Americot Expands Regional ACE Trials Program for 2020

Americot, Inc., the supplier of premium NexGen cotton seed, has expanded its ACE (Americot Cotton Evaluation) Trials for 2020 to help identify cotton varieties best-suited for particular Cotton Belt geographies.

Americot has added additional research professionals to help manage the dramatic increase in the company’s field-testing capabilities. In 2018, Americot sponsored 75 ACE test plots. That number is now closer to 200, stretching from Arizona to the Atlantic coast, allowing the company to observe and evaluate cotton variety candidates in “real world” situations.

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“We now have the personnel to cover the Cotton Belt and give more attention to all areas,” said Dr. Doug Jost, Director of Research & Cotton Germplasm. “Our field researchers are able to observe variety candidates in each of our territories under all kinds of conditions.”

Comprehensive research in the ACE Trials help demonstrate how a new NexGen variety should perform under regional conditions such as climate, elevation, water availability and local soil types, as well as other variables such as pest pressure and PGRs. Varieties are carefully monitored for critical performance metrics, including yield, length, vigor, maturity, height, disease tolerance and stormproof bolls. That data is then correlated to the exact geographic area in which a new variety will have the most potential for success.

“Through our expanded field research, we can go to growers in a certain area and say with confidence, ‘This variety will work here’,” Jost added. “We want Americot customers to know that when they choose one of our cotton seed products, it’s been tested in conditions that match up to what’s in their own backyard.”

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For more information on Americot and NexGen brand cotton products, call 888.678.SEED (7333) or visit www.americot.com.

Based on information provided by Americot

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