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Germplasm & Cultivar Releases
For information on wheat, barley, soybean, and corn cultivars released by Virginia Tech prior to 1990, visit the History section of the site.
BarleyWinter Barley Cultivars Developed and Released by Virginia Tech since 1990. To request seed for research and testing, and inforamtion on partnering with the VT Barley Breeding Program, Email Dr. Carl A.Griffey Traditional Hulled Barley Cultivars
Hulless Barley Cultivars
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SoybeanHistorical conventional variety releases from the soybean breeding program include 'Essex', 'Hutcheson' and 'Teejay'. Food-grade variety releases for natto, tofu and other uses include 'MFL-159', 'MFS-511', 'MFS-591', 'MFS-553'. These varieties were developed by Dr. Glenn Buss, who is now retired. Click Here for certified seed of Virginia Tech varieties. Presently, the Virginia Tech Soybean Breeding program has germplasm with enhanced attributes available for testing and under consideration for release. Traits include high protein, sucrose, low linolenic acid and mid oleic acid modified oil soybeans, and soybeans for tofu and edamame. Click here to download an information sheet.
Anticipated future releases of breeding lines and varieties from the soybean breeding program include low stachyose breeding lines with in various maturity groups, low stachyose varieties in MG 4 and MG 5, low linolenic MG 4 and MG 5 lines for commercial production, sulfonylurea-tolerant soybeans (STS) and STS/RR stacked adapted to Virginia, and high yielding MG 4 and MG 5 conventional soybeans adapted to Virginia. |
WheatWinter Wheat Cultivars Developed and Released by Virginia Tech since 1990. To request seed for research and testing, and inforamtion on partnering with the VT Barley Breeding Program, Email Dr. Carl A.Griffey Soft Red Winter Wheat Public Cultivars
Soft Red Winter Wheat Exclusive Cultivars
Specialty Strong Gluten Winter Wheat Cultivars
Soft White Winter Wheat Cultivars
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