PhytoGen introduces new cotton varieties for 2010
PhytoGen announces it is introducing a limited number of new varieties in 2010, including its first entry into the mid- to full-season market with PhytoGen brand PHY 565 WRF.
“Based on years of discriminating study, we’ve selected PhytoGen variety PHY 565 WRF to be our first entry into the mid- to full-season market,” says Joe Johnson, full-season cotton breeder at Dow AgroSciences. “We’ve taken a thorough look at this line, and it has shown to have a good staple length and loan value.”
PhytoGen also introduces another mid- to full-maturing variety, PhytoGen brand PHY 525 RF, available with only Genuity Roundup Ready Flex. Also new for 2010 is PhytoGen brand PHY 367 WRF, a new early maturing, nematode-tolerant variety that should perform well in the northern Delta.
PhytoGen offers these and other varieties with the most advanced in-plant cotton protection options, such as two-gene WideStrike Insect Protection, in more
