Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Macalister, Darling Downs Kurt and Luke Von Pein Dryland 60 Inch 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Sicot 606B3F 11.85 4.80 1.22 39 41-3 4.3 31.4 85.1 42.7
CSX1257B3XF 11.81 4.78 1.25 40 41-3 4.4 32.6 84.7 45.2
Sicot 761B3XF 10.98 4.45 1.22 39 41-3 4.3 31.7 85.7 43.6
Siokra 253B3XF 10.88 4.40 1.22 39 41-4 4.2 31.9 85.3 45.6
Sicot 743B3XF 10.82 4.38 1.23 39 41-3 4.2 30.3 83.7 45.2

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 04/12/2025
Seed imbibation date 04/12/2025
Establishment method Rain Moisture
Previous crop Long Fallow Wheat
Field conditions score 2.0
Row configuration 60 Inch
Planting speed (km/hr) 9.0
Planting depth (cm) 2.5
Planting rate (kg/ha) 10.4
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 12.0
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 25.6
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 11/05/2026
Days to defoliation 158
No. of defoliation 2
Rainfall (mm) 351
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 09/06/2026
In-crop irrigations
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) 103.0
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 103
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) 0
Phosphorus (kg/ha P) 4.6
Potassium (kg/ha K) 0.0
Zinc (kg/ha Zn) 0.2
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 40.00
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 0.00
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) 40.00
Helicoverpa Sprays 0
Mirid sprays 2
Mite sprays 0
Whitefly sprays 0
Total sprays 2
Sicot 606B3F CSX1257B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF
Auslot number 26/065 26/422 25/661 26/138 26/166
Seed/kg 11490 12610 11500 12160 11655
Final establishment/m 7.9 6.0 6.5 4.7 6.9
Establishment (%) 65.8 50.0 54.2 39.2 57.5
Sicot 606B3F CSX1257B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF
Plant height (cm) 77.2 79.7 86.3 95.2 89.6
Total nodes 15.5 17.0 16.9 17.1 16.2
NAWF 9.0 8.5 8.7 8.9 8.4
1st position retention (%) 88.5 90.9 92.2 90.0 96.8
VGR
Sicot 606B3F CSX1257B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF
Plant height (cm) 111.3 105.3 104.8 118.6 109.9
Total nodes 20.9 19.9 21.0 21.4 19.8
Interim boll count 163.3 172.7 197.0 158.3 185.0
Sicot 606B3F CSX1257B3XF Sicot 761B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 743B3XF
Final plant height (cm)
Final total nodes
Final boll count 179.7 170.0 200.3 167.7 150.0

No extension comments present for this trial.

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