1999 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

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

Midville, Georgia: Dryland Cotton Variety Performance, 1999
					HVI Fiber Data
Entry		Lint Yield¹	Lint	Unif.	Length	Elong.	Strength	Mike
Entry		lb/acre	%	index	inches	%	g/tex	units

PSC 952		598 a	41.6	81.9	1.02	10.0	28.0	4.7
SG 125		586 a	38.7	82.9	1.05	9.9	26.7	4.4
PSC 355		584 a	41.5	81.4	1.03	10.0	29.3	4.8
SG 501		581 a	39.3	83.2	1.04	10.0	33.4	4.4
PM 1218 BR		554 ab	41.7	82.1	1.00	9.3	27.2	4.3
DP 425 RR		520 ab	38.8	80.6	1.00	9.1	25.7	4.5
DP 675		516 ab	39.5	82.4	1.03	10.0	33.6	4.8
DP 35 B		504 ab	38.8	81.7	1.02	9.3	31.1	4.6
SG 105		483 ab	39.3	82.2	1.04	10.0	28.5	4.3
DP 458 BR		477 ab	40.2	80.7	1.02	10.0	28.9	5.1

BXN 47		470 ab	40.3	80.1	1.01	8.9	27.1	4.3
DP 33 B		455 ab	38.9	81.1	1.04	9.7	27.3	4.7
PSC GA 161		439 ab	36.4	82.3	1.07	9.8	28.6	4.4
FM 989		434 ab	41.1	81.3	1.09	8.9	30.8	3.8
HS-12		434 ab	37.7	80.1	1.04	9.0	28.5	4.0
DP 5690		423 ab	38.6	81.7	1.02	9.4	31.2	4.7
DP 5415 RR		422 ab	39.8	81.0	1.07	9.7	30.0	4.7
FM 963		420 ab	37.4	81.9	1.05	9.5	28.3	4.1
SG 747		410 ab	39.2	82.4	1.05	9.9	29.3	4.5
PM 1560 BG		406 ab	40.2	82.3	1.03	9.4	28.6	4.4

AP HS 46		389 ab	39.6	81.3	1.04	9.4	30.8	4.5
DP 90		373 ab	39.8	81.7	1.04	9.9	33.1	4.9
ST474		358 ab	42.0	81.4	1.01	9.0	26.8	4.7
FM 832		288 b	39.3	81.9	1.10	8.8	29.3	4.3

Average		464

1. Yields followed by same letter do not differ significantly at the 5% level of probability.
Planted:	June 2, 1999.
Harvested:	November 11, 1999.
Fertilization:	75 lb N, 85 lb P₂O₅, and 75 lb K₂O/acre.
		April	May	June	July	Aug.
Rainfall (in):		2.86	1.77	2.81	4.87	3.25

Tested performed by Larry Thompson, Shelby Baker, Charles Perry, and Bob McNeill, IV.

Plains, Georgia: Dryland Cotton Variety Performance, 1999
					HVI Fiber Data
Entry		Lint Yield¹	Lint	Unif.	Length	Elong.	Strength	Mike
Entry		lb/acre	%	index	inches	%	g/tex	units

SG 747		627 a	40.2	83.7	1.12	9.7	27.7	5.2
SG 125		597 ab	39.0	83.4	1.14	9.4	27.6	4.9
SG 501		578 a-c	40.8	84.3	1.13	10.0	32.5	5.0
SG 105		535 a-d	39.5	82.7	1.10	9.2	28.7	5.1
DP 90		519 a-e	39.2	82.1	1.10	9.6	33.2	5.1
DP 35 B		512 a-e	38.5	82.2	1.11	9.4	32.0	4.9
DP 675		505 a-e	38.3	82.8	1.11	10.0	34.8	4.9
BXN 47		500 a-e	39.3	82.4	1.08	9.2	28.1	5.0
DP 5690		498 a-e	39.1	81.9	1.09	9.5	32.0	5.1
PM 1560 BG		492 a-e	39.9	82.9	1.10	9.8	30.0	5.3

PSC 952		474 b-e	39.3	82.2	1.06	9.9	30.0	5.2
ST474		462 b-e	40.3	82.2	1.09	9.4	28.4	5.0
FM 832		462 b-e	37.6	82.9	1.16	9.2	32.7	4.4
DP 5415 RR		457 c-e	38.8	82.1	1.11	9.8	31.2	4.9
PSC GA 161		452 c-e	37.3	82.7	1.15	9.6	31.3	4.6
AP HS 46		446 c-e	38.0	81.3	1.09	9.5	32.1	4.5
PSC 355		441 c-e	38.7	82.5	1.08	10.0	30.5	4.9
HS-12		441 c-e	37.0	81.9	1.13	9.3	30.6	5.0
FM 963		436 de	38.5	82.6	1.10	9.5	29.7	4.8
PM 1218 BR		434 de	41.1	81.9	1.05	9.2	28.7	5.1

FM 989		409 de	39.0	81.6	1.10	9.2	32.3	5.0
DP 33 B		409 de	37.6	81.7	1.10	9.5	28.8	5.0
DP 425 RR		407 de	36.2	82.3	1.09	9.2	27.6	5.0
DP 458 BR		382 e	37.6	81.2	1.10	9.2	29.5	4.8

Average		478

1. Yields followed by same letter do not differ significantly at the 5% level of probability.
Planted:	May 3, 1999.
Harvested:	October 19, 1999.
Fertilization:	72 lb N, 72 lb P₂O₅, and 36 lb K₂O/acre.
		April	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.
Rainfall (in):		3.24	2.83	3.48	4.41	1.95	.93

Tested performed by Larry Thompson, Shelby Baker, Stan Jones, and Ronnie Pines.

Tifton, Georgia: Dryland Cotton Variety Performance, 1999
					HVI Fiber Data
Entry		Lint Yield¹	Lint	Unif.	Length	Elong.	Strength	Mike
Entry		lb/acre	%	index	inches	%	g/tex	units

PSC 355		1237 a	40.0	84.7	1.07	11.7	29.6	4.9
SG 747		1130 ab	40.1	84.6	1.08	12.0	28.2	5.0
PM 1218 BR		1110 a-c	40.6	83.5	1.06	10.8	26.0	4.5
DP 35 B		1104 a-d	37.5	83.3	1.06	10.0	29.4	4.7
FM 832		1093 a-d	39.0	84.6	1.14	10.0	33.0	4.0
SG 501		1089 a-d	39.4	86.2	1.09	11.5	29.5	4.7
FM 989		1089 a-d	38.8	84.4	1.09	10.3	30.4	4.1
PSC GA 161		1081 a-d	37.6	84.5	1.10	10.8	30.8	4.3
DP 675		1081 a-d	38.2	84.5	1.07	11.2	32.3	4.6
SG 105		1077 a-d	36.2	85.7	1.08	11.2	27.6	4.8

SG 125		1071 a-d	37.6	84.9	1.11	11.3	28.3	4.6
PM 1560 BG		1062 b-d	39.6	83.4	1.06	11.5	28.0	4.5
BXN 47		1041 b-d	38.6	84.1	1.07	11.0	28.0	4.7
HS 12		1018 b-d	38.4	82.8	1.04	9.9	29.1	5.0
HS 46		987 b-d	36.1	82.8	1.04	10.5	30.2	4.5
DP 90		984 b-d	38.0	83.0	1.04	10.6	27.9	4.7
DP 5690		981 b-d	38.0	84.1	1.06	10.5	29.5	5.0
DP 425 RR		980 b-d	36.7	81.9	1.02	11.6	26.6	5.0
FM 963		962 b-d	37.4	83.9	1.02	10.6	27.9	4.1
PSC 952		959 b-d	37.9	84.5	1.08	11.1	28.0	4.4

DP 458 BR		958 b-d	37.3	82.2	1.03	10.9	27.1	5.1
DP 5415 RR		946 cd	35.8	83.8	1.07	10.9	28.1	4.7
ST 474		944 cd	38.0	84.1	1.05	10.6	27.7	4.8
DP 33 B		931 d	37.2	83.0	1.05	10.6	28.9	4.5

Average		1038

1. Yields followed by same letter do not differ significantly at the 5% level of probability.
Planted:	May 4, 1999.
Harvested:	October 1, 1999.
Fertilization:	88 lb N, 54 lb P₂O₅, and 108 lb K₂O/acre.
Management:	3 gal/acre Telone II.
		May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.
Rainfall (in):		2.55	10.39	4.53	2.15	3.57

Tested performed by Larry Thompson and Shelby Baker.