This report contains data generated as part of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station research program. Joint sponsorship by the organizations listed on pages 89-91 is gratefully acknowledged.

Trade names of commercial products used in this report are included only for clarity and understanding. All available names (i.e., trade names, code numbers, chemical names, etc.) of varieties or products used in this research project are listed on pages 89-91.

MISSISSIPPI SOYBEAN VARIETY TRIALS AUTHORS, 1994

          
          Joe E. Askew         Manager, Variety Evaluations

          Alan Blaine          Soybean Specialist, MCES

          John Coccaro         County Agent, Sharkey County

          Charles Estess       County Agent, Coahoma County

          Glen Jones           Research Assistant II, Northeast MS Branch

          Floyd Hancock        Soybean Production Agronomist, Delta Branch

          David Ingram         Assistant Agronomist, Brown Loam Branch

          Dennis Reginelli     County Agent, Noxubbe County

          Art Smith            County Agent, DeSoto County

          Thomas R. Vaughan    Manager, Foundation Seed Stocks

Recognition is given to Jessie L. Selvie and Jerry W. Nail, research technicians for the Variety Testing Program, for their assistance in packaging, planting, harvesting, and recording plot data. Statistical analyses and computing assistance were given by David Kilbern, computer programmer, Agricultural Administrative Computing.

This publication was prepared and tables designed by Jeanne Whitehead, executive secretary for MAFES Research Support Units. Published by the Print Media Section, Office of Agricultural Communications, Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Keith Remy, Senior Publications Editor. Cover design by Mary Frances Dillard, graphic artist, Graphics and Photography Section.

Trials were conducted at 7 locations in 1994 (see map inside front cover). Commercial seed companies were given the opportunity to enter one or more varieties for testing and to select four or more locations. Public varieties were selected by the Technical Advisory Committee for evaluation at each location.

Joe Askew(left) and Bob Doolittle(right) getting the protein and moisture content.

There has been a proliferation of soybean varieties in recent years, and many good varieties are available to Mississippi soybean producers. No single variety is superior to all others, but in some situations, there are varieties that are more specifically adapted than others. Selecting a variety for planting requires knowledge of disease, nematode, and herbicide reactions, as well as the yield performance of each variety on a particular soil type. In many cases, planting the proper varieties will make substantial differences in yield and profitability on a farm. Proper management, including adequate lime, fertilizer, and weed control, is required to produce high yields of any variety.

But yields may be limited, even under good management, unless the proper varieties are planted.

Procedures and Characteristics

How to Select Varieties

Planting Date and Maturity Date

Planting Procedures

General Characteristics of Varieties

Use of Data Tables and Summary Statistics

Location Results

Delta Branch, Stoneville Results

Dulaney Farms Inc., Clarksdale Results

Steve Williams' Farm, Hernando Results

Northeast Mississippi Branch, Verona Results

Good's Longview Farm, Macon Results

Brown Loam Branch, Raymond Results

Carter Brothers Farms, Rolling Fork Results