Project Summary . This project at Shafter REC is part of a multi-location trial that has been conducted for over five years to evaluate the potential of a change in cotton planting configurations on growth, yield potential and quality. The bulk of the field evaluations in years prior to 2002 were done by two main groups: (1) Dr. Bill Weir of UCCE – Farm Advisor Emeritus from Merced County in cooperation with San Juan Ranch and Bowles Farms in western Merced County, and (2) trials conducted by Hntmacher, Keeley and Delgado with cooperation from staff for multiple years at Shafter…