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Lubbock, Texas
March 10, 2009
Grower field performance in 2008
proved what university official variety trials (OVT) showed for
the two preceding years:
Americot’s AM 1550 B2RF is a top yielder. This Bollgard
II®/Roundup Ready® Flex cotton had a limited release in the
Midsouth and Southeast last year.
“AM 1550 B2RF performed particularly well from Clarksdale north
in the upper Mississippi River Delta, as well as in the
Southeast,” says Dale Logan, Americot Territory Manager for the
Midsouth and Southeast. “In the Midsouth last year, all the AM
1550 B2RF was picked before the heavy October rains fell,
thereby preserving yield and fiber quality. Grower experience
with the cotton in the Southeast and the Midsouth was so good
last year that seed bookings are already up in both regions.”
AM 1550 B2RF is an early to medium maturity, semi-smooth cotton.
Midsouth gin recaps from 2008 showed an average 35.8 staple, 4.4
mic, 28.8 strength and a 3.15 leaf. The cotton also had a
$0.5571 loan rate. Additionally, this high-gear cotton has
excellent emergence.
AM 1550 B2RF is an excellent example of extensive breeding
resulting in cotton varieties tailored specifically for the
Midsouth and the Southeast. “AM 1550 B2RF is a very stable
variety which is evident in OVT results as well in growers’
fields across the North Delta and the Southeast.” says Dr. David
Bush, cotton breeder for Americot, Inc. “It has high yield
potential and an excellent fiber package.”
Even with the dramatic drop in cotton acreage in the past few
years, Americot has maintained and even increased market share.
“That says a lot in these times for the quality of our products
and the trust that growers have in them,” Bush says.
Americot has one of the largest germplasm bases available to
which it can combine with the latest and best biotechnology
traits from across the world to benefit U.S. growers. The
company has the freedom to stack anybody's technology traits in
future varieties.
Americot, Inc. headquartered in Lubbock, Texas provides
Southwest, Midsouth and Southeast cotton growers with quality
planting seed of varieties that offer high yield potential and
excellent fiber quality with the technologies that growers want
and need. For more information on Americot cotton products, call
888.678.7333 or go to
www.americot.com.
Americot® is a registered trademark of Americot, Inc.
Bollgard II® and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks of
Monsanto Technology, LLC. |
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