Auburn University
Variety Testing Program
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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.
The mission of the Auburn University Variety Testing Program 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.
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Henry Jordan
Variety Testing Manager, Research Associate IV
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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.
2023-2024 Entry Form – Ryegrass Variety Trials at Auburn University
July 12 - Entry forms for the Auburn University Variety Testing - 2023-2024 Ryegrass Variety Trials are now available. View last season's data here. The deadline for seed is August 27th. Please send a minimum of 3 lbs of seed per entry. For the 2023-2024 season,...
2022-2023 Small Grain Summary Tables
July 14 - The summaries below will provide readers with shortcuts to some of the most commonly requested OVT summary tables within the Variety Selection Platform. Each table can be sorted simply by clicking the title at the top of the column of choice. The first set...
2023 Row Crops Field Days – Multiple Opportunities
There are multiple opportunities to visit the Auburn University Research and Extension Centers, learn from and interact with specialists, and see current research in person. The dates and locations are below. Thursday, July 27th Tennessee Valley Research and...
Performance of Small Grain Varieties in Alabama, 2022-2023
July 5 Tennessee Valley Research and Extension (TVREC) in Belle Mina. Yields, test weights, and heights are available for the wheat, triticale, and barley OVTs Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center (SMREC) in Crossville Yields are available for the wheat, oat,...
2023 Baleage Production Workshop
Come join us for the 2023 Baleage Production Workshop on April 20, 2023. The workshop is free and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP at 256-362-6187 by April 18tth to reserve lunch. Agenda 8:30-9:00 AM Registration 9:00-9:15 AM Welcome and Introduction - Henry...
Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2022
February 24 - Seed per pound at harvest is now available. January 20 - Quality/Grade data (TSMK, LSK, OK, DK, Hulls) has been posted for all of the on-farm trials. December 13 - Yields have been added for the following On-Farm trials. Baldwin County Mobile County...