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
OVT Terms and Conditions
Frequently Asked Questions
Using the Variety Selection Tool
Auburn OVT on Facebook
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
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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.
Cotton : experiments with fertilizers : comparison of varieties : on different soils. Pigs : feeding for pork. Cattle : description of barn and dairy : feeding for butter. Analysis of fertilizers, soils, and feed stuffs. Meteorology : temperature of soil at different depths : atmospheric conditions : rainfall, etc. 1889
Contents :COTTON- Experiments with Fertilizers.Experiments with Varieties.Experiments on different Soils.PIGS-Feeding for Pork.CATTLE-Description of Barn and Dairy-Feeding for Butter.ANALYSES-Of Fertilizers, Soils and Feed Stuffs.METEOIROLOGY -Temperature of Soil at...