Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Merah North, Lower Namoi Matthew Swansbra Irrigated 30 Inch 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Siokra 253B3XF 10.49 4.25 1.21 39 11-1 4.1 32.4 84.1 44.3
Sicot 761B3XF 9.29 3.76 1.23 39 21-1 4.7 33.9 84.3 44.0
Sicot 743B3XF 8.66 3.51 1.19 38 11-1 4.5 32.3 82.1 45.3
CSX 1320B3XF 8.19 3.32 1.27 41 21-1 3.9 35.9 83.0 44.1

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following 25-Saw Gin.

Planted 13/10/2025
Seed imbibation date 16/10/2025
Establishment method Watered up
Previous crop Long Fallow Wheat
Field conditions score 2.0
Row configuration 30 Inch
Planting speed (km/hr) 10.0
Planting depth (cm) 2.0
Planting rate (kg/ha) 10.8
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 13.5
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 19.0
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date
Days to defoliation
No. of defoliation
Rainfall (mm)
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 12/04/2026
In-crop irrigations
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N)
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N)
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N)
Phosphorus (kg/ha P)
Potassium (kg/ha K)
Zinc (kg/ha Zn)
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha)
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha)
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha)
Helicoverpa Sprays
Mirid sprays
Mite sprays
Whitefly sprays
Total sprays
Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Auslot number 26/138 25/661 26/166 26/420
Seed/kg 12160 11500 11655 12470
Final establishment/m 9.7 9.9 11.1 9.9
Establishment (%) 71.9 73.3 82.2 73.3
Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Plant height (cm) 60.1 55.8 53.6 51.2
Total nodes 16.1 13.8 14.9 15.4
NAWF 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.3
1st position retention (%) 96.8 95.6 91.2 94.9
VGR
Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Plant height (cm) 95.1 87.4 94.0 94.4
Total nodes 20.9 18.0 18.4 19.0
Interim boll count 71.3 70.6 62.3 56.3
Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 112.3 103.3 94.0 78.7
In this trial, Siokra 253B3XF was the highest yielding variety, with 10.49 b/ha recorded. This was 1.18 bales above the trial average of 9.31 b/ha. Sicot 743B3XF had the highest gin turnout of 45.30% for the trial. CSX 1320B3XF was the lowest yielding variety of the trial but had great quality results with a length of 1.27 decimal and strength of 35.9 (gms/tex) This trial was on 30-inch row spacing. Yields have been calculated from trucks weights when delivered to gin and commercial gin turnouts.
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