BASF Introduces Axant Flex FiberMax and Stoneville Varieties for 2024
January 22, 2024 BASF is expanding its FiberMax and Stoneville cotton seed portfolio with the addition of four new varieties for the 2024 growing season.
With these strong additions, the FiberMax and Stoneville cotton seed portfolio includes a total of 18 varieties. All new varieties feature Axant Flex herbicide tolerance technology, cotton’s first quad-stacked herbicide trait.
“These new FiberMax and Stoneville varieties provide growers numerous versatile options to support high-yield potential, excellent fiber quality, and strong insect and weed control,” says Bryan Perry, Head of Seeds and Traits for BASF. “We understand a successful season starts with a high-performing seed, and we are excited to share these new varieties with growers to help provide a strong foundation for their cotton acres.”
The high-performing new varieties include:
FM 765AX. FM 765AX is one of the new varieties for the High Plains region. Built with the Axant Flex trait package, this early-mid maturity variety delivers resistance to bacterial blight, Verticillium tolerance, and resistance to root-knot nematodes (RKN). Look to this FiberMax cotton variety for high gin turnout potential and excellent storm tolerance.
FM 868AXTP. FM 868AXTP is a new FiberMax cotton variety with the Axant Flex TwinLink Plus trait package suitable for the Southwest and Far West regions. For good RKN resistance and three-gene lepidopteran resistance, look no further than this medium maturity variety. With a larger seed, this variety offers excellent emergence and outstanding early-season vigor alongside excellent storm tolerance.
FM 823AXTP. The new FM 823AXTP variety with the Axant Flex TwinLink Plus trait package in BASF’s FiberMax cotton seed delivers for growers in the High Plains and Rolling Plains of Texas and Oklahoma, as well as the Far West regions. This new variety offers medium maturity, excellent storm tolerance and a high gin turnout potential with resistance to bacterial blight, Verticillium wilt tolerance, and resistance to RKN and lepidopteran.
ST 6000AXTP. ST 6000AXTP is a new variety built with the Axant Flex TwinLink Plus trait package in BASF’s Stoneville cotton seed. This medium to full maturity variety is suitable across the Cotton Belt and provides resistance to bacterial blight, good RKN resistance, three-gene lepidopteran resistance, excellent fiber quality, and a high gin turnout potential, choose ST 6000AXTP.
Powered by a proprietary new germplasm from BASF, Axant Flex Technology includes outstanding weed control and is bred to include native traits that help control yield-robbing pests like RKN and reniform nematodes as well as tolerance to other diseases such as Verticillium wilt and bacterial blight.
Availability of cotton seed containing the Axant Flex Technology for the 2024 growing season and beyond is subject to many factors, and such seed may not be available in all cotton-growing areas. Currently, no HPPD herbicide is registered for use with cotton.
To learn more about these new and current FiberMax and Stoneville varieties for your field, talk with your local retailer or a BASF representative, or visit FiberMax.com or Stoneville.com.
Information from BASF
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