Table 6

Table 6.  Mid- and late-season agronomic characteristics of varieties at Cone, TX, 2002.
Mid-season 7-17-02 Mid-season 7-24-02 NAWF Days
Plant
height		 Mainstem
nodes		 Height
to node		 First position
fruit retention		 Plant
height		 Mainstem
nodes		 Height
to node		 First position
fruit retention		 07/24/02 07/30/02 08/06/02 08/14/02 to cutout
Variety inches total/plant ratio % inches total/plant ratio % avg/plant avg/plant avg/plant avg/plant days
SG215BG/RR 19.2 14.7 1.33 90.5 21.8 15.8 1.40 81.5 6.2 5.8 4.4 3.2 88.0
NK 2165C 17.2 13.6 1.27 83.5 20.8 16.0 1.30 61.6 6.1 5.6 4.0 2.3 87.0
All-Tex Atlas RR 18.0 13.9 1.30 90.3 22.3 15.6 1.43 64.1 5.6 5.0 3.7 3.3 84.0
FM 958 16.3 14.7 1.13 84.7 20.7 16.7 1.23 65.6 6.5 6.2 4.3 2.8 88.0
FM 966 16.7 15.0 1.10 84.1 21.2 16.9 1.23 63.6 6.2 5.7 3.7 2.6 87.0
FM 989RR 18.2 15.3 1.17 89.8 20.8 17.4 1.17 64.9 6.2 5.3 3.8 2.6 86.0
PM 2266RR 17.3 15.1 1.17 89.5 19.8 14.7 1.37 65.9 5.5 4.4 3.6 2.5 81.0
PM 2280BG/RR 17.8 15.7 1.17 88.7 20.5 16.3 1.23 80.8 5.6 4.3 3.2 2.4 81.0
PM 2326RR 17.7 14.2 1.23 86.8 20.7 14.6 1.40 61.8 5.9 5.4 3.9 2.8 86.0
PM 2344BG/RR 17.7 15.0 1.17 93.6 20.3 15.3 1.33 78.2 5.6 5.1 3.7 3.2 84.0
PM HS26 16.5 14.3 1.17 89.7 20.8 15.4 1.37 55.9 6.0 6.1 4.3 3.1 88.0
Raider 271 20.0 15.8 1.27 86.1 24.2 16.9 1.43 56.0 6.2 6.0 4.2 2.8 88.0
ST 2454R 16.8 14.8 1.13 92.2 21.7 15.4 1.37 69.3 6.1 5.4 3.5 3.0 86.0
Average 17.6 14.8 1.2 88.4 21.2 15.9 1.3 66.9 6.0 5.4 3.9 2.8 85.7
CV, % 8.3 6.1 9.60 5.8 4.0 4.9 4.30 15.2 5.6 8.5 15.0 14.7 .
OSL 0.1751 0.1782 0.3502 0.3672 0.0003 0.0027 <0.0001 0.0631 0.0147 0.0003 0.4244 0.1188 .
LSD 0.05 NS NS NS NS 1.42 1.3 0.10 17.2 0.6 0.8 NS NS .
CV – coefficient of variation, LSD – least significant difference.
OSL – observed significance level, or probability of a greater F value.
NS – non significant.

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