GEORGIA 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

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1 The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations Annual Publication College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences January 2015 The University of Georgia GEORGIA 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests John D. Gassett, J. LaDon Day, Dustin G. Dunn, and Stevan S. LaHue, Editors Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Griffin Campus

2 Conversion Table U.S. Abbr. Unit Approximate Metric Equivalent Length mi mile kilometers yd yard meters ft or ' foot centimeters in or " inch 2.54 centimeters Area sq mi or mi 2 square mile 2.59 square kilometers acre acre hectares or 4047 square meters sq ft or ft 2 square foot square meters Volume/Capacity gal gallon liters qt quart liters pt pint liters fl oz fluid ounce milliliters or cubic centimeters bu bushel liters cu ft or ft 3 cubic foot cubic meters Mass/Weight ton ton metric ton lb pound kilogram oz ounce grams Metric Abbr. Unit Approximate U.S. Equivalent Length km kilometer 0.62 mile m meter inches or 1.09 yards cm centimeter 0.39 inch mm millimeter 0.04 inch Area ha hectare 2.47 acres Volume/Capacity liter liter cubic inches or quarts ml milliliter 0.06 cubic inch or fluid ounce cc cubic centimeter cubic inch or fluid ounce Mass/Weight MT metric ton 1.1 tons kg kilogram pounds g gram ounce mg milligram 3.5 x 10-5 ounce J. Scott Angle Joe W. West Dean and Director Assistant Dean Southern Region Kris Braman Interim Assistant Dean Northern Region Robert N. Shulstad Associate Dean and Senior Associate Director ISSN X

3 PREFACE This research report presents the results of the 2014 statewide performance tests of peanut, cotton, and tobacco. The tests for various evaluations were conducted at several or all of the following locations: Bainbridge, Tifton, Plains and Midville in the Coastal Plain region and Athens in the Piedmont region. For identification of the test site locations, consult the map inside the back cover of this report. Agronomic information such as grade, fiber data, plant height, lodging, disease occurrence, etc., is listed along with the yield data. Information concerning planting and harvest dates, soil type, and culture and fertilization practices used in each trial is included in footnotes. During 2014 HVI (High Volume Index) cotton fiber samples were sent to Macon, Georgia, for analysis. In order to have a broad base of information, a number of varieties, including experimental lines, are included in the trials, but this does not imply that all are recommended for Georgia. Varieties best suited to a specific area or for a particular purpose and agreed upon by College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences agronomists are presented in the 2015 Spring Planting Schedule for Georgia (available from your county Extension office). Pesticides used for production practices are included for the benefit of the reader and do not imply any endorsement or preferential treatment by the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station. For additional information, contact your local county Extension agent or the nearest experiment station. The least significant difference (LSD) at the 10% level has been included in the tables to aid in comparing varieties. If the yields' difference of any two varieties exceeds the LSD value, they can be considered different in yield ability. This report is one of four publications presenting the 2014 performance of agronomic crops in Georgia. For more information concerning other crops, refer to one of the following research reports: 2014 Corn Performance Tests (Annual Publication 101-6), Small Grains Performance Tests (Annual Publication 100-6), 2014 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, and Summer Annual Forage Performance Tests (Annual Publication 103-6), and Canola Performance data available online at This report, along with performance test information on other agronomic crops, is also available online at Additional information may be obtained by writing to John Gassett, Crop and Soil Sciences Department, University of Georgia, Griffin Campus, 1109 Experiment St., Griffin, GA

4 Cooperators Mr. R. A. Black, Southeast Research & Education Center, Midville, Georgia Mr. A. K. Culbreath, Plant Pathology, Tifton Campus, Tifton, Georgia Dr. I. Flitcroft, Griffin Campus, Griffin, Georgia Mr. J. J. Griffin, Crop & Soil Sciences Research Farm, Athens, Georgia Mr. G. W. Jones III, Southwest Research & Education Center, Plains, Georgia Mr. S. R. Jones, Southwest Research & Education Center, Plains, Georgia Mr. H. G. Kendrick, Tifton Campus, Tifton, Georgia Mr. A. Knowlton, Biological Ag Engineering, Tifton Campus, Tifton, Georgia Mr. D. S. Pearce, Southwest Research & Education Center, Plains, Georgia Dr. P. Roberts, Extension Entomology, Tifton Campus, Tifton, Georgia Dr. M. Toews, Entomology, Tifton Campus, Tifton, Georgia Mr. G. S. Willis, Tifton Campus, Tifton, Georgia Mr. H. J. Yeomans, UGA Crop & Soil Sciences Research Farm, Athens, Georgia Contributors The following individuals contributed to the gathering of data and to the preparation of this report: R. Baerne, R. Brooke, J. Cox, M. Dolan, M. Flynn, W. Gay, M. Gilmer, D. Gordon, J. Greene, D. Griffin, D. Holden, H. Jordan, M. May, B. McCranie, R. Milton, J. Moore, K. Roach, S. Rogers, J. Strickland, S. Walker, and G. Ware.

5 CONTENTS THE SEASON with 2014 Rainfall... 1 PEANUT Tifton, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance, Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated... 3 Yield and Grade Performance, Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated... 6 Plains, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance, Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated... 8 Yield and Grade Performance, Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated Midville, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance, Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated Yield and Grade Performance, Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated COTTON Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance Bainbridge, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Midville, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Plains, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Tifton, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Yield Summary of Earlier Maturity Cotton Varieties, 2014, Irrigated Two-Year Summary of Earlier Maturity Cotton Varieties at Four Locations, , Irrigated Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance Bainbridge, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Midville, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Plains, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Tifton, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Yield Summary of Later Maturity Cotton Varieties, 2014, Irrigated Two-Year Summary of Later Maturity Cotton Varieties at Four Locations, , Irrigated Cotton Strains Performance Midville, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Plains, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Tifton, Georgia, 2014, Irrigated Yield Summary of Cotton Strains, 2014, Irrigated Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance Athens, Georgia, Midville, Georgia, Plains, Georgia, Tifton, Georgia, Yield Summary of Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Varieties, Two-Year Summary of Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Varieties at Four Locations, Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance Athens, Georgia, Midville, Georgia, Plains, Georgia, Tifton, Georgia, Yield Summary of Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Varieties, Two-Year Summary of Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Varieties at Four Locations, TOBACCO Tifton, Georgia: Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Yield, Value, Price Index, Grade Index, and Agronomic and Chemical Characteristics of Released Varieties, Three- and Two-Year Averages of Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Comparison of Released Varieties for Certain Characteristics, 2012, 2013, and Regional Farm Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Comparison of Released Varieties for Certain Characteristics,

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7 2014 PEANUT, COTTON AND TOBACCO PERFORMANCE TESTS John D. Gassett, J. LaDon Day, Dustin G. Dunn, and Stevan S. LaHue, Editors The Season For the second year in a row, Georgia agronomic producers in 2014 were fortunate to have adequate soil moisture for planting combined with an abundance of rainfall. Prolonged and periodic precipitation events led to spring plantings being delayed for many farmers in Georgia. Cooler than normal temperatures early in the planting season resulted in low soil temperatures and slowed germination for many crops. Irrigation needs did increase for much of the state in June, July, and August. Seasonal rainfall amounts recorded at the five test locations in Georgia during 2014 are listed in the table below. Athens and Plains were the only two locations out of five that did not receive the normal amount of rainfall. Attapulgus, Midville, and Tifton received percent more rainfall than normal Rainfall 1 Month Athens 2 Attapulgus 3 Midville Plains Tifton inches March April May June July August September October November Total Normal (9 mo) Data provided in part by Dr. I. Flitcroft, UGA Griffin Campus, Griffin, GA. 2. Plant Sciences Farm. 3. Attapulgus Research Center is the nearest location to the Bainbridge site. Crop maturity progressed above the five-year average, however, harvest conditions were hampered due to wet soils during the fall of Peanut producers planted 600,000 acres, an increase of 28% from 2013, and the largest acreage since Cotton producers seeded 1.38 million acres in Georgia, a 1% increase from last year. Tobacco producers in the state transplanted between 13,000 and 15,000 acres in 2014, the largest acreage in the last four years. John D. Gassett is the program director of the statewide variety testing program and J. LaDon Day is a research scientist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Griffin Campus, Griffin, Georgia Dustin G. Dunn, and Stevan S. LaHue are research professional III and agricultural specialist, respectively, in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Tifton Campus, Tifton, Georgia AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 1

8 The Georgia state peanut yield per acre in 2014 was 4,100 pounds, 7% less than As a result of the increase in peanut acres planted, 2.42 billion pounds of peanuts were produced in 2014, a 22% increase in production from Cotton yield of 876 lbs/acre this year was a 3% increase from last year s record yield of 850 lbs/acre, a total production of 2.5 million bales or 4% more than the previous year. Georgia tobacco yield on a per acre basis was 2,300 pounds, a 24% increase from Total tobacco production was 34.5 million pounds, a 35% increase over last year. 2 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

9 Variety Digging Date Yield TSMK OK DK ELK Seed lb/a % % % % no./lb Spanish Types Georgia-04S 09/ Georgia Browne 09/ GA / GA / Tamnut OL06 09/ Tamspan 90 09/ OLin 09/ Spanco 09/ Pronto 09/ Average 09/ LSD at 10% Level C.V. % Valencia Types Georgia Red 09/ N.M. Valencia C 09/ NuMex-01 09/ Georgia Valencia 09/ N.M. Valencia A 09/ H & W Valencia / Valencia McRan 09/ Average LSD at 10% Level C.V. % Advanced Georgia breeding line. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Seeding Rate: Fertilization: Soil Test: Soil Type: Previous Crop: Management: May 8, seed/row foot in 36" rows. PEANUT Tifton, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated 0 lb N, 0 lb P 2 O 5, 0 lb K 2 O, and 1000 lb/a gypsum. P = High, K = Very High, and ph = 6.1. Tifton sandy loam. Corn. Disked, moldboard plowed, and rototilled; Sonalan (Incorporated), Basagran, Ultra Blazer, and Select used for weed control; Chlorothanil and Artisan used for fungal control. (Lang Farm, Tifton) May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Test conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 3

10 Tifton, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated Variety Digging Date Yield TSMK OK DK ELK Seed lb/a % % % % no./lb Runner Types Georgia-12Y 09/ GA / Georgia-09B 09/ GA / Georgia-06G 09/ GA / TUFRunner - '297' 09/ TUFRunner - '511' 09/ FloRun '107' 09/ GA / Georgia Greener 09/ GA / Georgia-07W 09/ Florida-07 09/ TUFRunner - '727 ' 09/ Tifguard 09/ Georgia-10T 09/ TifNV-HighO/L 09/ Georgia-13M 09/ Georgia-14N 09/ Average 09/ LSD at 10% Level N.S C.V. % Virginia Types Georgia-08V 09/ Georgia-11J 09/ GA / CHAMPS 08/ Wynne 08/ Bailey 08/ Florida Fancy 09/ Sugg 08/ Sullivan 08/ Titan 08/ Average 09/ LSD at 10% Level N.S C.V. % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

11 Tifton, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated (Continued) 1. Advanced Georgia breeding line. 2. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Seeding Rate: Fertilization: Soil Test: Soil Type: Previous Crop: Management: May 8, seed/row foot in 36" rows. 0 lb N, 0 lb P 2 O 5, 0 lb K 2 O, and 1000 lb/a gypsum. P = High, K = Very High, and ph = 6.1. Tifton sandy loam. Corn. Disked, moldboard plowed, and rototilled; Sonalan (Incorporated), Basagran, Ultra Blazer, and Select used for weed control; Chlorothanil and Artisan used for fungal control. (Lang Farm, Tifton) May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Test conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 5

12 Tifton, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated Variety Digging Date Yield TSMK OK DK ELK Seed lb/a % % % % no./lb Runner Types Georgia-14N 09/ GA / TUFRunner - '511' 09/ Georgia-12Y 09/ GA / TUFRunner - '727' 09/ Georgia-07W 09/ Georgia-06G 09/ GA / Georgia-13M 09/ GA / GA / TUFRunner - '297' 09/ TifNV-HighO/L 09/ Tifguard 09/ Georgia Greener 09/ FloRun '107' 09/ Florida-07 09/ Georgia-10T 09/ * Georgia-09B 09/ Average 09/ LSD at 10% Level C.V. % Virginia Types Bailey 09/ Sugg 09/ Wynne 09/ Sullivan 09/ Titan 09/ Georgia-11J 09/ CHAMPS 09/ Georgia-08V 09/ GA / Florida Fancy 09/ Average 09/ LSD at 10% Level C.V. % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

13 Tifton, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated (Continued) * Data unavailable from grading point. 1. Advanced Georgia breeding line. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Seeding Rate: Fertilization: Soil Test: Soil Type: Previous Crop: Management: May 9, seed/row foot in 36" rows. 0 lb N, 0 lb P 2 O 5, 0 lb K 2 O, and 1000 lb/a gypsum. P = Medium, K = High, and ph = 5.8. Tifton sandy loam. Corn. Disked, moldboard plowed, and rototilled; Sonalan (Incorporated), Basagran, Ultra Blazer, and Select used for weed control; Chlorothanil and Artisan used for fungal control. (Lang Farm, Tifton) May June July Aug. Sept. Rainfall (in): Test conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 7

14 Plains, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated Variety Digging Date Yield TSMK OK DK ELK Seed lb/a % % % % no./lb Runner Types Georgia-06G 09/ Georgia-09B 09/ Georgia-12Y 10/ TifNV-HighO/L 09/ Florida-07 10/ GA / Georgia Greener 09/ Georgia-13M 10/ TUFRunner - '511' 10/ Tifguard 09/ GA / GA / FloRun '107' 09/ TUFRunner - '727' 10/ GA / Georgia-07W 10/ TUFRunner - '297' 09/ Georgia-10T 10/ GA / Georgia-14N 10/ Average 10/ LSD at 10% Level N.S. 2 N.S.. 96 C.V. % Virginia Types Georgia-11J 10/ * 363 Florida Fancy 09/ * 476 Georgia-08V 09/ * 549 GA / * 446 Sullivan 09/ * 489 CHAMPS 09/ * 457 Wynne 09/ * 448 Titan 09/ * 442 Bailey 09/ * 500 Sugg 09/ * 440 Average 09/ LSD at 10% Level N.S. N.S.. 96 C.V. % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

15 Plains, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated (Continued) * Data unavailable from grading point. 1. Advanced Georgia breeding line. 2. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Seeding Rate: Fertilization: Soil Test: Soil Type: Previous Crop: Management: May 21, seed/row foot in 36" rows. 0 lb N, 0 lb P 2 O 5, 0 lb K 2 O, and 0 lb/a gypsum. P = High, K = Very High, and ph = 6.7. Greenville sandy clay loam. Corn. Disked, subsoiled, moldboard plowed, and bedded; Sonolan, Strong Arm, Valor, and Ultra Blazer used for weed control; Headline, Bravo, and Artisian used for fungal control. May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Test conducted by A. Coy, D. Pearce, W. Jones, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 9

16 Plains, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated Variety Digging Date Yield TSMK OK DK ELK Seed lb/a % % % % no./lb Runner Types Georgia-13M 10/ TUFRunner - '727' 10/ Florida-07 10/ GA / Georgia-07W 10/ Georgia-12Y 10/ TUFRunner - '511' 10/ Georgia-14N 10/ FloRun '107' 10/ GA / GA / GA / TUFRunner - '297' 10/ Georgia Greener 10/ GA / TifNV-HighO/L 10/ Tifguard 10/ Georgia-10T 10/ Georgia-06G 10/ Georgia-09B 10/ Average 10/ LSD at 10% Level C.V. % Virginia Types Georgia-11J 10/ Bailey 10/ Sullivan 10/ Titan 10/ Sugg 10/ CHAMPS 10/ Wynne 10/ Florida Fancy 10/ Georgia-08V 10/ GA / Average 10/ LSD at 10% Level C.V. % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

17 Plains, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated (Continued) 1. Advanced Georgia breeding line. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Seeding Rate: Fertilization: Soil Test: Soil Type: Previous Crop: Management: May 21, seed/row foot in 36" rows. 0 lb N, 0 lb P 2 O 5, 0 lb K 2 O, and 0 lb/a gypsum. P = High, K = Very High, and ph = 6.7. Greenville sandy clay loam. Corn. Disked, subsoiled, moldboard plowed, and bedded; Sonolan, Strong Arm, Valor, and Ultra Blazer used for weed control; Headline, Bravo, and Artisian used for fungal control. May June July Aug. Sept. Rainfall (in): Test conducted by A. Coy, D. Pearce, W. Jones, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 11

18 Midville, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated Variety Digging Date Yield TSMK OK DK ELK Seed lb/a % % % % no./lb Runner Types GA / Georgia-13M 11/ TUFRunner - '511' 11/ Georgia-09B 11/ TUFRunner - '727' 10/ GA / GA / Florida-07 11/ Georgia-06G 11/ Georgia-07W 11/ Georgia-12Y 10/ TUFRunner - '297' 11/ GA / Georgia-14N 10/ FloRun '107' 11/ GA / Tifguard 11/ Georgia Greener 11/ TifNV-HighO/L 11/ Georgia-10T 10/ Average 11/ LSD at 10% Level N.S C.V. % Virginia Types GA / Georgia-08V 11/ Georgia-11J 10/ Florida Fancy 11/ Wynne 10/ Titan 10/ CHAMPS 10/ Sullivan 10/ Sugg 10/ Bailey 10/ Average 10/ LSD at 10% Level N.S C.V. % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

19 Midville, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Irrigated (Continued) 1. Advanced Georgia breeding line. 2. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Seeding Rate: Fertilization: Soil Test: Soil Type: Previous Crop: Management: June 5, seed/row foot in 36" rows. 0 lb N, 0 lb P 2 O 5, 0 lb K 2 O, and 1000 lb/a gypsum. P = Very High, K = High, and ph = 6.0. Tifton loamy sand. Cotton. Disked, moldboard plowed, and field conditioned; Prowl, Valor, Gramoxone, Dual Magnum, Storm, and Butyrac used for weed control; Dimilin used for insect control; Headline,Tebuconazole, Convoy, and Chlorothalonil used for fungal control. May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Test conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 13

20 Midville, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated Variety Digging Date Yield TSMK OK DK ELK Seed lb/a % % % % no./lb Runner Types Georgia-09B 11/ Florida-07 11/ TifNV-HighO/L 11/ FloRun '107' 11/ Georgia-12Y 10/ TUFRunner - '297' 11/ Georgia-06G 11/ Tifguard 11/ GA / GA / Georgia-13M 11/ TUFRunner - '511' 11/ Georgia-14N 10/ GA / TUFRunner - '727' 10/ GA / Georgia-07W 11/ Georgia Greener 11/ GA / Georgia-10T 10/ Average 11/ LSD at 10% Level C.V. % Virginia Types Georgia-08V 11/ Florida Fancy 11/ GA / Georgia-11J 10/ Sugg 10/ Bailey 10/ Sullivan 10/ Wynne 10/ CHAMPS 10/ Titan 10/ Average 10/ LSD at 10% Level C.V. % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

21 Midville, Georgia: Yield and Grade Performance Peanut Variety Trial, 2014, Nonirrigated (Continued) 1. Advanced Georgia breeding line. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Seeding Rate: Fertilization: Soil Test: Soil Type: Previous Crop: Management: June 5, seed/row foot in 36" rows. 0 lb N, 0 lb P 2 O 5, 0 lb K 2 O, and 1000 lb/a gypsum. P = High, K = High, and ph = 6.4. Dothan loamy sand. Cotton. Disked, moldboard plowed, and field conditioned; Prowl, Gramoxone, Dual Magnum, Storm, and Butyrac used for weed control; Dimilin used for insect control; Headline,Tebuconazole, Convoy, and Chlorothalonil used for fungal control. May June July Aug. Sept. Rainfall (in): Test conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 15

22 COTTON Bainbridge, Georgia: Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 427 WRF PHY 487 WRF PHY 333 WRF ST 4946GLB DP 1133 B2RF NG 1511 B2RF DP 1137 B2RF DP 1321 B2RF ST 5115GLT PHY 444 WRF ST 4747GLB PHY 499 WRF PHY 339 WRF SSG HQ 210 CT SSG UA DP 0912 B2RF ST 5032GLT GA SSG CT Linwood GA MON 12R224B2R DG 2355 B2RF BRS GA GA BRS BRS Average LSD N.S CV % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

23 Bainbridge, Georgia: Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated (Continued) * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: May 13, October 6, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Tifton sandy loam. P = Very High, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 77 lb P 2 O 5, and 58 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 130 lb N, 150 lb K 2 O, and 23 lb S/acre. Previous Crop: Management: Corn. Disked and subsoiled; Roundup, Valor, and MSMA used for weed control; Acephate, Prevathon, Transform 50, and Bidrin used for insect control. May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, J. Greene, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 17

24 Midville, Georgia: Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units ST 4946GLB PHY 499 WRF DP 0912 B2RF SSG UA PHY 444 WRF ST 4747GLB ST 5032GLT GA PHY 333 WRF ST 5115GLT MON 12R224B2R PHY 339 WRF DP 1321 B2RF GA DP 1137 B2RF GA PHY 487 WRF DP 1133 B2RF NG 1511 B2RF PHY 427 WRF BRS GA SSG HQ 210 CT SSG CT Linwood DG 2355 B2RF BRS BRS Average LSD N.S CV % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

25 Midville, Georgia: Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated (Continued) * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: May 14, Harvested: October 21, Seeding Rate: 4 seeds/foot in 36" rows. Soil Type: Tifton loamy sand. Soil Test: P = High, K = Medium, and ph = 6.1. Fertilization: 30 lb N, 40 lb P 2 O 5, and 70 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 80 lb N/acre. Previous Crop: Corn. Management: Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Acumen, Reflex, Prowl, Staple, Warrant, Acephate, Layby Pro, and MSMA used for weed control; Bidrin and Prevathon used for insect control; Telone II used for nematode control. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 19

26 Plains, Georgia: Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units ST 4747GLB ST 4946GLB ST 5115GLT PHY 427 WRF PHY 444 WRF SSG UA NG 1511 B2RF DP 1133 B2RF PHY 499 WRF PHY 333 WRF DP 1137 B2RF ST 5032GLT DP 1321 B2RF DP 0912 B2RF PHY 487 WRF MON 12R224B2R PHY 339 WRF BRS SSG HQ 210 CT GA GA DG 2355 B2RF BRS GA SSG CT Linwood GA BRS Average LSD CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: May 12, Harvested: October 28, Seeding Rate: 4 seeds/foot in 36" rows. Soil Type: Greenville sandy loam. Soil Test: P = Medium, K = High, and ph = 6.7. Fertilization: 10 lb N, 25 lb P 2 O 5, and 0 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 85 lb N/acre. Previous Crop: Soybeans. Management: Disked, chisel plowed, subsoiled, and bedded; Prowl, Reflex, Staple, Diuron, and MSMA used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Bifenthrin used for insect control; Mepiquat used for PGR. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov Trials conducted by A. Coy, D. Pearce, W. Jones, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. 20 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

27 Tifton, Georgia: Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units SSG HQ 210 CT ST 5032GLT ST 4946GLB PHY 499 WRF BRS MON 12R224B2R PHY 339 WRF DG 2355 B2RF DP 0912 B2RF DP 1133 B2RF GA DP 1321 B2RF GA PHY 333 WRF PHY 444 WRF GA ST 4747GLB NG 1511 B2RF BRS SSG UA DP 1137 B2RF PHY 427 WRF ST 5115GLT BRS GA PHY 487 WRF SSG CT Linwood Average LSD N.S. 1 N.S. N.S. N.S. CV % * Percent lint fractions were determined from plot seed cotton ginned in the Micro-Gin located on the UGA Tifton Campus. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 6, October 13, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Tifton sandy loam. P = Medium, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 36 lb P 2 O 5, and 108 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 75 lb N and 30 lb K 2 O/acre. Peanuts. Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Reflex, Cotoran, and Prowl used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Blackhawk used for insect control. (Gibbs Farm, Tifton) May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, S. Willis, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 21

28 Variety Yield Summary of Earlier Maturity Cotton Varieties, 2014, Irrigated Lint Yield a 4-Loc. Bainbridge Midville Plains Tifton Average lb/acre Lint Unif. Index Length Strength Mic. % % in g/tex units ST 4946GLB T PHY 499 WRF T T PHY 333 WRF T PHY 427 WRF ST 4747GLB PHY 444 WRF DP 1133 B2RF T ST 5032GLT T DP 0912 B2RF ST 5115GLT SSG UA DP 1321 B2RF NG 1511 B2RF DP 1137 B2RF PHY 487 WRF PHY 339 WRF SSG HQ 210 CT MON 12R224B2R GA GA BRS GA DG 2355 B2RF GA SSG CT Linwood BRS BRS Average LSD CV % a Superscripts indicate ranking at that location. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). 22 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

29 Two-Year Summary of Earlier Maturity Cotton Varieties at Four Locations a, , Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint Index Length Strength Micronaire lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 499 WRF PHY 444 WRF PHY 333 WRF PHY 487 WRF ST 4946GLB NG 1511 B2RF DP 0912 B2RF DP 1321 B2RF SSG AU PHY 427 WRF SSG HQ 210 CT PHY 399 WRF GA GA SSG CT Linwood Average LSD CV % a Bainbridge, Midville, Plains, and Tifton. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 23

30 Bainbridge, Georgia: Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units MON 14R1456B2R DP 1454NR B2RF DP 1252 B2RF MON 14R1455B2R PHY 499 WRF DG 2610 B2RF NG 1511 B2RF CG 3787 B2RF MON 13R352B2R PHY 333 WRF DP 1050 B2RF NG 5315 B2RF ST 6182GLT ST 4747GLB PHY 495 W3RF DP 1137 B2RF ST 4946GLB PHY 575 WRF ST 6448GLB ST 5289GLT GA PX554063WRF BX 1535GLT PX WRF GA BX 1536GLT GA GA BRS Average LSD CV % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

31 Bainbridge, Georgia: Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated (Continued) * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 13, October 6, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Tifton sandy loam. P = Very High, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 77 lb P 2 O 5, and 58 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 130 lb N, 150 lb K 2 O, and 23 lb S/acre. Corn. Disked and subsoiled; Roundup, Valor, and MSMA used for weed control; Acephate, Prevathon, Transform 50, and Bidrin used for insect control. May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, J. Greene, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 25

32 Midville, Georgia: Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units MON 14R1456B2R PHY 495 W3RF ST 4946GLB DP 1454NR B2RF NG 1511 B2RF PX554063WRF PHY 333 WRF ST 4747GLB MON 14R1455B2R GA PX WRF ST 6182GLT GA PHY 499 WRF DP 1137 B2RF BX 1535GLT DP 1050 B2RF GA ST 5289GLT ST 6448GLB DP 1252 B2RF BX 1536GLT MON 13R352B2R PHY 575 WRF NG 5315 B2RF CG 3787 B2RF GA DG 2610 B2RF BRS Average LSD N.S CV % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

33 Midville, Georgia: Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated (Continued) * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: May 14, Harvested: October 21, Seeding Rate: 4 seeds/foot in 36" rows. Soil Type: Tifton loamy sand. Soil Test: P = High, K = Medium, and ph = 6.1. Fertilization: 30 lb N, 40 lb P 2 O 5, and 70 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 80 lb N/acre. Previous Crop: Corn. Management: Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Acumen, Reflex, Prowl, Staple, Warrant, Acephate, Layby Pro, and MSMA used for weed control; Bidrin and Prevathon used for insect control; Telone II used for nematode control. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 27

34 Plains, Georgia: Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 333 WRF ST 4946GLB ST 6182GLT PX WRF PX554063WRF PHY 495 W3RF NG 1511 B2RF PHY 499 WRF MON 14R1455B2R DP 1454NR B2RF ST 4747GLB CG 3787 B2RF DG 2610 B2RF MON 14R1456B2R GA GA PHY 575 WRF DP 1137 B2RF ST 5289GLT DP 1252 B2RF GA ST 6448GLB MON 13R352B2R BX 1536GLT GA BX 1535GLT NG 5315 B2RF DP 1050 B2RF BRS Average LSD CV % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

35 Plains, Georgia: Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated (Continued) * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Soybeans. Management: Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): May 12, October 28, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Greenville sandy loam. P = Medium, K = High, and ph = lb N, 25 lb P 2 O 5, and 0 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 85 lb N/acre. Disked, chisel plowed, subsoiled, and bedded; Prowl, Reflex, Staple, Diuron, and MSMA used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Bifenthrin used for insect control; Mepiquat used for PGR. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov Trials conducted by A. Coy, D. Pearce, W. Jones, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 29

36 Tifton, Georgia: Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units DP 1558NR BWRF ST 6182GLT CG 3787 B2RF ST 5289GLT PX554063WRF GA DG 2610 B2RF BX 1536GLT NG 1511 B2RF ST 4946GLB GA ST 6448GLB PX WRF PHY 575 WRF DP 1555 B2RF DP 1252 B2RF PHY 333 WRF NG 5315 B2RF DP 1050 B2RF DP 1454NR B2RF BRS DP 1137 B2RF ST 4747GLB BX 1535GLT MON 14R1455B2R PHY 499 WRF GA GA PHY 495 W3RF Average LSD 0.10 N.S N.S. N.S. N.S. N.S. CV % * Percent lint fractions were determined from plot seed cotton ginned in the Micro-Gin located on the UGA Tifton Campus. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 6, October 13, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Tifton sandy loam. P = Medium, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 36 lb P 2 O 5, and 108 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 75 lb N and 30 lb K 2 O/acre. Peanuts. Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Reflex, Cotoran, and Prowl used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Blackhawk used for insect control. (Gibbs Farm, Tifton) May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, S. Willis, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. 30 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

37 Variety Yield Summary of Later Maturity Cotton Varieties, 2014, Irrigated Lint Yield a 4-Loc. Bainbridge Midville Plains Tifton Average lb/acre Lint Unif. Index Length Strength Mic. % % in g/tex units MON 14R1456B2R DP 1454NR B2RF PHY 333 WRF NG 1511 B2RF ST 6182GLT T ST 4946GLB PHY 499 WRF T MON 14R1455B2R DP 1252 B2RF PHY 495 W3RF CG 3787 B2RF DG 2610 B2RF ST 4747GLB PX554063WRF MON 13R352B2R DP 1137 B2RF PX WRF T ST 5289GLT T PHY 575 WRF T DP 1050 B2RF NG 5315 B2RF GA ST 6448GLB GA T BX 1535GLT GA BX 1536GLT GA BRS Average LSD N.S CV % a Superscripts indicate ranking at that location. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 31

38 Two-Year Summary of Later Maturity Cotton Varieties at Four Locations a, , Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint Index Length Strength Micronaire lb/acre % % inches g/tex units DP 1454NR B2RF DP 1252 B2RF CG 3787 B2RF MON 13R352BR NG 1511 B2RF PHY 499 WRF PX WRF ST 4747GLB DP 1137 B2RF PHY 575 WRF DP 1050 B2RF DG 2610 B2RF ST 6448GLB NG 5315 B2RF GA Average LSD CV % a Bainbridge, Midville, Plains, and Tifton. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). 32 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

39 Midville, Georgia: Cotton Strains Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units DG CT PX559001WRF GA PX WRF PX559006WRF PX453915WRF GA GA PX565215WRF PX453318WRF GA GA Average LSD N.S CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: May 14, Harvested: October 21, Seeding Rate: 4 seeds/foot in 36" rows. Soil Type: Tifton loamy sand. Soil Test: P = High, K = Medium, and ph = 6.1. Fertilization: 30 lb N, 40 lb P 2 O 5, and 70 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 80 lb N/acre. Previous Crop: Corn. Management: Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Acumen, Reflex, Prowl, Staple, Warrant, Acephate, Layby Pro, and MSMA used for weed control; Bidrin and Prevathon used for insect control; Telone II used for nematode control. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 33

40 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PX WRF PX565215WRF PX559001WRF GA GA PX453318WRF PX559006WRF PX453915WRF GA DG CT GA GA Average LSD N.S N,S. 0.3 CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: May 12, Harvested: October 28, Seeding Rate: 4 seeds/foot in 36" rows. Soil Type: Greenville sandy loam. Soil Test: P = Medium, K = High, and ph = 6.7. Fertilization: 10 lb N, 25 lb P 2 O 5, and 0 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 85 lb N/acre. Previous Crop: Soybeans. Management: Disked, chisel plowed, subsoiled, and bedded; Prowl, Reflex, Staple, Diuron, and MSMA used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Bifenthrin used for insect control; Mepiquat used for PGR. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Plains, Georgia: Cotton Strains Performance, 2014, Irrigated Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov Trials conducted by A. Coy, D. Pearce, W. Jones, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. 34 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

41 Tifton, Georgia: Cotton Strains Performance, 2014, Irrigated Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PX559001WRF PX453915WRF GA GA PX453318WRF GA PX WRF PX559006WRF PX565215WRF GA GA DG CT Average LSD N.S CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 6, October 7, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Tifton sandy loam. P = Medium, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 36 lb P 2 O 5, and 108 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 75 lb N and 30 lb K 2 O/acre. Peanuts. Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Reflex, Cotoran, and Prowl used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Blackhawk used for insect control. (Gibbs Farm, Tifton) May June July Aug. Sept. Irrigation (in): Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, S. Willis, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 35

42 Variety Yield Summary of Cotton Strains, 2014, Irrigated Lint Yield a 3-Loc. Midville Plains Tifton Average lb/acre Lint Unif. Index Length Strength Mic. % % inches g/tex units PX559001WRF GA PX453915WRF PX WRF PX559006WRF DG CT PX453318WRF PX565215WRF GA GA GA GA Average LSD N.S CV % a Superscripts indicate ranking at that location. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). 36 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

43 Athens, Georgia: Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 444 WRF PHY 487 WRF PHY 499 WRF ST 4946GLB PHY 333 WRF ST 5032GLT NG 1511 B2RF PHY 427 WRF PHY 339 WRF BX 5115GLT SSG UA MON 12R224B2R DP 1137 B2RF DP 1321 B2RF SSG HQ 210 CT ST 4747GLB DP 1133 B2RF BRS GA DP 0912 B2RF GA SSG CT Linwood DG 2355 B2RF GA BRS GA BRS Average LSD N.S CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 7, October 31, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Cecil sandy loam. P = High, K = High, and ph = lb N, 60 lb P 2 O 5, and 60 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 0 lb N/acre. Soybeans. Disked, chisel plowed, and field cultivated; Trifurian used for weed control; Telone II used for nematode control; Pix used for PGR. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by H. Jordan, G. Ware, and K. Roach. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 37

44 Midville, Georgia: Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units NG 1511 B2RF PHY 333 WRF ST 4946GLB PHY 499 WRF PHY 444 WRF DP 0912 B2RF PHY 339 WRF ST 4747GLB SSG UA DP 1133 B2RF GA PHY 487 WRF MON 12R224B2R DP 1321 B2RF BX 5115GLT GA SSG CT Linwood SSG HQ 210 CT BRS GA ST 5032GLT PHY 427 WRF DP 1137 B2RF BRS GA DG 2355 B2RF BRS Average LSD CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 14, October 22, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Dothan loamy sand. P = Medium, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 80 lb P 2 O 5, and 70 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 80 lb N/acre. Peanuts. Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Acumen, Reflex, Prowl, Staple, Warrant, Acephate, Layby Pro, and MSMA used for weed control; Bidrin and Prevathon used for insect control; Telone II used for nematode control. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. 38 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

45 Plains, Georgia: Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 333 WRF NG 1511 B2RF ST 4747GLB DP 1321 B2RF BX 5115GLT ST 4946GLB DP 1133 B2RF DP 0912 B2RF PHY 499 WRF SSG CT Linwood MON 12R224B2R SSG UA PHY 427 WRF GA DG 2355 B2RF DP 1137 B2RF PHY 444 WRF BRS PHY 339 WRF PHY 487 WRF BRS GA SSG HQ 210 CT GA ST 5032GLT GA BRS Average LSD CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 12, November 6, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Greenville sandy loam. P = Medium, K = High, and ph = lb N, 55 lb P 2 O 5, and 60 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 85 lb N/acre. Corn. Disked, chisel plowed, subsoiled, and bedded; Prowl, Reflex, Staple, Diuron, and MSMA used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Bifenthrin used for insect control; Mepiquat used for PGR. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, D. Pearce, W. Jones, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 39

46 Tifton, Georgia: Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units DP 0912 B2RF NG 1511 B2RF PHY 339 WRF ST 5115GLT PHY 444 WRF PHY 499 WRF ST 5032GLT PHY 487 WRF SSG UA DP 1133 B2RF PHY 333 WRF PHY 427 WRF BRS DP 1321 B2RF GA ST 4747GLB GA BRS DP 1137 B2RF SSG HQ 210 CT DG 2355 B2RF BRS ST 4946GLB GA MON 12R224B2R SSG CT Linwood GA Average LSD CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 6, October 2, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Tifton sandy loam. P = Medium, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 36 lb P 2 O 5, and 108 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 75 lb N and 30 lb K 2 O/acre. Peanuts. Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Reflex, Cotoran, and Prowl used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Blackhawk used for insect control. (Gibbs Farm, Tifton) May June July Aug. Sept. Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, S. Willis, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. 40 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

47 Variety Yield Summary of Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Varieties, 2014 Lint Yield a 4-Loc. Athens Midville Plains Tifton Average lb/acre Lint Unif. Index Length Strength Mic. % % in g/tex units NG 1511 B2RF PHY 333 WRF PHY 499 WRF PHY 444 WRF DP 0912 B2RF PHY 487 WRF ST 4946GLB PHY 339 WRF SSG UA BX 5115GLT DP 1133 B2RF ST 4747GLB PHY 427 WRF ST 5032GLT DP 1321 B2RF GA DP 1137 B2RF BRS T MON 12R224B2R T SSG HQ 210 CT SSG CT Linwood GA GA DG 2355 B2RF BRS GA BRS Average LSD CV % a Superscripts indicate ranking at that location. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 41

48 Two-Year Summary of Dryland Earlier Maturity Cotton Varieties at Four Locations a, Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint Index Length Strength Micronaire lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 333 WRF PHY 499 WRF PHY 444 WRF PHY 487 WRF NG 1511 B2RF ST 4946GLB PHY 399 WRF DP 0912 B2RF SSG AU PHY 427 WRF SSG HQ 210 CT DP 1321 B2RF GA SSG CT Linwood GA Average LSD CV % a Athens, Midville, Plains, and Tifton. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). 42 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

49 Athens, Georgia: Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 499 WRF PHY 333 WRF ST 6448GLB MON 14R1456B2R ST 4946GLB PX554063WRF PHY 495 W3RF BX 1535GLT ST 4747GLB ST 5289GLT DP 1454NR B2RF PX WRF GA CG 3787 B2RF MON 13R352B2R GA MON 14R1455B2R PHY 575 WRF NG 1511 B2RF DP 1252 B2RF DG 2610 B2RF DP 1050 B2RF GA DP 1137 B2RF BX 1536GLT GA NG 5315 B2RF ST 6182GLT BRS Average LSD CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 7, October 31, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Cecil sandy loam. P = High, K = High, and ph = lb N, 60 lb P 2 O 5, and 60 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 0 lb N/acre. Soybeans. Disked, chisel plowed, and field cultivated; Trifurian used for weed control; Telone II used for nematode control; Pix used for PGR. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by H. Jordan, G. Ware, and K. Roach. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 43

50 Midville, Georgia: Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 333 WRF ST 4946GLB PHY 499 WRF CG 3787 B2RF ST 4747GLB ST 6182GLT PHY 495 W3RF NG 1511 B2RF BX 1536GLT PX554063WRF PHY 575 WRF DP 1137 B2RF GA MON 14R1455B2R DP 1050 B2RF ST 6448GLB PX WRF DP 1454NR B2RF ST 5289GLT MON 14R1456B2R MON 13R352B2R DG 2610 B2RF GA DP 1252 B2RF NG 5315 B2RF GA BX 1535GLT GA BRS Average LSD CV % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

51 Midville, Georgia: Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 (Continued) * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 14, October 22, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Dothan loamy sand. P = Medium, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 80 lb P 2 O 5, and 70 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 80 lb N/acre. Peanuts. Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Acumen, Reflex, Prowl, Staple, Warrant, Acephate, Layby Pro, and MSMA used for weed control; Bidrin and Prevathon used for insect control; Telone II used for nematode control. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 45

52 Plains, Georgia: Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units NG 1511 B2RF PX WRF CG 3787 B2RF PX554063WRF ST 4946GLB GA GA MON 14R1456B2R NG 5315 B2RF PHY 333 WRF DP 1137 B2RF ST 4747GLB DP 1454NR B2RF DP 1050 B2RF GA DP 1252 B2RF MON 14R1455B2R PHY 575 WRF ST 5289GLT DG 2610 B2RF PHY 495 W3RF MON 13R352B2R BX 1536GLT PHY 499 WRF ST 6182GLT GA BRS BX 1535GLT ST 6448GLB Average LSD CV % * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 12, November 6, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Greenville sandy loam. P = Medium, K = High, and ph = lb N, 55 lb P 2 O 5, and 60 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 85 lb N/acre. Corn. Disked, chisel plowed, subsoiled, and bedded; Prowl, Reflex, Staple, Diuron, and MSMA used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Bifenthrin used for insect control; Mepiquat used for PGR. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, D. Pearce, W. Jones, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. 46 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

53 Tifton, Georgia: Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint* Index* Length* Strength* Micronaire* lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 333 WRF ST 4946GLB PHY 499 WRF GA CG 3787 B2RF PHY 495 W3RF NG 1511 B2RF DP 1454NR B2RF ST 4747GLB PX WRF ST 6448GLB DP 1050 B2RF BX 1536GLT GA DG 2610 B2RF DP 1137 B2RF ST 6182GLT BX 1535GLT PHY 575 WRF GA BRS GA DP 1252 B2RF ST 5289GLT MON 14R1455B2R DP 1555 B2RF PX554063WRF DP 1558NR BWRF NG 5315 B2RF Average LSD N.S CV % AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 47

54 Tifton, Georgia: Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Variety Performance, 2014 (Continued) * A random sample was taken on the picker during harvest and ginned in a small gin in the gin house on the UGA Tifton Campus to determine percent lint fraction. A lint sample was sent to the USDA classing office in Macon, GA, for quality testing. 1. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). Planted: Harvested: Seeding Rate: Soil Type: Soil Test: Fertilization: Previous Crop: Management: May 6, October 7, seeds/foot in 36" rows. Tifton sandy loam. P = Medium, K = Medium, and ph = lb N, 36 lb P 2 O 5, and 108 lb K 2 O/acre. Sidedress: 75 lb N and 30 lb K 2 O/acre. Peanuts. Disked, subsoiled, and bedded; Reflex, Cotoran, and Prowl used for weed control; Orthene, Bidrin, and Blackhawk used for insect control. (Gibbs Farm, Tifton) May June July Aug. Sept. Rainfall (in): Trials conducted by A. Coy, S. Willis, R. Brooke, D. Dunn, and B. McCranie. 48 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

55 Variety Yield Summary of Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Varieties, 2014 Lint Yield a 4-Loc. Athens Midville Plains Tifton Average lb/acre Lint Unif. Index Length Strength Mic. % % in g/tex units PHY 333 WRF ST 4946GLB T PHY 499 WRF T CG 3787 B2RF PHY 495 W3RF NG 1511 B2RF ST 4747GLB GA PX WRF PX554063WRF ST 6448GLB DP 1454NR B2RF MON 14R1456B2R GA PHY 575 WRF T DP 1050 B2RF ST 5289GLT DP 1137 B2RF MON 14R1455B2R BX 1536GLT DG 2610 B2RF MON 13R352B2R BX 1535GLT T GA T DP 1252 B2RF T ST 6182GLT NG 5315 B2RF GA BRS Average LSD CV % a Superscripts indicate ranking at that location. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 49

56 Two-Year Summary of Dryland Later Maturity Cotton Varieties at Four Locations a, Uniformity Variety Lint Yield Lint Index Length Strength Micronaire lb/acre % % inches g/tex units PHY 499 WRF ST 4747GLB PX WRF NG 1511 B2RF CG 3787 B2RF ST 6448GLB MON 13R352B2R PHY 575 WRF DP 1050 B2RF DP 1454NR B2RF DP 1137 B2RF DP 1252 B2RF DG 2610 B2RF NG 5315 B2RF GA Average LSD CV% a Athens, Midville, Plains, and Tifton. Bolding indicates entries not significantly different from highest yielding entry based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). 50 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

57 TOBACCO Tifton, Georgia: Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Yield, Value, Price Index, Grade Index, and Agronomic and Chemical Characteristics of Released Varieties, 2014 Price Grade Leaves/ Plant Days to Total Reducing Variety Yield Value Index 1 Index 2 Plant Ht. Flower Alkaloids Sugars lb/a $/A $/CWT number in % % Ratio RS/TA CC PVH PVH PVH PVH CC GL NC CC PVH K NC CC SP GF CC GL NC NC GL ND NC CC NC CC ND SP K NC NC NC NC CC CC Conducted on an Ocilla loamy sand soil fertilized with 1000 lbs/acre of and 119 lbs/acre with plants spaced inches apart in 44-inch rows. Irrigated as needed. 1. Price Index based on two year average ( ) prices for U.S. government grades due to market inflation for Numerical values ranging from 1-99 for flue-cured tobacco based on equivalent government grades - higher the number, higher the grade. Researched by S. LaHue and W. Gay with support by grants from the Georgia Tobacco Commission. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 51

58 Tifton, Georgia: Three- and Two-Year Averages of Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Comparison of Released Varieties for Certain Characteristics, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Price Grade Leaves/ Plant Days to Total Reducing Variety Yield Value Index 1 Index 2 Plant Ht. Flower Alkaloids Sugars lb/a $/A $/CWT number in % % 3 Year Average 2012, 2013 and 2014 Ratio RS/TA PVH PVH CC GF PVH PVH CC GL K NC SP GL CC CC CC NC NC CC NC NC K CC NC NC NC AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

59 Tifton, Georgia: Three- and Two-Year Averages of Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Comparison of Released Varieties for Certain Characteristics, 2012, 2013, and 2014 (Continued) Price Grade Leaves/ Plant Days to Total Reducing Variety Yield Value Index 1 Index 2 Plant Ht. Flower Alkaloids Sugars lb/a $/A $/CWT number in % % 2 Year Average Ratio RS/TA PVH PVH PVH GF CC PVH GL CC CC NC K GL CC NC SP K NC CC NC NC NC CC CC NC Conducted on an Ocilla loamy sand soil fertilized with 1000 lbs/a of and 119 lbs/a with plants spaced inches apart in 44-inch rows. Irrigated as needed. 1. Price Index based on two year average 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 S. LaHue and W.Gay with support by grants from the Georgia Tobacco Commission. AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests 53

60 Tifton, Georgia: Regional Farm Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Comparison of Varieties for Certain Characteristics, 2014 Price Grade Leaves/ Plant Days to Total Reducing Variety Yield Value Index 1 Index 2 Plant Ht. Flower Alkaloids Sugars lb/a $/A $/CWT (number) in % % Ratio RS/TA PXH PXH NC EX NC EX CU CU CU GL EX ND GL EX NC EX NC EX NC K CU NC LSD Conducted on an Ocilla loamy sand soil fertilized with 1000 lbs/a of and 119 lbs/a with plants spaced inches apart in 44-inch rows. Irrigated as needed. 1. Price Index based on two-year average ( ) prices for U.S. government grades due to market inflation for Numerical values ranging from 1-99 for flue-cured tobacco based on equivalent government grades - higher the number, higher the grade. Researched by S. LaHue and W. Gay with support by grants from the Georgia Tobacco Commission. 54 AP Georgia 2014 Peanut, Cotton, and Tobacco Performance Tests

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63 Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center, Blairsville Northwest Research & Education Center, Calhoun UGA Athens Campus J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research & Education Center, Watkinsville Central Research & Education Center, Eatonton UGA Griffin Campus Southeast Research & Education Center, Midville Southwest Research & Education Center, Plains Vidalia Onion & Vegetable Research Center, Reidsville UGA Tifton Campus Blueberry Research & Demonstration Farm, Alma C.M. Stripling Irrigation Research Park, Camilla Attapulgus Research & Education Center, Attapulgas CAES Campus Research Center

64 University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations Athens, Georgia Robert Shulstad, Associate Dean Publication Penalty for Private Use $300 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED The University of Georgia, Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and counties of the state cooperating. UGA Extension offers educational programs, assistance and materials to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, age, gender or disability. The University of Georgia is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. CERTIFIED SEED DOESN T COST... IT PAYS HERE S WHY: Known performance of varieties adapted to your area. A pedigree record that begins with the release of breeder seed and continues until it reaches the consumer as certified (blue tag) seed. Field inspected for trueness to variety and inseparable from other crop and weed seed. Certified seed can only be conditioned in an approved facility. Certified seed must meet high quality standards as to germination and purity. Free of noxious weeds. The planting of CERTIFIED SEED eliminates many of the risks associated with crop production. For sources of certified seed, contact your local county Extension agent or the Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Inc. ( )