Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Hillston, Southern NSW Charles Morgan Irrigated Solid 1m 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
CSX1257B3XF 12.29 4.98 1.30 42 21-2 4.1 34.7 83.1 43.8
CSX 1320B3XF 11.78 4.77 1.30 42 31-1 3.9 37.3 82.1 40.2
Sicot 619B3XF 11.77 4.77 1.20 38 21-2 4.6 34.6 84.0 41.0
Sicot 761B3XF 10.81 4.38 1.20 38 21-2 4.3 34.7 83.8 43.7
Sicot 743B3XF 10.40 4.21 1.20 38 21-2 4.2 33.0 81.8 42.9
Sicot 746B3F 10.17 4.12 1.20 38 21-1 4.2 34.0 82.2 44.6

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 14/10/2025
Seed imbibation date 19/10/2025
Establishment method Watered up
Previous crop Long Fallow Wheat
Field conditions score 2.5
Row configuration Solid 1m
Planting speed (km/hr) 7.0
Planting depth (cm) 2.0
Planting rate (kg/ha)
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 17.0
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 18.6
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date
Days to defoliation
No. of defoliation
Rainfall (mm)
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 12/05/2026
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
CSX1257B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 619B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 746B3F
Auslot number 26/422 26/420 25/651 25/661 26/166 26/289
Seed/kg 12610 12470 9925 11500 11655 11805
Final establishment/m 14.1 11.9 13.2 9.6 10.0 13.2
Establishment (%) 82.9 70.0 77.6 56.5 58.8 77.6
CSX1257B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 619B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 746B3F
Plant height (cm) 50.8 46.5 47.3 48.9 45.7 46.1
Total nodes 16.6 15.8 16.4 17.4 16.4 17.1
NAWF 8.3 8.2 7.8 8.8 7.9 7.9
1st position retention (%) 90.9 89.0 93.9 91.3 95.7 87.2
VGR
CSX1257B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 619B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 746B3F
Plant height (cm) 85.7 89.1 84.6 83.3 94.0 80.2
Total nodes 19.3 21.3 20.9 21.5 22.8 21.4
Interim boll count 113.0 114.3 119.7 100.3 105.0 109.0
CSX1257B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 619B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 746B3F
Final plant height (cm) 85.7
Final total nodes 19.3
Final boll count 123.7
Yields calculated on picker weights and variety turn outs from CSD module grab ginning and ACS classing of the module grab samples. Results from ginning at LDC Hillston will be published when commercial ginning and classing results are available. Thimet applied at sowing 3 kg/ha on all reps except the 1st rep of Sicot 743. Interesting to note that Canopeo assessments fall away as one moves from east to west across the site. This is commercial classing data supplied by Pro Class Colour and leaf data based on where the majority of bales fell within the sample. Varieties Sicot 761, Sicot 746 and Sicala 320 were overwhelmingly represented by the data shown here. CSX 1257, Sicot 619 and Sicot 743 were split as follows between 21 & 31 Colour grades: 38/64 bales @ 21, balance @ 31 (1257), 47/61 bales @ 21, balance (14 bales) @ 31 (619), 35/54 bales @ 21 and 19 @ 31 (743).
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