TABLE 54.  SOYBEAN VARIETY PERFORMANCE - COASTAL PLAIN:  PEE DEE
           RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER,  FLORENCE, S.C.
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                                                 3-YEAR AVERAGES
                                        -----------2001-03 DATA-----------
                                        YIELD   MATURITY   PLANT   LODGING
COMPANY OR    VARIETY                                      HEIGHT
BRAND NAME    OR STRAIN                 (BU/A)   (DATE)     (IN)
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MATURITY GROUP VII & VIII

PUBLIC              COOK                 21.5     10/28      25      1.1

C.U.                SC96-1476            17.8     10/26      24      1.0

PUBLIC              MOTTE                17.6     10/30      24      1.0

PUBLIC              KUELL                16.1     10/31      27      1.1

C.U.                SC98-318             12.3     10/27      20      1.1

NCSU                N7001                 7.0     10/28      18      1.0
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AVERAGES                                 15.4     10/28      23      1.0
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L.S.D. (.10)                               NS
C.V. (%)                                 33.1
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TABLE 55.  SOYBEAN VARIETY PERFORMANCE - COASTAL PLAIN:  PEE DEE
           RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER,  FLORENCE, S.C.
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                                                 2-YEAR AVERAGES
                                        -----------2002-03 DATA-----------
                                        YIELD   MATURITY   PLANT   LODGING
COMPANY OR    VARIETY                                      HEIGHT
BRAND NAME    OR STRAIN                 (BU/A)   (DATE)     (IN)
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MATURITY GROUP VII & VIII

PUBLIC              COOK                 24.9     10/27      23      1.1

PUBLIC              MOTTE                18.7     10/29      22      1.0

C.U.                SC96-1476            17.8     10/25      21      1.0

PUBLIC              KUELL                15.7     10/30      25      1.0

C.U.                SC98-318             13.4     10/26      18      1.2

NCSU                NC-RALEIGH           10.1     10/26      19      1.0

NCSU                N7001                 4.3     10/26      16      1.0
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AVERAGES                                 15.0     10/27      20      1.0
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L.S.D. (.10)                               NS
C.V. (%)                                 32.4
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SOYBEAN – 2003 DATA – SOUTH CAROLINA
DEPT. OF ENTOMOLOGY, SOILS, AND PLANT SCIENCES – DIVISION OF AGRONOMY
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY