Table 1.

Trade name, maturity group, leaf-type and specific traits of 12 cotton cultivars evaluated for tolerance to high temperature (Cotton Farming, 2002)

Cultivar*	Maturity group	Leaf type	Special traits
(1) Acala 1517–99	Full	Hairy	Verticillium tolerant
(2) BXN 49 B†	Early–mid	Hairy	Contains BXN and BG genes
(3) DP 458 B/RR‡	Mid–full	Smooth	Good heat tolerance
(4) DP 5415 RR	Mid–full	Smooth	Outstanding yield potential
(5) FM 832	Med–full	Okra/smooth	Adaptable to drought
(6) FM 832 B	Med–full	Okra/smooth	Good water use efficiency
(7) NuCOTN 33 B	Mid–full	Smooth	Widely adapted
(8) NuCOTN 35 B	Mid–full	Smooth	Good fibre quality
(9) ST 457	Early–mid	Hairy	Conventional cultivar
(10) ST 4793 R	Early–mid	Hairy	Contains RR genes
(11) ST 4892 BR	Early–mid	Hairy	Contains BG and RR genes
(12) STV 825	Full	Smooth	Conventional cultivar

^*(1), New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; (2), (9), (10) and (11), Stoneville Pedigree Seed Company, Memphis TN; (3), (4), (7) and (8), Delta and Pine Land Company, Scott, MS; (5) and (6), Bayer CropScience US, Kansas City, MO; (12), conventional.

^†B, Bollgard®

^‡R, Roundup Ready® (both trademarks of Monsanto Technology, LLC).