Measured Crop Performance

Measured Crop Performance Tobacco 1995 Daryl T. Bowman A. Glenn Tart Official Variety Testing Department ofcrop Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8604

TABLB 01' COR'l'EN'l'S INTRODUCTION 1 EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES 2 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 5 MAP. 7 VARIETY DESCRIPTION 8 TABLES Table 1. Cultural practices for the Official Variety Test, 1995...... 22 Table 2. Comparison of certain varieties in Official Variety Trials across three years (1993-95). 23 Table 3. Comparison of certain varieties in Official Variety Trials across two years (1994-95)... 24 Table 4. Cumulative rate of harvest, approximate number of leaves/acre handled, and yield of cured leaf harvested by the end of the fourth priming for selected commercial varieties at Whiteville - 1995....... 25 Table 5. Summary information on disease resistance, 1995.... 26 Table 6. Comparison of varieties for certain characteristics for five locations, 1995 27 Tables 7-11. Individual location data, 1995........ 29 Table 12. Pedigrees of entries in the 1995 Official Variety Tests.............. 39

1 INTRODUCTIONI American flue-cured tobacco is known worldwide for its unique smoking qualities. The Flue-Cured Tobacco Minimum Standards Program was initiated in 1964 to ensure that released varieties have acceptable agronomic, physical, chemical and smoke characteristics. The North Carolina Official Variety Trials for flue-cured tobacco are conducted annually to provide information to growers and the tobacco industry on performance of varieties that have passed the Minimum Standards Program and may be available to the growers in North Carolina. Breeding lines are also included as a first step in advancing these potential varieties through the Minimum Standards Program. The Acreage-Poundage Program tends to encourage quality of flue-cured tobacco by limiting the production in terms of pounds per acre. Varieties contribute substantially to leaf quality and should be carefully selected by the grower. Therefore, this bulletin has been written with emphasis on the quality of various varieties that are available to tobacco growers. Data are presented for three, two years and one year over all locations and by location in this bulletin. Growers are cautioned to examine data from two and three-year tables prior to selection of a variety to grow on their farms. They are also encouraged to ITechnical assistance by Ken Barnes and Carey Parsons are gratefully acknowledged.

2 grow a small acreage of the new variety rather than the whole crop at once. The Official Variety Trials consist of small replicated plots located on five research stations. The Regional Minimum standards Program evaluates potential new varieties by the Regional Small Plot Test and Regional Farm Test. Results of these tests are reported separately in the Flue-Cured Variety Evaluation Committee Report. EXPENTALPROCEDURES Official Variety Test Twenty-five released varieties and nineteen experimental lines were tested at five locations (Figure 1) in 1995. The Official Variety Tests were conducted on disease-free soil insofar as possible. The experimental locations are as follows: Border Belt Tobacco Research station, Whiteville, N.C., representing the Border Belt. Lower Coastal Plain Tobacco Research station, Kinston, N.C., representing the Eastern Belt. Upper Coastal Plain Research station, Rocky Mount, N.C., representing the Eastern Belt. Oxford Tobacco Research station, Oxford, N.C., representing the Middle Belt. Upper Piedmont Research Station, Reidsville, N.C. representing the Old Belt.

3 Agencies. Contact Person. and Addresses of 1995 Sponsors Agency and Contact Person Gold Leaf Seed Co. Marion Hawkins N.C. Agric. Res. Service Daryl Bowman Reams Seed Company Robert Reams R. G. Seed Company Richard Gwynn Speight Seed Farms Rachel Snyder North Carolina State University Verne Sisson North Carolina State University Earl Wernsman VPI C. A. Wilkinson Address P. O. Box 458 Hartsville, s.c. 29551 3709 Hillsborough st. Raleigh, N.C. 27607 7517 Green Level Church Road Apex, N.C. 27502 Route 6, Box 133 Oxford, N.C. 27565 Box 1250 Winterville, NC. 28590 P. O. Box 1168 Oxford, N.C. 27565 Crop Science Department North Carolina State University Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7620 Southern Piedmont Research station Box 448 Blacksburg, VA 23824 Varieties McNair K, Coker NC Reams RG Speight Oxford NC TG VA The entries were coded and seeded in plant beds which received normal cultural practices. At transplanting, the plants were individually selected for uniformity and planted into one-row plots, each of which consisted of twenty competitive plants spaced 22 or 24 inches apart, depending upon locations. The row spacing was four feet at all locations except Reidsville which was 3.75 feet. Additional cultural practices are shown in Table 1. Each

4 entry was replicated three times in a randomized, complete block design at eagh location. 2 After topping, all entries were treated with commercial contact and systemic sucker control chemicals. Individual plots were harvested according to degree of maturity and primings were tagged and kept separate throughout curing, sorting, and grading. Performance data were collected on yield, quality, agronomic characteristics, disease resistance,3 and physical quality traits. Data on agronomic characteristics were collected in the field. Dollar value per hundredweight and grade indices are shown to emphasize quality differences among the varieties. Dollar value per hundredweight was calculated from a two-year average price paid per pound on the flue-cured market for a particular government grade. After the tobacco was sorted into lots, a Federal Tobacco Inspector assigned an appropriate government grade to each lot from each plot. The average dollar value per hundredweight was then computed based on a weighted average by stalk position. Each entry was rated also with a grade index ranging from 1 to 100. This index was calculated by assigning a numerical value to each government grade of each entry. An average grade index value was then obtained for each entry in the same manner as dollar per hundredweight. Grades N2 and B1L represent the practical extremes with values of 1 and 100 assigned to these respective grades. The 2Statistical analyses were performed by Mrs. Her assistance is gratefully acknowledged. Sandra Donaghy. 3Drs. David Shew, Charles Main, and Tom Melton of the Plant Pathology Department and Dr. Verne Sisson of the Department of Crop Science cooperated on the tests for disease reaction. Their assistance is gratefully acknowledged.

5 1995 data utilized a revised version of the grade index as originally developed by E. Wernsman and E. Price (1975). Seasonal Conditions: Transplanting was delayed in the Border and Eastern Belts but on time in the Middle and Old Belts (Table 1). Rainfall was below normal until June when it was above normal at most locations (see accompanying graphs). The excessive rains resulted in less than desirable tobacco plants by topping time at most locations. Yields and quality were low as a result of the June rains. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The data presented in Tables 2 and 3 summarize how varieties performed over a period of years at various locations. These tables give a general indication of the stability of the varieties since they include performance data over many locations and years. In Table 2, varieties that were common in 1993, 1994, and 1995 are compared for a number of agronomic and chemical characteristics. Two-year data are presented in Table 3 for 1994 and 1995. Table 4 shows the cumulative rate of harvest, approximate number of leaves/acre handled, and yield of cured leaf harvested by the end of the third priming for selected commercial varieties at Whiteville for 1995. All tobacco was harvested and graded ripe, thus, this information can be used to ascertain the relative rate of ripening among varieties. The number of leaves/acre handled should indicate barn space requirements and labor requirements! Yield should be considered with number of leaves handled as well as

6 leaf ripening rate to choose those varieties that will maximize efficiency of the grower's tobacco operation. Information on disease resistance is presented in Table 5. Data were collected on black shank, bacterial wilt, brown spot, root knot nematodes and mosaic. A relative rating of the level of resistance to black shank and bacterial wilt is given for each variety along with a numerical rating where lower numbers indicate higher resistance. Root knot and mosaic resistance are recorded as resistant or segregating. These data were furnished by Drs. Tom Melton, Verne Sisson, Charlie Main and David Shew. The average performance across four locations in 1995 is shown in Table 6. NC 27NF and NC 37NF are nonflowering genotypes and should be topped at 18-20 harvestable leaves. Days from transplanting to topping are reported in the days to flower column for these two varieties. Individual location data are presented in Tables 7-11. Table 12 lists the pedigrees, year of release, and the developer of commercial varieties in the 1995 Official Tobacco Variety Tests.

FIGURE 1- LOCATION OF OFFICIAL VARIETY TEST NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE IlOCKING STOKES I HAM T T Experiment Station-Tobacco

8 VARIETY DESCRIPTION Information regarding agronomic performance which mayor may not be found in this and other publications for the commercially available varieties is listed for the grower's benefit. Coker 48 - It has high resistance to black shank and Granville wilt. It yields better than the check varieties, NC 95 and Ne 2326. Days to flower after transplanting is about average. Average leaf number is nearly 20 leaves per plant on a higher than average stalk. Coker 176 - This variety has low resistance to black shank and Granville wilt, and resistance to Fusarium wilt, root knot nematodes, and tobacco mosaic virus. This variety has a moderate number of leaves on a medium height stalk. It has tolerance to weather fleck. It has fair-good 'holding ability.' Coker 319 - It has low resistance to black shank and Granville wilt. It yields comparable to the standard varieties and has a much higher quality as indicated by grade index. Coker 371 Gold - It was developed by Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company from a complex cross involing Speight G-28 and NC 82. Coker 371 Gold has high resistance to black shank and moderate resistance to Granville wilt and brown spot. It has fair-good 'holding ability.' CU 263 - This variety was developed by Clemson University with tobacco budworm resistance on a Speight G-28 background. It ripens slowly on the stalk and is more adapted to the Border and Eastern

9 Belts. It produces good yields with better than average quality. It has tall plants with an average of 20 leaves per plant. K-149 - This variety was developed from a number of crosses involving Speight G-28, K 399 and several breeding lines. It has moderate resistance to black shank and high resistance to Granville wilt and is resistant to the Southern root-knot nematode. It has fair-good 'holding ability.' K326 - It has low resistance to black shank and Granville wilt; it has resistance to the common root-knot nematodes. It is known for its high quality and curability. It has a moderate number of leaves on a low stalk. It is tolerant to brown spot and has excellent 'holding ability.' K340 - (Tested as NK 3240) was developed by Northrup King Seed Company from a cross of McNair 944 and NC 82. K 340 has high resistance to black shank and moderate resistance to Granville wilt. It has a low ground sucker count and flowers, on the average, 64-72 days after transplanting with nearly 19 harvestable leaves. - Developed by Northrup King Seed Company from a cross involving K 326 and a breeding line. It has high resistance to black shank and Granville wilt and is resistant to the Southern root-knot nematode. It has good-excellent 'holding ability.' - (Tested as NK 5168) was developed by Northrup King Seed Company from a cross of K 326 and 80241 (an experimental line). It has moderate resistance to black shank and Granville wilt. It is also resistant to root-knot nematodes. It has above average yields

10 with 18-19 leaves on a medium height stalk. It has few ground suckers and excellent 'holding ability.' K394 - It has high resistance to black shank and low resistance to Granville wilt. It averages nearly 20 leaves per plant on a short stalk. It averages 66-72 days to flower. It is a highyielding variety with average quality but with only fair 'holding ability.' K399 - This variety carries high resistance to black shank and Granville wilt. It is resistant to the most prevalent species of root-knot nematodes occurring in the flue-cured tobacco area. It is sensitive to weather fleck. It has fair-good 'holding ability.' K730 - This variety was developed from a cross between K 326 and the breeding line 80241. K 730 has low resistance to black shank and high resistance to Granville wilt. It produces good yields of good quality tobacco with good 'holding ability.' It has resistance to Southern root-knot nematodes. It averages 19 leaves on a medium height stalk. cair373 - This variety has a high number of leaves with a short stalk. It has low resistance to black shank, moderate resistance to Granville wilt and resistance to root-knot nematodes. A short, compact plant of good storm resistance, it tends to mature at a moderate rate and flowers somewhat earlier than some other multidisease resistant varieties. It produces adequate yields of highquality leaf.

11 McNair 944 - It has moderate resistance to black shank and low resistance to Granville wilt. average quality. It is a high-yielding variety with NC 27NF - This is a "non-flowering" variety that produces high yields with a high grade index. It was developed by breeders at North Carolina state University from a cross of Coker 319 and a non-flowering genotype. NC 27NF has low resistance to black shank and Granville wilt. It is sensitive to brown spot and has good 'holding ability.' NC 37NF - This is a "non-flowering" variety that produces high quality leaf. It was developed by breeders at North Carolina state University from a cross involving a non-flowering genotype with Coker 319 and NC 82. It has low resistance to black shank and Granville wilt and resistance to root-knot nematodes and has only fair 'holding ability.' NC60 - This variety produces good yields with a high grade index. It was developed at the Oxford Tobacco Research station from a cross between McNair 944 and Speight G-28. This variety has high resistance to black shank and moderate resistance to Granville wilt and is resistant to the common root knot nematode. NC 60 has above average number of ground suckers and produces slightly more than 19 leaves on the average. NC82 - An average yielding variety with high quality. It has an intermediate number of leaves on a medium to short stalk. Flowers fairly early and may prematurely flower. It has high resistance to

12 black shank and moderate resistance to Granville Wilt, and brown spot. It is not subject to extensive damage from weather fleck and has good 'holding ability.' - It has resistance to black shank and Granville wilt. It produces 19 leaves on a medium height stalk. It averages 66-67 days to flower. - One of the first varieties with disease resistance and high quality. It has low resistance to black shank and high resistance to Granville wilt and resistance to the most prevalent species of root knot nematodes found in North Carolina and to Fusarium wilt. NC 567 - It has low resistance to black shank and moderate resistance to ranville wilt. It also has resistance to the most prevalent species of root knot nematodes, with resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and Fusarium wilt. It has resistance to tobacco cyst nematodes. NC 729 - This variety has high resistance to Granville wilt and low resistance to black shank. It produces 19-20 leaves on a short stalk with fair-good 'holding ability.' NC2326 - This variety has low levels of resistance to black shank and is susceptible to Granville wilt. It is essentially a Hickstype tobacco which is known for its unique quality in terms of flavor and aroma of the cured leaf. It is used as one of the standard varieties. It has a tendency to flower prematurely.

13 Oxford 940 - It resulted from a cross between Speight G-28 and Coker 347. It has excellent resistance to black shank and moderate resistance to Granville wilt. It produces slightly below average yields of average quality tobacco. Leaves average nearly 20 per plant on a short stalk. Leaves ripen early and it has only fair 'holding ability.' Rearnsl - This resulted from a cross of Speight G-28 and Reams 158. It has moderate resistance to both black shank and Granville wilt. It produces average yields of average quality tobacco. Days to flower, plant height, and leaf number are average compared to other varieties. Leaves ripen average, i.e. not early or late and it has fair-good 'holding ability.' Flearns134 - This variety produces high quality tobacco on a medium high stalk. It was developed by Reams Seed Company from a cross between McNair 944 and Hicks. It yields in the low range with 20 leaves per stalk. It has moderate resistance to black shank with low resistance to Granville wilt. It has fair-good 'holding ability. ' Flearns 158 - This variety produces moderately low yields with a high grade index. It was developed by Reams Seed Company from a cross between McNair 944 and Hicks. This variety has moderate resistance to black shank and low resistance to Granville wilt. It produces 19-20 leaves on a slightly higher than average plant. Fl(;S - Has moderate resistance to Granville wilt and black shank. It produces nearly 20 leaves on a short stalk. 'holding ability.' It has excellent

14 RGII - This variety has high resistance to both black shank and Granville wilt and has resistance to the most prevalent species of root-knot nematodes. It produces average yields on a tall stalk with 21 leaves per stalk. The cured leaf has excellent physical quality. There isn't a problem with premature flowering in a normal year. It has good-excellent 'holding ability.' RG13 - It has moderate resistance to both black shank and Granville wilt and resistent to the most prevalent species of rootknot nematodes. It produces average yields and quality and has fair-good 'holding ability.' Rcr17 - It has high resistance to Granville wilt and is resistant to the Southern root-knot nematode. but low resistance to black shank. It has tolerance to brown spot It produces high yields of good quality tobacco. It is fairly easy to cure with nearly 19 leaves on a medium height stalk. Leaves ripen at a moderate rate and it has excellent 'holding ability.' R(;22 - Has high resistance to Granville wilt and moderate resistance to black shank. It produces 19-20 leaves on a short stalk. It has good-excellent 'holding ability.' Speight G-28 - It has moderate resistance to black shank and Granville wilt with resistance to Fusarium wilt and root-knot nematodes. It averages around 66 days from transplanting to flowering with more than 19 leaves on a short stalk. This variety has very few ground suckers. It has good 'holding ability.'

15 Speight G-70 - This variety yields much higher than NC 2326 and quality is about the same. It has an intermediate number of leaves with a low stalk, flowers about average. It has resistance to root knot nematodes. It has high resistance to black shank and low resistance to Granville wilt. Its cured leaf is about the same color and texture as NC 2326 with a higher percentage of medium to heavy bodied tobacco, less chaffy leaf and lower nicotine content. Speight80 - This variety has high resistance to black shank and Granville wilt and resistance to Fusarium wilt and the most prevalent species of root knot nematodes. It produces nearly 19 leaves on a short stalk and averages 65 days to flower. Speight 102 - This variety was developed by Speight Seed Farms from a cross involving speight G-15 and Speight G-33. It has moderate resistance to black shank and is resistant to the common root-knot nematode. It averages flowering 67 days after transplanting. Speight 108 - It has moderate resistance to black shank and Granville wilt and is also resistant to the common root-knot nematode. It was developed by Speight Seed Farms from a cross of Speight G-70 and Speight G-28. This variety flowers on the average 70 days after transplanting with 19 harvestable leaves. Speightlll - This variety has moderate resistance to both black shank and Granville wilt and has resistance to the most prevalent species of root-knot nematodes. It produces above-average quality leaves at an average yield per acre. It has excellent 'holding ability. '

16 Speightcr117 - Has high resistance to Granville wilt and moderate resistance to black shank and has resistance to root knot nematodes. It produces nearly 20 leaves on a short stalk. It has excellent 'holding ability.' Speight G-126 - This variety came from a cross between K 326 and Speight G-96. Granville wilt. It has moderate resistance to both black shank and This variety.produces average yields of less than average quality. It produces nearly 20 leaves on a stalk of average height and flowers later than most varieties. It has good 'holding ability.' VA 116 - This variety was developed by virginia Polytechnic Institute and Southern University from a cross involving Ne 82 and Coker 319. It has moderate resistance to black shank and low resistance to Granville wilt. It has only fair 'holding ability.'

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Table 1. Cultural practices for the Official Variety Test - 1995. Chemical Date Date Fertili- side- Soil Soil of First station zation Dressing Type Treatment Transplanting Harvest Border Belt Tobacco 150#/A Norfolk Fine Telone C-17 April 25 July 18 Research Station 15-0-14 Sandy Loam Ridomil Whiteville, N.C. SOO#/A 6-12-1S Lower Coastal Plain 47SI/A 200#/A Goldsboro Ridomil April 24 JUly 11 Research station 8-S-24 15-0-14 Sandy Loam Telone C-17 Kinston, N.C. IV IV Upper Coastal Plain 5001/A 200#/A Norfolk Nemacure April 25 June 28 Research station 8-24-24 15-0-14 Sandy Loam Ridomil Rocky Mount, N.C. Oxford Tobacco SOOI/A 1501/A Helena Ridomil April 26 JUly 20 Research Station S-8-24 15-0-14 Sandy Loam Mocap OXford, N.C. Upper Piedmont SOOI/A 156#/A Appling Ridomil May S July 18 Research station 8-16-24 16-0-0 Sandy Loam Telone C-17 Reidsville, N.C.

23 TABLE 2. COMPARISON OF CERTAIN VARIETIES IN OFFICIAL VARIETY TRIALS ACROSS THREE YEARS (1993-1995). VARIETY YIELD VALUE INDEX GRADE DAYS LEAVES PLANT NODE LBS/A $/A $/CWT INDEX TO PER HEIGHT SPACE FLOWER FLOWER INCHES INCHES COKER 371 2598 4524 174.14 72 66 18.6 40 2.18 K 149 2835 4898 173.11 68 66 20.2 41 2.07 K 326 3021 5293 175.24 71 70 19.2 40 2.11 K 346 2690 4680 174.14 67 68 19.1 43 2.26 K 394 2899 4956 171.43 65 71 18.9 41 2.20 K 730 2811 4903 174.39 70 68 18.6 40 2.20 NC 2326 2417 4142 171.14 63 63 16.8 44 2.71 NC 27NF 3067 5342 174.30 69 69 19.5 39 2.01 NC 37NF 2750 4781 173.89 69 69 19.4 40 2.07 HC 729 2787 4842 173.79 68 70 18.9 38 2.03 NC 95 2494 4206 169.22 59 64 17.7 43 2.50 OXFORD 940 2571 4403 171.52 65 67 18.8 40 2.17 REAMS H1 2599 4461 172.09 66 69 19.4 41 2.13 RG 11 2723 4748 174.52 69 70 18.8 42 2.26 SPEIGHT G-108 2868 4929 172.01 63 69 18.7 41 2.25 SPEIGHT G-111 2766 4775 172.82 67 69 19.3 42 2.20 SPEIGHT G-117 2856 4951 173.47 65 70 19.1 39 2.06 SPEIGHT G-126 2868 4931 172.23 65 69 19.3 42 2.23 SPEIGHT G-28 2670 4586 171.99 66 68 18.9 40 2.17 SPEIGHT G-70 2865 4933 172.25 63 68 18.1 41 2.28 VA 116 2693 4673 173.75 69 68 19.0 43 2.28

24 TABLE 3. COMPARISON OF CERTAIN VARIETIES IN OFFICIAL VARIETY TRIALS ACROSS TWO YEARS (1994-1995). VARIETY YIELD VALUE INDEX GRADE DAYS LEAVES PLANT NODE LBS/A $/A $/CWT INDEX TO PER HEIGHT SPACE FLOWER FLOWER INCHES INCHES COKER 371 2427 4236 174.76 73 66 18.2 40 2.23 K 149 2711 4716 174.51 71 66 20.1 42 2.10 K 326 2834 4970 175.57 72 71 18.9 40 2.14 K 346 2535 4420 174.74 70 69 18.5 42 2.33 K 394 2769 4754 172.44 68 71 18.5 41 2.24 K 730 2628 4600 175.19 71 67 18.4 40 2.22 NC 2326 2294 3940 171.74 65 64 16.3 45 2.83 NC 27NF 2968 5175 174.65 70 69 20.0 40 2.00 NC 37NF 2644 4621 174.97 70 69 19.5 40 2.09 NC 729 2593 4510 174.39 71 70 18.3 37 2.09 NC 95 2319 3933 170.55 62 64 17.0 43 2.59 OXFORD 940 2411 4142 172.16 67 67 18.5 41 2.24 REAMS H1 2420 4157 172.64 68 69 19.1 41 2.16 RG 11 2557 4477 175.38 71 69 18.3 42 2.31 RG 17 2814 4929 175.45 72 68 19.2 40 2.14 SPEIGHT G-108 2699 4639 172.37 64 68 18.1 41 2.31 SPEIGHT G-111 2596 4489 173.27 69 69 18.6 42 2.28 SPEIGHT G-117 2718 4734 174.53 67 70 19.1 39 2.07 SPEIGHT G-126 2752 4753 173.31 68 69 19.1 43 2.28 SPEIGHT G-28 2510 4319 172.57 67 68 18.4 40 2.21 SPEIGHT G-70 2752 4743 172.93 65 69 17.7 40 2.33 VA 116 2522 4378 174.04 71 67 18.6 43 2.34

25 Table 4. cumulative rate of harvest, approximate number of leaves/acre handled, and yield of cured leaf harvested by the end of the fifth priming for selected commercial varieties at Whiteville - 1995. Variety cumulative Harvest, Number of Leaves/Acre Yield NC 2326 54.0 57,557 1105 NC 95 45.3 52,174 986 COKER 371 61.8 72,410 1270 CU 263 50.5 66,238 1270...!II II_ K 346 51.3 60,399 1206 K 394 48.3 58,875 1156 K 730 46.2 54,305 1019 NC 729 53.1 63,556 1256 OXFORD 940 58.1 70,650 1190 REAMS M1 57.5 71,381 1237 RG 81 45.9 57,044 1288 RGH4 57.1 71,252 1448 SPEIGHT G-28 54.0 64 349 1201 SPEIGHT G-108 47.4 55,375 1220 SPEIGHT G-111 51.5 62,708 1224 SPEIGHT G-117 52.1 60,913 1183 SPEIGHT G-126 49.8 60,429 1165

Table 5. Summary information on disease resistance - 1995. 26 varieties or Lines Black l Shank Granville l wilt Root 2 Knot Mosaic 2 NC 2326 Low Susc. NC 95 Low High Res. Coker 371 High (0.1) Mod. (29) CU 263 Low Low Res K 149 Mod. (20) High (23) Res. 41tt1J."':'lilt%lftItl;-II!!tll.lw K 394 High (11) Mod. (34) K 730 Low (29) High (23) Res. NC 27NF Low (32) Low (46) NC 37NF Low (30) Low (39) Res. tt_lt"14 l IP'''P _'I%Th'lil{iWiw Reams M1 Mod. (21) High (26) RG 11 Mod. (19) High (24) Res. RG 17 Low. (31) High (24) Res. i!iii'ii-iii.".mi l"'" Speight G-111 Mod. (23) Mod. (34) Res. Speight G-117 Mod. (19) High (26) Res. lilllul.i.jillii.lilll_."'.i'...jt lcommercial varieties are subjectively rated from low to high resistance with numerical rating in parenthesis to indicate differences within ratings; the lower the number, the higher the resistance. 2Resistant or segregating for resistance.

TABLE 6. COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS FOR FIVE LOCATIONS - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG. % % ALK. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETIES NC 2326 1950 3388 173.07 64 67 16.4 45 2.84 15.22 2.91 5.81 NC 95 2029 3502 172.82 61 66 17.2 42 2.56 13.83 3.14 4.94 COKER 371 2039 3587 175.89 72 70 18.1 40 2.26 15.24 3.07 5.53 CU 263 2388 4181 175.04 69 70 20.3 44 2.22 14.25 2.47 7.09 K 149 2434 4273 175.90 70 68 20.0 41 2.07 13.94 2.67 6.11 "I_JIBl-"fllmlf"' K 394 2447 4264 174.45 68 75 18.3 39 2.21 15.90 2.48 7.22 K 730 2333 4113 176.27 70 72 18.8 40 2.17 13.69 2.66 6.32 NC 27NF 2607 4571 175.38 69 75 20.3 40 1.99 14.75 2.56 7.05 NC 37NF 2236 3927 175.59 68 75 19.7 40 2.07 12.29 2.86 4.86 NC 110 1943 3379 174.37 64 71-18.0 37 2.14 13.97 2.80 5.85 -- tl REAMS M1 2119 3694 174.77 69 72 19.5 40 2.10 12.86 2.63 5.76 RG 11 2207 3892 176.20 69 71 18.2 40 2.26 14.99 2.62 6.46 RG 17 2534 4474 176.52 70 72 19.2 39 2.09 14.32 2.56 6.46 RG 81 2603 4607 177.07 71 72 19.1 41 2.19 14.40 2.56 6.51 RGH4 2435 4268 175.62 69 73 18.7 43 2.37 13.71 2.94 5.39 I. SPEIGHT G-108 2395 4176 174.31 65 74 18.1 41 2.32 15.55 2.66 6.65 SPEIGHT G-111 2329 4059 174.52 68 73 18.7 42 2.28 13.17 2.54 6.20 SPEIGHT G-117 2454 4312 175.96 68 74 19.1 39 2.05 13.71 2.67 5.77 SPEIGHT G-126 2423 4242 175.36 71 72 18.9 43 2.32 15.18 2.45 6.80 tv...

TABLE 6. (CONTINUED). COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS FOR FIVE LOCATIONS - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBSIA DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG. % % ALK. ADVANCED BREEDING LINES X 939 2263 3978 176.22 73 69 19.6 40 2.08 16.08 2.81 6.84 -- NC TG-79 2493 4411 176.82 70 71 18.9 38 2.07 15.43 2.68 6.71 NC TG-80 2675 4685 175.48 69 74 20.4 39 1.94 15.48 2.66 6.40 NC TG-81 2502 4417 176.33 68 72 19.0 41 2.21 13.80 274 5.39 NC TG-84 2682 4748 177.17 72 73 19.2 40 2.09 16.03 2.73 6.83 OXFORD 4009 1711 2970 173.88 68 70 17.3 37 2.27 12.75 2.85 4.99 OXFORD 4013 2387 4145 173.53 63 74 19.7 41 2.15 13.91 2.97 5.27 gtl:p,i3 OXFORD 4104 2068 3609 174.88 67 70 18.4 40 2.26 12.36 3.13 4.63 OXFORD 4142 NF 2415 4274 176.85 70 72 20.5 40 1.95 14.00 2.68 6.02 SPEIGHT 152 2190 3849 175.99 70 71 18.4 37 2.03 14.95 2.36 7.91 fii" SPEIGHT 177 2417 4269 176.13 70 68 19.1 41 2.17 14.27 2.80 6.23 SPEIGHT 178 2406 4225 175.88 69 71 19.1 40 2.12 14.75 2.58 6.17 SPEIGHT 179 2542 4487 176.18 72 72 18.8 41 2.26 13.99 3.10 5.40 N 00 MEAN 2322 4076 175.56 69 72 18.8 40 2.21 14.41 2.73 6.14 BLSO (K-100) R 2 (%) C.V. (%) 215 78.6 11.6 391 2.75 77.2 79.2 12.0 1.6 7 64.6 10.2 10 2.8 48.9 90.2 5.6 6.4 1 0.17 64.2 86.1 6.3 8.1 1.81 86.0 15.1 0.30 86.2 12.1 1.72 87.8 27.4

TABLE 7. COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT WHITEVILLE NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG. % % ALK. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETIES NC 2326 2045 3626 177.51 65 68 19.6 47 2.43 11.00 2.79 4.13 NC 95 2176 3887 178.68 67 74 21.1 44 2.10 11.27 3.00 3.94 COKER 371 2056 3667 178.19 68 70 21.5 40 1.85 13.17 2.89 4.57 CU 263 2516 4500 178.98 69 70 24.1 47 1.93 9.93 2.21 4.55 K 149 2142 3829 178.75 69 74 22.5 41 1.83 10.13 2.71 3.72 '1"'"'1.Ii*li.fIII1"'&YfJ':'1fI'fll'ltr% '4;' f.tp K 394 2396 4271 178.01 69 77 22.4 42 1.89 13.00 2.17 6.55 K 730 2207 3956 179.03 70 73 21.6 38 1.75 9.27 2.58 3.69 NC 27NF 2668 4722 176.97 70 77 24.3 42 1.71 10.97 1.84 6.12 NC 37NF 2263 3986 175.85 60 77 22.9 43 1.87 8.23 2.31 3.59 NC 110 1711 3042 177.41 63 71 21.1 37 1.74 9.70 2.78 3.50 _"" J';I '1plltBWIf' REAMS M1 2152 3887 180.67 75 71 22.8 42 1.86 10.53 2.74 3.94 RG 11 2127 3835 180.42 71 70 20.1 41 2.06 10.27 2.78 3.69 RG 17 2557 4602 179.91 77 72 22.4 42 1.87 13.47 2.45 5.51 RG 81 2802 5043 179.96 73 71 22.8 43 1.89 12.23 2.33 5.25 RGH4 2533 4551 179.65 72 72 22.9 47 2.07 12.40 2.68 4.66 IJI""''t,tB SPEIGHT G-108 2575 4652 180.69 73 74 21.5 41 1.92 12.40 2.62 4.73 SPEIGHT G-111 2377 4246 178.43 70 72 22.4 44 1.96 9.43 2.51 3.81 SPEIGHT G-117 2269 4072 179.56 70 76 21.5 39 1.83 9.30 2.59 3.59 SPEIGHT G-126 2341 4212 179.81 76 71 22.3 45 2.04 13.23 2.20 6.04 I...D ""

TABLE 7. (CONTINUED). COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT WHITEVILLE NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG. % % ALK. ADVANCED BREEDING LINES X 939 2316 4203 181.37 79 68 22.6 42 1.85 13.93 2.85 4.93 NC TG-79 2706 4897 180.92 75 71 22.4 42 1.86 13.07 2.51 5.25 NC TG-80 2877 5207 180.96 76 75 23.2 42 1.79 14.43 2.87 5.10 NC TG-81 3007 5467 181.78 84 72 23.2 46 1.98 11.63 2.60 4.46 BN :J-lIfB f'j'l'l_ NC TG-84 2826 5120 181.16 74 72 22.5 42 1.89 12.73 2.66 4.99 OXFORD 4009 1807 3254 180.14 68 71 22.6 40 1.79 8.17 3.07 2.66 OXFORD 4013 2465 4423 179.46 73 75 23.0 44 1.91 13.23 2.76 4.95 w o 1JIt3fff"t'tI 'f,1l?1tlt1t_ OXFORD 4104 1767 3159 178.59 66 70 21.6 39 1.83 7.50 3.59 2.12 OXFORD 4142 NF 2698 4885 181.15 70 70 22.6 40 1.78 9.70 2.24 4.33 SPEIGHT 152 2146 3873 180.30 75 70 21.0 38 1.81 11.37 2.68 4.30 ""ltif4tt_ SPEIGHT 177 2585 4666 180.43 73 73 22.9 44 1.94 11.17 2.48 4.54 SPEIGHT 178 2306 4158 180.16 72 70 22.1 43 1.95 10.47 2.46 4.30 SPEIGHT 179 2917 5281 181.08 78 73 23.3 46 1.99 12.70 2.72 4.81 MEAN 2354 4229 179.56 71 72 22.1 42 1.91 11.17 2.63 4.39 BLSD (K-100) R 2 (%) C.V. (%) 429 70.5 10.9 782 4.21 70.9 47.0 11.1 1.0 8 59.5 6.5 6 2.1 51.0 57.4 4.3 5.2 6 0.22 59.5 65.6 7.0 6.6 3.39 60.9 17.1 0.56 61.5 12.0 2.02 56.3 24.5

TABLE 8. COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT KINSTON NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG., 'ALK. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETIES NC 2326 1101 1827 166.20 53 15.10 2.57 5.87 NC 95 1539 2674 173.80 49 15.23 2.90 5.26 COKER 371 1409 2439 173.16 63 16.93 3.15 5.84 CU 263 2182 3835 175.57 58 14.87 2.33 6.43 K 149 1948 3465 177.89 67 15.47 2.48 6.25 pt K 394 2040 3526 172.93 56 17.73 2.47 7.26 K 730 1744 3079 176.48 65 15.00 2.22 7.26 NC 27NF 1827 3230 176.72 59 16.43 2.29 7.79 NC 37NF 1846 3242 175.61 58 13.60 2.51 5.81 NC 110 1407 2448 174.06 54 14.77 2.53 5.83 W f-i REAMS H1 1519 2686 176.71 63 12.30 2.66 4.62 RG 11 1779 3105 174.64 60 16.87 2.36 7.18 RG 17 2060 3607 175.01 64 13.83 2.35 5.89 RG 81 1973 3497 177.12 65 15.07 2.42 6.34 RGH4 1815 3142 173.43 54 14.87 2.65 5.79 _d1_ SPEIGHT G-108 1669 2861 171.29 49 18.50 2.28 8.17 SPEIGHT G-111 1800 3133 174.07 58 15.30 2.30 7.58 SPEIGHT G-117 1888 3300 174.82 58 15.70 2.30 6.85 SPEIGHT G-126 1939 3415 176.33 64 15.77 2.28 7.00

TABLE 8. (CONTINUED). COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT KINSTON NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. BUG. % % ALK. ADVANCED BREEDING LINES X 939 1463 2606 178.12 72 17.23 2.59 6.73 NC TG-79 1957 3398 173.81 59 15.23 2.76 5.65 NC TG-80 2061 3609 175.25 62 15.83 2.38 6.66 NC TG-81 2000 3477 174.22 57 15.30 2.56 6.10 - NC TG-84 2073 3680 177.26 67 17.70 2.60 7.04 OXFORD 4009 1310 2283 174.21 62 14.90 2.48 6.09 OXFORD 4013 1855 3156 170.05 48 14.63 2.66 5.55, l:ti_ --- OXFORD 4104 1865 3251 174.11 59 13.93 2.65 5.26 OXFORD 4142 NF 2182 3877 177.52 62 16.37 2.31 7.20 SPEIGHT 152 1865 3304 177.13 66 17.40 1.89 9.37 SPEIGHT 177 1788 3121 172.02 58 16.13 2.27 7.10 SPEIGHT 178 2180 3801 174.21 55 16.80 2.41 6.96 SPEIGHT 179 1929 3359 174.10 56 14.23 2.80 5.23 W tv MEAN 1794 3139 174.82 60 15.61 2.47 6.56 BLSD (1(-100) R 2 (%) C.V. (%) 503 57.6 14.6 906 8.44 57.6 43.5 15.1 1.8 NS 30.9 17.6 3.92 55.9 12.3 1.11 47.6 15.1 3.38 55.3 22.8

TABLE 9. COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT ROCKY MOUNT NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG., 'ALK. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETIES NC 2326 2311 3876 167.74 63 20.80 1.95 10.64 NC 95 2013 3366 167.68 61 18.97 2.22 9.11 COKER 371 2328 3980 170.95 73 22.30 2.26 10.44 CU 263 2365 3947 166.76 65 20.50 1.35 16.22 K 149 2901 4929 169.66 68 22.73 1.63 14.05 P"11t "r-f8r'ril'+"p1iiiuli."41 ;tl,, K 394 2733 4584 167.78 63 22.87 1.84 13.20 K 730 2559 4328 168.97 74 22.57 1.65 14.20 NC 27NF 2763 4620 167.17 62 22.93 1.58 14.67 NC 37NF 2434 4198 172.56 73 20.03 2.13 9.52 NC 110 2455 4162 169.51 68 23.00 1.73 13.49 13IAt!t1tlP'Iffllff'JDt'_I.DI@ltII ti(.18 REAMS M1 2370 3874 163.50 63 20.13 1.57 13.20 RG 11 2286 3878 168.86 65 20.90 1.70 12.52 RG 17 2720 4627 170.11 66 22.13 1.58 13.99 RG 81 2896 5047 174.38 72 22.03 1.75 13.52 RGH4 2989 5054 169.14 71 21.40 1.93 11.12 M.t'!&J tl!p'ffliiilfl1ili JlImIlII11:Ij{ffillmfJllkW SPEIGHT G-108 2568 4303 167.41 63 22.80 1.78 13.00 SPEIGHT G-lll 2637 4459 169.31 70 19.90 1.65 12.62 SPEIGHT G-117 2795 4663 166.88 66 20.73 1.85 11.36 SPEIGHT G-126 2626 4416 168.14 67 21.27 1.79 11.96 w w

TABLE 9. (CONTINUED). COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT ROCKY MOUNT NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG. % % ALK. ADVANCED BREEDING LINES X 939 2800 4757 169.35 70 23.33 1.66 14.90 NC TG-79 2536 4365 172.15 71 24.23 1.66 14.78 NC TG-80 3134 5291 168.87 68 22.07 1.88 12.00 NC TG-81 2510 4285 170.92 57 19.57 2.38 8.69 _I_- NC TG-84 2963 5073 171.21 71 24.60 1.71 14.54 OXFORD 4009 1753 2937 167.80 73 18.77 2.15 9.46 OXFORD 4013 2578 4320 167.44 64 19.67 1.99 9.92 w JPi_W.W OXFORD 4104 2491 4237 170.21 65 19.30 1.98 9.82 OXFORD 4142 NF 2206 3743 169.76 73 23.60 1.88 12.69 SPEIGHT 152 2285 3883 169.94 62 22.70 1.30 17.76,,! SPEIGHT 177 2787 4758 170.65 68 22.37 1.70 13.68 SPEIGHT 178 2693 4560 169.38 67 20.33 1.86 10.96 SPEIGHT 179 2494 4208 168.51 70 21.77 1.96 11.59 MEAN 2561 4333 169.15 67 21.69 1.81 12.56 BLSD (K-100) R 2 (%) C.V. (%) 470 61.9 10.5 820 NS 62.0 37.8 10.8 20 14 46.9 8.9 5.34 44.3 10.0 0.61 52.6 16.8 6.69 47.5 23.7

TABLE 10. COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT OXFORD NC - 1995. VARIETY DAYS LEAVES PLANT NODE YIELD VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER HEIGHT SPAC LBS/A $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG., 'ALK. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETIES NC 2326 2109 3676 173.87 64 66 16.4 42 2.54 13.07 3.69 3.74 NC 95 2606 4422 169.70 59 57 17.6 41 2.32 12.70 3.77 3.50 COKER 371 2589 4587 177.19 75 69 18.5 41 2.20 11.67 3.72 3.15 CU 263 2623 4559 173.82 72 69 19.9 41 2.08 12.60 3.21 4.00 K 149 2788 4822 172.41 65 63 19.9 39 1.96 9.53 3.30 2.89 PJ-fIBf'" K 394 2785 4803 172.45 77 73 18.1 38 2.13 12.60 2.72 4.85 K 730 2589 4571 176.35 65 71 19.3 41 2.11 10.57 3.24 3.31 NC 27NF 2923 5126 175.39 79 73 19.3 37 1.90 10.47 3.21 3.30 NC 37NF 2378 4134 173.91 72 73 18.8 36 1.94 8.17 3.75 2.23 NC 110 2413 4137 171.42 62 71 19.1 37 1.96 10.53 3.62 2.92 'I1b REAMS H1 2495 4320 173.10 64 74 19.1 38 1.97 9.43 3.13 3.10 RG 11 2583 4555 176.23 71 72 18.8 40 2.11 13.87 3.12 4.69 RG 17 2895 5122 176.93 66 72 19.5 38 1.94 10.53 3.13 3.37 RG 81 2858 4954 173.19 71 73 18.9 40 2.13 9.80 3.17 3.22 RGH4 2897 5126 176.96 74 73 18.3 42 2.28 10.77 3.50 3.10 -SPEIGHT G-108 2872 4890 170.27 58 74 18.0 41 2.26 9.33 3.40 2.78 SPEIGHT G-111 2666 4565 171.17 65 73 18.3 40 2.18 10.00 3.26 3.10 SPEIGHT G-117 2911 5169 177.58 69 71 18.9 37 1.94 11.87 3.08 3.88 SPEIGHT G-126 2783 4798 172.34 75 72 19.1 42 2.22 14.93 2.55 5.85

TABLE 10. (CONTINUED). COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT OXFORD NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG., 'ALK. ADVANCED BREEDING LINES -, - X 939 2652 4576 172.55 72 70 19.1 39 2.02 11.53 3.71 3.12 NC TG-79 2861 5058 176.82 69 70 19.7 37 1.89 11.57 3.16 3.89 NC TG-80 3041 5245 172.31 65 73 20.3 38 1.89 12.97 2.93 4.52 NC TG-81 2886 5065 175.12 64 72 18.3 39 2.16 9.17 3.42 2.80 NC TG-84 2988 5227 175.03 68 73 18.5 37 2.03 12.77 3.12 4.09 OXFORD 4009 2079 3494 167.68 56 69 17.0 36 2.11 10.77 3.38 3.25 OXFORD 4013 2678 4587 171.07 59 73 20.0 39 1.97 10.60 3.47 3.07 IIPfl,_ OXFORD 4104 1975 3365 171.83 74 69 18.8 39 2.10 12.73 3.20 4.00 OXFORD 4142 NF 2736 4779 174.61 66 73 19.3 37 1.92 8.63 3.42 2.55 SPEIGHT 152 2578 4451 172.64 67 73 18.8 37 1.94 13.30 2.74 4.94 w CT\ -SPEIGHT 177 2721 4828 177.45 76 62 19.4 39 1.99 11.53 3.51 3.30 SPEIGHT 178 2762 4840 175.29 72 72 20.2 39 1.93 12.10 3.10 4.02 SPEIGHT 179 2906 5141 176.94 77 70 18.9 40 2.11 10.50 3.86 2.72 MEAN 2685 4679 174.15 69 71 18.8 39 2.08 11.28 3.28 3.54 BLSD (K-100) R 2 (%) C.V. (%) 512 56.8 9.8 913 8.86 57.8 46.0 10.2 2.0 17 54.5 10.9 12 1.7 45.6 57.7 6.7 5.0 4 0.23 55.9 63.0 5.0 6.3 7.57 37.5 21.2 0.60 57.3 9.9 2.81 41.9 29.4

TABLE 11. COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT REIDSVILLE NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBSIA DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG. % % ALK. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETIES NC 2326 2185 3936 180.05 73 13.2 47 3.54 16.13 3.56 4.66 NC 95 1810 3159 174.23 70 12.7 41 3.26 10.97 3.81 2.88 COKER 371 1810 3260 179.98 79 14.3 39 2.72 12.13 3.33 3.66 CU 263 2256 4063 180.04 79 16.7 44 2.66 13.37 3.26 4.24 K 149 2390 4323 180.82 80 17.7 43 2.41 11.83 3.23 3.66 'lf«jf,g 'I'@i;'I.l'''PtfWI 1 K 394 2283 4137 181.08 77 14.5 37 2.59 13.30 3.18 4.23 K 730 2566 4632 180.52 78 15.5 41 2.65 11.07 3.59 3.15 NC 27NF 2854 5156 180.64 75 17.3 41 2.37 12.97 3.89 3.35 NC 37NF 2260 4073 180.02 79 17.5 42 2.41 11.40 3.62 3.16 NC 110 1729 3105 179.45 72 13.8 37 2.71 11.87 3.35 3.54 1!"'Rtl't1lK"'4n'&f.111 -i&p'!'""'1 REAMS M1 2057 3702 179.88 77 16.6 41 2.46 11.90 3.05 3.92 RG 11 2258 4085 180.87 81 15.7 40 2.60 13.07 3.12 4.23 RG 17 2440 4412 180.67 79 15.8 39 2.46 11.63 3.27 3.56 RG 81 2486 4492 180.69 77 15.7 40 2.56 12.87 3.11 4.24 RGH4 1940 3470 178.94 74 14.9 41 2.77 9.13 3.95 2.30.B9'II&W'!Il"''''dB'IIE f.'' '''''lllf.f4'' SPEIGHT G-108 2293 4176 181.90 81 14.8 41 2.79 14.70 3.23 4.55 SPEIGHT G-111 2167 3894 179.63 77 15.3 41 2.71 11.20 2.98 3.90 SPEIGHT G-117 2407 4357 180.96 77 16.9 40 2.37 10.97 3.52 3.19 SPEIGHT G-126 2425 4370 180.16 74 15.4 41 2.70 10.70 3.40 3.15 LV '-..l

TABLE 11. (CONTINUED). COMPARISON OF VARIETIES FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AT REIDSVILLE NC - 1995. VARIETY YIELD LBS/A DAYS LEAVES VALUE INDEX GRADE TO PER $/A $/CWT. INDEX FLOWER PLANT PLANT NODE HEIGHT SPACE INCHES INCHES CURED LEAF ANALYSIS RED. TOT. RATIO SUG. ALK. SUG. % % ALK. ADVANCED BREEDING LINES X 939 2083 3746 179.73 74 17.1 41 2.38 14.37 3.23 4.51 NC TG-79 2403 4335 180.42 75 14.5 35 2.48 13.03 3.30 3.96 NC TG-80 2263 4075 179.99 75 17.9 38 2.12 12.10 3.25 3.71 NC TG-81 2108 3793 179.63 79 15.5 39 2.50 13.33 2.73 4.90 R""'IIf"f "f fi'pj_ 1Il_ NC TG-84 2560 4639 181.18 79 16.7 39 2.35 12.37 3.56 3.51 OXFORD 4009 1606 2884 179.58 80 12.3 35 2.91 11.13 3.18 3.50 OXFORD 4013 2357 4239 179.62 72 16.1 41 2.57 11.40 3.97 2.84 w 1ll''fl!b_ 00 OXFORD 4104 2244 4033 179.66 72 14.8 42 2.87 8.33 4.23 1.97 OXFORD 4142 NF 2253 4087 181.19 81 19.5 42 2.16 11.70 3.54 3.33 SPEIGHT 152 2074 3733 179.96 80 15.3 36 2.33 9.97 3.21 3.16,r,tJ':' A SPEIGHT 177 2205 3972 180.12 75 15.0 39 2.59 10.13 4.05 2.51 SPEIGHT 178 2086 3765 180.35 80 14.9 37 2.48 14.07 3.06 4.60 SPEIGHT 179 2463 4446 18028 78 14.1 38 2.69 10.77 4.15 2.62 MEAN 2218 3999 180.12 77 15.4 40 2.63 12.28 3.44 3.66 BLSD (K-100) R 2 (%) C.V. (%) 628 61.6 13.3 1176 61.2 13.7 NS 37.0 1.0 NS 38.8 6.0 2.6 59.2 9.5 5 0.44 58.0 61.6 6.6 9.5 6.02 50.2 19.6 0.56 66.6 9.7 1.86 52.5 24.6

39 Table 12. Pedigrees of entries in the 1995 Official Variety Tests. Variety or Line Generation or Yr. of Release Pedigree Sponsor NC 2326 NC 95 Coker 371-Gold CU 263 K 149 K 326 K 346 K 358 K 394 K 730 NC 27NF 2 NC 37NF 2 NC 110 NC 729 OX 940 Reams M1 RG 11 RG 17 RG 81 RGH4 Speight G-28 Speight G-70 Speight G-108 Speight G-111 Speight G-117 Speight G-126 Va. 116 1965 1961 1986 1994 1988 1981 1988 1987 1983 1989 1985 1987 1994 1990 1992 1992 1991 1993 1994 1994 1969 1978 1986 1991 1990 1992 1989 (Hicks X 9102) Hicks) Hicks) Hicks) (C-139 X Bel. 4-30) X (C-139 X Hicks) (G-28 X 354) X (CB 139 X F-105) [(SC72 X TI 1112) X G-28] X G-28 ([G-28 X 354] X[CB-139 X F-105 X [G-28 X 354] X McNair 399 McNair 225 (McNair 30 X NC 95) McNair 926 X 80241 McNair 926 X 80241 G-28 X McNair 944 (McNair 926 X 80241) (C-319 X NC TG-21) X C-319 (C-319 X NC TG-21) X NC 82 Coker 371 Gold X NC 5130 K-326 X K 399 (G-28 X C 347) X C48 G-28 X R158 NC 50 X K 399 K 326 X K 399 K 326 X K 399 Hybrid (Ox. 1-181 X C-139 X NC 95) C-258 X Va. 115 X G-10 G-70 X G-28 G-85 X G-14 C-176 X G-102 K 326 X G-96 NC 82 X C-319 NC NC Clemson NK NK NK NK NK NK NC NC NC NC NC Reams RG RG RG RG Speight Speight Speight Speight Speight Speight Va. INonflowering genotypes.