Boggabri
Grower: Andrew Watson
| Variety | Yield (bales/ha) |
Yield (bales/ac) |
% of Sicot 746B3F | Staple (decimal) |
Staple (imperial) |
Manual Class | Micronaire | Strength (gms/tex) |
Turnout (%) |
Uniformity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicot 748B3F | 13.27 | 5.37 | 102.7 | 1.18 | 38 | 11-2 | 4.5 | 31.3 | 42.7 | 83.3 |
| Sicot 746B3F | 12.92 | 5.23 | 100.0 | 1.18 | 38 | 21-2 | 4.6 | 30.9 | 43.7 | 81.8 |
| CSX3379B3F | 12.69 | 5.14 | 98.2 | 1.19 | 38 | 21-2 | 4.4 | 31.6 | 41.6 | 82.1 |
| Sicot 714B3F | 12.29 | 4.97 | 95.1 | 1.2 | 38 | 11-2 | 4.5 | 31.0 | 40.5 | 82.0 |
| Year | 2018 | Trial Type | N/A | Trial Design | 4 RCB | Balance of Field | Sicot 746B3F |
| Planted | 09/10/17 | Picked | 02/05/18 | Previous Crop | Long Fallow Wheat | Established Method | Watered Up |
| Plant Stand/m | 7.7 | Rainfall (defoliation mm) | 275 | Incrop irrigations | 7 | Soil applied insecticide | No |
| Nitrogen (kg/ha N) | 170 | Phosphorus (kg/ha P) | 40 | Potassium (kg/ha K) | 38.0 | Zinc (kg/ha Z) | 5.0 |
| Heliothis sprays | 0 | Insect sprays | 0 | Pix applied (L/ha) | 2.0 | Days to defoliation | 168 |
A strong result this season with very good quality due to a dry finish. Boll weight was well above average in the trial. The crop itself was compact but had good retentions throughout the season with low insect numbers with no sprays being applied.
Sicot 748B3F performed the strongest in the trial outyielding Sicot 746B3F by 3%.
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