Commercial Introduction of

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Commercial Introduction of FM1880 B2F in the
Southeast
Herbert Young, Bayer CropScience Jake Ford,
Bayer CropScience Dr. Steve Nichols, Bayer
CropScience
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Georgia Cotton Production Issues

• Quality remains low
• Georgia 77 DPL555 BR in 2006
• Glyphosate resistance Palmer amaranth
• Variety changes after 2009 expiration of
  single gene Bollgard registration.

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Growth Comparison
VARIETY Avg. Height Node of First Fruiting Branch Total nodes bolls NAWF
DPL 555 BR 37.8 7.2 21.2 10.5 2.5
FM 1880 B2F 36.8 6.8 19.8 11.0 1.8
Average of 10 Georgia trials. Evaluations made
8/23/06 9/6/06
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Perryman, Colquitt County
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FM1880 B2F
DPL 555 BR
All bolls from 5 consecutive plants
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Colquitt County, GA Variety Trial 3 bale
cotton
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Quality Comparison
VARIETY Uniformity (n20) Micronaire (n20) Length (n20) Strength (n20) Loan value (n22)
DPL 555 BR 81.6 4.9 1.11 29.5 52.32
FM 1880 B2F 81.9 4.3 1.15 29.9 54.18
Locations GA, MS, LA, AR, TN.
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FM 1880 B2F DPL 555 BR
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Yield Comparison
VARIETY Lint Yield (n29) Loan value (n22) Gross Return /A (n29)
DPL 555 BR 1250 52.32 654.00
FM 1880 B2F 1054 54.18 571.05
Average of 29 trials GA, MS, LA, AR, TN. 4
trials used estimated gin turnout 42 vs. 39.
Assumed 3 seed/feet 36 row.
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Glyphosate Resistance to Palmer amaranth

• Documented in four GA Counties
• Has potential of being the worst problem
  since the boll weevil. - Dr. Stanley
  Culpepper, UGA
• LibertyLink Cotton and Ignite 280 have
  provided control of glyphosate resistant
  Palmer amaranth.

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Glyphosate Resistant Palmer amaranth 2006 Dr.
Stanley Culpepper, UGA Macon County, GA
Lbs. Seed Cotton/A
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Treatments Prowl 2 pt PRE and Direx 1qt MSMA
2 lbai POST DIR
FM 958LL
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Glyphosate Resistant Palmer amaranth 2006 Dr.
Stanley Culpepper, UGA Macon County, GA
Lbs. Seed cotton/A
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______________ All Treatments Prowl 2 pt PRE
EP Early Post application to 2 Palmer
amaranth. Limited second weed flush due to
drought. Mid-season control evaluation 6/17/2006
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LibertyLink Germplasm
Production Availability
2007 Launch

• FM 955LLB2
• FM 965LLB2
• FM 958LL
• FM 966LL
• FM 981LL

• FM 988LLB2
• FM 1735LLB2
• FM 1835LLB2
• FM 1600LL
• FM 1800LL

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Thank you for your attention.