Xiangmian No. 3 was approved by the Hunan Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee in April 2022 and was granted plant variety protection in May 2023. This variety is a non-GMO early-maturing conventional cotton variety. In the 2020 production trials for early-maturing cotton in Hunan Province, it achieved an average yield of 93.3 kg of seed cotton per 666.7 m², which is an increase of 3.9% compared to the control variety, Provincial Industrial Cotton No. 2. The breeding process, characteristics, suitable planting areas, and key cultivation techniques of Xiangmian No. 3 are summarized.

"National Key Research and Development Program (2022YFD1200300); Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research Business of Central Public Welfare Scientific Research Institutes (1610162022041); 2024 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 'Group' Aid Project 'Biological Improvement of Saline-Alkali Land'."