Short Staple Variety Trial, Cochise County, 1987

Short Staple Variety Trial, Cochise County, 1987

Eleven varieties of short staple cotton, containing four varieties of Acala 1517 (including two new releases from New Mexico State University) were grown near the town of Cochise, which is at an elevation of 4,180 feet and has an average growing season of 232 days. Northrup King's KC 380 (the s...

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Main Authors: Clark, Lee J., Schwennesen, Eric
Language:en_US
Published: College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) 1988
Subjects:
Agriculture > Arizona
Cotton > Arizona
Cotton > Short staple breeding
Cotton > Genetics
Cotton > Variety
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/204541
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-2045412015-10-23T04:48:49Z Short Staple Variety Trial, Cochise County, 1987 Clark, Lee J. Schwennesen, Eric Agriculture -- Arizona Cotton -- Arizona Cotton -- Short staple breeding Cotton -- Genetics Cotton -- Variety Eleven varieties of short staple cotton, containing four varieties of Acala 1517 (including two new releases from New Mexico State University) were grown near the town of Cochise, which is at an elevation of 4,180 feet and has an average growing season of 232 days. Northrup King's KC 380 (the same as the experimental variety 2019) was the high yielder for the second year in a row, with 954.6 pounds of lint per acre. One of the new Acala' s, 1517-77BR was second in yield, with 936.5 pounds per acre. With the current premium structure, 1517-77BR would produce about $50 more gross farm income per acre than KC 380. 1988-03 text Article http://hdl.handle.net/10150/204541 Cotton: A College of Agriculture Report en_US 370072 Series P-72 College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
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language en_US
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topic Agriculture -- Arizona
Cotton -- Arizona
Cotton -- Short staple breeding
Cotton -- Genetics
Cotton -- Variety
spellingShingle Agriculture -- Arizona
Cotton -- Arizona
Cotton -- Short staple breeding
Cotton -- Genetics
Cotton -- Variety
Clark, Lee J.
Schwennesen, Eric
Short Staple Variety Trial, Cochise County, 1987
description Eleven varieties of short staple cotton, containing four varieties of Acala 1517 (including two new releases from New Mexico State University) were grown near the town of Cochise, which is at an elevation of 4,180 feet and has an average growing season of 232 days. Northrup King's KC 380 (the same as the experimental variety 2019) was the high yielder for the second year in a row, with 954.6 pounds of lint per acre. One of the new Acala' s, 1517-77BR was second in yield, with 936.5 pounds per acre. With the current premium structure, 1517-77BR would produce about $50 more gross farm income per acre than KC 380.
author Clark, Lee J.
Schwennesen, Eric
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publisher College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
publishDate 1988
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