Short and Long Staple Variety Trials, Greenlee County, 1989

Abstract

Two short staple and one long staple variety trials were implemented in Greenlee County in 1989, with new varieties topping each trial. The most exciting new discovery was HS 46, which topped the competition in the short-staple trial by nearly 200 pounds of lint per acre. In the acala trial, the top four entries were composed of three New Mexico experimentals and Prema from the San Joaquin Valley. Any one of these acalas could become the new standard for the valley. P-69 in the long staple cotton trial yielded over 850 pounds of lint per acre and topped the S-6 yield by 25%. The testing program in Greenlee County is not only of benefit to the cotton producers and related agri-businesses in southeastern Arizona, but also to southwestern New Mexico.