History

The strong base of PhytoGen Cottonseed is built on a history of hard work and success and a commitment to provide cotton growers with a real choice.

The J.G. Boswell Company, a world-class cotton producer based in California, founded PhytoGen Cottonseed in 1980 to serve as a foundation company in the emerging field of diversified genetics and high-performance planting seeds. While J.G. Boswell was developing varieties, Mycogen Seeds – an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences – was aggressively developing its own expertise in germplasm, cotton breeding, seed production and transgenic expression. These two companies formed a joint venture in 1998 to offer the cotton industry the best knowledge and expertise of each company.

Today, PhytoGen Cottonseed offers extensive biotechnology, breeding and sales programs that make it a key player in the cotton industry. PhytoGen Cottonseed has access to the vast research efforts that Dow AgroSciences puts into insect, disease and herbicide technology, as well as its own cotton breeding stations in Corcoran, California, and Leland, Mississippi. This access has led to the addition of varieties with WideStrike^® Insect Protection, a new, innovative in-plant technology from Dow AgroSciences for broad-spectrum pest protection. We have also added the latest in herbicide tolerance technology to our lineup, including Roundup Ready^® Flex.

With our legacy of elite germplasm, high yields, maximum quality and innovative technology, PhytoGen cottonseed has the foundation needed to be a leading choice in the cotton industry.