Check out the results of the 2015 Colquitt County Conventional Cotton Variety Demonstrations from the Sunbelt Expo Plot.
Varieties | Average of Gin TO | Average of Lint Yield | Average of Staple | Average of Strength | Average of Length | Average of Uniformity | Average of Net Loan Value |
DPL 1252 | 0.399 | 1,412 | 36.0 | 28.9 | 1.12 | 83.8 | 56.87 |
SSG AU 222 | 0.366 | 1,312 | 38.0 | 30.5 | 1.18 | 82.8 | 56.33 |
SSG HQ 212 CT | 0.364 | 1,237 | 35.3 | 29.9 | 1.09 | 81.5 | 55.78 |
SSG HQ 230 CT | 0.365 | 1,231 | 38.7 | 30.9 | 1.20 | 82.8 | 57.25 |
Americot UA 48 | 0.345 | 1,208 | 39.0 | 34.7 | 1.22 | 84.5 | 55.27 |
SSG HQ 210 CT | 0.360 | 1,189 | 34.7 | 30.2 | 1.08 | 81.4 | 54.84 |
GA 2009100 | 0.368 | 1,162 | 37.0 | 33.5 | 1.16 | 83.5 | 57.48 |
Grand Total | 0.367 | 1,250 | 37.0 | 31.2 | 1.15 | 82.9 | 56.26 |
Soil pH – 6.5, Soil Test Levels – Very High P, Medium K. Six Row Plots, Plot length ranged from 500 to 700 feet with three replications. Planted on May 8, 2015 and defoliated on September 18th and harvested on October 7, 2015. Plots were harvested with a two row cotton picker and seed cotton was weighted with a boll buggy. Seed cotton was sampled from each plot and sent to UGA Microgin for fiber quality analysis. Warrant and Reflex applied pre, Staple, Select and Dual applied post (at different times) and direct + MSMA applied at layby. Field was cultivated and hand weeded.