Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Nandi, Darling Downs Steve McVeigh Irrigated Solid 1m 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
CSX 1320B3XF 17.09 6.92 1.24 40 11-3 4.3 33.2 84.3 46.0
Siokra 253B3XF 16.66 6.74 1.22 39 11-3 4.4 32.6 83.2 45.3
Sicot 743B3XF 16.58 6.71 1.24 40 11-2 4.5 32.5 84.7 46.9
Sicot 606B3F 15.95 6.46 1.24 40 11-2 4.5 32.5 83.9 43.0
Sicot 761B3XF 15.33 6.21 1.20 38 11-2 4.4 33.2 84.5 43.1

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 21/10/2025
Seed imbibation date 22/10/2025
Establishment method Watered up
Previous crop Short Fallow Corn
Field conditions score 2.0
Row configuration Solid 1m
Planting speed (km/hr) 9.0
Planting depth (cm) 2.0
Planting rate (kg/ha) 12.2
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 14.0
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 24.5
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 31/03/2026
Days to defoliation 160
No. of defoliation
Rainfall (mm) 349
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 24/04/2026
In-crop irrigations 7
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) 322.0
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 184
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 138
Phosphorus (kg/ha P) 74.0
Potassium (kg/ha K) 63.0
Zinc (kg/ha Zn) 1.7
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 45.00
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 15.00
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 60.00
Helicoverpa Sprays 0
Mirid sprays 4
Mite sprays 0
Whitefly sprays 0
Total sprays 4
CSX 1320B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 606B3F Sicot 761B3XF
Auslot number 26/420 26/138 26/166 26/065 25/661
Seed/kg 12470 12160 11655 11490 11500
Final establishment/m 10.7 10.5 11.5 11.9 10.8
Establishment (%) 76.4 75.0 82.1 85.0 77.1
CSX 1320B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 606B3F Sicot 761B3XF
Plant height (cm) 52.2 60.5 54.6 50.3 59.4
Total nodes 15.4 15.6 15.7 15.0 15.1
NAWF 8.1 8.3 8.8 7.2 7.8
1st position retention (%) 96.8 91.1 96.2 100.0 90.6
VGR
CSX 1320B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 606B3F Sicot 761B3XF
Plant height (cm) 88.9 95.7 93.4 81.2 82.6
Total nodes 21.0 20.4 21.7 19.8 19.8
Interim boll count 148.0 159.0 147.3 141.4 143.0
CSX 1320B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF Sicot 606B3F Sicot 761B3XF
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 156.0 150.7 163.3 161.7 173.3

No extension comments present for this trial.

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