Germplasm & Cultivar Releases
Winter 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 Griffey
Traditional Hulled Barley Cultivars
- 1991 Nomini
- 1993 Pamunkey
- 1993 Starling
- 1994 Callao
- 2002 Price
- 2003 Thoroughbred
Hulless Barley Cultivars
- 2003 Doyce
- 2007 Eve
- 2007 Dan
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. Carl Griffey Soft Red Winter Wheat Public Cultivars
2001 Pearl