Cotton VARIETY TRIALS, Mississippi MISSISSIPPI S OFFICIAL VARIETY TRIALS. Information Bulletin 495 March 2015 GEORGE M.

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1 Information Bulletin 495 March 205 Mississippi Cotton VARIETY TRIALS, 204 MISSISSIPPI S OFFICIAL VARIETY TRIALS MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURAL & FORESTRY EXPERIMENT STATION GEORGE M. HOPPER, DIRECTOR MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY MARK E. KEENUM, PRESIDENT GREGORY A BOHACH, VICE PRESIDENT

2 NOTICE TO USER This Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station information bulletin is a summary of research conducted under project number 7600 at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, Mississippi, and several other locations in the state. It is intended for the use of colleagues, cooperators, and sponsors. The interpretation of data presented herein may change after additional experimentation. Information included herein is not to be construed either as a recommendation for use or as an endorsement of a specific product by Mississippi State University or the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Trade names of commercial products used in this report are included only for clarity and understanding. All available names (trade names, chemical names, experimental product code names or numbers, etc.) of products used in this research project are listed in the tables contained in this report.

3 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204 MAFES Official Variety Trial Contributors B. R. Golden Assistant Research Professor Cotton Variety Trial Coordinator Delta Research and Extension Center Stoneville, Mississippi W. E. Clark Agricultural Technician Cotton Variety Trial Contact Delta Research and Extension Center Stoneville, Mississippi N. W. Buehring Research Professor and Superintendent North Mississippi Research and Extension Center Verona, Mississippi L. L. Falconer Extension Professor Agricultural Economist Delta Research and Extension Center Stoneville, Mississippi M. W. Shankle Research Professor North Mississippi Research and Extension Center Pontotoc, Mississippi T. P. Wallace Associate Professor Department of Plant and Soil Science Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi D. M. Dodds Associate Extension Professor State Cotton Specialist Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Starkville, Mississippi This document was approved for publication as Information Bulletin 495 of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. It was published by the Office of Agricultural Communications, a unit of the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine. Copyright 205 by Mississippi State University. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied and distributed without alteration for nonprofit educational purposes provided that credit is given to the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Find variety trial information online at mafes.msstate.edu/variety-trials.

4 PREFACE The main objective of the Mississippi Cotton Official Variety Trials (OVT) is to provide unbiased information to clientele regarding evaluation of yield and fiber performance of commercial cotton varieties and advanced lines that may become varieties in the future. The ultimate goal is to provide Mississippi producers with adequate information to make well-informed seed selection decisions for cultivation in the major production regions in Mississippi. This Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station information bulletin is a summary of research conducted at numerous on- and off-station locations throughout Mississippi. The interpretation of data presented may change after additional experimentation over years. All information included is not to be construed as a recommendation for use or as an endorsement of a particular product or variety by Mississippi State University or the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Trade names of commercial products used in this report are included only to provide greater clarity to the information presented.

5 Tunica Senatobia Clarksdale Verona Itta Bena Stoneville Mississippi State Brooksville 204 Cotton Variety Test Locations

6 CONTENTS Introduction Testing Procedures Interpreting the Data Selecting a Variety/Trait Considerations for Selection Top-Yielding Varieties Acknowledgements Performance Tables for 204 Tested Varieties Table. Varieties submitted for testing in Table 2. Mean performance of OVT varieties submitted during Table 3. Two-year yield performance of varieties cultivated in the Delta region Table 4. Two-year yield performance of varieties cultivated in the Hill region Table 5. One-year yield performance of varieties cultivated in the Delta region Table 6. One-year yield performance of varieties cultivated in the Hill region Table 7. Yield performance and fiber characteristics Clarksdale OVT trial Table 8. Yield performance and fiber characteristics Itta Bena OVT trial Table 9. Yield performance and fiber characteristics Noxubee County OVT trial Table 0. Yield performance and fiber characteristics Senatobia OVT trial Table. Yield performance and fiber characteristics Starkville OVT trial Table 2. Yield performance and fiber characteristics Stoneville OVT trial Table 3. Yield performance and fiber characteristics Tunica OVT trial Table 4. Yield performance and fiber characteristics Verona OVT trial

7 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204 All varieties submitted for testing are cultivated utilizing conventional chemical control for insect and weed pests. Each test plot consists of two rows of cotton approximately 40 feet in length with a row spacing of 38 or 40 inches. Each plot is analyzed statistically as a randomized complete block with four blocks or replications. Cooperators at each location determine input management for trials based on soil texture, soil test value, and scouting for pest pressures. However, seeding rate and physical seeding is controlled by the cotton variety testing coordinator. All estimated fiber parameters (Lint percent, individual boll weight), as well as HVI fiber quality assessment, are based upon a handpicked 50-boll sample from each replicated plot at each location. The 50-boll samples from all locations are ginned on the same 0- INTRODUCTION TESTING PROCEDURES Annually, Mississippi State researchers evaluate cotton varieties at numerous locations within the cotton-growing regions in the state. The purpose of the Mississippi State Official Variety Trials is to provide an unbiased comparison of varieties across a range of environments. Trial evaluation of standard, commercially available, and new and upcoming cotton cultivars throughout the state provides producers data to make well-informed variety selection decisions based upon how a particular cotton variety performed close to their bases of operation. The Official Variety Trial (OVT) is conducted annually at the Delta Research and Extension Center, North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, main campus of Mississippi State University, and cooperating producer locations in both the Delta and Hill cottonproducing regions. At each location, all varieties entered into the trial are treated identically (Conventional) with respect to herbicide and insecticide input to strive for unbiased evaluation of genetic potential. Mississippi State personnel attempt to conduct at least eight small-plot official variety trials per year in areas that well represent the majority of the state s cotton-producing acreage. Mississippi State also conducts the Commercial Advanced Stain Trials (CAST), which are conducted at Stoneville. CAST allows researchers and producers to get a firsthand look at possibly the next best varieties coming down the pipeline. In most instances, varieties in the New trial are closer to being on the shelf than those in the CAST. No entries were submitted in the CAST during the 204 testing year. saw Continental laboratory gin to determine gin turnout. Utilization of the same gin for all samples is important to avoid bias in fiber quality across locations. High Volume Instrumentation analyses for fiber property determinations are conducted by Cotton Fiber Lab in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lint yields are calculated using the seed cotton weight mechanically harvested from each plot, and the turnout percentage estimates from handpicked boll samples. Mean lint yields are presented as pounds of lint per acre. The commercial varieties utilized as standard checks for comparison in 204 were Delta Pine and Land 092 B2RF, Phytogen 375 WRF, and Stoneville 5288B2R. These varieties were included to give the end user an idea of how newer cultivars compare to proven high-yielding varieties adapted to the Midsouth growing region. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station

8 Field variability is inherent to production research with any cropping system. Unlike strip trials, small-plot research allows for replication with a very minimal footprint. The minimal footprint associated with smallplot research generally allows for less variability among replications due to field variability (i.e., soil textural changes, pest variations). Reduced variability lends us a greater understanding of a variety s genetic potential cultivated under uniform conditions. However, striptrial research may lend greater information about how a variety will perform across a range of conditions (e.g., low spot in the field). Data from both small-plot and strip trials should be considered when making final variety selection decisions. Mississippi State separates the greatest performing varieties by use of a Fisher s Protected Least Significant Cultivar selection is possibly the most important management decision a producer must make for the duration of a growing season. Improper variety selection generally cannot be overcome with management. Starting with the best genetic potential will generally pay off at harvest. Careful consideration should go into selecting varieties that are well adapted to the Midsouth growing region and to certain geographical regions within the state due to the rising cost of seed and associated technology fees. Multiple available transgenic traits can make selecting a variety cumbersome. At most locations, the top-yielding varieties represent a range of available trait packages. These options lend the producer multiple options to choose from with respect to herbicide and insecticide traits. Following is a synopsis of the transgenic traits that were represented in this year s trials. Glyphosate resistance This trait is generally indicated on the seed bag with either an F or RF. Varieties with these designations can tolerate over-the-top applications of glyphosate. The newer Flex varieties have replaced the older Roundup Ready varieties (R or RR). In general, Flex varieties allow for over-the-top applications to be made later in the season. Glufosinate resistance This trait is generally indicated on the seed bag with an LL. These varieties can withstand over-the-top applications of Liberty 280. These varieties have appeal with increasing acreage INTERPRETING THE DATA SELECTING A VARIETY/TRAIT Difference (LSD) at a 5% level. The LSD associated with the 5% level lends us 95% positive identification of the greatest yielding varieties at each specific location. In each individual trial, the collection of varieties that yield the greatest statistically is represented in bold. These varieties will all have a numerical difference less than the LSD value shown at the bottom of the data variable columns. The varieties listed in bold may have slightly different numerical yields, but they will perform very similarly at a given location. Statistical analysis is not conducted for across-location averages. Producers should review data tables for the closest geographical location that is representative of their operation, but they should also review yield information across locations to get an idea of a variety s yield stability over a wide range of production environments. infested with glyphosate-resistant weed pressure. It is important to note that producers utilizing both glyphosate- and glufosinate-resistant varieties in close proximity must use caution to avoid crop injury from spray drift, improperly cleaned applicators, or a combination of both. For more information on utilizing herbicideresistant traits and alternative weed control practices consult Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 532, Weed Control Guidelines for Mississippi, available online at Bollgard 2 Varieties with designations B, BG, B2, or BG2 on the seed bag or in the brand name contain genes that produce protein toxic to heliothis. There should no longer be seed available with the B or BG labeling due to the Bollgard phase-out. However, under high and persistent pressure, supplemental chemical control strategies are necessary to prevent economic damage from caterpillar pests. WideStrike Phytogen varieties with the designation W or WS2 on the bag or in the variety name. Like Bollgard 2, WideStrike varieties contain two genes that produce protein toxic to insect pests. For more information on utilization of transgenic traits with insecticidal properties consult Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 247, Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops, available online at 2 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204

9 CONSIDERATIONS FOR SELECTION Yield variability among calendar years within a variety is certain. Therefore, selection decisions should be made from within the range of top-yielding varieties. Newer varieties with limited available data should be cultivated to minimal acreage until further testing validates performance across multiple years and locations. Generally, there is no one variety that is the silver bullet. Therefore, choosing multiple varieties allows for flexibility in relative maturity, management decisions, and risk aversion. Lint yield should be the primary factor when you select a variety, but do not discount fiber quality as a close second. Overall, low fiber quality in Midsouth cotton-producing regions has become an issue. Do not underestimate the discounts associated with high micronaire, which can be significant. There are numerous methods to pick or highlight the top-yielding varieties across locations to develop a short list of promising varieties for future plantings. For soybean and corn, the short list is a powerful aid in selecting varieties due to the sheer number of available varieties. However, for cotton the list of available varieties that perform well and are adapted to the Midsouth The authors would like to express our appreciation first and foremost to the four producers who participated in the 204 Official Cotton Variety Trial locations that were conducted on-farm. The on-farm trials provide an added benefit to the data by expanding the footprint of the trials into different areas of the state to better represent the environmental, soil textural, and management differences that are present throughout Mississippi. We thank Cliff Heaton (Clarksdale), Mark Kimmel (Itta Bena), and George Perry (Senatobia and Tunica). Their hard work and willingness to participate in the variety trials are deeply valued. We at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station look forward to working with you and other willing producers in the future. TOP-YIELDING VARIETIES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A consideration to look at when selecting a variety is the overall mean of the trial. Comparing an individual variety to the trial mean can lend an indication of how that particular variety stacked up to the trial as a whole. A variety with a mean lint yield greater or much greater than the overall trial mean generally will perform well. Remember, there can be a full 4-day difference in maturity between cotton varieties. However, most current leading varieties, including those submitted to this year s trial, tend to be more mid to early maturing than varieties of the past. For more information on maturity of varieties consult Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 2697, 202 Cotton Maturity Guide, available online at is short on its own. The recent trend in cotton varieties submitted for testing to university OVT trials across the Midsouth has declined over the last 0 years with changes in the cotton industry. Therefore, it is important to select a variety that has performed well in the Mississippi OVT or other Midsouth university OVT trials. We are also grateful to Robert Sullivan of the agronomy program at the Delta Research and Extension Center for his assistance with all aspects of conducting the trials. Without his diligent work and assistance the variety trials would not be a success, so we offer thanks for all he does. We also recognize Shan Beasley, Laurie Jones, and Debra White for their assistance with hand-harvesting, ginning, and preparing fiber-quality samples. Their work allows us to provide data in a timely fashion. We thank Mark Silva for supplying the equipment and technical expertise to make recording environmental data possible at both the on- and off-station testing locations. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station 3

10 Table. Varieties submitted for testing by participating industry partners in 204. Industry contact Trial and variety submitted Americot, Inc. Tom Brooks Official variety trial New variety trial Commercial strain trial NG 5 B2RF Bayer CropScience ST 4946GLB2 BX 530GLT Andy White ST 6448GLB2 BX 53GLT ST 4747GLB2 BX 532GLT ST 5032GLT BX 533GLT ST 5289GLT BX 534GLT BX 535GLT BX 536GLT CPS Dyna-Gro Seed Dyna-Gro 2285B2RF Dyna-Gro 2355B2RF Scott Cummings Dyno-Gro CT455 International Seed Technology Stacey L. Heard BRS-286 BRS-293 BRS-335 Monsanto DP 32 B2RF MON 2R224B2R2 Dave Albers DP 3 B2RF DP 33 B2RF DP 37 B2RF DP 048 B2RF DP 034 B2RF DP 044 B2RF Phytogen Cottonseed PHY 333 WRF Px300304WRF Brooks Blanche PHY 339 WRF Px30030WRF PHY 427 WRF Px30034WRF PHY 495 W3RF Px322b5WRF Px44443WRF Px554057WRF Px554063WRF Px55400WRF Px49907W3RF Px49936W3RF Px37508W3RF Px37520W3RF Seed Source Genetics HQ20CT Ed Jungmann SSG-UA 222 HQ0CT WinField 4 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204 CROPLAN 3787 B2RF Robert Cossar CHECK DP 092 B2RF DP 092 B2RF PHY 499WRF PHY 499WRF ST 5288B2F ST 5288B2F 4 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204

11 Table 2. One-year mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for OVT varieties submitted for testing in 204 averaged across all testing locations. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g Px44443WRF Px49907W3RF NG 5 B2RF Px322b5WRF MON 2R224B2RF PHY 333 WRF BX 53GLT DP 33 B2RF Px37520W3RF PHY 499WRF Px49936W3RF DP 092 B2RF Px554063WRF UA Dyna-Gro 2285B DP 32 B2RF ST 4946GLB Px37508W3RF PHY 339 WRF CROPLAN 3787 B2RF PHY 495 W3RF Px55400WRF BX 534GLT Px30030WRF Px554057WRF ST 5032GLT PHY 427 WRF ST 4747GLB Px300304WRF BX 530GLT DP 048 B2RF ST 6448GLB DP 044 B2RF DP 3 B2RF BX 532GLT BX 533GLT DP 37 B2RF DP 034 B2RF Px30034WRF ST 5288B2F Dyno-Gro CT BX 536GLT ST 5289GLT HQ20CT Dyna-Gro 2355B HQ0CT BRS BRS BX 535GLT BRS Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Lint yields in bold type within a column are not significantly different from the numerically greatest yielding variety. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station 5

12 Table 3. Two-year mean yield performance of varieties cultivated at three locations in the Delta region during 203 and 204. Variety Clarksdale Stoneville Ita Bena Tunica Avg. across location and yr. lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a Px322b5WRF PHY 333 WRF NG 5 B2RF Px30030WRF DP 32 B2RF ST 4946GLB DP 092 B2RF Px44443WRF Px55400WRF PHY 499 WRF Px300304WRF DP 33 B2RF MON 2R224B2RF PHY 339 WRF CROPLAN 3787 B2RF ST 5288B2F ST 4747GLB DP 048 B2RF ST 6448GLB DP 37 B2RF DP 044 B2RF DP 034 B2RF Table is sorted based on average across location and year lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Table 4. Two-year mean yield performance of varieties cultivated at four locations in the Hill region during 203 and 204. Variety Senatobia Starkville Noxubee Verona Avg. across location and yr. lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a lb/a Px44443WRF PHY 499 WRF Px322b5WRF PHY 339 WRF DP 092 B2RF PHY 333 WRF DP 048 B2RF DP 32 B2RF NG 5 B2RF MON 2R224B2RF ST 6448GLB DP 33 B2RF DP 37 B2RF ST 4747GLB CROPLAN 3787 B2RF Px55400WRF Px30030WRF ST 5288B2F ST 4946GLB DP 034 B2RF DP 044 B2RF Px300304WRF Table is sorted based on average across location and year lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). 6 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204

13 Table 5. One-year mean yield performance of varieties cultivated at three locations in the Delta region, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g Px49907W3RF NG 5 B2RF DP 33 B2RF Px44443WRF BX 53GLT PHY 333 WRF PHY 499WRF Px554063WRF DP 32 B2RF Dyna-Gro 2285B Px37520W3RF PHY 495 W3RF Px55400WRF CROPLAN 3787 B2RF DP 092 B2RF MON 2R224B2RF Px322b5WRF Px49936W3RF BX 530GLT Px30030WRF DP 3 B2RF ST 4946GLB Px37508W3RF Px554057WRF PHY 427 WRF UA Px300304WRF BX 532GLT BX 534GLT BX 533GLT ST 5032GLT ST 4747GLB Dyno-Gro CT DP 048 B2RF PHY 339 WRF Px30034WRF ST 5288B2F DP 034 B2RF DP 37 B2RF DP 044 B2RF BX 536GLT ST 6448GLB ST 5289GLT Dyna-Gro 2355B HQ20CT BRS BX 535GLT BRS HQ0CT BRS Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Bolded means are not statistically different from greatest-yielding variety at 0.05 level of significance. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Tunica location not included in across-delta analysis. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station 7

14 Table 6. One-year mean yield performance of varieties cultivated at four locations in the Hill region, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g Px44443WRF MON 2R224B2RF PHY 339 WRF Px322b5WRF PHY 499WRF DP 092 B2RF PHY 333 WRF BX 53GLT Px49936W3RF Px37508W3RF Dyna-Gro 2285B DP 33 B2RF UA NG 5 B2RF Px49907W3RF Px37520W3RF DP 048 B2RF CROPLAN 3787 B2RF PHY 495 W3RF ST 4747GLB Px554057WRF ST 6448GLB DP 37 B2RF ST 4946GLB DP 32 B2RF BX 530GLT DP 044 B2RF ST 5032GLT BX 533GLT BX 534GLT DP 034 B2RF Px554063WRF PHY 427 WRF Px30030WRF DP 3 B2RF Dyna-Gro 2355B Px30034WRF ST 5289GLT Px55400WRF HQ20CT ST 5288B2F Dyno-Gro CT BX 532GLT Px300304WRF BX 535GLT BX 536GLT HQ0CT BRS BRS BRS Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Bolded means are not statistically different from greatest-yielding variety at 0.05 level of significance. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). 8 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204

15 Table 7. Mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for cotton varieties cultivated on nonirrigated Dubbs very fine sandy loam on Cliff Heaton Farms near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g PHY 499WRF Px554063WRF BX 53GLT DP 33 B2RF Px49936W3RF PHY 495 W3RF Px30034WRF Px49907W3RF NG 5 B2RF Dyno-Gro CT Px55400WRF PHY 333 WRF Px37520W3RF Px44443WRF DP 32 B2RF Px37508W3RF DP 092 B2RF MON 2R224B2RF DP 3 B2RF ST 5288B2F BRS CROPLAN 3787 B2RF BX 532GLT ST 4747GLB Px30030WRF Px322b5WRF PHY 427 WRF BX 536GLT DP 044 B2RF Px300304WRF BX 533GLT PHY 339 WRF Dyna-Gro 2285B BX 530GLT ST 5032GLT Px554057WRF UA ST 5289GLT BX 534GLT DP 034 B2RF ST 4946GLB BRS HQ0CT DP 048 B2RF DP 37 B2RF BRS HQ20CT BX 535GLT Dyna-Gro 2355B ST 6448GLB Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Bolded means are not statistically different from greatest-yielding variety at 0.05 level of significance. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Trial Facilitator: Bobby Golden Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station 9

16 Table 8. Mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for cotton varieties cultivated on nonirrigated Tensas silty clay loam on Mark Kimmel Farms near Itta Bena, Mississippi, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g Px49907W3RF DP 33 B2RF Px37520W3RF PHY 333 WRF Px44443WRF Dyna-Gro 2285B DP 092 B2RF ST 6448GLB DP 32 B2RF DP 3 B2RF BX 530GLT Px300304WRF BX 53GLT MON 2R224B2RF Px30030WRF NG 5 B2RF Px554057WRF ST 4946GLB Px322b5WRF BX 534GLT PHY 499WRF ST 5032GLT CROPLAN 3787 B2RF UA Px55400WRF Px554063WRF Px37508W3RF Px49936W3RF PHY 495 W3RF DP 048 B2RF ST 4747GLB PHY 339 WRF BX 532GLT Dyno-Gro CT BX 533GLT DP 034 B2RF PHY 427 WRF Dyna-Gro 2355B DP 37 B2RF BX 536GLT BX 535GLT ST 5288B2F ST 5289GLT DP 044 B2RF HQ20CT Px30034WRF HQ0CT BRS BRS BRS Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Bolded means are not statistically different from greatest-yielding variety at 0.05 level of significance. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Trial Facilitator: Bobby Golden 0 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204

17 Table 9. Mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for cotton varieties cultivated on a nonirrigated Brooksville silty clay at the Black Belt Branch Experiment Station in Noxubee County, Mississippi, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g Px44443WRF DP 3 B2RF BX 53GLT DP 092 B2RF DP 048 B2RF DP 37 B2RF ST 4747GLB PHY 495 W3RF MON 2R224B2RF Dyno-Gro CT DP 33 B2RF ST 4946GLB CROPLAN 3787 B2RF ST 6448GLB NG 5 B2RF PHY 339 WRF Px37508W3RF DP 034 B2RF BX 533GLT Px49907W3RF DP 044 B2RF ST 5032GLT PHY 499WRF Px554063WRF ST 5289GLT Px322b5WRF DP 32 B2RF BX 530GLT Dyna-Gro 2355B Dyna-Gro 2285B Px554057WRF BX 534GLT BX 535GLT Px49936W3RF UA Px55400WRF PHY 333 WRF HQ20CT Px30034WRF BX 536GLT BX 532GLT Px37520W3RF HQ0CT BRS Px300304WRF BRS Px30030WRF ST 5288B2F BRS PHY 427 WRF Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Bolded means are not statistically different from greatest-yielding variety at 0.05 level of significance. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Trial Facilitator: Darrin Dodds Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station

18 Table 0. Mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for cotton varieties cultivated on an irrigated Falaya silt loam on Pace Perry Farms near Senatobia, Mississippi, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g UA Px554063WRF BX 534GLT Px49936W3RF PHY 427 WRF PHY 499WRF Px322b5WRF PHY 333 WRF Px44443WRF Px30030WRF PHY 339 WRF ST 4747GLB Px554057WRF DP 092 B2RF Px37520W3RF ST 5288B2F Px37508W3RF BX 536GLT DP 044 B2RF HQ20CT BRS DP 33 B2RF BX 535GLT ST 4946GLB Dyna-Gro 2285B2RF MON 2R224B2RF ST 5289GLT BX 533GLT ST 5032GLT DP 37 B2RF Px30034WRF DP 32 B2RF DP 048 B2RF ST 6448GLB BX 53GLT Px55400WRF Dyno-Gro CT PHY 495 W3RF Dyna-Gro 2355B2RF Px300304WRF CROPLAN 3787 B2RF2RF NG 5 B2RF HQ0CT DP 3 B2RF BRS Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Bolded means are not statistically different from greatest-yielding variety at 0.05 level of significance. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Some varieties are missing from analysis due to variability in plots and weakened stands. Trial Facilitator: Mark Shankle 2 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204

19 Table. Mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for cotton varieties cultivated on an irrigated Marietta fine sandy loam at Mississippi State University near Starkville, Mississippi, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g Px44443WRF MON 2R224B2RF PHY 339 WRF Px322b5WRF UA Px49907W3RF Dyna-Gro 2285B BX 530GLT DP 092 B2RF Px49936W3RF PHY 499WRF Px554057WRF HQ20CT ST 6448GLB ST 4946GLB PHY 333 WRF HQ0CT CROPLAN 3787 B2RF DP 33 B2RF DP 044 B2RF Px37520W3RF BX 53GLT Px30030WRF Px37508W3RF Px30034WRF BRS Px55400WRF BX 533GLT Px300304WRF PHY 427 WRF NG 5 B2RF BX 534GLT PHY 495 W3RF DP 32 B2RF Dyna-Gro 2355B DP 034 B2RF DP 048 B2RF Px554063WRF BRS BRS ST 4747GLB ST 5288B2F BX 532GLT Dyno-Gro CT DP 37 B2RF ST 5032GLT DP 3 B2RF ST 5289GLT BX 536GLT BX 535GLT Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Lint yields in bold type within a column are not significantly different from the numerically greatest yielding variety. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Trial Facilitator: Ted Wallace Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station 3

20 Table 2. Mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for cotton varieties cultivated on an irrigated Commerce very fine sandy loam at the Delta Research and Extension Center near Stoneville, Mississippi, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g NG 5 B2RF Dyna-Gro 2285B2RF Px44443WRF DP 32 B2RF ST 4946GLB PHY 427 WRF CROPLAN 3787 B2RF Px554063WRF Px322b5WRF Px55400WRF PHY 333 WRF DP 33 B2RF MON 2R224B2RF PHY 495 W3RF UA BX 53GLT DP 048 B2RF DP 37 B2RF Px554057WRF Px49907W3RF Px30030WRF BX 534GLT BX 530GLT DP 092 B2RF BX 533GLT Px37508W3RF BX 532GLT Px37520W3RF ST 5032GLT Px49936W3RF DP 034 B2RF Px300304WRF PHY 499WRF DP 044 B2RF ST 4747GLB ST 5288B2F DP 3 B2RF Px30034WRF PHY 339 WRF ST 5289GLT ST 6448GLB Dyna-Gro 2355B2RF BX 536GLT HQ20CT Dyno-Gro CT BRS BX 535GLT HQ0CT BRS BRS Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Lint yields in bold type within a column are not significantly different from the numerically greatest yielding variety. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Trial Facilitator: Bobby Golden 4 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204

21 Table 3. Mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for cotton varieties cultivated on an irrigated Sharkey clay on George Perry Farms near Tunica, Mississippi, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g ST 4946GLB Px322b5WRF Px37520W3RF PHY 333 WRF Px300304WRF NG 5 B2RF Px55400WRF PHY 427 WRF Px30030WRF DP 32 B2RF UA Px37508W3RF Px554063WRF BX 534GLT Px30034WRF Px49936W3RF Dyna-Gro 2285B ST 5032GLT ST 5288B2F MON 2R224B2RF Px49907W3RF ST 5289GLT BX 536GLT BX 532GLT ST 6448GLB DP 044 B2RF PHY 339 WRF Px554057WRF DP 33 B2RF Px44443WRF PHY 499WRF ST 4747GLB CROPLAN 3787 B2RF DP 092 B2RF DP 37 B2RF BX 53GLT DP 3 B2RF PHY 495 W3RF DP 048 B2RF HQ0CT BRS DP 034 B2RF BX 533GLT Dyno-Gro CT Dyna-Gro 2355B BX 535GLT BRS HQ20CT BRS BX 530GLT Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Lint yields in bold type within a column are not significantly different from the numerically greatest yielding variety. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Trial Facilitator: Mark Shankle Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station 5

22 Table 4. Mean yield performance and fiber characteristics for cotton varieties cultivated on a nonirrigated Leeper silty loam at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center near Verona, Mississippi, 204. Variety Seed cotton Lint Lint Length Mic. Strength Uniformity Elongation Ind. boll 00 seed yield yield weight weight lb/a lb/a % in g/tex % % g g NG 5 B2RF Px37520W3RF DP 048 B2RF MON 2R224B2RF DP 32 B2RF Px322b5WRF PHY 495 W3RF ST 5032GLT Px49936W3RF PHY 333 WRF Dyna-Gro 2285B BX 53GLT Px37508W3RF Px49907W3RF CROPLAN 3787 B2RF PHY 499WRF PHY 339 WRF DP 33 B2RF DP 37 B2RF DP 092 B2RF BX 532GLT BX 530GLT ST 4946GLB BX 533GLT DP 034 B2RF DP 044 B2RF ST 6448GLB Px300304WRF Px44443WRF BX 536GLT ST 5288B2F BX 535GLT ST 5289GLT ST 4747GLB Px55400WRF Px554057WRF Px554063WRF Px30030WRF Dyna-Gro 2355B BX 534GLT Px30034WRF PHY 427 WRF DP 3 B2RF Dyno-Gro CT Overall Mean LSD (0.05) C.V. (%) Lint yields in bold type within a column are not significantly different from the numerically greatest yielding variety. Table is sorted based on lint yield means (i.e., from greatest to lowest lint yield). Trial Facilitator: Normie Buehring 6 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials, 204

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