Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation (RACE) Trial in the Rolling Plains of Texas-2018

Cultivar selection is one of the most important decisions producers need to make before planting; however, it has become more difficult to make the decisions as new cultivars are available on market each year with advanced herbicide technologies. To help support cotton producers make decisions on cultivar selection, we conduct replicated on-farm large plot cultivar trials. Our objective of this project is to provide agronomic information of advanced cotton cultivars to producers in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Twelve cotton cultivars of mixed advanced herbicide technologies (NG4689B2XF, NG4777B2XF, NG4545B2XF, FM2498GLT, ST5122GLT, FM2574GLT, ST5517GLTP, DP1522B2XF, DP1646B2XF, DP1549B2XF, PHY480W3FE, and PHY440W3FE) were planted in 12 locations across the Rolling Plains of Texas. Cotton trials were planted on-farm with plot size varying from 0.0006 to 1.20 ac. The study was replicated three times and designed as randomized complete block design.  Lint yield and fiber quality will be reported after harvest.