The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia									Table of Contents
2002 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests Research Report Number 686 January 2003
Tifton, Georgia:
Regional Farm Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Comparison of Released Varieties for Certain Characteristics, 2002
Variety	Yield	Value	Price Index1	Grade Index2	Number Leaves/ Plant	Plant Ht.	Days to Flower	Total Alkaloids	Reducing Sugars	Ratio RS/TA
	lb/A	$/A	$/CWT			in		%	%
AVH 201	2001	2997	147	39	20	30.3	78	4.46	6.8	1.5
RG H03	1850	2997	161	46	18	28.8	71	3.60	15.5	4.3
VPI 124	1722	2731	156	48	20	31.3	84	4.04	11.5	2.8
XP 102	1667	2346	143	36	19	28.5	82	5.14	9.8	1.9
NC 95	1609	2313	142	38	18	29.1	77	4.57	9.6	2.1
NC 2326	1584	2193	142	37	20	29.5	71	4.34	10.3	2.4
XP 140	1562	2562	159	47	20	31.7	75	4.43	11.5	2.6
OX 30	1502	2367	158	49	20	29.9	84	4.71	6.8	1.4
CU 748	1355	2086	158	46	18	28.5	84	3.69	14.1	3.8
Speight 220	1306	1743	144	34	18	27.9	77	4.88	10.4	2.1
Speight H6	1030	1420	141	39	18	27.9	79	3.75	10.2	2.7
NC TG 96	1020	1469	143	40	18	30.3	73	4.81	9.1	1.9
NC TG 80	1019	1409	142	38	19	27.3	84	4.80	10.5	2.2
LSD -0.05	909.83	1479.5	30.4	18.2
Conducted on an Ocilla loamy sand soil fertilized with 1000 lbs/a of 6-6-18 and 120 lbs/a 16-0-0 with plants spaced 20-22 inches apart in 44-inch rows.
1.  Price Index based on two-year average (2001-2002) prices for U.S. government grades.
2.  Numerical values ranging from 1-99 for flue-cured tobacco based on equivalent government grades - higher the      number, higher the grade.  Some varieties are not shown due to low plant counts from TSWV.
Researched by Stevan S. LaHue and M. G. Stephenson, under project S1-71 and supported by grants from the Georgia Tobacco Commission.