February 2, 2021
Americot, Inc., a leading supplier of premium cotton seed, continues to expand the NexGen® line of Bollgard® 3 XtendFlex® varieties for 2021 with the introduction of NG 3195 B3XF, NG 4190 B3XF and NG 5150 B3XF. These new varieties provide growers additional high quality, high-yielding options with technology packages to protect their yield potential.
NG 3195 B3XF is new early-medium maturing variety that is fully-loaded with Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Technology, offering good heat and storm tolerance, high yield potential and high turnout. This new variety performed and was tested in 2020 as AMX 19B001 B3XF.
NG 4190 B3XF is a new medium-maturing variety with excellent yield potential and fiber quality on both dryland and irrigated acres, and also includes Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Technology. This variety is ideal in multiple regions across the Cotton Belt and was performance tested as AMX 19B002 B3XF in 2020.
NG 5150 B3XF is a medium-full variety that is broadly adapted across the Cotton Belt with excellent heat tolerance, yield potential and fiber quality. This Bollgard 3 XtendFlex variety performs well where medium-to-full maturing varieties are preferred and was tested in 2020 as AMX 19B003 B3XF.
NexGen varieties from Americot are bred specifically around the unique growing needs of the various Cotton Belt regions. In addition to the extensive portfolio of performance-proven varieties, Americot’s cotton breeding program and research and development teams are constantly driving to improve the performance level and quality of NexGen varieties this year and for years to come.
For more details about these new and other NexGen varieties designed to perform throughout the Cotton Belt, growers should contact their participating NexGen seed dealer or NexGen representative.
Additional information may also be found at http://www.americot.com/varieties.
Americot, Inc., headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, provides U.S. cotton growers with quality seed of localized varieties, offering high yield potential and excellent fiber quality, along with the technologies that growers want and need. American-owned and fully independent, Americot is a national leader in cotton seed production and technologies. For more information on Americot and our NexGen brand cotton products, call 888.678.SEED (7333) or visit www.americot.com.
Contact:
Tyrell Currie
Marketing & Communications Manager
806.793.1431, ext 140
tcurrie@americot.com