Cotton choices for improved yield potential
Sicala 320B3XF - NEW!
Premium quality. Strong returns.
- New germplasm*
- Trialed as CSX 1320B3XF
- Full season variety, suited to central/hot climates under irrigated systems to capitalise on its fibre characteristics
- Moderate to vigorous growth
- Low seed density
- Fibre quality supports and extends Australian cotton’s high standards. 42/32 of an inch achieved in the majority of irrigated trials.
Sicot 619B3XF
Ultimate versatility. Planting flexibility.
- New germplasm*
- Normal leaf
- Normal density
- Compact growth habit, suitable for late planting
- Broadly adapted for short to full season areas
- Designed for cool to central climate regions and suitable for both irrigated and dryland production systems.
Sicot 743B3XF
Full season. Robust performance.
- Full season
- Normal leaf
- Low seed density
- Intermediate to vigorous growth habit suitable for both irrigated and dryland production systems
- Broad adaptation
- Designed for central/hot climate regions
- Overall performance similar to Sicot 748B3F.
Sicot 761B3XF
Consistent cotton. Season after season.
- New germplasm*
- Normal leaf
- Low seed density
- Resistant to cotton bunchy top (CBT)
- Suitable for cool/central/hot climates and both irrigated and dryland production systems (similar to Sicot 606B3F)
- Increased resistance to Verticillium wilt
- Good resistance to Fusarium wilt.
Siokra 253B3XF
Okra advantage. Defies disease.
- New germplasm*
- Okra leaf, offering resistance to mites and silverleaf whitefly
- Low seed density
- Resistant to cotton bunchy top (CBT)
- Broad adaptation, but has performed best in high yielding full season sites.
- May suit Northern Australia; okra leaf aids light, pesticide and defoliant penetration, helping reduce boll rot.
- Increased Verticillium resistance.
Sicot 724XF
Your non Bollgard® refuge option.
- Established well under most conditions
- Low seed density
- Intermediate to strong growth habit
- Offers the XtendFlex® technology package, making it the ideal refuge companion for our newer varieties
Sicot 606B3F
- Low seed density
- Full season variety
- Developed for southern growing areas, this variety was developed with higher micronaire fibre characteristics, which in warmer seasons has resulted in discounts
- Incorporates Bollgard® 3 technology, offering insect protection, and Roundup Ready® herbicide tolerance.
Sicot 748B3F
- Broadly adapted, medium to full season
- Performs well in both irrigated and raingrown conditions
- Indeterminant growth habit
- Suited to central growing regions
- Incorporates Bollgard® 3 technology, offering insect protection, and Roundup Ready® herbicide tolerance.
* Denotes new germplasm (not related to current B3F varieties) but do not grow significantly different from the current.
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 | – – – | – | – – – | – – | – – | – – |
Hear what growers say
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.
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.
E&D Agronomist contact: Natalie Aquilina, Namoi
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