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2016 SEED VARIETY GUIDE
It’s The Time
Of The Season
L
ate fall, early winter is the time of the season for slowing down a bit after a hectic
harvest and contemplating which varieties will have the best fit in your operation in
the upcoming year. The menu of varieties from
which to choose includes a host of high-yielding,
good quality selections for 2016.
To help you get started, cotton seed companies
from across the Belt have provided information
about their headliners for 2016 on pages 9, 10
and 11 in the annual Seed Variety Guide published by Cotton Farming.
Think about your priorities, discuss them with
your consultant and seed representative, then
get ready to place your order. The pickings look
sweet for 2016!
KEEP
CALM
AND
PLANT
ON
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COTTON FARMING NOVEMBER 2015
Croplan 3787 B2RF has
shown the stability to yield in
dryland fields and under
irrigation in the Southeast.
Look for its performance using the UGA
Cotton Performance Calculator at
http://www.ugacotton.com/vault/cottoncalc/.
2016
SEED VARIETY GUIDE
Variety
Maturity
ALL-TEX/DYNA-GRO
Micronaire Leaf Type
Staple Length G/Tex
Comments
All CT numbered varieties will have a new name or number by January 2016.
Bollgard II XtendFlex Cotton
DG 3109 B2XF
very early
4.2-4.7
semi-smooth
1.16-1.19
31-32
Best adapted to short-season environments or late planting. Medium
plant height. Best fit on moderate to high irrigation.
DG 3385 B2XF
early-mid
4.3-4.6
semi-smooth
1.16-1.19
29-31
Adaptable to TX, AZ, Mid-South, Upper South East and East Coast. Very
good storm tolerance/early season vigor/irrigated or dryland. Best performance on sand to silt loams. Manage early with growth regulators.
CT 15444 B2XF
mid-early
4.4-4.8
smooth
1.13-1.24
32-35
Best fit in Texas, Georgia and the Mid-South. Excellent storm tolerance.
Very good Verticillium wilt tolerance.
CT 15994 B2XF
mid-early
4.4-4.9
semi-smooth
1.11-1.19
29-32
Best fit in the Texas high plains. Irrigated or dryland.
CT 15143 B2XF
mid-early
4.4-4.10
semi-smooth
1.11-1.21
29-32
Best fit in the Texas high plains. Irrigated or dryland.
CT 15425 B2XF
m.early to mid 4.4-4.8
smooth
1.12-1.22
32-34
Best fit in Texas, Georgia and the Mid-South. Excellent storm tolerance.
Very good Verticillium wilt tolerance.
CT 15645 B2XF
mid
4.4-4.8
smooth
1.12-1.24
32-35
Best fit in Texas, Georgia and the Mid-South. Excellent storm tolerance.
Very good Verticillium wilt tolerance.
CT 15557 B2XF
mid-full
4.6-4.8
smooth
1.16-1.20
29-31
Broadly adapted from dryland to irrigated acres in the lower Southeast,
lower Mid-South and upper Gulf Coast. May require additional PGR
applications under high irrigation or strong growing conditions.
CT 15535 B2XF
mid-full
4.3-4.5
smooth
1.12-1.16
29-31
Broadly adapted from dryland to irrigated acres in the lower Southeast,
lower Mid-South and upper Gulf Coast. Also adapted to the southern
Texas High Plains/Rolling Plains irrigated/dryland. May require additional PGR applications under high irrigation or strong growing conditions.
CT 15545 B2XF
mid-full
4.2-4.6
smooth
1.12-1.17
30-33
Adapted to the southern Texas High Plains and rolling plains irrigated or
dryland. Tall plant type. May require additional PGR applications under
high irrigation or strong growing conditions.
CT 15426 B2XF
mid-full
4.4-4.9
semi-smooth
1.11-1.17
29-31
Best fit in mid to full-season environments in the Mid-South, Southeast
and upper Gulf Coast. Good storm tolerance and high gin turnout.
CT 15622 B2XF
full
4.2-4.6
smooth
1.13-1.19
30-32
Best fit in full season environments in Southeast. Med to tall plant type.
Bollgard II Roundup Ready Flex Cotton
CT 14555 B2RF
mid
3.7-4.5
semi-smooth
1.17-1.26
30-35
Best fit in Texas. High yield and high quality. Very good Verticillium wilt
and bacterial blight tolerance.
CT 14515 B2RF
mid
4.0-4.7
semi-smooth
1.10-1.23
29-33
Medium/medium tall plant. Good Verticillium/fusarium wilt tolerance.
AMERICOT
Bollgard II/Xtend Flex
NG 3405 B2XF
early-med
4.4-4.6
semi-smooth
35-36
27-28
Widely adapted to Cotton Belt where early to mid maturing are preferred.
NG 3406 B2XF
early-med
4.4-4.6
semi-smooth
36-37
29-31
Widely adapted across entire Cotton Belt. Similar to NG 1511 B2RF.
Excellent fiber quality.
NG 3517 B2XF
early-med
4.0-4.7
smooth
36-37
30-32
Fits TX South Plains/Rolling Plains, SW OK. Proven Vert wilt tolerance.
NG 3522 B2XF
early-med
4.4-4.6
semi-smooth
35-36
27-28
Widely adapted to Cotton Belt where early to mid maturing are preferred.
NG 4545 B2XF
medium
3.9-4.6
smooth
36-37
30-32
Widely adapted to TX South Plains/Rolling Plains and Southwest OK.
Proven Verticillium wilt tolerance
NG 5007 B2XF
med-full
4.3-4.6
smooth
36-38
28-29
Best adapted to lower southeast/south Texas and where mid-full season varieties are preferred. Excellent fiber quality.
early-med
3.7-4.6
smooth
36-37
31-32
Widely adapted to TX South Plains/Rolling Plains and Southwest OK.
Proven Verticillium wilt tolerance.
Xtend Flex
NG 3500 XF
NexGen Bollgard II/Roundup Ready Flex
NG 3306 B2RF
early-med
4.0-4.7
semi-smooth
36-37
28-30
Excellent yield potential/fiber quality.
NG 1511 B2RF
medium
4.6-4.8
semi-smooth
35-37
30-31
Excellent yield potential/fiber quality.
NG 4012 B2RF
medium
3.9-4.6
smooth
36-37
30-32
Excellent yield potential/fiber quality.
Roundup Ready Flex
NG 1551 RF
very early
3.8-4.5
semi-smooth
35-36
30-32
Suited for N. High Plains, Okla. & Kan.
NG 1572 RF
very early
3.5-4.1
hairy
35-36
27-28
Suited for N. High Plains, Okla. & Kan.
NG 4111 RF
medium
3.7-4.6
smooth
36-37
31-32
Straight Flex sister to NG 4010 B2RF.
early
4.5-4.9
smooth
37-39
36-38
U. of Ark. variety/excellent quality.
Conventional
AM UA48
New varieties for 2016 in blue
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Variety
Maturity
Micronaire Leaf Type
Staple Length G/Tex
Comments
FM 1830GLT
early-med
4
smooth
1.21
31.9
Broadly adapted Southwest GLT variety with excellent fiber quality,
TwinLink worm control and Liberty/glyphosate tolerance.
FM 1900GLT
early-med
4.3
semi-smooth
1.18
32.2
HP/RP variety offers newest FiberMax germplasm with excellent
yields, TwinLink worm protection and Liberty/glyphosate tolerance.
FM 2007GLT
early-med
4.2
semi-smooth
1.2
31.9
STX/Rolling Plains GLT with excellent fiber quality, TwinLink worm
protection and Liberty/glyphosate tolerance.
FM 2334GLT
medium
4.1
smooth
1.2
31.4
TX/Southwest GLT variety with excellent fiber quality, TwinLink
worm control and Liberty/glyphosate tolerance.
FM 1944GLB2
early-med
4.4
semi-smooth
1.18
31.2
Liberty and glyphosate tolerant variety with Bt adapted for Cotton
Belt. Offers excellent yields and fiber quality.
FM 1320GL
very early
3.8
semi-smooth
1.13
30.6
High/Rolling Plains variety with GlyTol LibertyLink technology. Very
early maturity with high yield potential.
FM 9250GL
early
3.8
semi-smooth
1.14
29.9
High/Rolling Plains variety with GL traits. Excellent yield potential
and fiber quality.
FM 2322GL
medium
3.8
semi-smooth
1.17
31.8
High/Rolling Plains and central CA variety with GL traits. Offers high
yield potential, excellent fiber quality.
FM 2011GT
early
3.9
semi-smooth
1.12
30.2
High-yielding TX HP/RP GlyTol variety with good root-knot nematode tolerance and excellent storm tolerance.
FM 2484B2F
medium
3.9
smooth
1.17
30.2
High-yielding HP/RP variety with excellent gin turnout, very good
Verticillium wilt tolerance, excellent fiber quality.
ST 5115GLT
early-med
4.2
smooth
1.14
30.2
Eastern Belt GLT, high-yielding variety with good fiber quality,
TwinLink worm protection and Liberty/glyphosate tolerance.
ST 6182GLT
full
4.5
smooth
1.17
29.5
Full-season GLT variety well suited for irrigation/dryland and light/
heavy soils for high yields in Eastern Cotton Belt.
ST 5032GLT
early-med
4
semi-smooth
1.19
30.6
High-yielding GLT variety best suited for irrigated conditions offers
TwinLink worm protection and Liberty/glyphosate tolerance.
ST 5289GLT
medium
4.4
very hairy
1.14
28.8
Excellent yielding, Eastern Belt variety with improved fiber quality
over ST 5288B2F and TwinLink 2-gene Bt protection.
ST 4747GLB2
early-med
4.3
semi-smooth
1.17
28.9
Excellent yield potential in a Liberty/glyphosate tolerant variety
adapted across Cotton Belt with intermediate Vert wilt tolerance.
ST 4946GLB2
early-med
4.5
semi-smooth
1.15
31.6
No. 1 planted variety in 2015 according to USDA. Broadly adapted
with very good nematode tolerance.
ST 6448GLB2
full
4.4
smooth
1.2
29.5
Full-season, high-yielding variety for Eastern Cotton Belt offers
Liberty/glyphosate tolerance and very good fiber quality.
PHY 222 WRF
very early
4.8
smooth
1.13
31.1
Earliest maturing variety selected from N.Texas High Plains for its
storm tolerance, earliness, consistency and high yield potential.
PHY 312 WRF
early
4.4
semi-smooth
1.16
31.1
Superior yield potential and seedling vigor in an early maturing
variety with excellent fiber quality. Complementary to PHY 333 WRF.
PHY 333 WRF
early
4.5
semi-smooth
1.16
30.8
Outstanding yield potential. Broadly adapted early maturing variety
with consistent yield and excellent fiber quality.
PHY 339 WRF
early
4.5
semi-smooth
1.16
32.0
Early maturing variety with superior yield potential and outstanding
fiber quality. Great companion to PHY 333 WRF or PHY 499 WRF.
PHY 417 WRF
early
4.4
semi-smooth
1.13
30.7
Early-mid season variety that features PhytoGen’s industry leading
RKN resistance. Good yield potential and fiber quality.
PHY 427 WRF
early-mid
4.6
semi-smooth
1.13
31.3
Dual-gene RKN resistance. Good yield potential and fiber quality in
a variety adapted to light soil textures and root-knot infested areas.
PHY 444 WRF
mid
4.0
smooth
1.23
32.5
Top-of-class fiber quality package with very good yield potential
and very long staple length in a mid-maturing, smooth leaf variety.
PHY 487 WRF
early-mid
4.6
semi-smooth
1.11
30.9
RKN resistance. Excellent early season vigor, good yield potential &
fiber quality. Adapted to light soil textures, root-knot infested areas.
PHY 495 W3RF
mid
4.6
semi-smooth
1.11
32.7
New: WideStrike® 3 Insect Protection. Superior yield potential; broad
adaptation in an industry leading insect resistance trait platform.
PHY 499 WRF
mid
4.8
semi-smooth
1.13
33.0
Mid-maturing variety with very broad adaptation, superior yield
potential, stability of yield and very good to excellent fiber quality.
PHY 552 WRF
full
4.3
semi-smooth
1.17
33.0
High quality fiber package within a tall, full-maturing cotton variety.
FIBERMAX
FiberMax
STONEVILLE
Stoneville
PHYTOGEN
Upland
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Variety
Maturity
Micronaire Leaf Type
Staple Length G/Tex
Comments
4.0-4.1
35.2-36.5
Adapted to high-yield, short-season regions; yield potential similar
to DP 0912 B2RF.
DELTAPINE
Bollgard II XtendFlex Cotton
DP 1518 B2XF
early
light-hairy
29.3-30.0
DP 1522 B2XF
early-mid
4.2-4.5
semi-smooth
35.0-36.1
31.1-31.6
Good fiber quality potential, yield similar to DP0912 B2RF.
DP 1538 B2XF
mid
4.6
smooth
35.0
29.1
Aggressive grower with yield potential similar to DP 1050 B2RF.
DP 1549 B2XF
full
3.9-4.2
semi-smooth
34.8-35.5
30.4-30.7
Best fit for TX and AZ with solid performance history on dryland
and limited-water fields.
DP 1553 B2XF
full
4.4
smooth
36.2-36.4
30.6-30.9
Broadly adapted for full-season growing regions, requires timely
PGR management.
Genuity Bollgard II Roundup Ready Flex Cotton
DP 1555 B2RF
full
4.0-4.5
semi-smooth
35.8-37.0
30.4-31.8
Excellent yield potential with improved fiber quality over DP 1252
B2RF.
DP 1558NR B2RF
full
4.4-4.9
semi-smooth
36.6-36.8
31.7-32.5
RKN resistant with top-end yield potential in both RKN and nonRKN environments.
DP 1410 B2RF
early
4.1
light-hairy
36.8
30.9
Broadly adapted across West TX conditions; high yield potential.
DP 1454NR B2RF
full
4.3-4.5
light-hairy
35.1-37.6
29.1-31.4
RKN resistant, adapted to sandy soils.
DP 1311 B2RF
early
4.4
light-hairy
36.5
29.4
Excellent fiber quality and yield potential for short-season environments.
DP 1321 B2RF
early-mid
4.4-5.2
semi-smooth
34.6-36.8
30.0-31.0
High yield potential, nice fiber package, widely adapted to
short-season environments.
DP 1359 B2RF
full
4.0-4.6
smooth
34.9-36.8
29.8-32.4
Very responsive to high-yield environments in TX and AZ, outstanding yield potential.
DP 1212 B2RF
early
4.5
light-hairy
36.4-37.6
31.0-31.7
Excellent seedling vigor and fiber length, proven high-yielder with
improved fiber quality for TX.
DP 1219 B2RF
early-mid
4.0-4.5
semi-smooth
34.9-37.5
30.2-32.7
Broadly adapted to handle stressful conditions, great combination
of yield and quality potential.
DP 1252 B2RF
full
4.2-4.7
smooth
34.4-36.9
28.1-29.6
Proven high-yielder on irrigated and more productive soils.
DP 1133 B2RF
mid
4.4-4.9
smooth
35-37.1
30.7-31.6
Fits the tougher conditions of East TX and lower Mid-South.
DP 1137 B2RF
mid
4.3-4.6
smooth
35.3-36.6
28.3-29.4
Vigorous plant that fits soils where larger stalk size is needed.
DP 1034 B2RF
mid
4.5
smooth
37.2
29.6
Vigorous plant with excellent stability.
DP 1044 B2RF
mid-full
4.2-4.5
semi-smooth
34.1-36.4
28.8-30.1
Very popular in TX; great on dryland and limited-water acres, with
outstanding yield potential.
DP 1050 B2RF
full
4.0-4.8
smooth
34.7-37.3
27.8-29.5
Proven performer across a range of yield environments, excellent
fiber quality for yield potential.
mid-full
4.2-4.6
semi-smooth
34.6-36.6
30.2-32.3
Roundup Ready Flex variety that can handle tough growing conditions.
DP 358 RF Pima
mid-full
4.2
hairy
48.0
42.8
Great combination of yield potential, Pima quality and excellent
tolerance to Fusarium Race 4.
DP 348 RF Pima
mid-full
4.2
hairy
48.0
42.8
New Roundup Ready Flex Pima with excellent tolerance to
Fusarium Race 4.
Genuity Roundup Ready Flex
DP 1441 RF
Pima
CROPLAN
CROPLAN 3787B2RF
mid-full
4.2-4.6
semi-smooth
35-37
30-31
Outstanding yield and fiber with premium staple.
CROPLAN 3885B2XF
full
4.4-4.7
smooth
36-38
30-31
New B2XF for full season market.
CROPLAN 3475B2XF
early
4.1-4.6
semi-smooth
36-38
31-33
New early B2XF, broadly adapted across Cotton Belt, excellent
yield and fiber quality.
HAZERA
HA211
medium
3.8-4.1
semi-smooth
48-50
36.5-38.5
High yielding for Acala/Pima regions.
HA690
early-med
3.8-4.1
semi-smooth
48
37.5-38.5
Very high yielding.
HA1432
medium
3.8-4.1
semi-smooth
46-48
38-39
Very high yielding.
SEED SOURCE GENETICS
Conventional
SSG HQ210CT
mid-early
4.5-4.8
smooth
35-37
28-30
Smooth leaf picker type.
SSG HQ212CT
mid-early
4.5-4.8
smooth
35-37
28-30
Smooth leaf picker type.
SSG UA 103
early
4.0-4.5
smooth
36-39
31-33
Okra leaf, picker type.
SSG UA 222
mid-early
4.0-4.5
semi-smooth
36-39
29-33
Picker type.
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