Stoneville, an Emergent Genetics(TM) brand, will release three new stacked and two new Roundup Ready® varieties for 2004:  ST 5242BR, ST 4646B2R, ST 3990BR, ST 1553R and ST 2448R.  

Dr. Mike Robinson, who developed the three new stacked varieties, is excited about their potential for cotton growers.  "ST 5242BR is similar to ST 5599BR in high yield potential and excellent fiber quality, but offers the bonus of being slightly earlier," says Robinson, who is based in Stoneville, Mississippi.  "ST 5242BR''s maturity falls in between ST 4892BR and ST 5599BR, and will be a good companion variety with them.

"Additionally, our new Bollgard II®/Roundup Ready® variety, ST 4646B2R, offers all the benefits of the ST 474 germplasm with the best available technology.  Growers who like ST 4892BR ought to really love ST 4646B2R.  The Bollgard II technology enables growers to achieve higher yield potential because it virtually eliminates the losses caused by below threshold levels.

"Our third new stacked variety, ST 3990BR, is an early season smooth leaf variety that provides another excellent choice for the stacked picker market.  It''s earlier than ST 4892BR, and fits in especially well in the northern tier of the Cotton Belt, including the northern Delta, North Alabama and North Carolina areas."