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Continue from p 10 Yields of the NatioNal CottoN Cultivars trials

Douglas
Cultivar DP210 BRF produced the highest seed cotton yield of
6629 kg ha-1 followed by 13P3005 B2R2 with 6443 kg ha-1.
The cultivar, Candia BG2D produced the highest fibre percentage
of 43.2 % followed by Candia B2RF with 43.0 %. The cultivar,
13P3005 B2R2 had the highest fibre yield of 2751 kg ha-1
followed by DP210 BRF with 2572 kg ha-1.

Loskop
The cultivar, 13P3001 B2R2 produced the highest seed cotton
yield of 6592 kg ha-1 followed by 13P3005 B2R2 with 6484
kg ha-1. The cultivar, Candia BG2D produced the highest fibre
percentage of 46.0 % followed by 13P3001 B2R2 and 13P3005

TABLE 1: YIELD (KG HA-1) OF CULTIVARS PLANTED AT DOUGLAS (2014/15).
Cultivars Yield Fibre % Lint yield
DP210 BRF 6629 38.8 2572
Delta12 BRF 6057 38.7 2344
13P3001 B2R2 4216 41.9 1766
13P3005 B2R2 6443 42.7 2751
DP1240 B2RF 5376 38.9 2091
Gariep VT1 1740 38.7 673
Gariep VT2 1659 36.7 609
Candia BG2D 5940 43.2 2566
Candia B2RF 5678 43.0 2441
Mean 4860 40.3 1979

TABLE 2: YIELD (KG HA-1) OF CULTIVARS PLANTED AT LOSKOP (2014/2015).
Cultivars Yield Fibre % Lint yield
DP210 BRF 5962 42.0 2482
Delta12 BRF 4820 40.0 1924
13P3001 B2R2 6592 45.0 2950
13P3005 B2R2 6484 45.0 2897
DP1240 B2RF 6132 42.0 2581
Gariep VT1 4696 40.1 1886
Gariep VT2 4076 40.0 1628
Candia BG2D 5611 46.0 2554
Candia B2RF 5297 44.2 2341
Mean 5519 43.0 2360

TABLE 3: YIELD (KG HA-1) OF CULTIVARS PLANTED AT MAKHATHINI, (2014/15).
Cultivars Yield Fibre % Lint yield
DP210 BRF 1533 37.7 583
Delta12 BRF 1708 37.5 645
13P3001 B2R2 1684 40.5 691
13P3005 B2R2 1582 41.3 654
DP1240 B2RF 1727 39.0 683
Candia BG2D 1653 42.0 696
Candia B2RF 1638 40.5 666
Mean 1646 39.8 660

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