R. A. Haygood, Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268, Thomas Barber, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, 117 Dorman Hall box 9555, Mississippi State, MS 39762, Steve M. Brown, University of Georgia, PO Box 1209, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31794, C. Chism Craig, University of Tennessee, 605 AirwaysBlvd, Jackson, TN 38301, Michael A. Jones, Clemson University, 2200 Pocket Road, Florence, SC 29506, R. Lemon, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 348 Soil and Crop Sciences/Heep Center, College Station, TX 77843-2474, C. Dale Monks, Auburn University, 104 Extension Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, and Bobby J. Phipps, University of Missouri-Delta Center, 147 St. Hwy T, Portageville, MO 63873.
Small plot replicated studies were conducted in Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina to determine the effect of mepiquat chloride and planting rates on the growth, yields and lint quality of the new PhytoGen 400 series. The primary objective was to determine if the application of mepiquat chloride in combination with 2 Roundup Ready Flex applications will provide the needed growth management when PHY 475 WRF is planted at 1X and 1/2X seeding rates. Yields, lint quality, plant mapping data and other results from these trials should provide valuable information to growers, consultants, dealers and university personnel as PhytoGen varieties become more widely planted.