Cotton growers will have access to the first cottonseed variety with the Enlist cotton trait for the 2016 growing season. The new variety will be named PhytoGen brand PHY 490 W3FE.

Enlist cotton provides tolerance to Enlist Duo herbicide — a proprietary blend of 2,4-D choline and glyphosate – as well as full tolerance to glufosinate. Enlist Duo with Colex-D technology will be the only 2,4-D-containing product labeled for in-crop use with Enlist cotton. Enlist Duo is not yet registered for use on cotton.

Stacked with Genuity Roundup Ready Flex and WideStrike 3, PHY 490 W3FE will allow growers to employ additional weed control options in a variety with proven yield potential and without crop response concerns. In addition to these attributes, PHY 490 W3FE also provides native resistance to bacterial blight.

PHY 490 W3FE is built on the genetics of PHY 499 WRF.

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“Years of planning have gone into the introduction,” says Hank King, U.S. marketing leader for PhytoGen cottonseed. “While our goal is to bring new traits to the market as quickly as possible, it’s important to understand the process can’t be rushed. PhytoGen will offer PHY 490 W3FE as the first variety with the Enlist cotton trait in 2016, with several additional PhytoGen brand varieties with the Enlist cotton trait to follow in 2017.”

King says cotton growers should evaluate all varieties carefully for the 2016 season, including consideration for U.S. Department of Agriculture loan values and performance trends in Official Variety Trial data.