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Henry L. Pulley, Research Specialist, Virginia Tech
Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
6321 Holland Rd.
Suffolk, Virginia 23437
(757) 657-6450
Posted January 2001
Sincere thanks are given to the many cooperators and contributors who have made the Soybean Variety Evaluation Tests possible.
The cooperation and support offered by commercial seed companies, state crop improvement associations, and several experiment stations in supplying seed and information on varieties is gratefully acknowledged.
Special thanks is given to the following cooperators for supplying land and technical assistance while conducting these tests:
C. L. Barrack, Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Warsaw
D. Dixon, Northern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Orange
W. B. Wilkinson, III, Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Blackstone
G. R. Buss, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, VPI & SU, Blacksburg
J. T. Custis Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Painter
R. A. Ashburn, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Suffolk
Rodney Foster, Producer, City of Chesapeake
Ted Haberland, Producer, Orange County
Lyle Pugh, Producer, City of Chesapeake
A special note of appreciation is also extended to the Unit Extension Faculty who do an excellent job of disseminating the information.
The authors would also like to express appreciation to Patsy Lewis, Patty Turner, Allen Kiger, Cassy Price, and Teresa Vaughan for their technical and secretarial assistance. Their assistance in the collection of data and preparation of this report is gratefully acknowledged.
Financial assistance from the Virginia Soybean Board to help fund a portion of these tests is gratefully acknowledged.
The purpose of this publication is to provide performance data of the many soybean varieties offered for sale in Virginia. These data should be of benefit to producers and agribusinesses in making selections of varieties for their use. It is realized that not all varieties that are offered for sale in Virginia are included in these tests. There is no implication that varieties not included are inferior in any way, but only that they have not been tested. The private varieties that have been evaluated in these tests were submitted for testing by commercial seed companies.
Variety evaluations were conducted under full-season and double crop conditions at Blackstone, Chesapeake, Orange, Painter, Suffolk, and Warsaw. All double-crop tests were no-till planted following small grains. Due to the number of entries, it was necessary to separate the varieties by maturity groups in all locations.
In general, Virginia soybean yields in 2000 were excellent. All locations reported in publication, with the exception of a few double-crop locations averaged over 40 bushels per acre. Still, several experiments conducted are not being reported here due to high variability. The entire full-season experiment in Blackstone was replanted in early June due to poor emergence. Although a good stand was obtained from this replanting, growth was poor due to unknown reasons. Therefore, all full-season tests at this location were dropped. The late maturity group V experiment in Orange was also dropped due to an early frost that occurred while the soybeans were still in the late seed fill stages. This caused differences in yield to be due more to relative maturity of the varieties within that test rather than to genetic differences. Otherwise, the data obtained this year in these experiments were very good.
Within maturity groups at each location, an LSD (least significant difference) was calculated. The LSD is a statistical test calculated at the 10% probability level to aid the reader in comparing the yield differences among varieties within a particular maturity group. When two entries are compared and the difference between them is greater than the calculated LSD value, the varieties are considered to be significantly different. The "NS" designation indicates that there were no significant differences for yield among the varieties within that maturity group. The coefficient of variation (CV) is a relative measure of variation and is an indicator of the degree of precision associated with the test. For soybean variety evaluation tests, CV values less than 15% indicates that the precision of the test was good in distinguishing differences between varieties.
The variety test was evaluated in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. All tests were maintained weed free with conventional herbicides and hand weeding. Row widths, number of rows planted and harvested, and length of row harvested are shown on the production information page. Harvest was conduction as near to the date of first harvest maturity as work schedules and weather would permit. Fertilizer was applied according to VPI & SU soil test recommendations.
Seeding Rates (seeds/acre):
| Maturity Group | Full Season | Double-Crop |
| III | 167,000 | 251,000 |
| IV | 167,000 | 251,000 |
| V | 167,000 | 251,000 |
| VI | 167,000 | -- |
Yields were taken and adjusted to 13% moisture. A bushel weight of 60 pounds was used to determine bushel-per-acre (BU/AC) yield.
Maturity (MAT in DAYS) was taken at the date when 95% of the pods turned brown (R8).
Seed Size (SS) is measured as number of seed per pound
Lodging (LOD) notes are recorded on a scale of 1 to 5 according to the following criteria:
1.0 - almost all plants erect
2.0 - either all plants leaning slightly, or a few plants down
3.0 - either all plants leaning moderately (45o angle), or 25 to 50% down
4.0 - either all plants leaning considerably, or 50 to 80% down
5.0 - all plants down
Plant Height (HT) is determined as the average length of plants in a plot from the ground to the uppermost node of the plant at maturity.
Seed Quality (SQ) is rated from 1 to 5 according to the following scale: 1.0 = very good; 2.0 = good; 3.0 = fair; 4.0 = poor; 5.0 = very poor.
Purple Seed Stain (PSS) is the percentage of seed from a 100-seed sample that are affected with that disease.
Hilum Bleeding (HB) is the percentage of seed from a 100-seed sample that showed dark discoloration around the hilum, sometimes referred to as hilum bleeding. These symptoms are an indication of certain soybean viruses such as Soybean Mosaic Virus. These ratings do not indicate that a particular variety is susceptible to the virus just that symptoms are present.
| Location | Planting Date | Tillage System | Herbicides | Date Applied | Insecticides | Soil Type | Row Width | Number of Rows | Length of Row Harvested | |
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| Planted | Harvested | |||||||||
| Chesapeake-FS | 6/10 | No-Till | Roundup Dual Mag,Canopy XL | 6/9 6/10 | None | Ridge Land | 15" | 5 | 3 | 17' |
| Orange-FS | 6/8 | Conv. | Dual 8E (incorp.) Blazer, Pinnacle | 6/1 7/12 | None | Dyke & Starr | 15" | 5 | 3 | 17= |
| Painter-FS | 6/9 | Conv. | Dual Mag,Lorox | 6/10 8/24 | Asana XL | Bojac SL | 15" | 5 | 3 | 17' |
| Suffolk-FS | 5/26 | No-Till | Dual Mag,Canopy XL Roundup Ultra Blazer, Assure II | 5/26
7/10 | None | Lynchburg FSL | 15" | 5 | 3 | 17' |
| Warsaw-FS | 6/1 | Conv. | Dual Broadstrike Reflex, Fusilade | 5/10 7/10 | None | Kempsville L | 30" | 4 | 2 | 12' |
| Blackstone-DC | 6/27 | No-Till | Lasso, Roundup Poast Plus | 6/29 7/19 | None | Wedowee | 18 | 4 | 3 | 17" |
| Chesapeake-DC | 6/13 | No-Till | Dual Mag, CanopyXL Roundup Ultra Storm, Basagram, Poast Plus | 6/13 7/14 | None | Acredale | 18" | 4 | 3 | 17= |
| Orange-DC | 6/23 | No-Till | Blazer,AssureII | 7/12 | None | Davidson | 18" | 4 | 3 | 17= |
| Painter-DC | 7/6 | No-Till | Dual Mag.,Lorox, Roundup Ultra Poast | 7/8
8/24 | Asana XL | Bojac SL | 18" | 4 | 3 | 17' |
| Suffolk-DC | 6/16 | No-Till | Dual Mag, Canopy XL Roundup Ultra Blazer, Assure II | 6/16 7/10 | None | Lynchburg FSL | 18" | 4 | 3 | 17' |
| Warsaw-DC | 7/3 | No-Till | Roundup Dual Fusion | 7/1 8/13 | None | Kempsville L | 24" | 4 | 2 | 12= |
*FS = Full-Season, DC = Double-crop
| Location | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone | 2000 33-yr Avg. | 3.52 3.39 | 0.07 3.48 | 4.05 5.21 | 2.76 3.90 | 4.46 3.94 | 0.09 2.58 | 14.95 22.51 |
| Chesapeake | 2000 33-yr Avg. | 5.10 4.37 | 7.90 3.53 | 5.40 5.57 | 8.30 5.62 | 3.30 4.20 | 0.10 3.85 | 30.10 27.14 |
| Orange | 2000 61-yr. Avg. | 2.15 3.86 | 5.95 3.74 | 3.44 4.55 | 2.72 3.97 | 5.12 3.67 | 0.01 3.44 | 19.39 23.23 |
| Painter | 2000 61-yr Avg. | 3.30 4.28 | 3.95 3.08 | 4.39 3.39 | 3.58 3.36 | 8.29 4.42 | 6.64 4.18 | 30.15 22.71 |
| Suffolk | 2000 69-yr. Avg. | 5.52 3.93 | 6.09 4.18 | 4.33 5.84 | 7.13 5.85 | 4.17 4.14 | 0.03 3.41 | 27.27 27.35 |
| Warsaw | 2000 36-yr Avg. | 3.27 4.32 | 5.49 3.78 | 7.78 4.26 | 6.88 4.07 | 3.04 4.21 | 0.01 3.17 | 26.47 23.83 |
| SUPPLIER | BRAND | VARIETY |
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Clemson University Soybean Breeding Program Clemson, SC 29634 | Public | Musen, Dillon, SC 91-2007 |
| Chemgro Seeds P.O. Box 218 East Petersburg, PA 17520 | Chemgro | 4500 RR, 4888 RR |
| Monsanto 3100 Sycamore Rd. Dekalb, IL 60115 | Asgrow Dekalb | AG3901, AG4101, AG4301, AG4403, AG4602, AG4902, AG5001, CX391,CX 444c RR, CX 480c RR, CX 520c RR, DKB 38-51, DKB 44-51 |
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Delta-King Featherstone Farms 13941 Genite Rd. Amelia, Virginia 23002 | Delta King | DK4868, 4762RR, 5961 RR |
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Delta & Pine Land Co. 7265 Hwy 9 South Centre, AL 35960 | Deltapine Sure-Grow | DP 3519S, DP4344, DP 4690,DP4748S, DP5354, DP 5644 RR, DP5655, DP5806 RR, SG498RR, |
| Garst Seed Co. 761 Walnut Lane, Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38018 | Garst Agripro | HY 574, AP 4602, AP 543 RR, AP 569 RR/N,D484RR/N, 529 RR, D472RR/N |
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Georgia Seed Develop. Comm. 2420 South Milledge Av. Athens, GA 30605 | Public | Boggs |
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Hoffman Seeds 144 Main Street Lancaster, PA. 17605-2400 | Hoffman | S46-W8,S42-M1, S46-G2 |
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Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc. P.O. Box 722 Champaign, Il. 61820 | Public | Iroquois, Macon, Probst |
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Montague Farms Rt. 2 Box 6 Center Cross, Va. 22437 | Montague | MFS-553, MFS-591, AOBA |
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Md. Crop Improv. Assoc. 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy. Annapolis, MD 21401 | Public | Manokin, Md92-5769, Md 94-5332, Md94-5396, Md95-5260 |
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Missouri Foundation Seed 3600 New Haven Road Columbia, MS 65201 | Public | Anand, Delsoy 5500 |
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N. C. Foundation Seed, Inc. 4025 Beryl Rd. Raleigh, NC 27606 | Public | Graham, Prolina, Soyola, N94-552 |
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Novartis Seeds Inc. P.O. Box 249 Grifton, NC. 28530 | NK | NK S53-Q7, NK S59-V6, NK S60-E4, X053R, S57-A4 |
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Ohio State University Soybean Breeding Program Wooster, OH 44691 | Public | Stressland, Croton 3.9 |
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Pioneer Hi-Bred, Int'l, Inc. 435 E. Smith Ave. Winterville, NC 28590 | Pioneer | 93B81, 93B82, 93B84 94B01, 94B45, 94B53, 9421, 9482, 9492, 95B32, 95B33, 95B53, 95B71, 9594, 95B95, 96B21, |
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Royster- Clark, INC. 70 N. Market St. Mt Sterling, OH 43143 | Vigoro | V 410SCN, V492 NRR, V450NRR, V542NRR |
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Southern States Coop., Inc. 6606 West Broad Street P. O. Box 26234 Richmond, VA 23260 | Southern States | HT-381-STS, FFR 439, FFR-493, XP RT 3799N,XP RT 5399, XP RT 5609, RT 386, RT 3975, RT 4098, RT446, RT-4495 N, RT 4980, RT 517, RT 557, RT 587, RT6299N, RT5999N, SS 3896STS, SS3971, SS4299N SS4483NSTS, SS597N, 5200-STS, RT447, RT-517, RT-540N, RT5485N, XP5409N, XP47576 STS, XP5709N |
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Terra International, Inc. 600 4th St, P. O. Box 6000 Sioux, City, IA 51102-6000 | Terra | TS 415 |
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Va. Foundation Seed, Inc. Box 78 Mt. Holly, VA 22524 | Public | Accomac, Hutcheson |
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VPI & SU, Agron. Dept. Soybean Breeding Program Agronomy Department Blacksburg, VA 24061 | Virginia Tech Breeding Lines | V94-0552, V91-3036, V92-0254, V93-3114, V94-0198, V94-0436V94-3168, V943933, V94-1401, V95-0016, V95-0242, V96-0332, V96-2543, Essex -, Essex RSV1, Essex RSV1-N, Essex RSV 3, Essex RSV4, V114 RR, V220 RR |
| University Of Arkansas | Public | Caviness,Bolivar |
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University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37901-1071 | Public | TN93-99, TN94-213, TN93-142-17, TN93-87 |
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Unisouth Genetics Inc. 2640-c Nolensville Rd. Nashville, TN. 37211 | USG | USG 7478N, USG 7489, USG 7509n, USG Exp 510, USG 7528, USG Exp 540, USG 7547RR, USG 7599n |
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