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RESULTS
The year was very warm and planting was completed earlier than normal. The crop tended to be taller than normal. Due to the absence of the boll weevil we had a very good top crop. Buggy whip tops were rare.
Senath is the southern most location with a silt loam soil. There was a slight amount of 2,4-D damage in the field but should not impact yield. The growing season was excellent. The trial was irrigated as needed.
The Clarkton location has a sandy soil. The trial was replanted on May 23. The results should indicate varieties that are suitable when late planting is necessary. It was irrigated as needed. The field had a slight amount of 2,4-D damage but should not have impacted yield.
The Sikeston trial is on a silt loam. The field was irrigated as needed. The location is so near the northern end of the Cotton Belt that it should be a good indicator of early maturing varieties.
The Portageville silt loam location was irrigated as needed. It is on a field that has been in continuous cotton for over forty-one years.
The Portageville clay trial is on a very heavy clay soil that was a former lake bottom. It was irrigated.
The Roundup Ready trial was on a silt loam and Roundup was applied over the top early before the fifth true leaf and directed later in the growing season.
The results of all of the trials should give very reliable results when planting date is considered.
Weather summary for growing season at Portageville, MO in 2001
| Month | DD-60 | Rainfall |
| May | 324.95 | 2.68 |
| June | 481.35 | 1.73 |
| July | 702.8 | 4.27 |
| August | 647.5 | 0.83 |
| September | 341.7 | 2.34 |
| Total | 2498.3 | 11.85 |
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