Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
St George, Balonne Luke Stower Irrigated Solid 1m 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
% of
Sicot 606B3F
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Sicot 606B3F 14.00 5.67 100.0 1.18 38 21-2 4.6 33.2 82.0 43.9
Siokra 253B3XF 13.61 5.51 97.2 1.19 38 21-2 4.2 33.0 81.7 43.7
CSX 1320B3XF 13.59 5.50 97.1 1.25 40 31-2 4.3 34.0 82.3 45.2
Sicot 746B3F 12.91 5.23 92.2 1.19 38 21-2 4.5 33.2 82.0 45.3

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 08/10/2025
Seed imbibation date 16/10/2025
Establishment method Watered up
Previous crop Cotton
Field conditions score 2.0
Row configuration Solid 1m
Planting speed (km/hr) 9.0
Planting depth (cm) 1.0
Planting rate (kg/ha) 11.0
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 13.0
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 25.5
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 01/03/2026
Days to defoliation 136
No. of defoliation 2
Rainfall (mm) 107
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 18/03/2026
In-crop irrigations 10
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) 350.0
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 200
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 150
Phosphorus (kg/ha P) 43.0
Potassium (kg/ha K) 50.0
Zinc (kg/ha Zn) 2.0
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 50.00
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 200.00
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 250.00
Helicoverpa Sprays 0
Mirid sprays 2
Mite sprays 0
Whitefly sprays 0
Total sprays 2
Sicot 606B3F Siokra 253B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 746B3F
Auslot number 26/065 26/138 26/420 26/289
Seed/kg 11490 12160 12470 11805
Final establishment/m 9.5 8.6 9.3 9.6
Establishment (%) 73.1 66.2 71.5 73.8
Sicot 606B3F Siokra 253B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 746B3F
Plant height (cm) 43.9 54.1 44.9 48.4
Total nodes 12.7 14.4 14.5 14.2
NAWF 7.4 8.3 8.1 8.1
1st position retention (%) 97.5 94.5 94.8 93.3
VGR
Sicot 606B3F Siokra 253B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 746B3F
Plant height (cm) 98.5 102.2 102.9 99.4
Total nodes 19.8 21.6 19.8 19.9
Interim boll count 128.7 121.7 135.7 130.7
Sicot 606B3F Siokra 253B3XF CSX 1320B3XF Sicot 746B3F
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 146.0 140.7 138.7 141.3

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