Curtis Wilde1, Jeff Johnson2, J. W. Keeling2, and Phillip Johnson1. (1) Texas Tech University, Box 42132, Lubbock, TX 79409, (2) Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Route 3, Box 213AA, Lubbock, TX 79403
As technology increases and new varieties are released for cotton production, producers have more options when choosing inputs and input levels. Studies have been conducted at the AG-CARES research facilities at Lamesa, Texas to determine the agronomic impacts of variety selection and applied irrigation level on cotton production. This study analyzes the effects of variety selection and irrigation level for irrigated cotton producers in the Texas Southern High Plains. For this study, the authors considered three varieties with three irrigation levels. The results show that newer indeterminate picker type varieties yielded higher, had greater response to irrigation, and produced larger profit margins than traditional determinate stripper type varieties.
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