Location Grower Cultivation type Row configuration Year
Kununurra, Northern Australia Russell Keeley Irrigated Solid 1m 2026
Variety Yield
(b/ha) *
Yield
(b/ac) *
Length
(decimal) **
Length
(imperial) **
HVI class ** Micronaire Strength
(gms/tex) **
Uniformity
(%) **
Turnout
(%) *
Sicot 606B3F 11.63 4.71 1.20 38 21-3 4.4 31.4 81.8 43.4
CSX 1320B3XF 11.34 4.59 1.26 40 21-3 4.0 32.9 81.6 45.1
Siokra 253B3XF 11.06 4.48 1.18 38 31-3 3.9 29.5 80.9 45.1
Sicot 761B3XF 10.67 4.32 1.21 39 21-3 4.5 30.5 81.8 44.6

* Commercial Ginned Yield.

** Quality Data following Commercial Gin.

Planted 12/02/2026
Seed imbibation date 12/02/2026
Establishment method Rain Moisture
Previous crop Cotton
Field conditions score 3.0
Row configuration Solid 1m
Planting speed (km/hr) 8.0
Planting depth (cm) 3.0
Planting rate (kg/ha) 9.6
Monitor rate (seeds/m) 11.0
Soil temperature at planting (°C) 29.7
Planting uniformity index
Defoliation date 18/08/2026
Days to defoliation 187
No. of defoliation 3
Rainfall (mm) 428
Effective Rainfall (mm)
Picking date 14/09/2026
In-crop irrigations
Crop ETc
Total nitrogen (kg/ha N)
Pre-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N)
Post-plant nitrogen (kg/ha N)
Phosphorus (kg/ha P)
Potassium (kg/ha K)
Zinc (kg/ha Zn)
Flowering mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha)
Cutout mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha)
Total mepiquat chloride applied (ml/ha)
Helicoverpa Sprays
Mirid sprays
Mite sprays
Whitefly sprays
Total sprays
Sicot 606B3F CSX 1320B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF
Auslot number 26/065 26/419 26/139 25/661
Seed/kg 11490 12255 11985 11500
Final establishment/m 10.1 10.2 10.7 9.6
Establishment (%) 91.8 92.7 97.3 87.3
Sicot 606B3F CSX 1320B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF
Plant height (cm)
Total nodes
NAWF
1st position retention (%)
VGR
Sicot 606B3F CSX 1320B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF
Plant height (cm) 101.7 107.0 105.3 107.3
Total nodes 20.1 20.3 21.8 22.5
Interim boll count 124.7 132.7 118.4 128.3
Sicot 606B3F CSX 1320B3XF Siokra 253B3XF Sicot 761B3XF
Final plant height (cm) 105.3 112.3 118.8 109.5
Final total nodes
Final boll count 143.0 154.7 146.0 143.7

No extension comments present for this trial.

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