Short Staple Variety Trial, Greenlee County, 1997

Six short staple cotton varieties including two New Mexico acalas varieties and one advanced strain, two Australian varieties and a SureGrow variety with higher yield potential were tested in this study. The SureGrow variety, SG 125 had the highest lint yield with a yield of 875 pounds of lint per acre, out producing the following varieties by 80 pounds per acre. The average yield was about 100 pounds per acre lower than the previous year, and 50 pounds less than the 5 year average due to a cold spring and an early frost. In addition to lint yields; percent lint, plant heights, height to node ratios, plant populations and lint hvi values are shown. A lint yield comparison for 1993 through 1997 is included in this paper