2000 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT

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Agrononmy and Soils Departmental Series No. 233 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Luther Waters, Director Auburn University Auburn, Alabama January 2001

2000 Alabama

Cotton Variety
Report

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Table of Contents
Page
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 Experimental Conditions .............................................................................................................. 3 Explanation of Data ...................................................................................................................... 3 Statistical Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 4 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................ 4 Table 1 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2000............ 5 Table 2 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2000 ............. 6 Table 3 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 2000 ............... 7 Table 4 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 2000 ................. 8 Table 5 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 2000 .................. 9 Table 6 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 2000 .................. 10 Table 7 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Monroeville, Alabama, 2000 ....... 11 Table 8 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Monroeville, Alabama, 2000 .......... 12 Table 9 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2000 ............ 13 Table 10 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2000 .............. 14 Table 11 Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties, Average of all Locations, 2000 ....... 15 Table 12 Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties, Average of all Locations, 2000 ......... 16 Table 13 Performance of Early Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2000 ......... 16 Table 14 Performance of Full Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 2000 ........... 17 Table 15 Performance of Early Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 2000 ....... 17 Table 16 Performance of Full Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 2000.......... 18 Table 17 Performance of Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 2000 ................... 18 Table 18 Relative Yield Rankings by Location of Early Season Cotton Varieties, 2000.......... 19 Table 19 Relative Yield Rankings by Location of Full Season Cotton Varieties, 2000 ............ 19 Table 20 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Belle Mina, Alabama, 2000 .......................................... 20 Table 21 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Prattville, Alabama, 2000 ............................................. 21 Table 22 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Shorter, Alabama, 2000 ................................................ 22 Table 23 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Monroeville, Alabama, 2000 ........................................ 23 Table 24 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Headland, Alabama, 2000 ............................................ 24 Table 25 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Belle Mina, Alabama, 2000 .............. 25 Table 26 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Shorter, Alabama, 2000 .................... 26 Table 27 Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Headland, Alabama, 2000 ................ 26 Table 28 Growing Season Rainfall, 1998-00 ............................................................................. 27 Table 29 Soil Types for Cotton Trials, 2000 .............................................................................. 27 Table 30 Sources of Seed for the 2000 Cotton Variety Trials .................................................... 28
Information contained herein is available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin.

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2000 Alabama Cotton Variety Report
A REPORT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF COTTON VARIETIES TESTED IN ALABAMA

K. M. Glass, C. D. Monks, and C. H. Burmester1

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 an irrigated test at Belle Mina, Shorter, 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 NuCotn 33B and Suregrow 747 were included in both early and full season tests for comparison. Plot size was two rows at Prattville, Headland, Belle Mina, Shorter, and Fairhope, and one row at Monroeville. Row length varied at different locations from 20 to 120 feet. A randomized complete block experimental design with four replications was used in all tests. Please note that both early and full season tests at Fairhope failed due to drought conditions at planting and during the early part of the growing season.

EXPLANATION OF DATA
Harvest of Seed Cotton
A 50-boll sample was taken by hand for ginning; then test plots at all locations were harvested by a mechanical spindle picker. 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.

Fiber Properties
Fiber qualities of all varieties were measured by the Auburn University Textile Engineering Fiber Physical Testing Laboratory using High Volume Instrumentation (HVI). Data are reported on a single composite sample of each variety from all locations including the regional tests at Shorter and Belle Mina. Length This is the fiber length measured with the HVI instrument. This measurement of length is similar to the classer’s staple.
1 Glass is an Agricultural Program Associate, Monks is an Extension Cotton and Soybean Specialist, and Burmester is an Extension Agronomist in the Auburn University Department of Agronomy and Soils.

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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. Elongation A measure of the percentage stretch before the fibers break. Micronaire This measures the fineness of the cotton fibers. The smaller the micronaire reading, the finer and/or more immature the fibers. Uniformity This is the ratio between the mean length and upper half mean length of the fibers and is expressed as a percentage. Cotton with a low 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 varieties were grown in a field with a high natural incidence of the fusarium wilt disease. In 2000, incidence of Fusarium wilt was moderate. The incidence ratings can be found in the 2000 National Fusarium Wilt Cotton Report, Departmental Series No. 231.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Appropriate analyses of the yield data were made. For each location, the variability in the test was measured and expressed as a percentage of the test mean, i.e., the coefficient of variation (C.V.). An indication of the magnitude of difference between variety averages necessary to be considered a real difference is given for each location. It is designated as the Least Significance Difference (L.S.D..05).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Appreciation is 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 Ellis Burgess, Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center; Don Moore, Prattville Research Field; James Bannon and Bobby Durbin, E.V. Smith Research Center; Randy Akridge, Monroeville Research Field; Larry Wells and Brian Gamble, Wiregrass Research and Extension Center; Ronnie McDaniel and Malcomb Pegues, Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center. Appreciation is also expressed to Mien-Huei Tzeng, Applied Statistics Consulting Lab, Discrete and Statistical Sciences, for the computation, summarization, and analysis of the data in this report.

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TABLE 1. PERFORMANCE
Variety Sure-Grow 105 Sure-Grow 747* Deltapine DP 20B PhytoGen PSC 355 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville 474 Paymaster PM1560BG Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR Sure-Grow 501BR Sure-Grow 125BR PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 4793R Deltapine DP 422B/RR Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 451B/RR Stoneville ST 4892BR AllTex Atlas SS 9901 Sure-Grow 521R 1500 RR SS 9501 SS 9907 Gavilan Condor Fiber Max FM 819 Fiber Max FM 966 Fiber Max FM 958 Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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E ARLY S EASON COTTON VARIETIES

BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 628 666 659 636 566 599 631 593 600 572 539 717 716 630 622 622 621 604 591 570 481 – – – – – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 610 718 711 622 682 681 678 663 730 624 628 714 702 631 626 746 613 638 635 643 545 701 680 677 665 662 649 596 585 574 544 653 85

———————2000——————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
43 45 44 41 44 45 45 42 43 41 40 45 41 41 40 44 42 44 40 45 38 41 44 43 44 42 46 43 43 43 44 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 743 735 722 694 685 685 684 669 666 626 623 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

9%

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TABLE 2. PERFORMANCE
Variety Fiber Max FM 989 Sure-Grow 821 Fiber Max FM 832 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 5415 RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR PhytoGen PSC 952 Acala MAXXA Deltapine DP 675 PhytoGen HS 12 Paymaster PM 1560BG/RR AP 7126 Sure-Grow 747* PhytoGen GA 94-894 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 4600 RR Stoneville ST 580 Ligur Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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F ULL S EASON COTTON VARIETIES

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B ELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 641 655 605 564 572 505 586 624 490 628 612 577 528 – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 734 698 704 618 751 652 669 728 534 661 690 623 661 797 725 691 636 613 601 673 109

———————2000——————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
42 44 42 41 41 42 40 43 45 42 40 41 42 45 42 42 45 42 40 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 770 723 702 695 684 669 661 642 559 – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

11%

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TABLE 3. PERFORMANCE
Variety PhytoGen PSC 355 Sure-Grow 747* Sure-Grow 105 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville 474 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 425RR Paymaster PM1560BG Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 20B Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR Stoneville ST 4691B Sure-Grow 501BR PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Sure-Grow 125BR Stoneville ST 4793R Stoneville ST 4892BR Deltapine DP 451B/RR Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 422B/RR SS 9907 SS 9901 Sure-Grow 521R Fiber Max FM 819 Condor Gavilan 1500 RR Fiber Max FM 966 Fiber Max FM 958 SS 9501 Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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E ARLY S EASON COTTON VARIETIES

PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,092 1,024 941 932 864 860 902 881 879 856 742 985 962 947 934 904 874 867 833 831 812 – – – – – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 752 654 606 592 522 509 553 427 513 574 480 630 612 564 482 488 526 477 449 481 388 631 607 600 542 539 532 529 522 517 489 542 137

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
40 40 37 40 39 34 35 40 35 35 35 41 40 37 35 36 40 39 34 37 35 38 37 39 39 39 39 38 39 38 38 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,095 1,043 986 972 967 942 936 916 913 893 788 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

18%

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TABLE 4. PERFORMANCE
Variety Fiber Max FM 989 Fiber Max FM 832 Deltapine DP 655BRR Sure-Grow 821 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 458BRR PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Deltapine DP 5415 RR Deltapine DP 675 PhytoGen HS 12 AP 7126 Paymaster PM 1560BG/RR PhytoGen PSC 952 Sure-Grow 747* 4600 RR Ligur PhytoGen GA 94-894 Stoneville ST 580 Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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F ULL S EASON COTTON VARIETIES

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P RATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 916 868 873 867 847 774 898 749 930 922 880 801 – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 592 579 549 610 491 486 610 490 617 561 585 496 578 542 504 478 459 436 537 100

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
38 36 34 38 35 36 40 38 38 36 38 39 38 40 37 36 35 37 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,073 1,042 1,029 1,014 996 959 918 875 – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

13%

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TABLE 5. P ERFORMANCE
Variety PhytoGen PSC 355 Sure-Grow 747* Sure-Grow 105 Paymaster PM1560BG Deltapine DP 20B Stoneville 474 Stoneville BXN 47 Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 425RR Sure-Grow 501BR Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4793R Stoneville ST 4892BR Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Sure-Grow 125BR Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 451B/RR Deltapine DP 422B/RR AllTex Atlas Gavilan SS 9907 Sure-Grow 521R 1500 RR Fiber Max FM 958 Fiber Max FM 966 SS 9501 Condor Fiber Max FM 819 SS 9901 Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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EARLY S EASON COTTON VARIETIES

S HORTER, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,078 1,073 1,034 961 964 987 1,001 903 906 871 915 1,013 1,010 978 969 969 966 957 944 885 856 809 – – – – – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 1,188 1,140 1,120 968 973 1,057 1,050 918 902 914 935 1,063 1,122 1,073 1,054 902 992 985 1,054 908 841 934 1,115 1,114 1,094 1,076 1,067 1,057 1,047 1,035 1,000 982 1,021 98

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
40 39 38 38 36 41 40 34 35 32 34 37 40 40 39 40 35 36 38 33 34 34 41 39 38 38 39 39 38 38 41 37 90 91 90 93 91 88 88 90 84 92 92 90 83 84 86 92 90 88 91 86 91 90 92 90 88 92 88 91 89 89 90 85

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,021 1,020 990 946 926 923 909 902 895 858 846 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

7%

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TABLE 6. P ERFORMANCE
Variety Sure-Grow 821 Fiber Max FM 832 PhytoGen PSC 952 Deltapine DP 655BRR Fiber Max FM 989 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 5415 RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Acala MAXXA Deltapine DP 675 PhytoGen HS 12 Paymaster PM 1560BG/RR AP 7126 Stoneville ST 580 Sure-Grow 747* Ligur PhytoGen GA 94-894 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 4600 RR Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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FULL S EASON COTTON VARIETIES

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S HORTER, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 878 867 865 885 865 819 835 747 576 872 858 819 808 – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 785 827 800 750 826 660 738 665 652 721 752 753 697 838 813 756 728 719 711 747 99

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
39 39 39 36 39 35 37 36 39 36 36 39 38 38 39 38 36 36 37 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 895 872 839 835 834 796 795 765 591 – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

9%

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TABLE 7. PERFORMANCE
Variety PhytoGen PSC 355 Sure-Grow 747* Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville 474 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Sure-Grow 105 Deltapine DP 436RR Paymaster PM1560BG Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4892BR Sure-Grow 501BR Sure-Grow 125BR Stoneville ST 4793R Deltapine DP 451B/RR Deltapine DP 388 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR Deltapine DP 422B/RR SS 9907 SS 9901 SS 9501 Fiber Max FM 958 Condor Sure-Grow 521R Fiber Max FM 966 Gavilan Fiber Max FM 819 1500 RR Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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E ARLY S EASON COTTON VARIETIES

M ONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 925 833 804 652 720 699 742 737 658 664 621 806 792 769 748 747 694 692 685 644 633 – – – – – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 709 718 785 584 623 613 696 600 598 616 510 673 705 571 574 613 553 627 601 307 516 681 638 615 614 606 605 600 596 549 516 607 128

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
38 40 38 38 33 37 34 35 33 36 34 38 41 36 34 37 32 37 34 39 33 38 37 38 39 37 39 39 41 37 35 90 79 85 93 82 82 79 87 85 79 92 91 85 82 75 91 84 87 85 84 84 90 87 83 80 88 89 83 91 88 88

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 945 867 844 780 779 776 736 733 714 705 690 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

15%

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TABLE 8. PERFORMANCE
Variety Fiber Max FM 832 Sure-Grow 821 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 655BRR Fiber Max FM 989 Deltapine DP 458BRR PhytoGen PSC 952 Deltapine DP 5415 RR Deltapine DP 675 PhytoGen HS 12 Paymaster PM 1560BG/RR AP 7126 Sure-Grow 747* PhytoGen PSC GA 161 4600 RR PhytoGen GA 94-894 Stoneville ST 580 Ligur Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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M ONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 742 765 701 653 623 586 639 609 682 672 588 484 – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 715 766 635 571 511 516 551 511 655 505 339 307 651 543 479 436 424 411 529 153

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
35 40 35 35 34 36 36 35 35 33 34 35 38 36 36 34 35 33 90 83 87 92 89 91 90 92 86 93 89 95 81 90 89 88 89 93

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 822 821 780 736 713 687 686 677 – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

20%

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TABLE 9. P ERFORMANCE
Variety PhytoGen PSC 355 Sure-Grow 747* Sure-Grow 105 Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville 474 Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 20B Paymaster PM1560BG Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 501BR Deltapine DP 451B/RR Sure-Grow 125BR Stoneville ST 4892BR Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 422B/RR PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 4691B Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR SS 9901 SS 9907 Fiber Max FM 966 Fiber Max FM 958 Fiber Max FM 819 Sure-Grow 521R Condor 1500 RR SS 9501 Gavilan Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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EARLY S EASON COTTON VARIETIES AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 671 668 630 620 568 597 618 626 646 619 608 662 638 625 613 593 592 581 576 570 493 – – – – – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 375 394 401 351 360 370 396 431 401 382 314 385 373 362 364 362 352 333 322 357 162 426 388 366 333 330 321 319 296 290 281 351 70

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
41 41 39 37 35 40 41 36 41 40 40 42 38 38 38 42 40 38 35 39 42 39 41 41 42 40 39 39 39 40 42 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 749 743 711 697 684 664 660 649 636 632 623 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

14%

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TABLE 10. PERFORMANCE
Variety Deltapine DP 655BRR Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 458BRR Sure-Grow 821 Fiber Max FM 989 Fiber Max FM 832 PhytoGen PSC 952 Deltapine DP 5415 RR Deltapine DP 675 AP 7126 PhytoGen HS 12 Paymaster PM 1560BG/RR Sure-Grow 747* Ligur PhytoGen GA 94-894 Stoneville ST 580 4600 RR PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

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FULL S EASON COTTON VARIETIES

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HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 580 586 557 594 540 627 605 518 644 582 543 531 – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 329 313 321 354 277 345 344 312 376 411 325 282 343 337 302 302 295 286 325 76

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
39 37 38 37 39 36 40 37 41 41 36 38 40 40 37 39 41 38 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 687 666 648 638 638 607 599 577 – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

16%

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TABLE 11. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY S EASON COTTON VARIETIES AVERAGE OF ALL LOCATIONS, 2000+
Variety
PhytoGen PSC 355 Sure-Grow 747* Sure-Grow 105 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville 474 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Paymaster PM1560BG Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 436RR Sure-Grow 501BR Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 125BR Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR Stoneville ST 4892BR PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 451B/RR Deltapine DP 422B/RR AllTex Atlas SS 9907 SS 9901 Sure-Grow 521R Gavilan Fiber Max FM 966 SS 9501 1500 RR Condor Fiber Max FM 958

ALABAMA,
———Earliness——— 2000 1999-00 1998-00 pct. pct. pct.
90 85 86 87 91 83 90 91 89 85 86 86 87 88 82 88 86 88 89 85 88 90 90 86 89 92 87 86 90 89 84 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

——Yield, Lint/Acre—— 2000 1999-00 1998-00 lb. lb. lb.
729 725 670 696 648 605 598 591 643 632 648 655 700 669 609 543 648 605 631 581 538 739 695 671 660 634 624 621 619 619 615 880 853 786 780 744 719 764 723 744 730 733 816 788 777 770 761 758 756 733 726 700 645 – – – – – – – – – 901 881 841 815 803 785 780 774 760 755 752 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

————Lint———— 2000 1999-00 1998-00 pct. pct. pct.
40 41 39 40 41 35 40 36 37 38 36 38 40 41 37 41 41 36 39 35 36 36 40 38 40 42 40 40 39 39 40 41 41 39 41 41 37 40 37 38 38 37 38 41 41 38 41 41 38 39 36 37 36 – – – – – – – – – 41 41 39 41 42 37 40 38 38 39 37 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Fiber Max FM 819
+Fairhope not included. *Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

601

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40

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89

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TABLE 12. PERFORMANCE OF FULL S EASON COTTON VARIETIES AVERAGE OF ALL LOCATIONS, 2000+
Variety
Sure-Grow 821 Fiber Max FM 832 Fiber Max FM 989 Deltapine DP 655BRR Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 458BRR PhytoGen PSC 952 Deltapine DP 5415 RR Acala MAXXA Deltapine DP 675 PhytoGen HS 12 Paymaster PM 1560BG/RR AP 7126 Sure-Grow 747* PhytoGen PSC 952 PhytoGen GA 94-894 4600 RR Stoneville ST 580

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ALABAMA,
———Earliness——— 2000 1999-00 1998-00 pct. pct. pct.
83 90 89 92 87 91 90 92 – 86 93 89 95 81 90 88 89 89 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

——Yield, Lint/Acre—— 2000 1999-00 1998-00 lb. lb. lb.
643 634 588 574 543 528 607 560 593 606 567 498 532 629 563 530 525 523 752 742 717 715 703 634 726 657 533 751 721 663 656 – – – – – 818 809 805 789 787 746 737 722 575 – – – – – – – – –

————Lint———— 2000 1999-00 1998-00 pct. pct. pct.
40 38 38 37 37 38 40 38 42 38 36 38 39 40 38 37 39 38 39 39 39 37 37 38 39 39 40 39 37 39 40 – – – – – 39 39 40 38 38 39 39 39 41 – – – – – – – – –

Ligur
+Fairhope not included. *Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

517

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37

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–

93

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TABLE 13. PERFORMANCE OF EARLY S EASON IRRIGATED COTTON V ARIETIES AT B ELLE MINA, ALABAMA , 2000
Variety Stoneville 474 Sure-Grow 747* Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Paymaster PM1560BG Sure-Grow 501BR Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 451B/RR Deltapine DP 436RR Sure-Grow 521R Paymaster PM 1218BG/R Deltapine DP 20B 1500 RR PhytoGen PSC 355 Stoneville ST 4793R Test Mean L.S.D. (.05) Lint/Acre lb. 1,378 1,344 1,172 1,420 1,275 1,328 1,171 1,252 1,435 1,405 1,337 1,331 1,320 1,288 1,318 140

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
42 42 38 41 40 39 37 37 41 42 39 40 40 41 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,293 1,340 1,082 1,307 1,280 1,186 1,165 1,156 – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,429 1,385 1,178 – – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

7%

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TABLE 14. PERFORMANCE OF FULL S EASON IRRIGATED COTTON V ARIETIES AT B ELLE MINA, ALABAMA , 2000
Variety
Lint/Acre lb. Sure-Grow 821 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Fiber Max FM 989 Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR Fiber Max FM 832 Deltapine DP 5415 RR Stoneville ST 580 Sure-Grow 747* PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 AP 7126 Test Mean L.S.D. (.05) 1,345 1,349 1,392 1,230 1,165 1,212 1,297 1,388 1,384 1,183 1,175 1,143 1,272 133

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
39 39 40 38 38 39 40 40 41 37 37 40 – – – – – – – – – – – –

2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,201 1,100 1,170 1,013 1,022 1,020 1,067 – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,325 1,269 1,261 1,184 1,180 1,124 – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

7%

TABLE 15. PERFORMANCE
AT

OF E ARLY S EASON I RRIGATED COTTON V ARIETIES S HORTER, A LABAMA, 2000

Variety Stoneville 474 Sure-Grow 747* Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Sure-Grow 501BR Paymaster PM1560BG Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 451B/RR Deltapine DP 436RR Stoneville ST 4793R PhytoGen PSC 355 1500 RR Sure-Grow 521R Deltapine DP 20B Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

Lint/Acre lb. 1,481 1,292 1,424 1,334 1,261 1,225 1,217 1,188 1,544 1,515 1,345 1,269 1,248 1,110 1,318 198

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
45 43 42 43 41 40 40 38 46 43 43 41 41 43 87 91 85 88 91 89 87 89 88 90 87 90 88 93

2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,423 1,376 1,324 1,335 1,274 1,233 1,226 1,201 – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,287 1,254 1,189 – – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

10%

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TABLE 16. PERFORMANCE OF FULL S EASON IRRIGATED COTTON V ARIETIES AT S HORTER, A LABAMA, 2000
Variety Fiber Max FM 832 Sure-Grow 821 Deltapine DP 458BRR Fiber Max FM 989 Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Deltapine DP 655BRR Deltapine DP 5415 RR Stoneville ST 580 Sure-Grow 747* AP 7126 PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Test Mean L.S.D. (.05) Lint/Acre lb. 1,655 1,521 1,602 1,564 1,578 1,468 1,738 1,789 1,586 1,557 1,518 1,472 1,587 128

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
42 43 42 43 42 39 41 42 42 42 40 38 88 84 80 90 87 82 82 85 91 86 76 85

2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,436 1,461 1,421 1,424 1,420 1,316 1,485 – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,284 1,259 1,242 1,239 1,213 1,150 – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

6%

TABLE 17. PERFORMANCE
Variety Fiber Max FM 989 Sure-Grow 747* Sure-Grow 821 Deltapine DP 655BRR Stoneville 474 Deltapine DP 451B/RR Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine NuCotn 33B** Fiber Max FM 832 PhytoGen PSC 355 Sure-Grow 521R Paymaster PM1560BG Sure-Grow 501BR Deltapine DP 436RR Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR Test Mean L.S.D. (.05)

OF

IRRIGATED COTTON VARIETIES

AT

HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2000
2-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,195 1,303 1,150 1,148 1,142 1,101 1,045 1,013 949 – – – – – –

Lint/Acre lb. 1,308 1,263 1,165 1,255 1,186 1,009 1,078 1,008 995 1,270 1,196 1,142 1,073 987 872 1,120 204

————————2000———————— Lint Earliness pct. pct.
37 38 37 36 38 33 33 35 35 38 36 38 37 33 37 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

3-yr. Av.
Lint/Acre lb. 1,179 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

C.V.
*Early season check variety. **Full season check variety.

13%

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TABLE 18. RELATIVE YIELD RANKINGS
Variety
1500RR Condor Gavilan Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 422BRR Deltapine DP 451BRR Deltapine NuCotn 33B F’Max 819 F’Max 958 F’Max 966 PM 1560BG PM 1218BG/RR PhytoGen PSC 355 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 SS 9501 SS 9901 SS 9907 Stoneville 474 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 105 Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 125BR Sure-Grow 501BR

BY

LOCATION
16 14 15 26 27 21 12 10 31 29 22 13 20 18 30 4 1 25 23 6 3 19 9 5 28 17 7 2 24 11

OF

EARLY S EASON COTTON VARIETIES, 2000
Shorter
8 18 5 15 23 26 25 27 31 28 30 19 10 12 24 29 1 20 17 22 6 13 16 3 14 9 4 2 21 11

Belle Mina
13 28 17 19 6 15 3 24 26 20 22 29 31 30 12 5 25 23 14 8 16 10 9 2 18 1 27 4 21 7

Prattville

Monroeville
29 16 22 9 11 30 21 5 28 26 10 27 13 20 19 31 3 18 12 8 6 23 1 7 4 15 14 2 24 25

Headland
28 26 30 19 9 20 4 1 22 16 17 23 21 13 27 31 10 24 29 2 7 5 12 18 15 8 3 6 14 11

Sure-Grow 521R

11

8

7

17

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TABLE 19. RELATIVE YIELD RANKINGS
Variety
4600RR AP 7126 Deltapine DP 675 Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 5415RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 Ligur PM 1560 BG/RR PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 94-894 PhytoGen PSC 952 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 580

BY

LOCATION
11 5 1 13 14 15 9 6 4 16 12 8 17 3 7 18

OF

FULL S EASON COTTON VARIETIES, 2000
Shorter
15 16 13 18 11 17 10 2 3 7 8 9 12 5 14 1

Belle Mina
14 11 12 16 2 13 10 6 3 18 15 9 5 4 8 17

Prattville

Monroeville
13 18 3 5 10 9 6 2 11 16 17 12 14 7 8 15

Headland
15 1 2 11 12 10 8 4 18 7 17 9 13 5 16 14

Sure-Grow 821

7

2

6

1

3

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TABLE 20. COTTON FIBER A NALYSIS, HVI, B ELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2000
Brand-Variety Micronaire units Length in. Uniformity pct. Strength g/tex Elongation pct.

Early season
1500RR Condor Gavilan Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 422BRR Deltapine DP 451BRR F’Max 819 F’Max 958 F’Max 966 PM 1560BG PM 1218BG/RR PhytoGen PSC 355 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 SS 9501 SS 9901 SS 9907 Stoneville 474 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 105 Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 125BR Sure-Grow 501BR 4.5 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.5 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.04 1.06 1.06 1.00 0.98 1.03 1.05 1.10 1.05 1.03 1.02 0.98 1.04 1.04 1.07 1.04 1.07 1.04 1.01 1.05 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.05 1.07 1.03 83.0 83.9 83.7 84.2 83.8 82.7 83.3 81.5 84.1 83.8 85.1 84.1 82.8 82.7 83.5 84.9 83.2 84.4 84.1 87.1 85.8 82.6 83.0 84.6 83.6 84.0 83.1 85.6 84.4 28.1 29.3 27.5 29.0 28.3 24.6 27.1 25.9 27.3 25.5 30.1 28.0 29.3 27.7 26.2 30.4 30.2 28.6 30.7 30.8 28.3 25.8 27.2 27.2 28.0 27.5 27.1 29.2 29.5 5.3 5.1 5.7 6.3 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.8 6.5 5.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.2 5.9 6.3 5.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.5 6.4 5.3 6.0

Sure-Grow 521R

5.4

0.97 Full season

82.5

26.3

6.4

4600RR AP 7126 Deltapine DP 675 Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 5415RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 Ligur PM 1560 BG/RR PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 94-894 PhytoGen PSC 952 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 580

5.1 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.4

0.94 1.09 1.05 1.04 1.07 1.07 1.06 1.10 1.04 1.06 1.05 1.08 1.11 1.06 1.03 1.04

81.3 84.0 83.3 82.4 83.8 82.7 82.7 83.2 82.6 84.5 82.7 83.6 83.0 83.1 83.5 83.8

23.8 31.2 32.0 29.3 30.7 30.8 28.9 30.4 29.2 30.7 28.1 29.5 31.5 28.8 29.4 29.2

5.9 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.9 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.5 5.0 5.7 5.1

Sure-Grow 821

5.5

1.07

83.5

29.1

6.1

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TABLE 21. COTTON FIBER A NALYSIS, HVI, P RATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000
Brand-Variety Micronaire units Length in. Uniformity pct. Strength g/tex Elongation pct.

Early season
1500RR Condor Gavilan Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 422BRR Deltapine DP 451BRR F’Max 819 F’Max 958 F’Max 966 PM 1560BG PM 1218BG/RR PhytoGen PSC 355 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 SS 9501 SS 9901 SS 9907 Stoneville 474 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 105 Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 125BR Sure-Grow 501BR 3.4 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.5 3.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.9 4.7 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 1.06 1.05 1.09 1.07 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.08 1.07 1.08 1.12 1.11 1.09 1.03 1.03 1.08 1.14 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.09 1.03 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.04 80.7 81.9 82.1 82.1 81.4 80.8 80.4 81.7 80.9 79.7 81.7 80.2 80.9 80.5 81.8 81.7 81.4 81.7 80.2 82.0 80.4 80.1 80.8 81.3 82.4 82.1 81.6 81.2 81.3 27.3 28.2 28.7 29.1 26.3 25.9 27.6 28.4 26.6 27.2 31.0 28.7 32.1 27.2 27.3 27.8 30.8 29.5 28.6 30.0 27.4 26.5 28.2 28.2 29.0 28.5 27.7 26.7 28.3 4.6 4.5 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.5 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.2 4.5 5.1 5.3 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.8 4.5 5.9 5.0 5.6

Sure-Grow 521R

4.0

1.04 Full season

80.9

27.6

5.7

4600RR AP 7126 Deltapine DP 675 Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 5415RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 Ligur PM 1560 BG/RR PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 94-894 PhytoGen PSC 952 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 580

4.1 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.7 4.5 4.0 4.5 3.7 4.3

1.03 1.08 1.05 1.08 1.02 1.05 1.01 1.09 1.09 1.06 1.04 1.09 1.06 1.05 1.11 1.04

79.6 80.2 81.1 80.5 79.5 80.8 78.9 80.1 81.6 81.1 80.5 78.2 80.5 81.7 81.4 80.0

26.0 26.7 30.7 28.3 29.0 28.4 27.8 29.7 30.1 32.1 28.1 30.2 30.4 29.8 30.6 30.3

5.3 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.4 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.6 5.6 4.5 4.8 5.2 4.9 5.2

Sure-Grow 821

4.5

1.07

82.8

30.9

6.2

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TABLE 22. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, S HORTER, ALABAMA, 2000
Brand-Variety Micronaire units Length in. Uniformity pct. Strength g/tex Elongation pct.

Early season
1500RR 3.9 1.08 83.5 31.6 4.8

Condor Gavilan Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 422BRR Deltapine DP 451BRR F’Max 819 F’Max 958 F’Max 966 PM 1560BG PM 1218BG/RR PhytoGen PSC 355 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 SS 9501 SS 9901 SS 9907 Stoneville 474 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 105 Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 125BR Sure-Grow 501BR

4.4 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.4

1.05 1.11 1.07 1.09 1.11 1.07 1.08 1.07 1.13 1.14 1.11 1.11 1.05 1.06 1.10 1.13 1.11 1.07 1.11 1.02 1.11 1.08 1.09 1.02 1.08 1.09 1.03 1.06

82.3 85.6 82.9 84.4 81.0 85.3 82.4 83.5 84.1 85.3 83.1 83.6 83.0 83.8 84.4 83.7 84.2 82.5 84.6 82.5 85.5 84.2 85.5 81.7 84.0 84.4 83.8 85.4

29.9 31.6 30.6 28.5 27.4 28.0 28.9 28.4 27.9 32.1 30.3 30.5 30.5 27.9 32.6 31.2 32.1 30.8 33.8 27.5 31.0 28.6 31.4 28.2 30.2 29.7 29.9 30.9

4.9 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.4 5.0 4.2 4.0 4.4 3.5 5.2 4.7 5.4 4.5 4.5 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.7

Sure-Grow 521R

4.5

1.05 Full season

83.7

29.7

5.2

4600RR AP 7126 Deltapine DP 675 Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 5415RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 Ligur PM 1560 BG/RR PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 94-894 PhytoGen PSC 952 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 580

4.3 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6 5.1 4.5

1.09 1.15 1.14 1.14 1.12 1.14 1.10 1.18 1.09 1.12 1.14 1.15 1.15 1.16 1.13 1.12

83.6 84.8 84.9 85.7 83.6 85.7 83.1 84.2 82.5 85.1 86.6 85.0 85.7 85.9 85.3 84.3

29.8 33.8 34.7 33.4 34.1 34.0 36.0 35.3 33.7 37.0 32.3 34.3 36.2 34.3 34.5 31.8

5.6 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.5 4.6 4.3 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.5 6.1 5.4

Sure-Grow 821

5.3

1.11

85.9

33.6

6.5

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TABLE 23. COTTON FIBER A NALYSIS, HVI, MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000
Brand-Variety Micronaire units Length in. Uniformity pct. Strength g/tex Elongation pct.

Early season
1500RR Condor Gavilan Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 422BRR Deltapine DP 451BRR F’Max 819 F’Max 958 F’Max 966 PM 1560BG PM 1218BG/RR PhytoGen PSC 355 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 SS 9501 SS 9901 SS 9907 Stoneville 474 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 105 Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 125BR Sure-Grow 501BR 3.9 4.4 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.4 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.3 1.09 1.11 1.11 1.05 1.11 1.08 1.07 1.13 1.16 1.09 1.15 1.10 1.10 1.13 1.00 1.12 1.17 1.11 1.09 1.09 1.18 1.08 1.06 1.16 1.09 1.12 1.11 1.10 1.10 81.0 81.4 83.2 81.3 79.9 80.2 79.4 78.3 80.0 80.2 81.5 84.0 82.1 81.7 79.7 83.3 79.6 80.2 80.5 83.5 83.8 80.8 80.5 80.9 80.4 81.1 79.3 81.5 82.8 30.5 32.2 28.0 28.5 27.7 26.4 28.0 28.6 27.3 25.4 30.8 31.2 30.5 28.9 25.7 29.5 30.9 28.6 27.9 30.3 29.8 27.4 26.5 28.8 29.7 28.9 29.3 26.9 29.1 4.1 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.3 5.3 4.3 3.9 3.9 3.5 4.5 4.9 5.2 4.2 4.8 5.4 5.0 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.3

Sure-Grow 521R

4.7

1.06 Full season

81.4

27.8

4.7

4600RR AP 7126 Deltapine DP 675 Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 5415RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 Ligur PM 1560 BG/RR PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 94-894 PhytoGen PSC 952 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 580

4.6 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.9

1.07 1.20 1.15 1.13 1.11 1.10 1.13 1.16 1.17 1.12 1.16 1.12 1.11 1.12 1.10 1.16

82.3 81.6 83.4 80.1 82.8 83.6 82.3 81.5 83.7 83.2 83.3 81.0 82.4 83.6 83.2 83.3

27.9 31.1 33.3 28.0 31.8 28.8 32.1 30.9 32.5 32.1 30.6 29.9 30.2 27.3 29.2 32.5

4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.6 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 5.2 3.8 4.2

Sure-Grow 821

5.4

1.14

84.5

29.8

4.9

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TABLE 24. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2000
Brand-Variety Micronaire units Length in. Uniformity pct. Strength g/tex Elongation pct.

Early season
1500RR Condor Gavilan Deltapine DP 388 Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 425RR Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 422BRR Deltapine DP 451BRR F’Max 819 F’Max 958 F’Max 966 PM 1560BG PM 1218BG/RR PhytoGen PSC 355 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 SS 9501 SS 9901 SS 9907 Stoneville 474 Stoneville BXN 47 Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville ST 4892BR Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 105 Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 125BR Sure-Grow 501BR 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.8 5.1 4.2 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 1.02 1.04 1.05 0.97 1.03 1.11 0.92 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.08 1.06 1.03 1.01 0.93 1.04 1.14 1.08 1.00 1.04 1.04 1.01 1.00 1.05 0.98 1.06 1.02 1.05 1.05 81.5 81.6 83.1 82.0 83.4 83.2 79.7 82.1 82.4 80.8 82.6 82.5 81.8 81.9 79.7 83.2 81.7 83.4 80.8 83.2 82.8 83.0 79.8 82.4 82.1 84.4 80.1 81.6 84.2 27.2 28.1 26.8 27.5 26.3 26.2 22.6 25.9 26.3 24.0 28.4 27.9 28.5 27.8 24.2 30.9 31.8 27.2 27.8 30.5 27.4 26.3 25.2 26.8 26.3 28.1 26.7 27.9 27.8 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.9 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.5 5.8 5.6 5.6 4.6 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.8 5.1 5.2 4.6 4.9 5.2 6.7 5.8 5.4

Sure-Grow 521R

4.8

0.98 Full season

81.1

26.3

6.1

4600RR AP 7126 Deltapine DP 675 Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 5415RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 Ligur PM 1560 BG/RR PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 94-894 PhytoGen PSC 952 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 580

4.8 4.9 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.1 3.9 4.9 5.3 4.6 5.0 4.6 5.1 4.8 5.1

0.97 1.04 0.98 1.05 1.07 1.08 1.03 1.17 1.04 1.06 1.07 1.06 1.07 1.01 1.04 1.06

80.4 81.1 80.1 82.0 82.5 81.7 82.5 83.6 81.7 83.0 82.2 81.5 81.9 81.0 82.5 82.1

25.2 26.3 29.7 27.7 27.8 28.0 28.7 29.4 27.9 29.2 27.1 27.1 29.6 26.7 29.3 28.3

5.3 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.5 5.5 5.1 5.7

Sure-Grow 821

4.8

1.08

83.5

29.5

5.8

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TABLE 25. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, IRRIGATED COTTON, B ELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2000
Brand-Variety Micronaire units Length in. Uniformity pct. Strength g/tex Elongation pct.

Early season
1500RR Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 451BRR PhytoGen PSC 355 PM 1560BG PM 1218 BG/RR Stoneville 474 Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 521R 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.3 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.9 3.9 4.1 1.13 1.17 1.11 1.18 1.13 1.08 1.12 1.09 1.07 1.11 1.08 1.15 84.6 83.0 83.2 85.6 85.4 85.0 84.2 87.3 81.0 84.7 80.9 87.1 30.0 29.0 26.7 29.7 27.7 32.1 31.1 26.6 27.1 25.8 25.9 29.6 5.5 5.5 4.9 6.1 4.5 6.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.1 6.2 5.6

Sure-Grow 501BR

3.9

1.13 Full season

85.7

29.5

6.2

AP 7126 Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 5415RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 580

3.6 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.9

1.21 1.23 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.23 1.21 1.17 1.15 1.21

85.5 85.6 83.9 85.9 84.0 87.0 85.9 82.9 83.1 87.2

29.9 31.4 29.7 27.9 32.9 36.0 31.8 31.5 32.9 29.9

4.9 4.6 4.8 5.3 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.6 5.8

Sure-Grow 821

3.6

1.20

87.8

32.8

5.6

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TABLE 26. COTTON FIBER ANALYSIS, HVI, IRRIGATED C OTTON, S HORTER, ALABAMA, 2000
Brand-Variety Micronaire units Length in. Uniformity pct. Strength g/tex Elongation pct.

Early season
1500RR Deltapine DP 20B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 451BRR PhytoGen PSC 355 PM 1560BG PM 1218 BG/RR Stoneville 474 Stoneville ST 4793R Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 521R 4.8 5.1 5.5 4.8 5.6 5.3 4.9 5.2 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.8 1.05 1.07 1.09 1.10 1.07 1.08 1.10 1.11 1.04 1.04 1.14 1.04 82.4 84.5 84.9 83.1 83.5 86.2 85.1 83.9 84.4 84.4 86.1 82.7 31.8 31.2 30.4 31.4 28.4 32.0 33.2 31.0 31.0 32.0 30.4 31.1 5.6 6.5 5.3 6.0 5.9 7.3 6.2 5.6 6.5 5.7 6.8 6.2

Sure-Grow 501BR

5.4

1.08 Full season

85.3

33.3

6.3

AP 7126 Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 5415RR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC GA 161 Stoneville ST 580

5.3 5.2 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.5 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.3

1.16 1.11 1.12 1.11 1.08 1.16 1.07 1.12 1.15 1.11

84.1 83.5 85.0 84.9 82.8 85.0 82.2 83.6 84.7 83.5

31.8 31.3 32.0 30.6 31.7 33.7 30.5 31.5 33.2 31.8

5.2 5.8 6.5 5.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 5.3 4.7 6.3

Sure-Grow 821

5.7

1.02

84.2

30.6

6.8

TABLE 27. COTTON FIBER A NALYSIS, HVI, IRRIGATED COTTON, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2000
Brand-Variety Deltapine NuCotn 33B Deltapine DP 428B Deltapine DP 436RR Deltapine DP 451BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR F’Max 832 F’Max 989 PhytoGen PSC 355 PM 1560BG PM 1218BG/RR Stoneville 474 Sure-Grow 747 Sure-Grow 821 Sure-Grow 521R Micronaire units 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.1 Length in. 1.14 1.16 1.12 1.17 1.15 1.20 1.20 1.15 1.13 1.14 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.09 Uniformity pct. 84.4 84.4 83.2 84.4 84.4 84.1 86.0 85.1 83.7 83.2 84.5 84.3 84.3 83.1 Strength g/tex 30.8 29.1 30.0 30.4 30.1 33.8 34.6 31.8 31.7 29.0 29.7 29.7 32.6 30.3 Elongation pct. 5.4 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.5 5.3 5.8 5.4

Sure-Grow 501BR

4.6

1.14

85.0

32.9

5.0

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TABLE 28. G ROWING S EASON RAINFALL, 1998-00
Test Location Year Belle Mina ...................... 2000 1999 1998
Shorter ............................ 2000 1999 1998 Prattville ......................... 2000 1999 1998 Monroeville ................... 2000 1999 1998 Fairhope .......................... 2000 1999 1998 Headland ......................... 2000 1999

———————Monthly Rainfall (inches)——————— Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 5.5 8.6 0.7 4.1 0.7 2.7 1.7 5.1 3.8 4.7 6.5 3.6 0.2 0.6 4.3 4.3 2.4 1.8 5.3 1.8 0.9
4.7 4.7 6.5 4.7 4.9 5.3 3.5 8.2 5.7 4.1 5.8 6.1 3.3 3.3 2.2 1.9 5.2 2.8 1.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.6 1.1 0.1 4.5 0.5 1.2 1.8 3.3 4.4 0.6 3.2 2.5 0.4 4.5 2.2 0.7 3.2 0.8 0.1 6.0 1.5 9.2 2.6 2.6 9.6 2.7 6.5 7.7 1.4 4.2 8.3 2.2 1.8 5.9 1.0 3.5 2.6 2.4 10.7 4.1 3.2 3.7 7.2 3.2 9.7 6.1 1.3 4.1 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.1 2.6 3.4 2.3 2.4 9.8 3.0 6.0 5.9 2.6 1.1 3.9 2.1 9.9 7.3 1.8 8.6 3.2 2.1 17.7 9.5 2.3 24.1 6.1 1.5

7-month Total 24.0 24.5 20.8
17.5 27.1 33.4 21.5 34.5 29.3 21.6 31.2 47.6 25.8 35.4 49.7 15.7 23.1

1998

9.2

2.7

0.5

2.4

9.6

3.9

14.8

43.1

TABLE 29. S OIL TYPES

FOR

COTTON T RIALS, 2000

Test Location Soil Type Belle Mina .......................................................................................... Decatur silt loam E.V. Smith Research Center Field Crops Research Unit, Shorter ................................................... Norfolk sandy loam Prattville ............................................................................................. Lucedale fine sandy loam Monroeville ........................................................................................ Lucedale loam Headland ............................................................................................ Dothan sandy loam Fairhope ............................................................................................. Malbis fine sandy loam

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TABLE 30. SOURCES
Brand-variety
1500RR, AP 7126 4600RR

OF

S EED

FOR THE

2000 COTTON VARIETY TRIALS
Company Garst/AgriPro Seed Co. Cordova, Tennessee
Delta and Pine Land Co. Scott, Mississippi

Deltapine DP 388, Paymaster PM 1560BG Deltapine DP 675, Paymaster PM 1218BG/RR Deltapine DP 565, Paymaster PM 1560BG/RR Deltapine DP 20B, Sure-Grow 105 Deltapine DP 428B, Sure-Grow 747 Deltapine NuCotn 33B, Sure-Grow 821 Deltapine DP 436RR, Sure-Grow 125BR Deltapine DP 425RR, Sure-Grow 501BR Deltapine DP 5415RR, Sure-Grow 521R Deltapine DP 422BRR Deltapine DP 451BRR Deltapine DP 458BRR Deltapine DP 655BRR Fiber Max FM 832, Fiber Max FM 958 Fiber Max FM 819, Fiber Max FM 966 Fiber Max FM 989 PhytoGen PSC 355, PhytoGen PSC GA 161 PhytoGen PSC 894, PhytoGen HS 12 PhytoGen PSC 952 SS 9501, Condor SS 9901, Gavilan SS 9907, Ligur Stoneville 474, Stoneville ST 4691B Stoneville BXN 47, Stoneville ST 4793R Stoneville ST 580, Stoneville ST 4892BR Acala MAXXA

Aventis Crop Sciences Collierville, Tennessee

PhytoGen Seed Company Leland, Mississippi

Seed Source, Inc. Stoneville, Mississippi

Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co. Stoneville, Mississippi

CPCS Distributor

AllTex Atlas

Shafter, California