Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Nobby, Darling Downs Matt Richards Semi-irrigated 60 Inch 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Siokra 253B3XF 13.80 5.59 1.22 39 41-3 3.6 30.3 83.6 43.2
Sicot 743B3XF 13.32 5.39 1.23 39 41-3 3.6 29.5 82.1 43.8
CSX 1320B3XF 9.72 3.94 1.26 40 41-4 3.0 32.3 81.4 39.8

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 13/11/2025
Seed imbibation date 13/11/2025
Establishment method Watered up
Previous crop Long Fallow Faba beans
Field conditions score 2.0
Row configuration 60 Inch
Planting speed (km/hr) 9.0
Planting depth (cm) 2.0
Planting rate (kg/ha) 10.3
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 12.0
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 24.2
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 18/04/2026
Days to defoliation 156
No. of defoliation 3
Rainfall (mm) 120
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 08/06/2026
In-crop irrigations 8
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) 200.0
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 100
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 100
Phosphorus (kg/ha P) 50.0
Potassium (kg/ha K) 42.0
Zinc (kg/ha Zn) 1.2
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 50.00
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 140.00
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 190.00
Helicoverpa Sprays 0
Mirid sprays 1
Mite sprays 0
Whitefly sprays 0
Total sprays 1
Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Auslot number 26/138 26/166 26/420
Seed/kg 12160 11655 12470
Final establishment/m 11.6 11.7 12.1
Establishment (%) 96.7 97.5 100.8
Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Plant height (cm) 72.9 71.6 72.2
Total nodes 15.4 16.0 15.7
NAWF 9.1 8.6 8.8
1st position retention (%) 83.7 94.5 86.1
VGR
Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Plant height (cm) 104.9 101.6 111.2
Total nodes 20.7 20.7 19.9
Interim boll count 212.0 174.3 177.0
Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF CSX 1320B3XF
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 189.0 186.3 181.3

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