Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Warra, Darling Downs Rhys Herbert Irrigated Solid 1m 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Sicot 761B3XF 15.82 6.40 1.28 41 11-2 4.4 33.1 85.3 46.3
Sicot 743B3XF 15.17 6.14 1.24 40 11-2 4.6 30.9 83.1 47.1
Siokra 253B3XF 14.96 6.06 1.22 39 11-2 4.0 29.9 84.5 43.9
CSX 1320B3XF 14.78 5.98 1.30 42 21-3 4.0 33.8 83.5 43.5

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 22/10/2025
Seed imbibation date 23/10/2025
Establishment method Watered up
Previous crop Long Fallow Barley
Field conditions score 1.0
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) 25.6
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 25/03/2026
Days to defoliation 153
No. of defoliation 2
Rainfall (mm) 597
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 17/04/2026
In-crop irrigations 6
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) 184.0
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 184
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 0
Phosphorus (kg/ha P) 30.0
Potassium (kg/ha K) 56.0
Zinc (kg/ha Zn) 1.3
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 85.00
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 200.00
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 285.00
Helicoverpa Sprays 0
Mirid sprays 3
Mite sprays 0
Whitefly sprays 0
Total sprays 3
Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Siokra 253B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Auslot number 25/661 26/166 26/138 26/420
Seed/kg 11500 11655 12160 12470
Final establishment/m 10.7 11.9 10.7 11.1
Establishment (%) 82.3 91.5 82.3 85.4
Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Siokra 253B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Plant height (cm) 51.2 48.7 52.3 50.8
Total nodes 17.3 16.2 16.4 16.8
NAWF 8.9 8.0 9.0 9.0
1st position retention (%) 89.4 92.1 88.1 92.4
VGR
Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Siokra 253B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Plant height (cm) 90.3 85.9 91.3 89.3
Total nodes 21.2 20.7 20.8 21.0
Interim boll count 149.7 132.0 134.0 157.0
Sicot 761B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Siokra 253B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 125.3 118.7 119.7 118.7

No extension comments present for this trial.

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