Preface

This research report presents the results of the 2000 statewide performance tests of peanut, cotton and tobacco. The tests for various evaluations were conducted at several or all of the following locations: Tifton, Plains and Midville in the Coastal Plain region and Athens in the Piedmont region. For identification of the test site locations, consult the map below.

Agronomic information such as plant height, lodging, disease occurrence, etc., is listed along with the yield data. Information concerning planting and harvest dates, soil type and culture, and fertilization practices used in each trial is included in footnotes.

In order to have a broad base of information, a number of varieties, including experimental lines, are included in the trials; but this does not imply that all are recommended for Georgia. Varieties best suited to a specific area or for a particular purpose, and agreed upon by College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences agronomists, are presented in the 2001 Spring Planting Schedule for Georgia (available from your county extension office). Pesticides used for production practices are included for the benefit of the reader and do nto imply any endorsement or preferential treatment by the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station. For additional information, contact your local county extension agent or the nearest experiment station.

The least significant difference (LSD) at the 5 percent level has been included in the tables to aid in comparing hybrids. If the yields of any two hybrids differ by the LSD value or more, thay may be considered different in yield ability.

This report is one of five publications presenting the 2000 performance of agronomic crops in Georgia. For more information concerning other crops, refer to one of the following research reports: 2000 Corn Performance Tests (Report 668), 1999-2000 Small Grains Performance Tests (Report 666), 1999-2000 Canola Performance Tests (Report 667), and 2000 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, Grain Millet, Sunflower and Summer Annual Performance Tests (Report 670).

This report, along with performance test information on other crops, is also available at our web site www.griffin.uga.edu/swvt. Additional information may be obtained by writing J. LaDon Day, Crop and Soil Sciences Department, University of Georgia, Georgia Station, Griffin, GA 30223-1797.