The same holds true of cotton varieties. None is perfect.
None is the top producer in every environment, every field, every year.
Without question, variety performance has been masked by rainfall-related disasters across much of the state of Georgia during the last three seasons. Many growers began to make variety selections for the 2000 season as far back as December 1999. Variety choices should be made based on yield performance, pest management options, maturity, fiber quality, and seed quality. The object is to have varieties with different genetics to minimize risks of failure. While there is no shortage of information about varieties, there is no substitute for knowledge and experience from your own farm under your own management.