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Improved Seed Varieties of Cotton

» 1. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: MAHYCO C 571 (MRC 7361)  ||   Released in 2020  ||   Registered in 2020

Outstanding Characteristics : High seed cotton yield and resistance to sucking insects pests. (3.6t/ha)

» 2. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: MAHYCO C 567 (MRC 7377)  ||   Released in 2020  ||   Registered in 2020

Outstanding Characteristics : High seed cotton yield and resistance to sucking insects. (3.7t/ha)

» 3. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: MAHYCO C571 BGII (MRC 7361 BGII)  ||   Released in 2018  ||   Registered in 2018

Outstanding Characteristics : Resistance to Bollworm complex, high seed cotton yield, early maturity, tolerant to sucking insect pests. (4.1t/ha)

» 4. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: MAHYCO C567 BGII (MRC 7377 BGII)  ||   Released in 2018  ||   Registered in 2018

Outstanding Characteristics : Resistance to Bollworm complex, tolerant to sucking insect pests and high seed cotton yield. (4.4t/ha)

» 5. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-13 (GIZA 45)  ||   Released in 2003  ||   Registered in 2003

Outstanding Characteristics : Long Staple

» 6. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-12 (PIMAS)  ||   Released in 2003  ||   Registered in 2003

Outstanding Characteristics : Long Staple

» 7. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-11 (BAR XL4 (79)36)  ||   Released in 2003  ||   Registered in 2003

Outstanding Characteristics : Long Staple

» 8. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-10 (RASA (74) 165)  ||   Released in 1989  ||   Registered in 2006

Outstanding Characteristics : Medium Staple (28-30mm), fine lint with good luster. (1.5-2t/ha)

» 9. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-9 (RASA (74) 67)  ||   Released in 1989  ||   Registered in 2006

Outstanding Characteristics : Medium Staple (28-30mm), fine lint with good luster. (1.5-2t/ha)

» 10. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-8 (SAMMARU-77)  ||   Released in 1977  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : Improved yield, classified medium staple (1.3cm -3cm). (1.5-2t/ha)

» 11. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-7 (SAMMARU-72)  ||   Released in 1972  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, earlier than SAMCOT-5, classified as medium staple cotton (1.3cm -3.3cm). (1.5-2t/ha)

» 12. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-6 (SAMMARU-71)  ||   Released in 1971  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, good grinning percentage, classified as short staple cotton. (2-2.5t/ha)

» 13. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-5 (SAMMARU-70)  ||   Released in 1970  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : Improved yield and better quality characteristic. (1.5-2t/ha)

» 14. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-4 (SAMMARU-69)  ||   Released in 1969  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : Improved yield. (1-1.5t/ha)

» 15. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-3 (SAMMARU-68)  ||   Released in 1968  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : Improved yield and lint, has longer staple than SAMCOT-2, slightly above 2.54cm. (2-2.5t/ha)

» 16. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-2 (SAMMARU-261)  ||   Released in 1959  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : General adaptation, better yield than SAMCOT-1, higher grinning percentage. (1-1.5t/ha)

» 17. Crop: Cotton   ||  Variety: SAMCOT-1 (SAMMARU-260)  ||   Released in 1937  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : General adaptation, good yield. (1-1.12t/ha)