Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Dalby, Darling Downs Dan Skerman Dryland Double Skip 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Sicot 619B3XF 4.96 2.01 1.14 37 21-3 4.5 30.2 82.6 44.6
CSX 1320B3XF 4.89 1.98 1.18 38 21-3 4.3 31.2 81.3 45.4
Sicot 761B3XF 4.87 1.97 1.15 37 21-2 4.9 31.8 83.0 46.2
Siokra 253B3XF 4.56 1.85 1.13 36 21-2 4.4 29.0 81.8 46.7

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 15/10/2025
Seed imbibation date 15/10/2025
Establishment method Rain Moisture
Previous crop Long Fallow Wheat
Field conditions score 2.0
Row configuration Double Skip
Planting speed (km/hr) 8.0
Planting depth (cm) 4.0
Planting rate (kg/ha) 10.9
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 12.5
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 22.8
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 16/03/2026
Days to defoliation 152
No. of defoliation 3
Rainfall (mm) 316
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 07/04/2026
In-crop irrigations 0
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) 150.0
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 150
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 0
Phosphorus (kg/ha P) 1.6
Potassium (kg/ha K) 1.6
Zinc (kg/ha Zn) 0.5
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (L/ha) 0.00
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (L/ha) 0.00
Total mepiquat chloride applied (L/ha) 0.00
Helicoverpa Sprays 0
Mirid sprays 10
Mite sprays 0
Whitefly sprays 0
Total sprays 10
Sicot 619B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Siokra 253B3XF
Auslot number 25/651 26/420 25/661 26/138
Seed/kg 9925 12470 11500 12160
Final establishment/m 9.7 8.1 7.5 6.2
Establishment (%) 77.6 64.8 60.0 49.6
Sicot 619B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Siokra 253B3XF
Plant height (cm) 78.1 69.2 75.5 75.3
Total nodes 17.8 17.7 17.3 17.4
NAWF 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.6
1st position retention (%) 67.6 61.3 67.0 67.6
VGR
Sicot 619B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Siokra 253B3XF
Plant height (cm) 91.7 94.1 88.3 105.9
Total nodes 20.6 21.4 21.6 21.9
Interim boll count 106.7 109.3 113.7 97.3
Sicot 619B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Siokra 253B3XF
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 120.0 122.0 117.0 111.3

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