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| My brother-in-law called me Wednesday afternoon very upset about his DPL 117 Flex cotton. We had a severe drought this spring and summer and in the month of August seventeen days at or above 100 degrees. (The average high temp in Jackson, TN for August was 99.9 degrees.) He told me that his Flex was "falling down." I asked him if it was literally lodging like corn or wheat can do, and he said no, but it just looked so terrible. He guessed that it would not average more than 250# per acre. He predicts that his DPL 444 across the road will make 600# (both dryland). He said that after talking to his consultant that this is a widespread problem with Flex varieties in our area this year; these varieties apparently have no tolerance for heat stress.
Have any of you seen the same thing? Is this just a problem with DPL 117? Let's share what we know. | |
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07 Flex Cotton
