For over century, Stoneville cotton has created seed innovations engineered to come up stronger and yield higher. Like our new Axant® Flex technology cotton’s first quad-stacked* herbicide trait – made so you can protect yield potential down the path ahead. Stoneville’s legendary commitment to innovation keeps your family’s legacy and our industry healthy for years to come.
BASF cotton varieties originate in the industry’s largest and most diverse germplasm pool. With more genetic diversity, Stoneville cotton seed is proven to deliver strong agronomic performance and yield potential, paired with industry-leading trait packages.
Stoneville cotton seed varieties include the most comprehensive stacked herbicide-tolerant trait technology available with HPPD resistance, root-knot nematode control and reniform nematode resistance built in.
Stoneville’s strong emergence and seedling vigor help cotton crops perform their best from planting to harvest by overcoming weather and pest challenges for improved yield potential and excellent cotton fiber quality.
Stoneville has a legacy of innovation, helping growers get more value out of every cotton acre. We continue to develop strong varieties and traits for today’s and future generations of cotton growers. Now, with Axant Flex technology available in select Stoneville varieties for the 2025 growing season, Stoneville cotton has even more to offer.
Stoneville’s hard-working genetics combined with the industry’s first quad-stacked trait technology maximizes yield potential and protects against tough-to-control, increasingly resistant pests, weeds, nematodes and insects.
Axant Flex technology is the most complete and adaptable weed control system cotton has ever seen.
Maximize weed control and help minimize resistance with the BASF portfolio of knockdown and residual herbicides.
Native traits help protect yield potential from tough-to-control and increasingly resistant pests and diseases.
Three-gene lepidopteran resistance decreases the likelihood that additional worm controls will be needed.
Q1: How does Stoneville cotton seed perform in terms of yield consistency across various environments?
A: Stoneville® cotton seed maintains its legacy of success year after year thanks to the diverse germplasm pool the varieties originate from. This genetic diversity allows our advanced breeding team to select for qualities our growers need most including high yield potential, exceptional fiber quality, and native traits that offer protection against nematodes and diseases. See how Stoneville cotton seed varieties performed on acres near you.
Q2: How does Stoneville cotton seed perform in terms of early-season vigor?
A: Stoneville cotton seed varieties are known for strong starts with early emergence and seedling vigor. This advantage allows plants to better tolerate disease and insect pressure and get off to a fast start to maximize yield potential.
Q3: What herbicide traits are available in Stoneville cotton seed?
A: Stoneville cotton seed is proud to give you leading trait package options. XtendFlex® and Axant™ Flex technology allow you to build the herbicide programs that work best for your farm. Containing GlyTol®, LibertyLink® and Axant™ Flex technology, growers will no longer have to choose between crop protection and fiber quality to get the returns they desire. In particular, Axant™ Flex technology is cotton’s most advanced herbicide trait* that will open new doors for comprehensive control of resistant weeds and increased yield potential.
Q4: What pest resistance traits are available in Stoneville cotton seed?
A: Genetically designed to offer your cotton crop ultimate protection, Stoneville cotton seed contains TwinLink® Plus trait providing three-gene lepidopteran resistance. You’ll also find a variety of leading native traits available to choose from, depending on your local pressures.
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*Currently, Alite® ISO and Engenia® Herbicides are anticipated to receive registrations for use on cotton containing the Axant® Flex technology for use during the 2026 season, but due to unforeseen delays outside of BASF’s control, the timing of such registrations is uncertain. As of the date of this publication, [Alite ISO and Engenia] Herbicide[s] are not registered for use on cotton containing the Axant® Flex technology and are not available for sale. BASF is working to obtain these registrations for use in 2026 but cannot guarantee that registrations will occur in time for application. This information is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to promote the sale of these products. Any sale of these products after registration is obtained 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. BASF does not guarantee the results of this cottonseed, and grower is solely responsible for farming management and agronomic practices and decisions, including, without limitation, selecting seed best suitable for the intended growth and use under grower’s local conditions. Additional state restrictions may apply. Crops not containing a gene expressing an HPPD protein will not be tolerant of Alite ISO herbicide.
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