The University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The 2012 production season was certainly unique and quite different from that of 2011. Cotton acreage harvested decreased 14% from 2011, with an estimated 1,285,000 acres harvested. Approximately 2,807,821 bales were classed (as of 2/7/13) resulting in an approximate state average yield of 1093 lbs per acre, which is a new record for Georgia. Georgia remains the 2nd largest cotton producing state in the nation, second only to Texas. The most common challenges for growers in 2012 included nematodes, which were observed in several more fields than normal, emphasizing the need for cultivar tolerance to nematodes or other effective treatment options. Glyphosate-resistant pigweed remains a significant challenge, although activation of residual herbicides by rainfall during 2012 noticeably improved control.
Download the entire report: 2012 Cotton Research-Extension Report (in PDF format) or use the Table of Contents below to click on, view, and download individual papers.
INTRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
- Georgia Cotton Economics in the Post-555 Era
- The Bark Problem in 2012 Georgia Cotton: An Analysis of Classing Data
CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES
- 2012 Cotton OVT Variety Trials
- Breeding Cultivars and Germplasm With Enhanced Yield and Quality, 2012
- Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Commercial and Public Cotton Cultivars, 2012 Progress
- Evaluation of Performance, Growth, and Fruiting Characteristics of New Cotton Varieties and Quantifying Potential Production of Up and Coming Technologies
- The Effect of Water Deficit on Photosynthetic Electron Transport and Net CO2 Assimilation Rates in Field Grown Cotton
- Plant Water Status and Leaf Temperatures as Indicators of Water Deficit Stress in Cotton
- Fertilization and Cover Crop Interactions for Strip-Till Cotton
ENTOMOLOGY