New cotton choices for improved yield potential
As growers consider their plans for next season, CSD has the varieties with the best genetics and technology which are providing promising yield potential.
Central Queensland
Hear Central Queensland grower Neek Morawitz shares his experience with our varieties containing XtendFlex®. Our E&D Agronomist covering Emerald and the Central Highlands, Nick Stewart, talks about the opportunities with our new varieties.
Dalby, Queensland
Dan Skerman of Skerman Farming talks through the advantage of growing CSD’s new varieties in a dryland operation. CSD’s E&D Agronomist Larissa Holland, based at Dalby, explains the evolution of the technology and why it’s a good fit for growers.
Upper Namoi, NSW
Upper Namoi grower John Hamparsum talks through the transition to growing CSD’s new varieties. John has trialled Sicot 761B3XF, Sicot 619B3XF and Siokra 253B3XF.
E&D Agronomist contact: Natalie Aquilina, Namoi.
Theodore, Central Queensland
Scott Bender of Laguna, a grower from Theodore in Central Queensland, talks about the ease of change to CSD’s new varieties containing XtendFlex®. The standout feature of the new varieties is the ability to control hard to kill weeds.
E&D Agronomist contact: Kim Stevens, Callide and Dawson
Gwydir
Will Bailey of Carossa Farming, talks about the advantages of growing CSD’s new varieties containing XtendFlex®, particularly around weed management.
E&D Agronomist contact: Stuart McFadyen, Gwydir
Namoi
Rob Davies of Dalara Pastoral, talks through his experience of growing CSD’s new varieties Sicot 619B3XF and Siokra 253B3XF. Rob likens 619 to previously grown Sicot 714B3F in establishment and management.
E&D Agronomist contact: Natalie Aquilina, Namoi
Choose the variety that suits you
Sicot 619B3XF
- New germplasm*
- Normal leaf
- Normal density
- Often relatively compact determinate growth (though not always)
- Has performed consistently well in Southern irrigation areas, with good performance in dryland
- May also have fit in Northern Australia or in areas with marginal water or semi-irrigated systems (note: lower disease rank than other lines).
Sicot 743B3XF
- Full season
- Normal leaf
- Low density
- Broad adaptation
- Overall performance similar to Sicot 748B3F.
Sicot 761B3XF
- New germplasm*
- Normal leaf
- Low density
- Resistant to cotton bunchy top (CBT)
- Shown broad adaption with good performance across the valleys (similar to Sicot 606B3F)
- Increased resistance to Verticillium wilt
- Good resistance to Fusarium wilt.
Siokra 253B3XF
- New germplasm*
- Okra leaf
- Low density
- Resistant to cotton bunchy top (CBT)
- Less favourable habitat for silverleaf whitefly
- Broad adaptation, but has performed best in high yielding full season sites
- Increased Verticillium resistance.
Sicot 724XF
- Your non Bollgard® refuge option.
Variety performance
| TECHNOLOGY | VARIETY | FULL SEASON | LATE PLANT | FUSARIUM | VERT | DRYLAND | SEMI-IRRGATED |
| Bollgard® 3 stacked with Roundup Ready Flex® | Sicot 714B3F | – – | – – – | – – – | – – – | – | – – |
| Sicot 746B3F | – – – | – | – – – | – – | – – | ||
| Sicot 748B3F | – – – | – | – – – | – – | – – – | – – – | |
| Sicot 606B3F | – – – | – – | – – – | – – – | – – | ||
| Bollgard® 3 stacked with XtendFlex® | Sicot 619B3XF | – – – | – – – | – | – | – – – | – – – |
| Sicot 761B3XF | – – – | – | – – – | – – – | – – – | – – | |
| Sicot 743B3XF | – – – | – | – – | – | – – – | – – | |
| Siokra 253B3XF | – – – | – | – – | – – – | – | – | |
| Roundup Ready Flex® | Sicot 711RRF | – – | – – | – – | – – – | – – | |
| Sicot 812RRF | – – – | – | – – | – – – | – – | – | |
| XtendFlex® | Sicot 724XF | – – – | – | – – – | – – | – – | – – |
| Conventional | Sicot 620 | – – – | – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
| Siokra 250 | – – – | – | – – – | – – | – – | – – |