Yield Potential with Agronomic Protection
ST 4993B3XF is designed to give growers more than just yield potential.
Stoneville highlights three major areas of strength:
Agronomic Performance – Higher yield potential, high gin turnout, strong emergence, and good storm tolerance.
Disease & Nematode Protection – Resistance or tolerance to several important cotton production challenges.
Trait Protection – Three insecticidal proteins provide protection against targeted cotton pests, including bollworm.
That combination makes ST 4993B3XF a versatile variety for growers who want to balance yield, harvestability, pest protection, and fiber quality.
Modern Insect & Weed Management
The B3XF designation refers to Bollgard 3 XtendFlex technology.
Bollgard 3 provides three-protein protection against targeted lepidopteran pests, while XtendFlex provides additional herbicide flexibility for weed management.
Trait Package Benefits
- Three-protein insect protection
- Protection against targeted bollworm pressure
- Flexible weed-management options
- Useful fit in resistance-management programs
- Reduced reliance on a single pest-control tool
- Strong fit for modern cotton production
Trait technology should always be used according to current labels, stewardship requirements, refuge requirements, and resistance-management guidelines.
Key Features
High Yield Potential
ST 4993B3XF was selected and tested for strong agronomic performance and higher yield potential.
High Gin Turnout
High gin turnout is specifically identified as one of the variety’s strengths.
Strong Emergence
Early-season vigor helps ST 4993B3XF establish quickly and consistently.
Good Storm Tolerance
A strong storm-tolerance rating helps protect open cotton as the crop approaches harvest.
Bacterial Blight Resistance
ST 4993B3XF is rated resistant to bacterial blight.
Root-Knot Nematode/Fusarium Wilt Protection
Stoneville rates the variety Fair for its root-knot nematode/Fusarium wilt resistance package.
Verticillium Wilt Tolerance
ST 4993B3XF carries a Fair Verticillium wilt tolerance rating.
Good Fiber Quality
The variety combines yield potential with solid length, strength, uniformity, and micronaire characteristics.
A Proven Option in High Plains Testing
Although Stoneville positions ST 4993B3XF broadly across the Cotton Belt, the variety has also been tested extensively in Texas High Plains environments.
Its combination of:
- Strong emergence
- Early-mid maturity
- Storm tolerance
- Yield potential
- Gin turnout
- Bacterial blight resistance
- Nematode/Fusarium protection
- Verticillium tolerance
makes it a practical variety to evaluate for Southern High Plains cotton production.
Potential areas include Lubbock, Levelland, Brownfield, Plainview, the Texas Panhandle, and surrounding West Texas cotton country.
What is ST 4993B3XF Cotton?
ST 4993B3XF is an early-mid Stoneville cotton variety with strong emergence, high yield potential, high gin turnout, good storm tolerance, and Bollgard 3 XtendFlex technology.
Is ST 4993B3XF good for West Texas?
It is broadly adapted across the Cotton Belt and has been successfully evaluated in Southern High Plains and Texas Panhandle trials, making it a variety worth considering for West Texas production.
What maturity is ST 4993B3XF?
It is classified as early-mid maturity.
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