The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia

1999 Peanut, Cotton and Tobacco Performance Tests

Research Report Number 664
February, 2000

J. LaDon Day, Anton E. Coy, Shelby H. Baker, William D. Branch,
Stevan S. LaHue, and Larry G. Thompson, Editors


COTTON


Athens, Georgia: Two-Year Average Performance of Cotton Varieties, 1998-1999
  HVI Fiber Data
Entry Lint Yield1 Lint Unif. Length Elong. Strength Mike
lb/acre % index inches % g/tex units
Early Maturing
 
SG 747 779 42.3 82.3 1.08 10.0 26.4 5.4
PSC 355 773 40.9 82.7 1.06 10.0 29.8 5.3
FM 963 730 41.2 81.3 1.04 9.5 29.7 4.7
PM 1560 BG 701 42.9 82.3 1.05 10.0 28.8 5.3
PM 1218 BR 695 43.2 82.5 1.04 9.8 28.4 5.4
DP 428B 682 39.3 82.6 1.08 9.6 28.7 5.0
AP 7115 654 41.1 81.5 1.05 9.8 28.3 4.8
SG 105 618 40.6 83.4 1.06 9.8 28.4 5.3
DP 425 RR 604 39.0 82.0 1.06 9.7 27.0 5.2
Terra 292 573 37.5 82.6 1.07 9.8 29.1 5.0
 
Average 681  


Midville, Georgia: Two-Year Average Performance of Cotton Varieties, 1998-1999
  HVI Fiber Data
Entry Lint Yield1 Lint Unif. Length Elong. Strength Mike
lb/acre % index inches % g/tex units
Early Maturing
 
PSC 355 1032 40.5 85.1 1.11 10.5 31.2 5.0
AP 7115 985 40.5 83.5 1.10 9.4 27.9 4.5
SG 105 910 40.2 85.5 1.14 10.0 29.9 4.9
SG 747 875 41.3 84.9 1.11 9.8 27.7 5.0
FM 963 868 40.6 83.9 1.08 9.4 31.5 4.5
DP 428B 852 37.5 84.2 1.15 9.2 27.3 4.5
DP 425 RR 833 38.1 84.5 1.12 9.5 27.9 4.9
Terra 292 819 35.8 84.8 1.15 9.4 27.7 4.7
PM 1560 BG 779 39.7 84.4 1.11 10.0 29.6 4.7
PM 1218 BR 718 41.4 83.7 1.08 9.7 28.3 5.1
 
Average 867  
Late Maturing
 
PM 1440 1050 40.1 83.0 1.10 9.5 28.6 4.8
DP 458 RR 1027 39.8 83.7 1.12 10.0 28.5 4.9
DP 655 BR 1004 38.7 83.3 1.10 9.3 31.4 4.5
AP 6101 984 38.9 85.1 1.16 9.9 30.6 4.9
PSC/GA 894 899 39.0 84.9 1.17 9.7 32.6 4.7
FM 832 825 39.4 85.7 1.19 9.7 34.2 4.6
 
Average 965  


Plains, Georgia: Two-Year Average Performance of Cotton Varieties, 1998-1999
  HVI Fiber Data
Entry Lint Yield1 Lint Unif. Length Elong. Strength Mike
lb/acre % index inches % g/tex units
Early Maturing
 
SG 105 1245 38.8 83.9 1.11 9.7 28.3 4.7
PM 1218 BR 1242 41.8 82.7 1.06 9.3 26.5 5.1
PSC 355 1208 40.2 83.9 1.12 10.0 29.8 4.8
SG 747 1206 41.0 84.7 1.12 9.9 26.3 4.9
PM 1560 BG 1200 40.6 84.0 1.10 10.0 28.3 4.6
DP 428B 1152 38.8 83.2 1.12 9.4 25.0 4.7
AP 7115 1137 39.6 82.9 1.11 9.7 26.7 4.3
DP 425 RR 1117 38.1 83.7 1.13 9.7 26.1 4.6
FM 963 1026 38.9 83.2 1.09 9.6 29.6 4.1
Terra 292 962 36.0 83.4 1.14 9.7 25.5 4.4
 
Average 1150  
Late Maturing
 
PSC/GA 894 1129 39.0 83.6 1.14 9.6 30.2 4.5
DP 655 BR 1109 38.6 82.9 1.13 9.6 30.5 4.2
DP 458 RR 1093 38.4 83.7 1.10 9.8 27.7 4.7
PM 1440 1080 38.9 83.8 1.11 9.7 27.8 4.7
AP 6101 1038 38.1 84.0 1.16 10.0 30.8 4.6
FM 832 1001 39.1 85.4 1.18 9.1 31.0 4.3
 
Average 1075  




Tifton, Georgia: Two-Year Average Performance of Cotton Varieties, 1998-1999
  HVI Fiber Data
Entry Lint Yield1 Lint Unif. Length Elong. Strength Mike
lb/acre % index inches % g/tex units
Early Maturing
 
SG 105 1364 38.9 84.9 1.13 10.9 29.3 5.0
SG 747 1325 39.4 84.4 1.13 11.4 28.6 4.8
PSC 355 1310 39.0 85.5 1.15 11.3 31.3 4.9
PM 1560 BG 1283 39.3 84.5 1.14 10.6 30.3 4.7
DP 428B 1275 36.7 83.8 1.14 11.1 27.8 4.7
DP 425 RR 1203 36.8 83.6 1.12 10.6 28.6 5.0
AP 7115 1201 38.5 83.5 1.11 10.9 29.0 4.7
FM 963 1184 38.7 85.5 1.11 10.4 29.4 4.4
Terra 292 1060 33.8 84.6 1.14 11.0 28.8 4.6
 
Average 1245  
Late Maturing
 
PSC/GA 894 1272 37.5 84.6 1.16 9.9 32.8 4.5
AP 6101 1209 37.4 85.3 1.17 10.6 30.8 4.9
DP 458 RR 1197 38.5 84.6 1.13 10.7 30.7 4.9
FM 832 1153 38.6 86.3 1.22 9.7 33.5 4.2
DP 655 BR 1116 36.3 83.2 1.13 9.8 31.3 4.3
 
Average 1189