New NexGen B3XF and B3TXF Varieties from Americot in 2024
January 22, 2024 Americot is expanding the NexGen line of Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Technology (B3XF) varieties for 2024 with five new releases and one Bollgard 3 ThryvOn with XtendFlex Technology (B3TXF) variety. These six new varieties continue to provide growers with additional high–quality, high-yielding options with an excellent fiber package to help protect their yield potential.
NexGen varieties are bred specifically around the unique growing needs of the various Cotton Belt regions. In addition to an extensive portfolio of performance-proven varieties, the Americot cotton breeding program and research and development team are constantly working to improve the performance level and quality of NexGen varieties this year and for years to come.
“Our breeding program has really come full forward over the past eight years,” says Robert Lemon, Product Development Manager/Senior Agronomist for Americot, during the 2024 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Fort Worth, TX. “The genetics are exceptional today and, of course, they carry these marvelous traits to go with them. Our principal cotton breeders, Dr. Mike Robinson and Dr. Tom Brooks, do an amazing job for us.”
NEW FOR 2024
NG 3434 B3XF is an early maturing Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Technology variety offering excellent yield potential and fiber quality, with very long staple length. Its early maturity makes it a great fit for the Northern Plains of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
NG 3457 B3XF is an early maturing variety showing high yield potential and an excellent fiber quality package. This easily managed variety possesses good heat tolerance and is bacterial blight resistant. It performs very well across the North Delta Region, particularly under high– management conditions.
NG 4409 B3XF is a medium maturing Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Technology variety offering an excellent fiber package with a very long staple length. This bacterial blight resistant variety performs well on sandy soils and is well suited for the Texas High Plains, especially the region south of Lubbock.
NG 4414 B3XF is a Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Technology variety well suited for the Mid-Atlantic Region. It has high yield potential and an excellent fiber quality package. This medium maturity variety has shown good heat tolerance and has an aggressive growth habit, responding well to PGR management.
NG 5430 B3XF is a full season, Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Technology variety well adapted for the Southeastern region. This variety has top-end yield potential and an excellent fiber quality package. It has shown impressive heat tolerance and is an aggressive plant type, responding well to PGR management.
NG 4405 B3TXF is a medium maturing Bollgard 3 ThryvOn with XtendFlex Technology variety with an excellent fiber quality package and bacterial blight resistance. This variety has performed extremely well across the Mid-South Region and is widely adapted across a range of soil types and production environments.
Variety information provided by Americot
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