TABLE 23.  COTTON FIBER PROPERTIES -  HIGH VOLUME INSTRUMENT ANALYSIS -
           LATER MATURITY CULTIVAR PERFORMANCE TEST - COASTAL PLAIN -
           EDISTO RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER, BLACKVILLE, S.C.
                              (4-YEAR DATA 2000-2003)

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CULTIVAR                                        M/UHM
OR                                     UHM      UNIF.   FIBER
STRAIN                                 LENGTH   RATIO   STRENGTH   MIKE
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                                        (IN)    (PCT)   (G/TEX)  (READING)

Delta and Pine Land DeltaPEARL          1.15     82.9     30.8      4.3

FIBERMAX            FM 989              1.12     82.5     31.8      4.3

Delta and Pine Land DP 5415 RR          1.09     82.3     29.2      4.4

Delta and Pine Land DP 5690 RR          1.08     82.2     31.3      4.2

Delta and Pine Land DP 458 B/RR         1.08     81.9     29.4      4.4
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AVERAGES                                1.10     82.4     30.5      4.3
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L.S.D. (.05)                            0.03       NS      0.8      0.2
C.V. (%)                                 3.0      1.5      3.7      4.6
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TABLE 24.  COTTON FIBER PROPERTIES -  HIGH VOLUME INSTRUMENT ANALYSIS -
           LATER MATURITY CULTIVAR PERFORMANCE TEST - COASTAL PLAIN -
           EDISTO RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER, BLACKVILLE, S.C.
                              (3-YEAR DATA 2001-2003)

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CULTIVAR                                        M/UHM
OR                                     UHM      UNIF.   FIBER
STRAIN                                 LENGTH   RATIO   STRENGTH   MIKE
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                                        (IN)    (PCT)   (G/TEX)  (READING)

Delta and Pine Land DP 491              1.19     83.4     32.2      4.2

Delta and Pine Land DeltaPEARL          1.15     82.8     30.7      4.3

FIBERMAX            FM 989              1.12     82.7     31.8      4.2

FIBERMAX            FM 991 RR           1.12     82.5     31.5      4.2

Delta and Pine Land DP 555 BG/RR        1.10     82.1     29.6      4.4

Stoneville          ST 5599BR           1.09     81.9     29.7      4.2

Delta and Pine Land DP 5415 RR          1.09     82.2     28.8      4.5

Delta and Pine Land DP 448 B            1.08     81.9     28.5      4.3

FIBERMAX            FM 989 BR           1.08     81.9     29.3      4.0

FIBERMAX            FM 989 RR           1.08     82.4     31.0      4.1

Delta and Pine Land DP 458 B/RR         1.07     81.7     29.1      4.5

Delta and Pine Land DP 5690 RR          1.07     82.0     31.2      4.2

Stoneville          ST 4892BR           1.06     82.6     29.0      4.6
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AVERAGES                                1.10     82.3     30.2      4.7
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L.S.D. (.05)                            0.03       NS      1.0      0.3
C.V. (%)                                 2.8      1.2      3.6      4.3
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TABLE 25.  COTTON FIBER PROPERTIES -  HIGH VOLUME INSTRUMENT ANALYSIS -
           LATER MATURITY CULTIVAR PERFORMANCE TEST - COASTAL PLAIN -
           EDISTO RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER, BLACKVILLE, S.C.
                              (2-YEAR DATA 2002-2003)

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CULTIVAR                                        M/UHM
OR                                     UHM      UNIF.   FIBER
STRAIN                                 LENGTH   RATIO   STRENGTH   MIKE
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                                        (IN)    (PCT)   (G/TEX)  (READING)

Delta and Pine Land DP 491              1.21     83.2     32.3      4.1

Delta and Pine Land DeltaPEARL          1.15     82.4     30.7      4.2

FIBERMAX            FM 989              1.14     82.9     32.1      4.1

FIBERMAX            FM 991 RR           1.13     82.6     31.8      4.1

Delta and Pine Land DP 555 BG/RR        1.13     82.3     29.6      4.3

Delta and Pine Land DP 448 B            1.11     82.5     29.0      4.1

Delta and Pine Land DP 449 BG/RR        1.11     82.5     30.8      4.0

FIBERMAX            FM 989 BR           1.10     81.9     29.5      3.8

Stoneville          ST 5599BR           1.10     81.8     29.6      4.1

FIBERMAX            FM 989 RR           1.10     82.4     31.6      4.0

Delta and Pine Land DP 5415 RR          1.09     82.5     28.8      4.4

Stoneville          ST 4892BR           1.09     83.2     29.5      4.3

Delta and Pine Land DP 493              1.09     81.5     30.1      4.5

Delta and Pine Land DP 5690 RR          1.08     82.1     31.6      4.0

Delta and Pine Land DP 458 B/RR         1.08     81.7     29.2      4.4

Stoneville          ST 5303R            1.07     83.2     31.6      4.3
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AVERAGES                                1.11     82.4     30.5      4.2
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L.S.D. (.05)                            0.03       NS      1.4      0.3
C.V. (%)                                 2.8      1.2      3.9      4.6
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COTTON – 2003 FIBER DATA – SOUTH CAROLINA 
DEPT. OF ENTOMOLOGY, SOILS, AND PLANT SCIENCES
DIVISION OF AGRONOMY
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY