Table 1. Agronomic Data from Niehues' Drip Irrigated Cotton Variety Test (Tom Green County, 2001) | |||||||||||||
Yield Per Acre |
% Turnout |
Fiber Quality |
Variety |
Pounds of Lint |
Pounds of Seed |
Lint |
Seed |
Color- Leaf |
Fiber Length (staple) |
Mic |
Strength (gram/tex) |
Uniformity |
C.C.C. Loan Value |
Lint Gross Return ($/acre) |
Seed Gross Return ($/acre) |
Total Gross Return ($/acre) |
FiberMax 832 | 1508 | 2657 | 28.1 | 49.5 | 512 | 38 | 4.1 | 31.7 | 83.7 |
50.30 |
758.43 | 126.20 | 884.63 |
Deltapine 448 B |
1407 |
2477 | 28.1 | 49.5 | 411 | 35 | 4.7 | 28.5 | 83.1 |
53.55 |
753.35 | 117.68 | 871.03 |
FiberMax 989 |
1373 |
2302 | 26.8 | 45.0 | 412 | 37 | 4.3 | 29.9 | 82.3 |
53.85 |
739.16 | 109.35 | 848.52 |
Deltapine 491 |
1437 |
2302 | 28.1 | 45.0 | 513 | 36 | 4.7 | 31.6 | 83.3 |
50.05 |
719.34 | 109.35 | 828.69 |
Stoneville 4793 R |
1296 |
2128 | 28.1 | 46.1 | 412 | 35 | 4.9 | 29.7 | 83.4 |
53.85 |
697.77 | 101.06 | 798.83 |
FiberMax 966 |
1314 |
2434 | 24.3 | 45.0 | 513 | 38 | 4.6 | 32.8 | 84.1 |
50.25 |
660.50 | 115.59 | 776.09 |
Phytogen GA161 |
1081 |
2002 | 24.3 | 45.0 | 312 | 38 | 3.5 | 31.3 | 83.0 |
55.75 |
602.83 | 95.09 | 697.92 |
Phytogen HS-12 |
1256 |
2187 | 25.8 | 45.0 | 512 | 36 | 5.1 | 29.9 | 81.4 |
45.25 |
568.53 | 103.90 | 672.42 |
Deltapine 458 B/RR |
1234 |
2170 | 26.3 | 46.3 | 512 | 35 | 5.1 | 29.8 | 82.5 |
45.20 |
557.91 | 103.08 | 661.00 |
All-Tex Atlas RR |
1001 |
2029 | 24.3 | 49.1 | 412 | 36 | 4.1 | 30.5 | 83.6 |
54.60 |
546.72 | 96.38 | 643.09 |
Stoneville ST-2454 R |
1015 |
1833 | 26.2 | 47.3 | 412 | 36 | 4.6 | 29.6 | 83.8 |
54.10 |
549.22 | 87.09 | 636.31 |
Sure-Grow 215 BG/RR |
1182 |
1964 | 27.1 | 45.0 | 512 | 34 | 5.2 | 25.7 | 84.4 |
44.45 |
525.45 | 93.31 | 618.75 |
Deltapine 451 B/RR |
1056 |
2013 | 25.6 | 48.8 | 512 | 37 | 4.9 | 29.2 | 83.1 |
49.50 |
522.69 | 95.62 | 618.31 |
Phytogen PSC 355 |
1120 |
2046 | 24.6 | 45.0 | 513 | 35 | 5.1 | 29.2 | 84.1 |
45.20 |
506.25 | 97.17 | 603.42 |
Paymaster 237 B |
1012 |
1944 | 24.8 | 47.7 | 412 | 35 | 5.3 | 29.5 | 84.5 |
47.65 |
482.05 | 92.34 | 574.39 |
All-Tex Express RR |
895 |
1746 | 24.3 | 47.4 | 413 | 35 | 3.9 | 30.2 | 84.0 |
54.05 |
483.77 | 82.93 | 566.69 |
N0TE: The seed income was determined using a cottonseed selling price of $95.00 per ton. |
Acknowledgements:
I want to take this opportunity to thank Kevin Niehues for establishing and managing this cotton variety test.
A word of appreciation is extended to the following seed companies for providing seed for this plot they include: