2003 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests The Univeristy of Georgia Research Report Number 692 January 2004						Table of Contents
Tifton, Georgia: Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2003, Irrigated
Entry		Lint Yield	Lint	Uniformity Index	Length	Strength	Micronaire
		lb/acre	%	%	inches	g/tex	units

GA200036		1368	44.2	84.9	1.16	29.0	4.9
OAX300BR		1355	43.9	83.2	1.03	24.7	4.8
SG215BR		1345	41.4	83.2	1.10	24.4	4.7
FM989BR		1317	41.7	83.4	1.15	28.9	4.5
ST4892BR		1309	42.6	83.6	1.11	27.8	4.6

GA200042		1256	42.0	83.5	1.11	27.8	4.8
SG521R		1249	41.7	83.3	1.12	25.8	4.6
FM960BR		1246	41.8	83.9	1.13	31.9	4.6
OAX304BR		1245	40.4	83.0	1.10	27.2	5.0
OAX301R		1212	40.6	83.8	1.10	25.6	4.6

OAX303		1195	46.6	84.0	1.13	24.3	5.0
DP451BR		1186	39.9	84.8	1.16	25.4	4.7
DP449BR		1162	42.4	84.2	1.13	31.4	4.9
OAX302BR		1157	37.4	83.7	1.13	22.8	4.7
GA200013		1139	42.4	84.8	1.16	29.7	4.7

GA200035		1131	45.4	83.2	1.13	33.1	4.9
ST4793R		1119	43.9	82.6	1.06	26.5	5.0
DP444BR		1095	44.6	84.4	1.15	28.6	3.9
GA200041		1082	43.5	83.2	1.14	27.5	4.4
ST 4646B2R		1017	40.6	83.7	1.13	27.3	4.6

PHY410RR		1013	40.5	83.9	1.13	27.5	4.3
SG105		993	41.3	85.2	1.15	30.0	4.9
N2429		987	41.2	84.4	1.14	28.8	5.1
FM958LL		982	41.0	84.3	1.15	31.8	5.0
DP436RR		967	37.4	84.4	1.17	25.3	4.6

DELTAPEARL		902	41.0	84.8	1.18	27.8	4.9
FM981LL		892	39.4	83.1	1.15	28.4	4.1
FM966LL		889	41.1	83.5	1.13	30.1	4.5
FM966		850	41.9	84.1	1.14	31.6	4.7
FM989RR		831	41.7	83.0	1.11	28.1	4.5

Average		1116	41.8	83.8	1.13	27.9	4.7
LSD 0.10		114	1.0	0.9	0.02	1.1	0.2
CV %		8.7	2.1	0.9	1.41	3.4	3.5

Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	April 28, 2003.
Harvested:	September 17, 2003.
Fertilization:	93 lb N, 54 lb P₂O₅, and 108 lb K₂O/acre.
Management:	Telone II applied 3 gal/acre; Temik applied 4 lb/acre.
		May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.
Rainfall¹ (in):		1.41	7.25	8.13	9.74	4.40
Irrigation (in):		0	0	1.50	0	0

1. Gibbs Farm location, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Georgia.

Trials conducted by Larry Thompson, Grant Henderson, Stephen Walker, and Lloyd May.