Performance of Cotton Varieties in Alabama, 2022 / Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station

January 9

Lint yields and quality have been uploaded for eleven of the on-farm variety trials.

January 4

The analytics portion of the Variety Selection Platform has been updated.
- There are now presets to save time getting to some of the most popular selections.
- Previously, data has been grouped by data fields (tab for each data field selected). There is now an option to group data by location (tab for each location)
Quality Data is now available for all OVTs.

December 13 – Lint yields are now available for all OVTs

Lint Yields are available for:
- Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC) in Headland
  - Full Season Non-Irrigated
  - Short-Season Non-Irrigated
  - Short-Season Irrigated

December 8 – Lint Yields are available for:

EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC) in Shorter
- Short-Season Non-Irrigated
- Short-Season Irrigated
Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center (GCREC) in Fairhope
- Full Season Non-Irrigated
  - The trial was replanted on June 2. As a result, the varieties were subjected to short-season conditions.
- Short-Season Non-Irrigated
Brewton Agricultural Research Unit (BARU) in Brewton
- Short-Season Irrigated

December 2 – In this update:

Lint Yields are available for:
- Prattville Agricultural Research Unit (PARU) in Prattville
  - Short Season Irrigated
- EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC) in Shorter
  - Full Season Non-Irrigated

Seed Cotton Yields (un-ginned cotton) are available for:
- Lee County On-Farm Trial

November 29 – In this update:

Classing Data is available for:
- Brewton Agricultural Research Unit (BARU) in Brewton
  - Full Season Non-Irrigated
- Prattville Agricultural Research Unit (PARU) in Prattville
  - Full Season Irrigated
  - Full Season Non-Irrigated
- EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC) in Shorter
  - Full Season Irrigated
- Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center(TVREC) in Belle Mina
  - Full Season Irrigated
  - Full Season Non-Irrigated
Lint Yields is available for:
- Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC) in Headland
  - Full Season Irrigated
Seed Cotton Yields (un-ginned cotton) are available for:
- Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC) in Headland
  - Short Season Non-Irrigated

November 16 – In this update:

Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center (TVREC) in Belle Mina
- Short Season Non-Irrigated OVT – Lint Yields
Prattville Agricultural Research Unit (PARU) in Prattville
- Short Season Irrigated OVT – Seed Cotton (un-ginned) yields & Amanda Scherrer’s disease ratings

November 11

Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center (TVREC) in Belle Mina, Short Season Irrigated OVT – lint yields
EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC) in Shorter, Full Season Irrigated OVT – disease ratings from Amanda Scherer and lint yields
Brewton Agricultural Research Unit (BARU) in Brewton, Short Season Non-Irrigated OVT – seed cotton (un-ginned) yields
Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC) in Headland
- Full Season Non-Irrigated OVT seed cotton (un-ginned) yields
- Full Season Irrigated disease ratings from Amanda Scherer

November 4

Lint yields are available for:

- Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center (TVREC) in Belle Mina.
  - Full Season Non-Irrigated OVT
- Prattville Agricultural Research Unit (PARU) in Prattville
  - Full Season Irrigated OVT
  - Full Season Non-Irrigated OVT

Seed cotton yields (un-ginned cotton) are available in the variety selection platform only for:

- Shelby County On-Farm Trial in Harpersville
- Macon County On-Farm Trial
- Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC) in Headland
  - Full Season Irrigated OVT
  - Short Season Irrigated OVT

October 21 – Lint yields are available for the full-season non-irrigated OVT at the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center (TVREC) in Belle Mina. The trial averaged 898 lbs. of lint per acre. The highest yield was 1083 lbs. of lint per acre.

October 19 – Lint yields are available for the full-season non-irrigated OVT at the Brewton Agricultural Research Unit (BARU) in Brewton. This is a new location for the 2022 season. The trial averaged 1104 lbs. of lint per acre. The highest yield was 1284 lbs. of lint per acre.

Please be reminded that the “Top Yield Group” is an excellent option when evaluating yield data. The varieties in the Top Yield Group are statistically equal to the highest yielding variety.