Midville, Georgia:
Later Maturity Cotton Strains Performance, 2016, Irrigated
Lint Yield
lb/acre
Lint*
%
Uniformity
Index*
%
Length*
inches
Strength*
g/tex
Micronaire*
units
DP 1646 B2XF
DP 1555 B2RF
DP 1747NR B2XF
ST 5115GLT
AMX 1604 B2XF
1869
1767
1690
1665
1631
42.7
44.2
45.2
37.9
39.8
83.2
84.5
83.0
82.5
83.7
1.23
1.22
1.14
1.13
1.15
30.4
33.5
32.4
30.4
33.4
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.7
PHY 333 WRF
DP 1558NR B2RF
MON 16R251NRB2XF
AMX 1603 B2XF
MON 16R229B2XF
1621
1550
1526
1496
1441
41.9
41.7
43.1
39.9
42.6
82.6
83.4
82.6
82.4
83.2
1.19
1.16
1.19
1.16
1.11
33.1
33.8
32.9
28.5
30.7
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.6
Average
LSD at 10% Level
CV %
1625
154
7.9
41.9
1.0
2.0
83.1
0.9
0.6
1.17
0.03
1.40
31.9
1.5
2.5
3.7
0.1
1.3
Variety
* A random quality sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in small gin in the
SWVT Lab on the UGA Griffin Campus to determine lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the
USDA classing office in Macon, Georgia, for quality testing.
Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:
May 9, 2016.
Harvested:
October 6, 2016.
Seeding Rate: 4 seeds/foot in 36" rows.
Soil Type:
Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:
P = High, K = Medium, and pH = 6.5.
30 lb N, 30 lb P2O5, and 80 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 65 lb N and .25 lb Boron/acre.
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Management:
Irrigation (in):
Rainfall (in):
Peanuts.
Disked and subsoiled/bedded; Pendimethalin, Diuron, Reflex, Staple, MSMA,
Envoke, and Select used for weed control; Acephate and Prevathon used for insect
control; Telon II used for nematode control; Mepiquat, Def, Drop, and Ethephon
used for PGR.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
1.35
2.00
2.00
2.75
0.00
4.22
3.95
6.20
3.88
4.88
Trials conducted by R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and G. South.
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Plains, Georgia:
Later Maturity Cotton Strains Performance, 2016, Irrigated
Lint Yield
lb/acre
Lint*
%
Uniformity
Index*
%
Length*
inches
Strength*
g/tex
Micronaire*
units
DP 1747NR B2XF
MON 16R229B2XF
AMX 1603 B2XF
DP 1558NR B2RF
AMX 1604 B2XF
2020
1970
1887
1843
1804
43.3
43.4
42.6
43.0
40.2
82.4
81.8
82.7
83.7
83.5
1.12
1.09
1.15
1.16
1.17
31.3
29.5
28.4
31.1
32.8
4.3
4.7
4.2
4.6
4.5
MON 16R251NRB2XF
ST 5115GLT
PHY 333 WRF
DP 1555 B2RF
DP 1646 B2XF
1803
1796
1701
1643
1621
42.4
39.9
41.5
43.3
43.7
82.2
82.8
83.6
82.4
83.1
1.19
1.14
1.15
1.19
1.25
32.0
31.5
30.4
31.7
29.6
4.3
4.0
4.2
3.8
4.1
Average
LSD at 10% Level
CV %
1809
160
7.3
42.3
0.7
1.4
82.8
N.S.1
0.9
1.16
0.04
2.05
30.8
1.4
2.6
4.3
0.2
3.2
Variety
* A random quality sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in small gin in the
SWVT Lab on the UGA Griffin Campus to determine lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the
USDA classing office in Macon, Georgia, for quality testing.
1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore,
an LSD value was not calculated.
Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
May 4, 2016.
Planted:
October 17, 2016.
Harvested:
Seeding Rate: 4 seeds/foot in 36" rows.
Faceville sandy loam.
Soil Type:
P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 6.1.
Soil Test:
18 lb N, 16 lb P2O5, 60 lb K2O, and 1000 lb lime/acre. Sidedress: 80 lb N/acre.
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Management:
Irrigation:
Rainfall (in):
Soybeans.
Disked, subsoiled/bedded, rototilled, and cultivated; Prowl, Reflex, Diuron, MSMA,
Staple used for weed control; Bidrin and Bifenthrin used for insect control; Mepiquate
Chloride used for PGR.
10.93 inches.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
0.79
4.02
1.03
0.90
2.20
Trials conducted by W. Jones, D. Dunn, R. Brooke, and G. South.
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Tifton, Georgia:
Later Maturity Cotton Strains Performance, 2016, Irrigated
Lint Yield
lb/acre
Lint*
%
Uniformity
Index*
%
Length*
inches
Strength*
g/tex
Micronaire*
units
DP 1646 B2XF
PHY 333 WRF
ST 5115GLT
DP 1555 B2RF
AMX 1603 B2XF
1585
1568
1478
1468
1437
46.1
42.9
40.8
44.7
43.4
84.1
84.9
83.2
85.1
83.9
1.26
1.15
1.16
1.19
1.16
30.9
31.5
31.9
34.0
29.1
4.0
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.7
MON 16R229B2XF
AMX 1604 B2XF
DP 1747NR B2XF
MON 16R251NRB2XF
DP 1558NR B2RF
1425
1377
1350
1117
1048
43.9
42.5
45.8
44.3
42.9
84.6
84.1
84.7
84.2
84.1
1.12
1.13
1.16
1.21
1.15
30.1
33.2
33.6
33.4
32.6
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.9
3.7
Average
LSD at 10% Level
CV %
1385
126
7.6
43.7
0.4
0.8
84.3
N.S.1
1.0
1.17
0.04
1.74
32
1.3
2.2
3.7
0.1
1.6
Variety
* A random quality sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in small gin in the SWVT
Lab on the UGA Griffin Campus to determine lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing
office in Macon, Georgia, for quality testing.
1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore,
an LSD value was not calculated.
Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:
May 6, 2016.
Harvested:
September 27, 2016.
Seeding Rate: 4 seeds/foot in 36" rows.
Soil Type:
Tifton sandy loam.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 6.5.
25 lb N, 80 lb P2O5, and 80 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 75 lb N and 30 lb K2O/acre.
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Management:
Irrigation (in):
Rainfall (in):
Peanuts.
Disked and subsoiled/bedded; Reflex, Cotoran, Warrant, Dual Magnum, and Select
Max used for weed control; Besiege and Knack used for insect control; Prep, Folex,
and Dropp used for defoliation.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
1.75
2.00
5.00
2.50
0.50
2.20
5.09
2.19
4.86
6.58
Trials conducted by S. Willis, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and G. South.
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Yield Summary of Later Maturity Cotton Strains, 2016, Irrigated
Lint Yielda
Variety
3-Loc.
Average
Midville
Plains
Tifton
------------------- lb/acre -------------------
DP 1646 B2XF
PHY 333 WRF
ST 5115GLT
DP 1555 B2RF
AMX 1603 B2XF
1869
1621
1665
1767
1496
1
MON 16R229B2XF
AMX 1604 B2XF
DP 1747NR B2XF
MON 16R251NRB2XF
DP 1558NR B2RF
1441
1631
1690
1526
1550
10
Average
LSD at 10% Level
CV %
1625
154
7.9
6
4
2
9
5
3
8
7
1621
1701
1796
1643
1887
10
1970
1804
2020
1803
1843
2
1809
160
7.3
8
7
9
3
5
1
6
4
1585
1568
1478
1468
1437
1
1425
1377
1350
1117
1048
6
1385
126
7.6
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
1692
1630
1646
1626
1606
1
1612
1604
1687
1482
1480
6
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
1607
N.S.b
7.6
Lint
%
Unif.
Index
%
44.2
42.1
39.5
44.1
41.9
83.4
83.7
82.8
84.0
83.0
1.25
1.16
1.14
1.20
1.16
30.3
31.6
31.3
33.0
28.7
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.9
43.3
40.8
44.8
43.3
42.5
83.2
83.7
83.3
83.0
83.7
1.11
1.15
1.14
1.20
1.16
30.1
33.1
32.4
32.8
32.5
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
42.7
1.2
1.5
83.4
N.S.
0.8
1.17
0.02
1.70
31.6
1.0
2.4
3.9
N.S.
2.3
Length Strength
inches
g/tex
Mic.
units
a
Superscript numbers indicate ranking at that location.
The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was
not calculated.
Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected
LSD (P = 0.10).
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