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

2001 Peanut, Cotton and Tobacco Performance Tests
Research Report Number 677
January 2002

Tifton, Georgia:
Regional Farm Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test -
Comparison of Released Varieties for Certain Characteristics, 2001
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 % %
Speight 213 2671 4654 174 59 16 31 86 2.04 19.9   9.8
NC TG 94 2579 4516 175 63 17 32 85 2.19 20.2   9.2
AVH 961 2497 4244 170 56 16 31 86 3.35 18.7   5.6
OX 9065 2476 4249 172 58 18 30 88 2.30 20.6   8.9
CU 597 2367 3945 167 48 17 35 84 2.93 21.6   7.4
Speight 218 2333 4020 172 59 17 32 96 2.86 20.6   7.2
NC83A-21 2185 3800 174 60 16 29 86 2.52 21.1   8.4
ULT 9542 2132 3807 179 71 17 31 87 1.93 22.1 11.4
NC TG 99 2082 3620 173 62 17 30 88 2.32 24.5 10.6
NC 95 2064 3426 165 47 16 34 88 2.80 19.9   7.1
NC TG 102 2055 3598 175 54 17 33 88 2.31 20.7   9.0
NC 2326 2045 3330 163 45 16 31 73 3.00 17.5   5.8
PQ 14 2029 3494 172 57 17 32 88 2.26 18.5   8.2
VPI 119 1784 2983 168 56 15 32 88 2.67 18.5   6.9
LSD -0.05 364.87 729.71 9.34 14.7            
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 (2000-2001) 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. 
Research conducted 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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