Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Bowenville, Darling Downs Terry Ryan Irrigated Solid 1m 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
% of
Sicot 748B3F
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Sicot 743B3XF 17.19 6.96 106.8 1.24 40 11-2 4.5 31.0 83.5 45.9
Sicot 748B3F 16.06 6.50 99.8 1.24 40 11-2 4.4 31.0 83.8 41.6

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 17/10/2025
Seed imbibation date 17/10/2025
Establishment method Watered up
Previous crop Long Fallow Cotton
Field conditions score 2.0
Row configuration Solid 1m
Planting speed (km/hr) 9.0
Planting depth (cm) 2.0
Planting rate (kg/ha) 11.3
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 13.0
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 22.6
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 10/04/2026
Days to defoliation 175
No. of defoliation 3
Rainfall (mm) 354
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 04/05/2026
In-crop irrigations 15
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) 184.0
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 0
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 184
Phosphorus (kg/ha P) 45.0
Potassium (kg/ha K) 25.0
Zinc (kg/ha Zn) 1.6
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 30.00
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 150.00
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 180.00
Helicoverpa Sprays 0
Mirid sprays 4
Mite sprays 0
Whitefly sprays 0
Total sprays 4
Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 748B3F
Auslot number 26/166 26/381
Seed/kg 11655 11525
Final establishment/m 11.3 10.9
Establishment (%) 86.9 83.8
Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 748B3F
Plant height (cm) 51.2 51.4
Total nodes 17.2 17.0
NAWF 8.8 8.7
1st position retention (%) 91.3 90.3
VGR
Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 748B3F
Plant height (cm) 101.5 107.9
Total nodes 23.2 22.4
Interim boll count 153.3 157.7
Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 748B3F
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 136.3 140.7

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