Table 1. Agronomic results for the Roundup Ready vs. Bollgard/Roundup Ready variety trial at Lamesa, TX, 2000.

Variety Lint Bur cotton Lint Seed  Lint loan  Lint  Seed  Total  Ginning  Seed/Tech  Net
turnout yield yield yield  value  value  value  value  cost  cost  value
% lbs/acre lbs/acre lbs/acre  $/lb  $/acre  $/acre  $/acre  $/acre  $/acre  $/acre
PM2200RR 30.2 2008 606 1110 0.4947 299.76 55.53 355.29 31.12 15.95 308.23
PM2280BG/RR 27.7 2194 604 1158 0.4632 282.01 57.90 339.91 34.01 35.91 270.00
PM2326RR 27.5 2237 615 1129 0.4778 293.73 56.43 350.16 34.67 16.09 299.42
PM2326BG/RR 28.1 2106 593 1095 0.4663 276.65 54.75 331.40 32.64 35.91 262.85
DP5415RR 29.5 2242 659 1096 0.4495 296.52 54.80 351.32 34.75 22.95 293.62
DP458BRR 30.1 2185 660 1098 0.4827 318.70 54.92 373.62 33.87 46.75 293.00
LSD 0.05 NS NS NS NS  NS  NS  NS  NS  NS   —  NS
CV, % 4.8 11.5 11.9 12.1 4.0 14.0 12.1 13.6 11.5  — 15.4
Means within a column with the same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05 probability level.
LSD – least significant difference, NS – not significant
Note: some columns may not add up due to rounding error.
Assumes:
$1.50/cwt ginning cost (bagging, ties, and checkoff not included)
$100/ton for seed.
Value for lint based on CCC loan value calculated from HVI data received from ITC classing results.
Table 2.  Fiber quality for the Roundup Ready vs. Bollgard/Roundup Ready variety trial at Lamesa, TX, 2000.
Variety Color 1 digit Color 2 digit Staple Leaf Micronaire Rd +b Length Strength Uniformity Elongation
PM2200RR 4.0 2.0 34.3 3.0 4.2 69.6 10.2 1.07 28.5 82.1 5.3
PM2280BG/RR 4.0 2.0 35.0 3.0 3.6 69.3 9.7 1.08 30.1 80.8 5.7
PM2326RR 4.0 2.7 34.0 3.0 4.4 67.7 10.4 1.06 29.5 82.7 5.5
PM2326BG/RR 4.0 2.0 33.7 3.0 4.3 68.4 10.0 1.03 28.4 81.7 6.3
DP5415RR 4.0 2.3 35.3 3.0 4.4 68.6 9.7 1.10 28.4 81.3 5.4
DP458BRR 4.0 2.0 34.7 3.0 4.4 69.0 9.8 1.08 27.4 81.2 5.3
LSD 0.05  — NS NS  — 0.3 NS 0.5 0.03 1.6 NS 0.6
CV, %  — 14.6 2.2  — 4.1 1.1 2.6 1.7 3.0 1.2 6.4
Means within a column with the same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05 probability level.
LSD – least significant difference, NS – not significant

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