Olivia
Olivia is BASF's Stoneville cotton variety. It stands out for its very high potential for the production of coil, the presence of foliage with fluff, the excellent post-rainy collectible behavior and its excellent adaptability to a variety of soils.
Description of the Variety
- Medium early variety
- Medium - tall plant
- Fast initial development
- Foliage with fluff, resulting in very good resistance to sucking insects
- Preservation of green foliage until the ripening of the plant, resulting in high yield of seed cotton
- Excellent post-rain collectible behavior, due to good opening of the walnut
- Excellent quality characteristics and fiber performance
Basic Agronomic Characteristics
| Olivia | Rating Scale | Rating |
| Verticillium tolerance | 1 = Tolerant 5 = Resistant | 3 |
| Deep Root System | 1 = Less deep rooted 5 = Deep-rooted | 4 |
| Solid soils | 1 = Not recommended 5 = Appropriate | 4 |
| Light soils | 1 = Not recommended 5 = Appropriate | 3 |
| Earliness | 1 = Medium early 3 = Early 5 = Very Early | 2 |
| Boll opening after long rainy conditions | 1 = Affected 5 =Excellent | 5 |
| Height / Development | 1= Vigorous 5 = Compact | 2,5 |
| Use of growth regulators | 1 = Minimum 5 = Demanded under conditions | 4 |
| Weight 100 seeds (gr) | 1 = 8,4 - 9,0gr 2 = 9,1 - 9,5gr 3 = 9,6 - 9,7gr 4 = 10,7 - 10,9gr 5 = 11 - 11,6gr | 1 |
| Gin Turn Out (GTO) (%) | 1 = 38% 3 = 40% 5 = 42% | 5 |
| Fiber Length 2,5% (mm) | 1 ≥ 28 2 ≥ 29 3 ≥ 30 4 ≥ 31 5 ≥ 32 | 3 |