The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia

Research Report Number 671 January, 2001

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Tifton, Georgia: Regional Farm Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test - Comparison of Released Varieties for Certain Characteristics, 2000
Variety	Yield	Value	Price Index1	Grade Index2	Number Leaves/ Plant	Plant Ht.	Days to Flower	Total Alkaloids	Reducing Sugars	Ratio (RS/TA)
	lb/A	$/A	$/CWT			in		%	%
X 973	2859	4557	160	45	18	33	71	2.36	14.0	5.93
Speight 200A	2843	4592	161	50	20	33	76	2.74	13.1	4.78
VPI 118	2494	4011	161	46	18	32	75	2.34	15.3	6.54
X 922	2467	3384	139	30	19	33	73	2.41	10.5	4.36
NC TG 102	2431	3877	160	44	19	32	76	1.72	17.0	9.88
OX 8100	2394	3912	164	50	20	33	81	2.48	12.7	5.12
RG 8H1	2394	3772	158	43	17	33	75	3.12	15.4	4.94
NC 2326	2278	3460	151	33	17	33	66	2.77	14.4	5.20
Speight 210	2204	3523	158	44	19	32	69	2.22	19.3	8.69
RG 8H23	2109	3382	160	48	18	32	68	2.98	12.1	4.60
NC 95	2077	3113	149	33	17	34	75	3.62	14.7	4.06
NC TG 99	2003	3095	154	37	18	30	NF	2.17	17.6	8.11
NC83A-10	1892	2951	156	52	19	31	NF	2.22	15.3	6.89
LSD -0.05	899	1467	14	13
Conducted on an Ocilla loamy sand soil fertilized with 1000 lb/a of 6-6-18 and 120 lb/a 16-0-0 with plants spaced 20-22 inches apart in 44-inch rows.
1. Price Index based on two-year average (1999-2000) prices for U.S. government grades.
2. Numerical values ranging from 1-99 for flue-cured tobacco based on equivalent government grades - higher the number, higher the grade. Some varieties are not shown due to low plant counts from TSWV.
Researched by Stevan S. LaHue and M. G. Stephenson, under project S1-71 and supported by grants from the Georgia Tobacco Commission.
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