New Product Evaluator Milestones
For over 10 years, the New Product Evaluator Program has played a significant role in the adoption of innovative varieties with the most advanced pest and weed management technologies.
Proven Performance in Real Fields
See the progress our NPE partnerships have helped us make in the development of new cotton varieties to meet the evolving needs of growers like you.
2009
DP 0912 B2RF represents a step change in yield potential in early maturing varieties.
2010
DP 1044 B2RF packs the performance on dryland and limited-water acres to become the number one planted variety in the Southwest for four years.
2011
DP 1133 B2RF and DP 1137 B2RF are released based on strong NPE grower support and deliver on performance expectations.
2012
DP 1252 B2RF pushes yield potential in the Southeast to new heights.
2013
DP 1321 B2RF delivers bales with perfect fiber quality grades in the South Delta.
2014
The first Deltapine® root-knot nematode-resistant variety, DP 1454NR B2RF, comes to market.
2015
The first Bollgard II® XtendFlex® cotton varieties are commercialized with high yield, improved fiber quality and advanced weed control options.
2016
DP 1646 B2XF rapidly becomes a number one seller due to consistent high-end yield performance and premium fiber quality characteristics.
2017
DP 1747NR B2XF shows increased yield and fiber quality potential in NPE plots over other root-knot nematode-resistant varieties.
2018
The first Bollgard® 3 XtendFlex® cotton varieties are commercialized, which introduce three unique modes of action against bollworm and other cotton pests along with high yield, improved fiber quality and advanced weed control options.
2019
Deltapine SelectTM varieties offer the best fiber quality and yield potential in our lineup that will allow our growers to continue to prosper.
2020
The Deltapine® Class of ’20 began the rollout of new Bollgard® 3 XtendFlex® varieties with yield potential on par with, or better than, DP 1646 B2XF, but with stronger protection against Lepidopteran pests.
2021
DP 2141NR B3XF and DP 2143NR B3XF became the first Deltapine® Bollgard® 3 XtendFlex® varieties with resistance to both root knot and reniform nematodes, and DP 2115 B3XF and DP 2127 B3XF raised the yield bar high in early- to mid-maturing varieties in the Class of ’21.
See What's Next
Our research and development pipeline is designed to address the challenges cotton growers face. See we're currently working on and what could be tested in our NPE's fields in the coming years.