Germplasm & Cultivar Releases

Historical 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.

• To request seed for research and testing, and inforamtion on partnering with the VT Soybean Breeding Program, e-mail Dr.  ---
  

• Virginia Variety Evaluation Tests have yield information for 'Teejay' and other advanced lines.

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.

Winter 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. Nicholas Santantonio.     

Soft Red Winter Wheat Public Cultivars

• 1990    Madison
• 1990    Wakefield
• 1993    Jackson
• 1997    Pocahontas
• 1998    Roane
• 2000    Sisson
• 2002    McCormick
• 2004    Choptank
• 2005    Chesapeake
• 2007    Jamestown
• 2009     Merl

• 1991    FFR 555W
• 1994    FFR 558W
• 1995    Featherstone 520
• 1997    FFR 566W
• 1999    USG 3209
• 2000    SS 520
• 2000    SS 550
• 2000    Renwood 3260
• 2001    SS 560
• 2002    RC Strategy (Canada)
• 2002    Tribute (U.S. and Canada)
• 2003     SS MPV57
• 2003    USG 3706
• 2003    Armor 3015
• 2004    Featherstone 176
• 2005    Dominion
• 2007    USG 3555
• 2008    SS 5205
• 2008     Shirley
• 2008    Renwood 3434
• 2009    SW049029104
• 2010    VA258

• 2008    Vision 10
• 2008    Vision 20
• 2010    Vision 30
• 2010    Vision 40

• 2008    Snowglenn
• 2009    OAC-Amber

• 2002    Tribute (U.S. and Canada)
• 2003    Rachel

• 2001    Pearl