CSD Cotton Management Knowledge Library
CSD 20 saw to commercial comparison
CSD 20 saw to commercial comparison CSD currently runs all its trials through a 20 saw Cherokee gin stand. This provides a single cleaner ahead of the saws, which separate the lint and seed, and a final lint cleaner before we gather samples for classing. Why does CSD...
Benefit of Nitrogen Fertilizer Inhibitor
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Evolving Trial Methods: Enhancing Data Quality and Speed for Agronomic Insight
Evolving Trial Methods: Enhancing Data Quality and Speed for Agronomic Insight As part of our continued commitment to deliver timely trial results, we are transitioning to a new approach in how harvest and ginning data is captured and reported in CSD’s trial results....
Differences in how cotton varieties grow, and why it’s important? An XtendFlex® update
Larissa Holland, Michael Bange and the CSD Extension Team At a glance This study aimed to analyse the developmental and growth patterns of CSD's varieties containing Bollgard® 3 XtendFlex® traits and determine if they differ significantly from previous Bollgard 3...
Determine which variety to choose – an introduction to CSD’s variety performance comparison tool
Do you find yourself looking at variety trials in isolation and wondering how to tie trial results together? Whether that is over your region or several years to get a full picture of variety performance? That’s where the Variety Performance Comparison Tool (VPC) on...
Comparison of Siokra 253B3XF with both Sicot 606B3F and Sicot 748B3F
The 2024/25 season saw the commercial release of four varieties containing the Bollgard® 3 and XtendFlex® technology. There has been some discussion in the industry as to the need for these new varieties when the industry is serviced by such fantastic varieties such...
IrrigationIQ: The Future of Farm Water Management in Australian Cotton
IrrigationIQ: The Future of Farm Water Management in Australian Cotton By CSD with CRDC and Goanna Ag Australian cotton growers are gaining a powerful new tool in their mission to maximise water efficiency and sustainability: IrrigationIQ (formerly called the water...
Optimising Cotton Yield Post-Cutout
Once your cotton crop reaches cutout the focus shifts to nurturing until defoliation and harvest the bolls already set. At this stage, while the plant's capacity for new fruiting sites is limited, there are still crucial management steps you can take to maximise yield...
Cracking the Code on Boll Maturity: A new approach to Last Effective Flower and Boll Period
Natalie Aquilina, Larissa Holland, Chris Teague, and Mick Bange Key points Understanding boll maturity is important as it helps cotton growers and agronomists make more informed decisions about their last effective flower (cutout), which will enable improved...
Cotton Boll Accumulation and Yield Potential
Cotton yield and fibre quality are intrinsically linked to boll development and maturity. Boll number and boll weight are the two primary yield components, with a higher number of heavier bolls leading to increased yield. A longer flowering period allows for more...