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Cotton

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  • Appling County Cotton Fungicide Results

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  • Results from the 2013 Appling County cotton variety trial. Variety Yield DP 1252 1062 PHY 499 1055 CG 3787 1047 ST 5315 1027 DP 1137 1001 DP 1050 989 DG 2610 989 PHY 339 973 PHY 575 972 St 4946 912 ST 6448 904 FM 1944 890  

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  • Weed control in cotton has improved tremendously over the past few years. Controlling weeds such as, palmar amaranth pig weed will continue to be a vital step in cotton production.  

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  • Variety selection is one of the most important decisions a grower can make, as this decision determines the genetic yield potential for a particular field and environment.  In 2013, the UGA OnFarm Cotton Variety Performance Evaluation Program demonstrated that improper variety selection could cost producers between $79 and $230 per acre!!!  Therefore, this decision has…

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  •   Below are the cotton variety trial results from the UGA research station in Midville, GA:

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  • Cotton Defoliation

    Cotton defoliation has started for some and will be starting very soon for others. Proper timing of cotton harvest-aid applications are very important. Defoliation timing decisions should be based on the crop and the crop environment. Timing of defoliation is critical to insure optimum yield and fiber quality. Several factors can be used to determine the…

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  • CONTAMINATION FREE COTTON

      CONTAMINATION FREE COTTON KEEP IT CLEAN AND PURE PREVENT LINT CONTAMINATION … clean cotton means satisfied customers! PROTECT YOUR COTTON FIBER … and you will preserve your markets! Even the tiniest particles can contaminate seed cotton and lint and result in blemished finished goods. U.S. cotton producers are competing with man-made fibers and foreign…

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  • These power point slides are from Dr. Bob Kemerait to help farmers differentiate target spot from Stemphylium leaf spot.  

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  • 2012 Research Trials

    Results from research trials in Appling County in 2012.

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