Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Rolleston, Central Queensland Lee Griffiths Irrigated Solid 1m 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Sicot 743B3XF 12.36 5.00 1.19 38 41-3 4.2 30.4 80.7 41.3
Siokra 253B3XF 12.13 4.91 1.17 37 51-3 3.8 30.0 81.8 40.7
Sicot 761B3XF 11.42 4.62 1.19 38 41-4 4.3 31.3 82.1 37.1
CSX1257B3XF 11.36 4.60 1.23 39 41-4 4.0 33.5 80.3 40.0
CSX 1320B3XF 10.80 4.37 1.24 40 41-4 3.8 33.6 81.2 39.6
Sicot 619B3XF 10.23 4.14 1.19 38 51-4 4.2 33.0 81.6 37.6

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 30/10/2025
Seed imbibation date 30/10/2025
Establishment method Rain Moisture
Previous crop Cover Crop - Sprayed Out Cereal
Field conditions score 3.0
Row configuration Solid 1m
Planting speed (km/hr) 9.0
Planting depth (cm) 2.5
Planting rate (kg/ha) 10.5
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 12.1
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 25.8
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 21/05/2026
Days to defoliation 203
No. of defoliation 3
Rainfall (mm) 451
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 03/07/2026
In-crop irrigations
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) 336.0
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 120
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 216
Phosphorus (kg/ha P) 30.0
Potassium (kg/ha K) 50.0
Zinc (kg/ha Zn) 1.4
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 6400.00
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha)
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 6400.00
Helicoverpa Sprays
Mirid sprays 4
Mite sprays
Whitefly sprays
Total sprays 4
Sicot 743B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF CSX1257B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 619B3XF
Auslot number 25/532 26/136 25/339 26/422 26/420 25/145
Seed/kg 11550 11545 12000 12610 12470 9245
Final establishment/m 10.0 10.5 10.1 10.9 10.4 10.5
Establishment (%) 82.6 86.8 83.5 90.1 86.0 86.8
Sicot 743B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF CSX1257B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 619B3XF
Plant height (cm) 95.7 101.5 96.3 96.7 96.0 101.5
Total nodes 17.5 19.7 16.6 17.8 17.2 18.8
NAWF 9.6 9.0 9.3 8.5 8.8 8.7
1st position retention (%) 91.0 93.0 96.4 89.4 90.7 90.7
VGR
Sicot 743B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF CSX1257B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 619B3XF
Plant height (cm)
Total nodes
Interim boll count
Sicot 743B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF CSX1257B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 619B3XF
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 131.7 111.0 132.7 141.7 100.7 83.3
This Irrigated variety trial is comprised of six varieties containing XtendFlex®, including Sicala 320B3XF and CSX1257B3XF. This trial consists of three replicates across 34ha under a lateral mover. The trial was sown into moisture on the 30th October 2025, into a standing wheat crop. Excellent establishment across the trial averaging 10.5 p/m (86%). Sicot 619B3XF stood out as it had larger cotyledons and leaves.
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