All three new varieties provide three-gene lepidopteran resistance
BASF has announced the addition of three new cottonseed varieties to its robust cotton portfolio. Based on input from on-farm testing through BASF Agronomic Performance Trials (APT) and other company trials, BASF will launch one new FiberMax® cotton seed variety – FM 1730GLTP — and two new dicamba-tolerant Stoneville® cotton seed varieties – ST 5091B3XF and ST 4993B3XF — for the 2021 season.
“We tested across the Cotton Belt, all soil types, management types and growing conditions. Of our seven experimental candidates, three of our varieties were found to bring significant value to our growers”,said Malin Westfall, Head of U.S. Cotton Business at BASF.
Both of the new Stoneville varieties are tolerant to Liberty® herbicide, Engenia® herbicide and glyphosate herbicides. All three new varieties provide three-gene lepidopteran resistance, helping growers manage yield-robbing worms.
The new 2021 BASF cotton seed varieties include:
FiberMax Cotton Seed
“FM 1730GLTP is a new GlyTol®/Liberty Link®/Twinlink® Plus variety that possesses excellent fiber quality and tolerance to root knot nematodes, which will improve its fit across a number of acres in the Southern High Plains,” said Kenny Melton, PhD, Western Region Agronomic Manager for BASF. “This variety performed well across the entire Southwest, performing even better in the shorter growing seasons of the Texas Panhandle.”
Stoneville Cotton Seed
It’s a potential high-yielder, resistant to bacterial blight and offers good storm tolerance. ST 5091B3XF: A new potential high-yield variety for growers in the Eastern Cotton Belt, South and East Texas is ST 5091B3XF, which offers a strong fiber package and a good plant type for all soils.
“ST 4993B3XF was a strong performer across the entire Belt, especially in West Texas,” said Melton. “The bacterial blight resistance will be a welcome addition to the Stoneville portfolio in areas where that disease has been an issue.”
This new variety delivers high-yield potential for cotton producers in the Eastern US, along with South and East Texas and provides growers another Stoneville variety option along with the proven performance of ST 4990B3XF.
