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SEED VARIETIES It’s Time To Make Crucial Decisions
By Charles Parker NCC Chairman
This is a familiar time of the year for those in the cotton seed business and producers who are looking ahead to 2012. The choices are numerous for choosing new seed varieties. Here is a summary of what many of the companies will offer in the upcoming crop season: DELTAPINE The company will introduce its 2012 variety lineup at a special event in Charleston, S.C., on Dec. 9-11. A more formal announcement will be made in January. BAYER CROPSCIENCE Bayer continues to commercialize its GlyTol glyphosate-tolerant technology by introducing four new FiberMax varieties for 2012. It also is offering a LibertyLink Bollgard II variety under the Stoneville brand. New Varieties: FM 2011GT FM 9250GL FM 2989GLB2 FM 2484B2F ST 4145LLB2 PHYTOGEN Although PhytoGen didn’t release any new varieties for 2012, it continues to have success with its current portfolio. According to USDA, Phyto-Gen’s PHY 375 WRF was planted on 10.6 percent of upland acres, making it the top variety in the Cotton Belt. AMERICOT This Texas-based company will introduce three new varieties for 2012. One is a Bollgard/Roundup Ready Flex variety. Another is a NexGen variety. The third is a conventional variety from the University of Arkansas. New Varieties: AM 1511 B2RF NG 2051 B2RF AM UA48 ALL-TEX This Texas company will offer nine new varieties for 2012. Included will be four RR Flex/Bollgard II varieties and five conventional varieties. New Varieties: Rapid (2359) B2RF Edge (81227) B2RF Dinero (81220) B2RF 81144 B2RF A102 OL220 LA122 7A21 (Pima) P-203 CROPLAN GENETICS The company will launch one new variety in 2012 to go along with the five it already has in its portfolio. New Varieties: CG 3787B2RF DYNA-GRO This company will offer one new variety to go along with its existing five varieties. New Varieties: DG 2595 B2RF HAZERA This company, based in Israel, will offer one new Acala type variety to go along with four existing hybrid varieties and two Acala types. New Varieties: Ravon SEED SOURCE GENETICS This company, which originally began in Texas, will offer eight varieties in 2012, including two new conventional varieties from the University of Arkansas. New Varieties: SSG AU 03 SSG AU 22
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