . 876 . . 855 . . 836 . . 819 . . 879 26 6 893 116 35 948 89 31 Lint percentage 2-yr 3-yr ---------------- % ------------43 43 44 42 41 41 40 39 40 43 42 42 41 40 40 41 40 41 43 43 42 40 40 40 41 40 41 41 40 40 42 41 41 41 40 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 43 42 . 42 41 . 44 43 . 40 39 . 43 42 . 42 41 . 41 40 . 41 41 . 40 40 . 42 41 . 42 . . 41 . . 42 . . 43 . . 42 . . 43 . . 42 . . 47 . . 41 . . 40 . . 41 . . 42 0 3 41 1 4 41 0 3 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT 19 TABLE 14. PERFORMANCE OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, AVERAgE OF ALL LOCATIONS, 2006-2008 Lint yield Variety Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Stoneville ST 5599BR Deltapine DP 444BG/RR DP 164 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF ST 5327B2RF PHY 485 WRF BCSX 0727B2F BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV 2008 2-yr 3-yr 2008 ---------------- lbs/acre--------914 957 1051 857 902 971 864 902 924 763 886 907 831 827 881 920 946 . 858 908 . 846 891 . 961 . . 886 . . 833 . . 833 . . 826 . . 807 . . 857 36 8 902 156 46 947 115 40 Lint percentage 2-yr 3-yr ---------------- % ------------43 43 44 42 41 41 43 43 43 40 40 40 41 40 40 42 41 . 41 40 . 44 43 . 44 . . 43 . . 41 . . 42 . . 40 . . 43 . . 42 1 2 41 1 4 41 1 4 20 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 15. RELATIVE YIELD RANKINgS BY LOCATION OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES, 2008. Belle Mina Variety Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR DP 07W505DF DP 07X440DF DP 121 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 315 RF PHY 375 WRF PHY 425 RF PHY 485 WRF PhytoGen PHY 370WR ST 4427B2RF ST 4554B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV lbs/acre Rank 705 25 757 15 743 17 780 6 766 10 749 16 695 29 764 12 724 23 782 5 825 2 731 22 734 19 696 28 698 27 683 30 699 26 797 3 761 13 758 14 777 7 766 11 602 35 787 4 682 31 616 34 774 8 904 1 710 24 659 32 769 9 656 33 731 21 733 20 739 18 736 59 15 Prattville lbs/acre Rank 954 26 1079 9 1088 6 931 28 929 29 975 21 913 30 947 27 1008 16 971 22 1019 15 1031 14 1147 4 902 32 960 24 1032 13 1291 1 1085 8 979 19 964 23 1145 5 1045 12 893 34 1153 3 976 20 1048 11 1168 2 997 18 898 33 909 31 1088 7 997 17 855 35 959 25 1070 10 1012 55 10 Fairhope lbs/acre Rank 924 33 1055 25 1110 18 1193 7 1140 13 1094 21 1024 27 1003 30 1204 6 1101 20 1024 28 1312 1 1168 10 1006 29 1258 4 1076 24 1190 9 . . . . 1119 15 1039 26 1300 2 1114 17 994 32 1091 22 996 31 1191 8 1162 11 1147 12 1119 16 1293 3 1131 14 1106 19 1079 23 1222 5 1121 89 15 Headland lbs/acre Rank 706 8 679 13 614 20 514 30 440 33 526 29 554 26 664 16 630 19 544 27 685 11 512 31 563 25 648 18 590 22 808 3 576 23 . . . . 723 7 664 15 682 12 687 10 792 4 540 28 835 2 593 21 760 6 678 14 705 9 885 1 662 17 498 32 572 24 773 5 646 85 25 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 16. RELATIVE YIELD RANKINgS BY LOCATION OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES, 2008. Belle Mina Variety BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR DP 164 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 485 WRF ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Trial mean LSD(0.10) %CV lbs/acre Rank 576 10 514 12 451 14 710 2 607 7 653 6 460 13 592 9 514 11 686 3 604 8 668 4 739 1 663 5 603 88 27 . . . Prattville lbs/acre Rank 904 9 677 14 956 6 1096 2 925 7 915 8 1077 3 1154 1 881 11 900 10 844 12 996 4 988 5 791 13 936 81 16 . . . Fairhope lbs/acre Rank 1253 8 1451 1 1377 3 1426 2 1375 4 1214 10 1149 14 1332 6 1201 11 1154 13 1244 9 1185 12 1292 7 1346 5 1286 39 6 . . . Headland 21 lbs/acre Rank 569 11 584 8 547 12 611 6 526 13 603 7 768 1 577 10 457 14 582 9 641 4 695 2 662 3 627 5 604 90 28 . . . 22 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 17. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 07W505DF DP 07X440DF DP 121 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 315 RF PHY 375 WRF PHY 425 RF PHY 485 WRF PhytoGen PHY 370WR ST 4427B2RF ST 4554B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Mic Micronaire units 4.7 5.3 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.7 5.6 4.6 5.4 4.3 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.3 Len Length in. 1.11 1.06 1.00 1.09 1.05 1.12 1.06 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.06 1.09 1.14 1.03 1.05 1.03 1.06 1.00 1.07 1.03 1.15 1.12 1.09 1.08 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.08 1.05 1.05 1.09 1.06 1.05 1.01 Str Strength g/tex 28.3 27.2 30.0 30.3 29.3 27.3 27.0 25.9 27.5 28.7 27.4 29.4 32.2 28.1 29.6 27.7 28.6 27.8 27.3 29.1 30.5 30.3 26.9 29.9 27.9 33.0 28.0 30.0 31.8 28.4 30.7 29.9 30.3 30.2 29.3 Unif Uniformity pct. 83.2 83.0 83.2 84.7 83.8 82.4 83.0 83.0 82.9 83.5 82.7 82.1 84.3 82.6 82.4 83.2 82.5 82.3 82.0 82.9 81.8 83.3 81.6 83.6 82.8 81.6 82.5 83.1 84.6 83.2 83.0 83.0 82.7 82.6 81.2 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 18. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 485 WRF ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.8 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.6 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.6 Length in. 1.12 1.05 1.06 1.15 1.10 1.00 1.07 1.05 1.12 1.09 1.09 1.06 1.09 0.99 Strength g/tex 32.0 29.9 29.1 32.4 29.2 28.8 32.4 30.0 30.6 33.7 32.0 33.0 29.6 27.7 Uniformity pct. 82.7 81.6 82.4 83.3 82.2 80.9 81.2 81.7 81.3 82.4 82.7 82.0 81.3 80.7 23 24 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 19. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 07W505DF DP 07X440DF DP 121 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 315 RF PHY 375 WRF PHY 425 RF PHY 485 WRF PhytoGen PHY 370WR ST 4427B2RF ST 4554B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.6 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 4.5 5.3 4.6 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.5 4.4 5.2 4.8 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.3 4.9 Length in. 1.19 1.12 1.11 1.09 1.09 1.15 1.11 1.07 1.15 1.08 1.12 1.18 1.19 1.10 1.14 1.08 1.13 1.11 1.11 1.12 1.19 1.16 1.13 1.15 1.17 1.09 1.12 1.09 1.11 1.10 1.09 1.11 1.08 1.09 1.11 Strength g/tex 30.0 28.1 31.6 31.7 31.7 31.0 29.7 28.9 30.5 29.4 29.6 32.2 32.4 29.9 30.4 31.0 29.6 30.8 29.3 32.4 30.6 32.5 29.3 32.4 31.6 31.5 28.8 29.5 32.9 33.1 32.4 30.7 32.0 32.6 31.9 Uniformity pct. 83.8 81.3 83.9 82.8 82.0 82.4 83.4 81.3 82.5 81.5 81.8 82.0 83.8 82.6 83.2 82.1 81.8 84.2 80.4 83.6 82.1 83.5 82.3 83.7 83.4 82.0 84.1 81.5 83.2 82.8 83.1 82.3 79.9 81.8 81.4 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 20. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 485 WRF ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.9 4.7 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.9 5.5 4.2 Length in. 1.17 1.18 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.20 1.15 1.13 1.13 1.12 1.15 Strength g/tex 29.8 29.1 28.6 31.8 28.7 29.7 31.1 29.5 32.3 33.8 29.5 30.0 31.4 32.3 25 Uniformity pct. 83.2 83.5 83.2 82.4 83.5 83.0 81.9 82.5 84.0 82.4 83.5 83.4 82.2 82.4 26 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 21. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF DP 121 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Fiber Max FM 960BR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF PHY 315 RF PHY 375 WRF PHY 425 RF PHY 485 WRF PhytoGen PHY 370WR ST 4427B2RF ST 4554B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.5 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.8 Length in. 1.16 1.12 1.12 1.09 1.09 1.15 1.12 1.10 1.15 1.11 1.07 1.11 1.17 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.16 1.12 1.12 1.17 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.13 1.09 1.09 1.16 1.10 1.10 1.12 1.11 1.09 1.10 Strength g/tex 28.5 29.6 29.5 28.7 29.6 30.4 30.4 28.8 29.3 30.3 27.8 28.0 30.0 29.1 27.4 29.0 32.1 28.3 28.4 30.3 29.0 29.8 30.7 29.2 28.1 28.9 29.9 31.3 29.8 28.4 30.2 30.0 30.2 Uniformity pct. 84.7 83.6 83.5 83.6 82.3 83.2 84.8 84.5 84.3 83.5 82.5 82.9 82.6 84.5 82.4 84.2 83.5 82.7 81.9 85.0 84.1 84.1 83.6 83.5 82.1 82.9 83.1 83.6 83.4 83.7 83.9 84.0 83.3 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 22. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 485 WRF ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.9 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.8 4.7 5.3 4.8 Length in. 1.16 1.15 1.11 1.17 1.16 1.10 1.12 1.10 1.13 1.11 1.12 1.10 1.16 1.10 Strength g/tex 30.0 28.5 28.2 29.8 29.4 29.1 29.6 27.5 28.7 31.5 31.3 28.5 30.2 29.2 27 Uniformity pct. 82.7 81.6 81.8 84.1 83.5 82.9 81.6 83.0 80.1 81.4 83.3 83.2 82.6 82.3 28 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 23. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 121 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 315 RF PHY 375 WRF PHY 425 RF PHY 485 WRF PhytoGen PHY 370WR ST 4427B2RF ST 4554B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.4 4.0 4.4 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.5 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.3 3.8 4.0 Length in. 1.21 1.15 1.11 1.13 1.13 1.19 1.12 1.17 1.19 1.14 1.17 1.20 1.16 1.15 1.11 1.11 1.13 1.16 1.22 1.20 1.19 1.13 1.13 1.10 1.15 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.10 1.11 1.13 1.14 1.13 Strength g/tex 27.9 26.6 28.6 28.4 27.6 28.4 25.7 26.7 26.6 27.5 27.8 29.3 28.8 29.6 29.1 29.1 28.6 30.2 28.3 30.8 27.5 27.6 27.1 29.6 28.3 27.5 28.0 29.3 28.6 29.5 28.5 29.8 29.8 Uniformity pct. 83.2 82.8 83.8 83.6 83.8 82.5 82.6 83.9 84.1 83.1 83.7 82.7 82.5 83.2 82.3 82.9 83.0 83.9 82.6 83.1 83.0 82.9 83.0 82.5 83.2 83.1 83.4 84.0 83.5 83.0 82.1 83.0 82.2 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 24. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 485 WRF ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.0 4.6 4.0 4.7 4.5 Length in. 1.16 1.18 1.14 1.20 1.16 1.15 1.14 1.11 1.16 1.09 1.14 1.11 1.18 1.12 Strength g/tex 29.5 28.8 28.1 30.9 28.0 30.1 28.8 26.5 29.2 28.0 29.2 28.9 29.9 29.1 29 Uniformity pct. 83.0 83.4 83.1 84.3 83.0 84.4 82.7 81.0 82.5 80.7 83.9 82.7 82.6 82.8 30 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 25. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF IRRIgATED EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 07W505DF DP 07X440DF DP 121 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 315 RF PHY 375 WRF PHY 425 RF PHY 485 WRF PhytoGen PHY 370WR ST 4427B2RF ST 4554B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.1 4.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.6 3.9 4.4 4.9 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.0 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.6 3.8 4.8 Length in. 1.18 1.15 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.23 1.13 1.16 1.21 1.13 1.18 1.22 1.22 1.15 1.13 1.11 1.11 1.13 1.12 1.14 1.25 1.22 1.21 1.16 1.15 1.09 1.14 1.12 1.16 1.15 1.08 1.13 1.14 1.13 1.14 Strength g/tex 27.3 27.4 28.8 27.5 27.4 28.1 26.6 26.7 26.9 26.5 27.3 28.5 30.4 27.5 28.6 27.8 27.9 28.5 24.1 28.6 28.4 30.1 26.7 28.5 28.8 32.6 28.9 28.6 28.6 29.0 28.6 29.9 28.4 30.6 28.9 Uniformity pct. 84.2 83.4 84.3 83.7 84.0 84.2 85.0 83.6 84.3 84.7 83.9 83.4 85.1 85.4 83.2 84.4 83.4 83.7 83.3 85.2 83.5 84.6 84.2 84.4 84.5 83.1 83.0 84.0 84.5 84.2 84.5 83.1 84.0 84.5 83.6 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 26. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF IRRIgATED FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 485 WRF ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.8 5.2 Length in. 1.17 1.18 1.12 1.22 1.24 1.11 1.09 1.13 1.19 1.13 1.15 1.14 1.17 1.08 Strength g/tex 25.5 27.9 26.7 26.4 28.0 28.0 28.7 28.4 26.8 31.4 29.4 29.4 31.5 28.7 31 Uniformity pct. 83.8 85.2 83.3 85.0 84.3 84.1 80.5 83.5 84.1 83.5 84.5 83.9 83.4 83.2 32 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 27. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF IRRIgATED EARLY SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety Americot AM 1532 B2RF Americot AM 1550 B2RF Americot NG 3331 B2RF Americot NG 4370 B2RF Americot NG 4377 B2RF BCSX 0704B2F CG 3020 B2RF CG 3520 B2RF CG 4020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 121 RF DP 143 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Dyna Gro 2520 B2RF Dyna Gro DG 2570 B2RF Fiber Max FM 1740B2F Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 315 RF PHY 375 WRF PHY 425 RF PHY 485 WRF PhytoGen PHY 370WR ST 4427B2RF ST 4554B2RF Stoneville ST 4498 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.9 4.3 3.9 4.6 3.6 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.9 4.5 4.6 3.9 4.6 4.1 5.1 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.5 Length in. 1.15 1.12 1.14 1.12 1.13 1.18 1.13 1.14 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.25 1.22 1.15 1.19 1.14 1.11 1.16 1.23 1.22 1.18 1.16 1.16 1.11 1.10 1.14 1.20 1.11 1.09 1.15 1.16 1.15 1.10 Strength g/tex 27.2 27.6 29.9 28.2 28.7 29.4 26.7 26.6 28.4 28.0 29.2 30.5 31.6 29.3 29.5 29.8 26.1 28.4 28.3 30.4 27.9 28.6 30.0 30.5 28.6 28.2 29.5 30.3 29.2 27.2 28.7 30.4 28.6 Uniformity pct. 81.6 82.9 83.7 83.7 83.4 83.9 84.4 82.8 82.3 84.1 84.0 83.6 84.6 83.3 81.6 83.5 82.5 84.2 83.1 85.1 84.0 84.0 84.3 82.9 82.7 83.1 84.3 83.4 83.2 82.6 84.1 84.3 82.5 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 28. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, OF IRRIgATED FULL SEASON FLEX RR COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2008. Variety BCSX 0614B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F Deltapine DP 161 B2RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 444BG/RR Deltapine DP 555 BG/RR Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF DP 164 B2RF Fiber Max FM 960BR PHY 485 WRF ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458 B2RF Stoneville ST 5599BR Micronaire units 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.4 3.8 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 Length in. 1.20 1.19 1.13 1.24 1.23 1.16 1.14 1.14 1.19 1.13 1.17 1.13 1.18 1.15 Strength g/tex 29.6 27.4 30.4 31.1 29.3 30.0 28.5 27.7 29.1 33.4 28.9 28.3 29.5 29.7 33 Uniformity pct. 85.3 84.6 83.0 85.2 84.6 84.4 82.2 84.4 83.1 83.6 84.1 83.6 83.1 83.5 34 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION Monthly rainfall (inches) May June July Aug. 4.8 1.0 4.2 4.9 0.6 3.1 0.9 0.1 4.1 9.3 1.9 3.2 3.2 1.2 1.8 3.6 1.6 0.8 3.6 1.4 2.6 3.3 6.4 1.3 2.7 3.7 2.4 5.0 2.8 3.4 5.0 5.2 2.7 5.4 7.1 5.4 5.4 1.1 2.5 9.0 2.9 2.5 10.3 3.7 3.5 14.2 6.0 7.1 7-month total 25.2 13.9 20.9 35.9 13.3 20.5 27.7 23.2 20.0 49.7 31.9 28.8 TABLE 29. gROWINg SEASON RAINFALL, 2006-2008 Test location Belle Mina Year 2008 2007 2006 Prattville 2008 2007 2006 Headland 2008 2007 2006 Fairhope 2008 2007 2006 Mar. 4.0 1.1 2.0 6.3 1.0 5.3 2.1 1.3 0.7 4.3 0.5 0.4 Apr. 4.2 4.6 4.9 5.7 2.5 2.2 4.4 7.3 1.9 5.5 3.4 6.1 Sept. 0.9 1.2 3.1 1.4 1.9 3.2 1.4 4.2 4.5 7.7 6.6 5.3 TABLE 30. SOIL TYPES FOR 2008 COTTON TRIALS 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 2008 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT TABLE 31. SOURCES OF SEED FOR THE 2008 COTTON VARIETY TRIALS 35 Delta and Pine Land Co., Scott, Mississippi Deltapine DP 444BRR Deltapine DP 555BRR Deltapine DP 0924 B2RF Deltapine DP 0935 B2RF Deltapine DP 07W505DF Deltapine DP 07X440DF Deltapine DP 121 RF Deltapine DP 174 RF Deltapine DP 141 B2RF Deltapine DP 143 B2RF Deltapine DP 161B2RF Deltapine DP 164 B2RF Bayer Crop Sciences, Lubbock, Texas FiberMax FM 960BR Stoneville ST 5599BR Stoneville ST 4427B2RF Stoneville ST 4498B2RF Stoneville ST 4554B2RF Stoneville ST 5327B2RF Stoneville ST 5458B2RF FiberMax FM 1740B2RF BCSX 0704B2F BCSX 0721B2F BCSX 0727B2F PhytoGen Seed Company, Collierville, Tennessee PhytoGen PHY 315 RF PhytoGen PHY 370 WR PhytoGen PHY 375 WRF PhytoGen PHY 425 RF PhytoGen PHY 485 WRF Americot, Inc., Lubbock, Texas AM 1532 B2RF AM 1550 B2RF AM 4370 B2RF AM 4377 B2RF NG 3331 B2RF United Agri Products, Kinston, Alabama DynaGro 2520 B2RF DynaGro 2570 B2RF Croplan Genetics, Memphis, Tennessee Croplan Genetics CG 3035 RF Croplan Genetics CG 3020 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3220 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 3520 B2RF Croplan Genetics CG 4020 B2RF