For over century, Stoneville cotton has created seed innovations engineered to come up stronger and yield higher. Like our new Axant™ Flex Herbicide Tolerance Technology,1 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.
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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.
New for the 2024 growing season, Axant Flex technology offers flexible and comprehensive control of resistant weeds.
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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Always read and follow label recommendations. Axant is a trademark and GlyTol, LibertyLink, Stoneville and the Stoneville Design are registered trademarks of BASF. XtendFlex is a registered trademark of Bayer Group. © 2025 BASF Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
*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 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. Alite ISO herbicide (EPA Reg. No. 7969-433) is not registered for use on isoxaflutole-tolerant cotton nor available for sale for such use. As of the date of printing/publication, the use of dicamba-based herbicides for in-crop use is prohibited.
Alite ISO herbicide is currently not available for sale. Information on using Alite 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 Alite 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. Alite herbicide is a US EPA Restricted-Use Pesticide. Additional state restrictions may apply.
