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Variety selection is the most important decision a farmer can make. If farmers want to be successful, they must ensure that they plant varieties that are well adapted. If a farmer selects the wrong variety, the results can be catastrophic. Typically, farmers do not have the resources to conduct variety trials in addition to their normal growing season activities.

Variety evaluation is also critical to plant breeders, both from universities and industry. Prior to releasing a new variety, these breeders typically evaluate their lines in independent variety trials. This ensures that they have unbiased data from multiple years and locations to support the release of their new variety.

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OVT Mission

The mission of the Auburn University Official Variety Testing Program (OVT) is to provide research-based, unbiased results on the performance of various crop hybrids, cultivars, and varieties to the agricultural community in Alabama. We are intent on conducting these trials in a manner that will result in maximum biological yield through methods common to the top-producing farms in Alabama.

We are committed to providing this information in a timely manner for its use during the decision-making process. The success of the program rests on our ability to help Alabama producers provide a safe, dependable source of food and fiber for all families as well as an economic sustainability for theirs.

Variety Categories

Corn

Cotton

Soybean

Peanut

Small Grains

Small Grain Forages

Ryegrass

Grain Sorghum

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OVT Terms and Conditions

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Using the Variety Selection Tool

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Contact

Henry Jordan
Variety Testing Manager, Research Associate IV
Department of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences

305 W Samford Ave, Room 2204 (USPS)
1031 South Donahue Dr (FedEx & UPS)
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

henryj@auburn.edu

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Annually, the Auburn University Variety Testing Program conducts trials on corn, cotton, soybeans, peanuts, grain sorghum, wheat, barley, oats, triticale, small grain forages, and ryegrass.

Trials are conducted on Auburn University owned and operated agricultural research stations across the major geographical regions of the state. The research conducted at each of these locations can provide stakeholders with data that can be more representative of their growing conditions.

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Alabama cotton variety tests 1972

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Wiley C. JohnsonThe Alabama Cotton Variety Test is a continuing evaluation of available cotton varieties from private companies and state agricultural experiment stations. Breeding lines that are likely to be released as varieties are also tested. Tests are conducted...

1971-1972 small grain variety report

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David H. Teem Oat, wheat, barley, rye, and triticale varieties were tested during the 1971-72 season by the Auburn University Agricultural Exreriment Station at 13 locations in the State. The 1971-72 growing season was characterized by an unusually warm season until...

Alabama Cotton Variety Tests 1971

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Wiley C. Johnson, Jr. Seasonal ConditionsEarly weather throughout the State was unusually cold and wet resulting in late planting, considerable replanting and often poor stands. The damage of a poor start was largely alleviated by near ideal conditions that prevailed...

1967-1968 small grain variety report

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DAVID TEEM, Instructor of Agronomy and SoilsOAT, WHEAT, BARLEY, AND RYE varieties were tested during the 1967-68 season by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station at 14 locations in the State.  Since small grains are grown for both forage and grain...

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