Performance of Early Season Flex Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2005

Southeast Farm Press

Jan. 30, 2007 11:07am


	Belle Mina	Prattville	Fairhope
Variety	lbs/acre	% lint	lbs/acre	% lint	lbs/acre	% lint
Deltapine DP 444BG/RR	1050	45	1296	43	922	41
FiberMax FM 960BR	987	42	1288	38	973	39
CG 3020 B2RF	947	39	1271	38	1113	41
CG 3520 B2RF	1001	41	1241	40	988	38
CG 4020 B2RF	1019	42	1254	39	1163	40
Vigoro CX 601	1058	40	1174	37	968	38
Vigoro CX 621	881	41	1295	40	1049	40
DP 108 RF	901	42	1137	40	895	40
DP 110 RF	798	42	1168	41	897	39
DP 113 B2RF	892	40	1115	39	894	40
DP 117 B2RF	895	41	1080	38	1013	41
PHY 415 RF	1001	43	1404	40	975	40
PHY 425 RF	808	42	1296	41	969	41
PHY 475 WRF	956	43	1286	42	964	41
PHY 485 WRF	1000	44	1353	41	975	40
xBCG-9124-BBII/Flex	1094	41	1342	41	1005	40
xBCG-8391-BBII/Flex	909	39	1221	37	865	37
xBCG-4630-BBII/Flex	898	41	1427	40	1137	40
xBCG-4153-BBII/Flex	938	39	1226	39	944	39
xBCG-3255-BBII/Flex	959	39	1350	40	941	38
xBCG-1004-BBII/Flex	942	40	1274	39	1032	39
xBCG-4575-BBII/Flex	902	39	1219	35	928	38
xBCG-1505-Flex	881	40	893	38	710	38
xBCG-0105-Flex	772	36	975	37	772	37
STX 4554B2RF	941	42	1304	39	1167	41
STX 4664RF	1010	44	1328	43	959	41
DG 2100 B2RF	929	39	1318	40	845	37
DG 2520 B2RF	970	43	1266	41	994	39

The test at Fairhope was harvested after receiving 3 inches of rain from Hurricane Rita, which caused losses before
harvest. Fairhope also endured two tropical storms (Arlene and Cindy) and three hurricanes (Dennis, Katrica and Rita)
during the growing season.

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