RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, January 30, 2025 – BASF is further expanding its industry-leading FiberMax® and Stoneville® cotton seed portfolio with the addition of six new varieties for the 2025 growing season.
With these new additions, the FiberMax and Stoneville cotton seed portfolio features a total of 13 varieties. All new varieties for 2025 include Axant™ Flex herbicide tolerance technology, cotton’s first quad-stacked herbicide trait*, and three-gene insect control with TwinLink® Plus trait.
“At BASF, we know cotton farmers doing the Biggest Job on Earth need top-end genetics and leading traits to combat the many challenges that threaten yield potential,” said Andrew Adams, Cotton Marketing Manager for BASF Agricultural Solutions. “Every year, new BASF varieties are introduced after thorough testing and on-farm Agronomic Performance Trials, and we are thrilled to introduce six new varieties to the FiberMax and Stoneville cotton seed portfolio this year.”
The high-performing new varieties include:
- FM 757AXTP: A new early-maturing variety for the southwestern United States, featuring very good fiber quality, good resistance to bacterial blight, easy to manage growth and strong performance on a variety of soil types.
- FM 814AXTP: An early-to-mid-maturing variety for the Northern High Plains, Southern High Plains, Rolling Plains regions and Oklahoma. This new variety provides excellent Verticillium wilt tolerance, has resistance to bacterial blight, and delivers good tolerance to root-knot nematode and Fusarium wilt, plus easy growth management.
- ST 4215AXTP: An early-maturing variety recommended for the North Delta, South Delta, Mid-Atlantic, and Far West regions of the United States. ST 4215AXTP features easy-to-manage plant height, is well-suited for irrigated production and has good resistantance to bacterial blight.
- ST 4833AXTP: A new early-to-mid-maturing variety built for the North Delta, South Delta, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Far West regions of the United States. ST 4833AXTP has tall plant height, large seed size with excellent emergence, the ability to perform well on dryland and sandy soils and a great disease package with tolerance to root-knot nematodes, Verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt and strong resistance to bacterial blight.
- ST 5855AXTP: A new mid-to-full-maturing variety for the South Delta, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Rolling Plains and Far West regions of the United States, as well as east Texas, south Texas, and Oklahoma. This variety produces a good stalk on sandier soils, has tolerance to root-knot nematodes with resistance to bacterial blight and features great micronaire and strength.
- ST 5931AXTP: A mid-to-full-maturing variety to be used in the South Delta, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southern High Plains, Far West and Rolling Plains regions of the United States, as well as east Texas, south Texas, and Oklahoma. This new variety features good performance on many soil types, resistance against reniform and root-knot nematodes, outstanding disease tolerance against Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, resistance to bacterial blight and a large seed size with excellent emergence.
For more information on seed varieties, please visit FiberMax.com or Stoneville.com.
For more information on performance trial data, please visit https://yields.basf.us/cotton.html.
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*Availability of cotton seed containing the Axant Flex technology for the 2025 growing season and beyond is subject to many factors, and such seed may not be available in all cotton-growing areas. Commercial sales of cotton seed containing the Axant Flex technology will be subject to contractual terms and conditions and stewardship obligations, which may include, among other requirements, audit rights, liquidated damages applicable to growers, and restrictions on where the crop resulting from such seed may be sold, transferred and/or exported. Axant ISO herbicide (EPA Reg. No. 7969-433) is not registered for use on isoxaflutole-tolerant cotton nor available for sale for such use. Information on using Axant ISO herbicide on isoxaflutole-tolerant cotton is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to promote the sale of this product. Any sale of Axant ISO herbicide after registration is obtained for use on isoxaflutole-tolerant cotton shall be based solely on the EPA-approved product label, and any claims regarding product safety and efficacy shall be addressed solely by the label. Axant ISO is currently not available for sale.
Axant ISO herbicide is a U.S. EPA Restricted-Use Pesticide. Additional state restrictions may apply.
About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division
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