In 2024, Plant Strong Cotton Varieties With Strong Protection
For planting in 2024, Deltapine® brand Bollgard® 3 ThryvOn™ cotton with XtendFlex® Technology (B3TXF) varieties are going to be in demand due to the strong performance potential these products demonstrated in their first year of commercial planting.
ThryvOn Technology for cotton provides built-in protection against plant bugs and thrips species and can be a game changer for growers. Fewer thrips feeding on the young plants can result in a healthier-growing crop upon emergence, oftentimes reaching pinhead square faster. Later in the season, less damage from plant bugs can lead to better yield potential.
“We are urging growers who have not planted Deltapine cotton varieties with ThryvOn Technology to try some in 2024 and see the benefits this new trait technology can offer,” said Eric Best, Deltapine Cotton products manager. “All Deltapine cotton varieties are evaluated and proven to perform in the New Product Evaluator (NPE) program before they are put in a Deltapine bag and sold for commercial planting and our B3TXF varieties being offered for planting in 2024 have been NPE-proven.”
DP 2328 B3TXF is a mid-maturity Bollgard 3 ThryvOn cotton with XtendFlex Technology variety fitting the Mid-South, Southeast, and Upper Gulf Coast and Brazos Bottom regions of Texas, offering moderate resistance to bacterial blight and a strong fiber package.
DP 2317 B3TXF is an early-to-mid-maturity Bollgard 3 ThryvOn cotton with XtendFlex Technology variety for the Mid-South and Texas markets, offering good fiber quality potential and resistance to bacterial blight.
DP 2211 B3TXF is an early maturity Bollgard 3 ThryvOn cotton with XtendFlex Technology variety with demonstrated strong yield potential in the upper Southeast and Mid-South regions.
DP 2131 B3TXF is a mid-maturity Bollgard 3 ThryvOn cotton with XtendFlex Technology variety, offering good fiber length potential and moderate resistance to bacterial blight.
There were also six Bollgard 3 ThryvOn cotton with XtendFlex Technology variety candidates in a range of maturities and native traits evaluated in the 2023 NPE Program across the Cotton Belt for potential to make it into the Deltapine Class of ’24 commercial offerings.
For each region, there are NPE-proven Deltapine cotton varieties that can help growers make the most of every acre they plant in 2024.
Mid-South and Southeast
Cotton growers in the Mid-South and Southeast have experienced two very different set of stressful growing conditions the past two seasons, yet the Deltapine varieties, when managed well, have demonstrated their potential to deliver yield and fiber quality.
“When you look at Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton varieties, the Deltapine Class of ’23 included DP 2333 B3XF, a variety that has the potential to raise the yield bar in cotton,” said Best. “Because this variety demonstrated very impressive yield potential in the Mid-South, Southeast and East Texas markets it will be in heavy demand in 2024, especially by NPE growers who evaluated it in 2022.”
DP 2333 B3XF is a mid-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety that has shown to have an outstanding fiber quality package and offers native-trait resistance to bacterial blight.
DP 2127 B3XF is a top-recommended variety showing solid performance with high yield potential in an early- to mid-maturity with good indeterminacy. This Bollgard® 3 XtendFlex® cotton variety exhibits resistance to bacterial blight and is moderately tolerant to Verticillium wilt and is responsive to plant growth regulator applications. It is a good replacement product for DP 1646 B2XF.
DP 2115 B3XF is an early maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety with outstanding yield potential in a compact plant structure. It has very good storm tolerance ratings due to its compact plant structure and early maturity. Timely irrigation is recommended for this variety.
DP 2038 B3XF offers strong yield potential with good fiber quality in broadly adapted genetics. This mid-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety exhibits resistance against bacterial blight and is very responsive to plant growth regulator applications and high yield environments. It is a good replacement option for DP 1646 B2XF.
DP 2012 B3XF is an early-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety offering bacterial blight resistance and moderate tolerance to Verticillium wilt. This broadly adapted variety has demonstrated yield and fiber quality potential that is similar to DP 1646 B2XF.
DP 2020 B3XF is an early- to mid-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety offering bacterial blight resistance with moderate tolerance to Verticillium wilt. It has shown strong performance across a range of yield environments.
Southwest
For the Southwest, Deltapine offers NPE-proven products that fit the high-irrigated acre, the light-water acre and dryland farms.
DP 2239 B3XF is a mid-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety with high yield potential and excellent fiber length potential. It has shown to be very responsive to plant growth regulator applications and can be a good replacement product for DP 1646 B2XF.
DP 2012 B3XF is an early-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety offering bacterial blight resistance and moderate tolerance to Verticillium wilt. This broadly adapted variety has demonstrated yield and fiber quality potential similar to DP 1646 B2XF.
DP 2020 B3XF is an early- to mid-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety offering bacterial blight resistance with moderate tolerance to Verticillium wilt. It has shown strong performance across a range of yield environments.
DP 1820 B3XF is an early- to mid-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety with extremely high yield potential and consistently good fiber length, micronaire and strength, plus resistance to bacterial blight. This product has a long track record of solid performance as a racehorse cotton variety on irrigated acres.
The Deltapine brand DryTough™ Cotton Variety lineup for the Southwest has demonstrated consistent performance on the toughest acres this region has to offer. These cotton varieties were tested in the Water FACT trials before making it into the Deltapine NPE Program and eventually commercialized for planting.
DP 2335 B3XF is a mid-maturity Bollgard 3 XtendFlex cotton variety for West Texas markets with resistance to bacterial blight and moderate tolerance to Verticillium wilt. This product offers a strong fiber quality potential, consistent yield performance and good seedling vigor in Australian germplasm.
DP 2123 B3XF is a Class of ’21 cotton variety that demonstrates excellent seedling vigor and stand establishment potential, and very competitive yield potential under light-water and moderate-water irrigation capacities.
DP 2044 B3XF is a mid-maturity cotton variety with bacterial blight resistance and excellent seedling vigor and performance potential on dryland and light-water acres.
DP 1909 XF is an early-maturity cotton variety with good emergence and an excellent fiber package. This XtendFlex cotton variety is adapted to the Northern High Plains and Panhandle and resistant to bacterial blight.
DP 1822 XF is a large-seeded variety with excellent seedling vigor and good storm tolerance, fit for dryland acres. This XtendFlex Technology cotton variety demonstrates the benefits of strong stand establishment and good fiber quality under stress, and it has been shown to maintain consistent high yield potential in stressed growing conditions.
