| Location | Grower | Cultivation type | Row configuration | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moree, Gwydir | Nick Gillingham | Irrigated | 30 Inch | 2026 |
| Variety | Yield (b/ha) * |
Yield (b/ac) * |
Length (decimal) ** |
Length (imperial) ** |
HVI class ** | Micronaire | Strength (gms/tex) ** |
Uniformity (%) ** |
Turnout (%) * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSX1257B3XF | 15.23 | 6.17 | 1.23 | 39 | 11-1 | 4.4 | 33.1 | 81.6 | 44.8 |
| CSX 1320B3XF | 14.90 | 6.03 | 1.25 | 40 | 21-1 | 4.2 | 34.1 | 82.1 | 45.9 |
| Sicot 606B3F | 14.52 | 5.88 | 1.19 | 38 | 11-1 | 4.8 | 33.5 | 83.2 | 44.1 |
| Sicot 761B3XF | 13.11 | 5.31 | 1.24 | 40 | 21-1 | 4.9 | 34.3 | 84.5 | 44.3 |
* Commercial Ginned Yield.
** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.
| Planted | 23/10/2025 |
|---|---|
| Seed imbibation date | 24/10/2025 |
| Establishment method | Watered up |
| Previous crop | Long Fallow Wheat |
| Field conditions score | 1.0 |
| Row configuration | 30 Inch |
| Planting speed (km/hr) | 13.0 |
| Planting depth (cm) | 3.0 |
| Planting rate (kg/ha) | 14.8 |
| Monitor rate (seeds/m) | 17.0 |
| Soil temperature at planting (°C) | 21.5 |
| Planting uniformity index | |
| Defoliation date | 17/03/2026 |
| Days to defoliation | 144 |
| No. of defoliation | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | |
| Effective Rainfall (mm) |
| Picking date | 13/04/2026 |
|---|---|
| In-crop irrigations | 7 |
| Crop ETc | |
| Total nitrogen (kg/ha N) | 282.0 |
| Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) | 165 |
| Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N) | 117 |
| Phosphorus (kg/ha P) | 30.0 |
| Potassium (kg/ha K) | 50.0 |
| Zinc (kg/ha Zn) | 0.5 |
| Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) | 85.00 |
| Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) | 30.00 |
| Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha) | 115.00 |
| Helicoverpa Sprays | |
| Mirid sprays | 2 |
| Mite sprays | |
| Whitefly sprays | |
| Total sprays | 2 |
| CSX1257B3XF | CSX 1320B3XF | Sicot 606B3F | Sicot 761B3XF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auslot number | 26/422 | 26/420 | 26/065 | 25/661 |
| Seed/kg | 12610 | 12470 | 11490 | 11500 |
| Final establishment/m | 8.9 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 8.4 |
| Establishment (%) | 52.4 | 34.7 | 62.9 | 49.4 |
| CSX1257B3XF | CSX 1320B3XF | Sicot 606B3F | Sicot 761B3XF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant height (cm) | 65.0 | 62.8 | 61.2 | 63.1 |
| Total nodes | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 19.0 |
| NAWF | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| 1st position retention (%) | 86.0 | 86.9 | 89.1 | 100.0 |
| VGR |
| CSX1257B3XF | CSX 1320B3XF | Sicot 606B3F | Sicot 761B3XF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant height (cm) | 87.9 | 88.5 | 87.1 | 95.1 |
| Total nodes | 20.6 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 21.6 |
| Interim boll count | 114.7 | 115.3 | 125.0 | 108.0 |
| CSX1257B3XF | CSX 1320B3XF | Sicot 606B3F | Sicot 761B3XF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final plant height (cm) | ||||
| Final total nodes | ||||
| Final boll count |
Another well managed trial produced by the Sundown Pastoral team. Sicot 606B3F presents very well in these side-by-side trials and it is difficult to see how it could be outperformed when you look at these treatments from the field edges in season or even at picking. The difference presents at the ginning stage, and while the fluffy bolls of Sicot 606B3F look impressive, there is obviously plenty of fibre held the Sicala 320B3XF and Sicot 757B3XF bolls that is not obvious until ginning. The quality benefits are present here too as the classing of this trial demonstrates. A larger area picked from this trial this season giving plenty of confidence in the result.