“ FM 1740B2F has a good fiber package to go along with a good yield. I’ve been recommending FM 1740B2F in the Winter Garden area since it came out. I think it’s a really good early-season, fast-maturing variety that can save you some water in an irrigated situation.”

Darrin BiedigerCrop Consultant with STX Ag Management

Winter Garden/Coastal Bend, Texas

“ Stoneville varieties give me the ability to grow the longer season cottons without using a lot of plant growth regulator. Stoneville cotton, in the end, gives me the yield that I’m looking for.”

Carl Muecke, Jr.Knippa, Texas

“ ST 5458B2RF has been our most consistent yielder. We have yielded in excess of 2,000 pounds per acre on an entire farm with this variety. If we get the heat and water on it, it will out yield pretty much anything else we have planted. That is why it fits our area. It does well in the heat and makes a lot of pounds.”

Glenn SturmCrop Production Services of Uvalde, Texas

“ We planted ST 5458B2RF because it has nematode tolerance. We were having some problems with nematodes and wilt was showing up at the end of the season. Since we started planting ST 5458B2RF, we have not had nematode problems.”

Johnny LouderStanton, Texas

“ I have one circle that we planted to FM 2989GLB2 this year as a trial variety since it’s the first year on the commercial market. One of the great benefits is the multiple herbicide technology where you can hit any resistant weeds or hard-to-kill weeds, such as morningglories, with Liberty instead of glyphosate. The variety grew well all year. We’ll probably plant more of FM 2989GLB2 next year due to its good Verticillium tolerance. FM 2989GLB2 is very promising.”

Vance SmithBig Spring, Texas

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Variety Characteristics Comparative Fiber Quality

Varieties Leaf Shape/ Pubescence

Maturityheight/

Growth habitStorm

tolerance*RKN/Fusarium

Wilt Verticillium

Wilt Length

Length uniformity

Strength Micronaire

FM 1944GLB2Normal/

Semi-SmoothEarly/

MediumMedium/ Moderate

4 Fair Good 1.19 81.9 31.6 4.4

FM 2989GLB2Normal/Smooth

Medium Medium-Tall/ Moderate

4 Fair Very Good 1.13 82.0 29.8 4.4

FM 8270GLB2Okra/

SmoothMedium/

FullTall/

Vigorous4 Fair Fair 1.16 83.7 31.8 4.5

FM 9250GLNormal/

Semi-SmoothEarly Medium/

Compact6 Fair Very Good 1.15 81.7 30.0 4.0

FM 1845LLB2Normal/Smooth

Medium/Full

Medium-Tall/ Moderate

5 Fair Intermediate 1.20 83.9 32.2 4.6

FM 1740B2FNormal/Smooth

Early/Medium

Medium/ Slightly Bushy

5 FairIntermediate

to Good1.13 82.6 29.2 4.4

FM 2484B2FNormal/Smooth

MediumMedium/ Moderate

5 Fair Very Good 1.18 82.0 29.9 4.0

NeWSt 4946GLB2

Normal/Semi-Smooth

Early/ Medium

Medium/Moderate

5 Good Fair** 1.15 81.7 32.2 4.5

St 5445LLB2Normal/

HairyMedium

Medium-Tall/ Moderate

4 Fair Poor 1.18 83.2 31.4 4.7

St 5458B2RFNormal/

HairyMedium

Medium-Tall/ Moderate

4 Good Poor 1.13 82.1 29.9 4.6

TwinLink™† technology offers two-gene Bt protection against worm pests plus LibertyLink technology that gives full tolerance to Liberty herbicide. TwinLink will be stacked with GlyTol to provide double-herbicide tolerance to Liberty and glyphosate for effective crop and resistance management. Cotton stacked with TwinLink, GlyTol and LibertyLink will be a powerful weed and insect management tool for growers.

† It is anticipated that the first cotton varieties with TwinLink technology will be available in both FiberMax® and Stoneville® brands in the United States beginning in 2014, pending international import approvals.

As the first-ever cotton with full tolerance to both glyphosate and Liberty herbicides, GlyTol LibertyLink® stacked technology gives growers a competitive edge to choose the herbicide and herbicide-tolerant trait system that will help them to optimize weed management on their farms. Also available with Bollgard II.

GlyTol® trait technology provides tolerance to over-the-top applications of glyphosate, empowering growers with the flexibility to select any brand of glyphosate herbicide labeled for use on cotton.

Bayer trait technologyBayer CropScience has leading integrated breeding, research and development programs that use today’s latest technologies to create and introduce new traits and varieties that continue to meet grower needs.

trait(s)herbicide tolerance Insect

glyphosate Liberty® 2-gene BtGLT √ √ TwinLink®

GLB2 √ √ Bollgard II®

GL √ √LLB2 √ Bollgard IIGT √

* Storm Tolerance Rating Scale: 9 Very Storm-Tolerant, 0 Very Loose.**Based on preliminary results.

Descriptions and values reported are to give a relative comparison among varieties. Actual values will be influenced by growing conditions.

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