Boll factors
Boll factors provide an indication of how many bolls/m are required to produce 1.0 bale/ha; and are also a good indication of the comparative boll weights between varieties.
If everything else is equal, a variety with a lower boll factor will achieve a higher yield than a variety with a larger boll factor with the same boll counts. Additionally, there are regional, seasonal and stress related impacts which can alter the relative boll factors.
| Variety | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | 2014/15 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigated | Dryland | Irrigated | Dryland | Irrigated | Dryland | Irrigated | Previous | |
| Sicot 714B3F | 11.95 | 15.46 | 14.0 | 24.9 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 11.4 | - |
| Sicot 746B3F | 11.74 | 16.56 | 13.2 | 23.8 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 10.5 | - |
| Sicot 748B3F | 11.34 | 16.39 | 12.3 | 23.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 10.5 | - |
| Sicot 754B3F | 12.16 | 13.16 | 12.8 | # | 12.6 | 14.2 | 12.3 | - |
| Sicot 707B3F | 12.41 | 13.07 | 12.6 | # | - | - | - | - |
| Sicot 711RRF | 12.01 | 12.17 | 12.4 | # | 12.4 | 14.5 | - | - |
| Sicot 75RRF | 11.48 | 14.28 | 12.6 | # | 13.3 | 13.7 | - | - |
| Sicot 812RRF | 12.06 | 12.61 | 12.4 | # | 14.2 | 16.4 | - | - |
| Sicot 74BRF | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.9 | 13.5 |
# Very limited data generated from previous season.
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