Variety Tests
Auburn University Official Variety Testing ProgramResearch /
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.
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
Sesame
Variety Testing Team
Frequently Asked Questions
Using the Variety Selection Tool
Contact
Henry Jordan
Variety Testing Manager, Research Associate IV
Department of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
201 Funchess Hall (USPS)
1031 South Donahue Dr (FedEx & UPS)
Auburn Univ, AL 36849
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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.
Alabama Soybean Variety Tests 1971
ALABAMA SOYBEAN VARIETY TESTS 1971 Donald L. Thurlow
Performance of corn varieties in Alabama, 1971
Performance of Corn Varieties in Alabama, 1971David H. Teem
Alabama Cotton Variety Tests 1971
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...
1971 Alabama Grain Sorghum Performance Tests
1971 Alabama Grain Sorghum Performance TestsDavid H. Teem
1967-1968 small grain variety report
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...
Research for soybean producers 1967
Ti s p~publication was prepared by staff members of five subject matter departments of Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station.
Small Grain Variety Tests in Alabama, 1945-1947
TH ROGERS, Associate. AgronomistDuring the 1946--47 season the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station tested a number of small grain varieties
EDIBLE SOYBEANS 1942
W. C. SHERMAN AND H. R. ALBRECHT
Small grain crops in Alabama 1931
R. Y. BAILEY AND J. L. SEAL INTEREST in small grain crops in Alabama is increasing due to the decline in the price of farm products, which emphasizes the need for producing feed and food crops at home. Cheap cotton and reduced purchasing power make it absolutely...
Results of cotton variety tests 1926-1929
H. B. TISDALE, Plant BreederandJ. T. WILLIAMSON, Associate Agronomist Eleven conclusive variety tests of cotton were conducted in different localities of North, Central, and South Alabama in 1929. The following tables give the results of these tests and the average...
Results of cotton variety tests in Alabama for the period 1925-1929, inclusive
H.B Tisdale & J.T Williamson During the cotton marketing season of 1930, a greatly increased interest in quality of cotton has been developed by farmers due to the dockage assessed against cotton with a staple below 7/8 inch in length. This stimulated interest has...
Results of cotton variety tests 1923
ByTHE DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMYThe purpose of this circular is to present briefly the hitherto unpublished results of cotton variety testsconducted by the Department of Agronomy of the Alabama Experiment Station. In an effort to determinethe best variety for the several...