Shane A. Browning, Demonstration Assistant - Ag . Consistent top performance at the two major cotton variety demonstration trials conducted by County Extension Agents on cooperator's farms in central and western Nueces County is valuable data for farmers interested in trying new varieties. Table 2 lists the ten varieties with the best yield consistency.
Producers are often reluctant to try new varieties due to uncertainty about performance.
As the cost of cotton production continues to increase and margins shrink, the need for consistently higher yielding varieties that can produce a quality fiber becomes a necessity. This data summary was developed to provide area cotton growers with information that can be used to make sound cotton variety selection decisions based on yield performance consistency in Nueces County. The top ten were derived through the use of an indexing score ranking. The indexing score ranking is a varieties' average ranking in the two major trials conducted in Nueces County. This data is an indication of high yield performance consistency under 1999 growing conditions.