2003 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests The Univeristy of Georgia Research Report Number 692 January 2004									Table of Contents
Tifton, Georgia:
Regional Farm Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Comparison of Released Varieties for Certain Characteristics, 2003
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		%	%
RJR 27	2473	4224	171	71	23	39.9	89	3.22	11.1	3.4
NC TG 116	2434	3510	142	57	22	38.6	93	3.33	10.3	3.0
VPI 125	2269	3784	166	64	24	40.8	93	3.13	10.9	3.5
GL 350	2161	3550	164	70	21	39.3	87	3.42	9.8	2.8
RX 101	2095	3622	173	74	22	39.9	85	3.05	14.3	4.7
NC 2326	2013	3146	157	63	20	43.8	77	3.60	12.2	3.4
NC 95	1939	2548	131	47	21	40.0	80	3.46	7.7	2.2
CC 400	1862	3118	167	73	23	41.9	89	3.35	12.9	3.8
ULT 263	1844	3028	166	71	22	38.4	90	3.16	6.8	2.2
Speight 227	1831	3088	168	71	24	40.3	94	3.02	13.0	4.3
XP 1189	1752	2966	168	69	23	41.3	90	3.81	11.9	3.1
Speight 225	1744	2574	146	56	21	38.4	93	3.08	7.8	2.5
CU 802	1456	2394	164	68	24	39.3	93	2.76	8.9	3.2
OX 0471	1337	2133	161	68	23	37.9	95	2.34	16.6	7.1
LSD -0.05	666.4	1179	15.4	10.7
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 (2002-2003) 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.
Researched by Stevan S. LaHue and M. G. Stephenson, under project S1-71 and supported by grants from the Georgia Tobacco Commission.