1. 2011 VIRGINIA COTTON VARIETY SUMMARY
Information compiled by:
Gail White & David Horton, Tidewater AREC

2. Virginia Cotton Production Guide –Available Information:
Fertility, Tillage and Planting Suggestions
2011 Official Variety Trial results
Recommendations on
Plant Growth Regulator use
Disease control
Insect control
Weed control
Harvest-Aid Suggestions
The 2012 Cotton Production Guide is available at your County Extension Office or call the Tidewater AREC. It is also on the web at

3. Percentage of Top 10 Varieties Planted in Virginia
Data from USDA/AMS Cotton Program “Cotton Varieties Planted 2011 Crop”, Sep. 2011

4. Percentage of Cotton Acreage Planted in Southeast (Data from Florence, SC Classing Office)%
Data from USDA/AMS Cotton Program “Cotton Varieties Planted 2011 Crop”, Sep. 2011

5. 2011 Cotton OVT Trial – Lint Yield8 7 4 5 3 10 2 9 1 * * * * * * * *
Top 10 varieties planted in Virginia
* Experimental variety

6. 2011 Cotton OVT Trial - Fiber Quality of Top 10 Yielding Varieties
Variety
Lint Yield
(lb/A)
Fiber Properties
Mic
Len
Str
Uni
PHY 499 WRF
900.4
5.1
1.15
32.6
82.9
DG 2570 B2RF
820.6
1.11
31.0
80.8
PHY 565 WRF
768.8
4.6
32.9
82.4
*DP 1219 B2RF
755.9
4.7
1.19
34.2
81.9
DP 1137 B2RF
755.5
5.0
1.09
29.0
81.3
ST 5288 B2F
752.4
1.13
30.5
81.7
DG 2540 B2RF
745.3
4.8
1.18
30.6
82.3
DP 1133 B2RF
713.7
32.0
83.4
DP 1028 B2RF
706.1
5.3
28.7
83.3
ST 5458 B2RF
697.7
4.9
1.12
30.8
* New release in 2012.

7. 2 Year Average Cotton OVT Trial – Lint Yield

8. 2 Year Average Cotton OVT Trial - Fiber Quality of Top 10 Yielding Varieties
Variety
Lint Yield
(lb/A)
Fiber Properties
Mic
Len
Str
Uni
PHY 499 WRF
1089.7
8.1
1.14
32.3
83.1
DG 2570 B2RF
969.8
4.9
1.12
30.7
82.1
DP 1028 B2RF
947.7
5.2
1.13
29.0
82.4
DP 1137 B2RF
941.2
5.0
1.11
29.1
AM 1550 B2RF
935.9
5.1
1.10
28.9
81.7
PHY 565 WRF
918.7
4.7
1.15
32.6
82.7
ST 5288 B2F
902.7
29.9
81.5
DP 1034 B2RF
802.6
30.0
82.8
DP 1133 B2RF
898.7
32.0
83.6
FM 1740 B2F
897.2
30.3

9. 3 Year Average Cotton OVT Trial – Lint Yield

10. 3 Year Average Cotton OVT Trial - Fiber Quality of Top 10 Yielding Varieties
Variety
Lint Yield
(lb/A)
Fiber Properties
Mic
Len
Str
Uni
DP 1028 B2RF
1294.7
5.0
1.14
28.8
83.2
DG 2570 B2RF
1248.7
4.9
1.13
30.3
82.4
PHY 375 WRF
1235.6
4.8
29.9
82.6
DP 0912 B2RF
1216.0
5.2
1.10
30.4
82.3
AM 1550 B2RF
1204.2
1.11
82.2
FM 1740 B2F
1202.0
30.2
82.7
PHY 367 WRF
1200.6
1.15
30.6
ST 5288 B2F
1182.7
5.1
1.12
30.0
81.8
PHY 565 WRF
1173.1
4.6
1.17
32.4
83.1
ST 5458 B2RF
1152.2
31.1

11. 2011 County Strip Trial – Combined 6 Locations

12. 2011 County Strip Trial – Combined Fiber Quality
Variety
Lint Yield
(lb/A)
Fiber Properties
Mic
Len
Str
Uni
PHY 499 WRF
1203.6
4.8
1.10
31.4
81.8
DP 1028 B2RF
1123.9
1.11
30.1
82.7
DP 1137 B2RF
1093.2
1.09
28.6
82.1
PHY 375 WRF
1041.7
4.6
29.6
81.9
AM 1550 B2RF
1027.7
4.7
28.7
ST 5288 B2F
1006.6
1.13
29.1
LSD (p=.05)
146.17

13. County Strip Trial – Southampton, ML Everett (Chris Drake, Co. Agent)*2 *1 *6 *3 *4 *5
* Variety found at all 6 locations and its ranking.

14. County Strip Trial – Dinwiddie, Randy Everett (Mike Parrish, Co. Agent)*1 *3 *4 *5 *2
* Variety found at all 6 locations and its ranking.

15. County Strip Trial – Isle of Wight, Loften Braswell (Janet Spencer, Co
County Strip Trial – Isle of Wight, Loften Braswell (Janet Spencer, Co. Agent) *1 *2 *3 *4 *5 *6
* Variety found at all 6 locations and its ranking.

16. County Strip Trial – Surry, Fulton Faison (Glenn Slade, Co. Agent)*1 *6 *4 *2 *3 *5
* Variety found at all 6 locations and its ranking.

17. County Strip Trial – Suffolk, Mike Griffin*3 *2 *1 *4 *5 *6
* Variety found at all 6 locations and its ranking.

18. County Strip Trial – Sussex, Jared Webb (Kelvin Wells, Co. Agent)*2 *5 *3 *6 *4
* Variety found at all 6 locations and its ranking.