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26R24 was released by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. It is a medium-early maturity, medium height, high yielding, excellent test weight wheat. 26R24 has very good overall disease resistance. US PROTECTED VARIETY – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
26R58 was released by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., A Dupont Company in 2003. It is a medium maturity variety with medium plant height. Stem color is yellow, flag leaf is erect and twisted, and plant color is green at boot growth stage. Head density is mid-dense, head shape is oblong, and head color is tan at maturity. Head is awned. The variety is resistant to leaf rust, powdery mildew, and Septoria. US PROTECTED VARIETY – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
9511 was released by Syngenta Seeds, Inc in 2005. It is a soft red winter wheat with an early to mid-season maturity. Flag leaf is recurved, twisted and has a waxy bloom. At booting the plant color is green. Heads are apically awnletted and plant height is medium tall. This variety is moderately resistant to leaf rust, soil borne mosaic virus, Fusarium, and wheat spindle streak virus; it is moderately susceptible to powdery mildew. It is susceptible to Hessian Fly. US VARIETY PROTECTION APPLIED FOR and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
AP-4 is a medium maturity, large seeded peanut variety with good resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). The variety has a competitive pod yield and excellent seed grade. AP-4 has demonstrated very good pod yield potential. AP-4 has moderate resistance to white mold. Plants of AP-4 have a prostrate growth habit with a semi-prominent main stem typical of runner cultivars. AP-4 is considered to have medium relative maturity. The seed weight of AP-4 is larger than the historical runner market-type. In five years of trials compared to Georgia Green, AP-4 had fewer medium and more jumbo kernels. Variety Producers
ARCIA was released by North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in 1996. is an early maturing variety. Juvenile growth habit is prostrate. Leaves at maturity are glabrous, semi-waxy, with a light tan color. Heads have a fusiform, dense shape and are awned. Glumes are light tan to yellow with pubescence along the edges only. Arcia has excellent resistance to leaf rust and leaf and glume blotch. It is resistant to powdery mildew and good tolerance to barley yellow dwarf virus. It is resistant to Hessian fly biotype L. Variety Producers
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BEST OF BLUE is a fescue/bluegrass blend of Kentucky bluegrass varieties ‘Prosperity’, ‘Midnight Star’ and ‘Moonbeam’ This brand is marketed by Buy Sod. Variety Producers
BISH was released by North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in 2002. (Experimental variety name NC95-08) It is a plasticulture-adapted variety developed from the cross FL87-210 / Delmarvel. The plant’s characteristics are very similar to Delmarvel and it produces more fruit and larger fruit. Bish is significantly more resistant to anthracnose fruit rot (Colletotrichum acutatum) in comparison with standard plasticulture varieties. It is equal to or better than Chandler for all fruit traits (appearance, firmness, symmetry, skin color, flesh color, skin toughness, flavor) except flesh color. It has better flavor than Camarosa, and is equal to or better for appearance, symmetry and skin color. Flesh color, fruit firmness and skin toughness are adequate. Bish is best adapted from the southern Appalachians up through the Middle Atlantic states. Variety Producers
BLACK BEAUTY was developed by Cascade Research and is a seed blend of three different grasses: Ebony, Taos, and Black Magic. This dark green grass as a thicker cuticle layer covering the leaves which assist in a more drought, heat and cold, disease, and abuse tolerate plant. It has an upright growth habit and a low growing crown. Establishment is more difficult and germination is slower. Initial growth is slower which requires less mowing and fertilizing. Variety Producers
BLUE HEAT™ is a proprietary bluegrass brand produced and marketed by Slater Turf. It currently is a bluegrass hybrid ‘Thermal Blue™’ released by Scotts® (HB-129 hybrid bluegrass, a cross between Texas bluegrass and Kentucky bluegrass). It was developed for the transition zone and is more tolerate of heat and humidity when compared to other bluegrass varieties. It has rapid establishment and has a finer leaf texture in comparison to tall fescue. Variety Producers
BRANTLEY was released by the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in 2005 (experimental variety N00090ol). It is a virginia-type peanut with high oleic acid content in its seed oil, essentially derived from variety ‘NC 7’. Brantley has alternate branching pattern, intermediate runner growth habit, medium green foliage, large seeds with light pink testa. Yield, value per acre, flavor, grade, agronomic performance, disease reactions, and maturity are similar to NC 7. Oleic acid content is 79.1% compared to 55.9% with normal-oleic NC 7. Linoleic acid content is 4.3% compared to 25.1% with normal-oleic NC 7. Oleic/Linoleic acid ratio is 21.8 compared to 2.3% with normal-oleic NC 7. The high-oleic acid trait is protected by US Utility Patent (U.S. Patent Nos. 5,922,390, 6,063,984, and 6,121,472). US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed - 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
CAROLINA RUBY was released by North Carolina Agricultural Research Service. It is an excellent plant producer, has high levels of resistance to Fusarium wilt, moderate resistance to soil rot but is susceptible to root-knot nematode. Yield is equal to or better than Jewel. Roots are bright red in color with very smooth skin, flesh is deep orange, and roots are fusiform and somewhat blocky. The leaves are heart shaped and green. Vines and petioles are green with light purple at the apex of the petiole. It stores well with few rots and little weight loss in storage. Carolina Ruby matures in 95 - 100 days. Variety Producers
CAROLINA RUBY - VIRUS-INDEXED Variety Producers
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CC 15 is a flue-cured hybrid tobacco with root-knot nematode resistance. Parents are RJR P% and RJR MS 1 with K326 and RG 81 characteristics. Variety Producers
CC 304 is a flue-cured tobacco hybrid from a cross of CC P 304 and CC MS 304. Parentage includes K 149 and Speight 168. Similar to K 149. Resistance to black shank and bacterial wilt. Variety Producers
CC 504 is a flue-cured tobacco hybrid from a cross of WE 922 and MS K326PVY. The male parent was a cross of K326 and K394 with PVY resistance bred into it. Similar to K326. Variety Producers
CC 507 is a flue-cured tobacco hybrid from a cross of MS AV95RR and NC291 pollen parent. The female parent came from a cross of NC 567 and Virgin A Mutant with male sterility from N. sueveolens. Variety Producers
CC 55 is a flue-cured tobacco hybrid from a cross of CC P 55 and CC MS 55. Both parents were developed by breeding PVY & root-knot nematode resistance into selections of K 326. Variety Producers
CC 65 is a flue-cured tobacco hybrid from a cross of RJR P5 and RJR MS 6. It has the N. glauca source of male sterility. It has K326 background. Variety Producers
COKER 716 was released by Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Company and marketed by White Hat Seed Farm, Inc. It is a mid-season oat variety of medium height that is high yielding, with good winter hardiness and medium test weight. It carries good resistance to soil-borne mosaic, but poor resistance to Crown rust. It is adapted to the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Variety Producers
COKER 9295 was released by Syngenta Seeds, Inc. in 2003.. It is an early maturity variety with medium plant height. Flag leaf is recurved and twisted, and plant color is yellow-green at boot growth stage. Head density is dense, and head color is tan at maturity. Head is apically awnletted. The variety has moderate resistance to leaf rust and powdery mildew. US VARIETY PROTECTION APPLIED FOR and can only be sold as a class of Certified Seed. Variety Producers
CONFEDERATE is a fescue/bluegrass blend of fescue varieties ‘Tar Heel 2 Tall Fescue’, ‘Apache 3 Tall Fescue’, ‘Coronado TDH Tall Fescue’ and ‘Midnight 2 Kentucky Bluegrass’. Variety Producers
CRENSHAW is a creeping bentgrass developed by Texas A&M University. It has exceptional heat tolerance, bright green color, dense texture, aggressive vertical growth, brown patch resistance and produces less grain. US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed - 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
CULPEPER was released by AgriPro Coker. Plant color is blue green at boot stage. Flag leaf at boot stage is erect and twisted. Waxy bloom is present on the head, stem and flag leaf sheath. Anther color is yellow. Head shape is strap and awned. Glumes are glabrous, narrow in width and mid-long in length with oblique shoulders and acuminate beaks. Seed shape is ovate. US Plant Patent Variety Producers
DP 4690 RR - Group IV was released by Delta and Pine Land Company. It is a Roundup Ready® variety. It has purple flowers, light tawny pubescence, brown pod wall and black hila. Plant growth type is upright. It has resistance to stem canker and sudden death syndrome. Variety Producers
DP 5915 RR - Group V was released by Delta and Pine Land Company. It is a Roundup Ready® variety. It has white flowers, tawny pubescence, tan pod wall and black hila. Plant growth type is semi-bushy. It is highly resistant to soybean cyst nematode race 3 and moderately resistant to soybean cyst nematode race 14. US PROTECTED VARIETY – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
DP 6568 RR - Group VI was released by Delta and Pine Land Company in 2004. It is a determinate Roundup-Ready® variety. It has white flowers, tawny pubescence, tan pod walls, and black hila. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst (race 3) and root-knot nematode (M. arenaria). It has above average resistance to frog eye leaf spot and Cercospera leaf blight. US Plant Patent Variety Producers
DP 6880 RR - Group VI was released by Delta and Pine Land Company. It has white flowers, tawny pubescence, and tan pod walls. Leaf color is medium green and leaflet size is medium. Seeds are yellow with shiny luster and small size. Color of hila is black. DP 6880 RR is resistant to stem canker and has intermediate resistance to frogeye leafspot. US PROTECTED VARIETY – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
DP 7330RR - Group VII was released by Delta and Pine Land Company. It is a Roundup Ready® variety with purple flowers and tawny pubescence. It is an intermediate soybean with partial resistance to southern root-knot nematode. US PROTECTED VARIETY – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
DP 7870 RR - Group VII was released by Delta and Pine Land Company. It is a Roundup Ready® variety. It has purple flowers, tawny pubescence, tan pod walls, and black hila. Plant growth type is bushy. It has resistance to stem canker and frogeye leaf spot. Variety Producers
FLORIDA FANCY originates from the University of Florida and is a medium-late Virginia-type UF breeding line with white mold, TSWV and some leafspot resistance. Florida Fancy is a Virginia-type breeding line with large seed size and good pod yields in low TSWV production situations. It has high oleic oil chemistry. Plants of Florida Fancy are normal runner growth habit (spreading) and somewhat lighter green color, with relatively prominent center stem. It is medium to medium-early maturity. US VARIETY PROTECTION
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FOWLER - Group V has white flowers, tawny pubescence, and black hila. It has good shatter and lodging resistance and has resistance to soybean cyst nematode races 2, 3, 5, and 14. Variety Producers
GEORGIA HI-O/L was released by University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. in 1999. is a large seeded peanut variety. It has an intermediate runner growth habit and pink seedcoat color. It has a high ratio of oleic to linoleic fatty acids (40/3), a better quality of oil when compared to other peanut varieties. Georgia Hi-O/L has a large proportion of extra large kernels. It has a moderate level of resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus. Maturity is medium to medium-late. US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed - 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
GL 350 was released by Gold Leaf Seed Co. in 2003. It is an F1 tobacco hybrid. Plants produce 19-20 leaves, and plant height is 40 inches. It has high level of resistance to black shank and Granville wilt. It is resistant to southern root-knot nematode. Variety Producers
GOLIATH is a large seeded peanut with a decumbent growth habit similar to NC 5. It is a shorter plant than Gregory. It requires an average of 160 days to maturity. It has medium green leaf color with smooth, pink seed coat color. The seed are elongated/slender shaped. Goliath is susceptible to early leaf spot, CBR, Sclerotinia blight, TSWV, thrips, and Southern corn rootworm. US VARIETY PROTECTION APPLIED FOR and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed - 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
GRAND ASIA is a purple skinned, cream-fleshed clone suitable for Asian and Hispanic markets. It has a high dry-matter content that cooks up dry and moderately sweet, not as sweet as the ‘Japanese’ cultivar. It is similar in appearance and performance to ‘Japanese’, except that it is not as susceptible to russet crack. It is resistant to fusarium wilt. It is susceptible to Streptomyces soil rot (pox) and the southern-root knot nematode. Yield is good when compared to similar varieties. Harvest is 120 days after planting. Variety Producers
GRAND ASIA - VIRUS-INDEXED Variety Producers
HATTERAS was released by the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in 2008. It is an orange-fleshed, smooth-skinned, rose-colored, table stock sweetpotato. The leaves are typically green and triangular shaped, and the vines produce a dense canopy that competes well against weeds. The Hatteras normally produces uniformed shaped storage roots, resulting in a high pack-out of No. 1 sweetpotatoes. It appears to be resistant to Fusarium wilt, moderately resistant to Streptomyces soil rot, and susceptible to southern root Knot nematode. Good yields are normally harvested in 110 days. Variety Producers
HATTERAS - VIRUS-INDEXED Variety Producers
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HERNANDEZ was released by Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. It has moderately long purple stems. Leaves are cordate to slightly lobed with purplish veins. Petioles are purple at the base and at the junction with the leaf axis. Roots are fusiform, lightly grooved and red skinned. Resistance to Fusarium wilt and root-knot nematode is intermediate. It is moderately resistant to Streptomyces soil rot. It normally matures in 120-125 days. Variety Producers
JACKSON was released by Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. It is a medium late, medium tall variety that has excellent yield potential and high bushel test weight. Foliage is blue green with an erect flag leaf. It is moderately susceptible to leaf rust and resistant to powdery mildew. May have up to 1-% taller plants. US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed - 1994 PVPA. No Registered Class. Variety Producers
JAPANESE - VIRUS-INDEXED is a purple-skinned, cream-fleshed clone suitable for Asian markets. It has a high dry-matter content that cooks up dry but sweet. The leaves are heart shaped and green. Vines and petioles are green with light purple at the apex of the petiole. It is resistant to Fusarium wilt. It is susceptible to Streptomyces soil rot (pox) and the southern root-knot nematode. it is also susceptible to the russet crack strain of sweetpotato feathery mottle virus. Matures at around 120 days. Variety Producers
JOHN DEERE SELECT 1 is a fescue/bluegrass blend of fescue varieties 'Falcon V' tall fescue, and 'Wildhorse' Kentucky bluegrass. This brand is marketed by John Deere Landscapes. Variety Producers
JOHN DEERE SELECT 2 is a fescue/bluegrass blend of fescue varieties 'Finelawn Elite' tall fescue, 'Shenandoah 2' tall fescue, 'Falcon V' tall fescue, and Apollo Kentucky bluegrass. This brand is marketed by John Deere Landscapes. Variety Producers
JOHN DEERE SELECT 3 is a fescue/bluegrass blend of fescue varieties ‘Falcon IV’ Tall fescue, and ‘Diva’ Kentucky bluegrass. This brand is marketed by John Deere Landscapes. Variety Producers
JOHN DEERE SELECT 4 is a fescue/bluegrass blend of fescue varieties 44.56% ‘Millennium’, 44.56% ‘Focus’ and 9.91% ‘Brooklawn’ Kentucky Bluegrass. This brand is marketed by John Deere Landscapes. Variety Producers
JOHN DEERE SELECT 5 is a fescue/bluegrass blend of fescue varieties 50.73 % ‘Millennium’, 38.55% ‘Focus’ and 9.92% ‘Brooklawn’ Kentucky Bluegrass. This brand is marketed by John Deere Landscapes. Variety Producers
KT 204LC is a burley cultivar with black shank resistance and was released in 2004. It is comparable to other popular burley cultivars. Variety Producers
KT D4LC is a variety from a multiple cross of DF485, KY171, NL Madole, Fla. 301, and Beinhart 1000-1. Its growth habit resembles VA 359 with leaves slightly shorter than NL Madole but similar leaf width. It is approximately 8-10 days later than NL Madole. It was released in 2005. Variety Producers
KY 160 is a mosaic resistant variety. It has dark leaves with fairly smooth surface and medium to large in size. The leaf length is usually three times its width. Variety Producers
KY 171LC is a variety that is compared to KY 151 with more erect leaves, wider leaves, taller, with two more leaves per plant than KY151 but matures at the same time and cures it leaves a little thinner. It has resistance to TMV, wildfire, fusarium wilt, and black root rot. Variety Producers
KY14 LC is a medium-maturing burley variety flowering around 68 days after transplanting. It grows about 48 inches tall with 19 harvestable leaves and closely spaced. It has no resistance to black shank but has resistance to mosaic, wildfire, black root rot and fusarium wilt. Variety Producers
MD 609 was derived from a cross of Maryland Robinson and Florida 301. It has high resistance to black shank, moderate resistance to fusarium wilt, and fair resistance to black root rot. It flowers 8-10 days later than Catterton and has fewer leaves. It has a spreading leaf characteristic with crepe-like leaf surface with a slightly crinkled margin and ends in a point. Variety Producers
MURASAKI was developed by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment State to provide a specialty-type, white-flesh variety. It has good culinary characteristics and does not require any additional baking time in comparison to dessert-type cultivars. The leaves are light to dark green with an obtuse or emarginated leaf apex and cordate leaf base. The roots are elliptical, and are characterized by their white flesh, high dry matter, and purple skin. Murasaki is resistant to southern root-knot nematode and Fusarium root rot, but tests also show that it does not perform well if planted late. Good yields are normally harvested in approximately 90-100 days. Variety Producers
McCORMICK was released by Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. in 2003. It is a medium maturity wheat variety. Flag leaf is erect and twisted, and plant color is green at boot growth stage. Head density is mid-dense, head shape is tapering, and head color is yellow at maturity. Head is awnletted. McCormick is resistant to powdery mildew, leaf and stem rust, stripe rust, soil borne wheat and wheat spindle streak mosaic viruses, Septoria blotch, glume blotch, and barley yellow dwarf virus. It is moderately resistant to Fusarium head blight. US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed – 1994 PVPA. No Registered Class. Variety Producers
McINTOSH was released by the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. and Florida Agricultural Experiment Station in 2005. It is a medium maturity wheat variety. Plant height is medium. Flag leaf is erect and is not twisted at boot growth stage. Leaf color is green at boot growth stage. Head shape is tapering, and head density is mid-dense. Head is apically awnletted. It is resistant to leaf rust and stripe rust. US PROTECTED VARIETY – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
NC 729 This variety has high resistance to Granville wilt and low risistance to black shank. It produces 9-20 leaves on a short stalk with fair-good holding ability. Variety Producers
NC HULLESS was released by Released by the NC Agricultural Research Service and USDA-ARS in 2001.. is a hulless or naked oat. The traditional ‘covered’ oat grain is composed of the true seed or ‘groat’ and the fibrous outer hulls. When naked oats are combined, the hulls thresh free of the groat. NC Hulless has a drooping leaf carriage with glabrous leaf margins and hairless leaf sheaths. Ligules are present. Panicle shape is equilateral, panicle size is medium, and panicle width is mid-broad. The branches on the panicle have a spreading position. The rachis is straight and the attachment of the lower whorl of branches is at the first node. Spikelet separation is by fracture and awns are absent. The upper culm nodes on the stem are hairy, and the mature stem color is yellow. Plant height is about 4 inches shorter than Rodgers. Heading date is similar to Rodgers. Test weight is about 1.2 times greater than Rodgers. Across environments, NC Hulless has yielded about 70% of Rodgers (in theory, hulless oats should yield about 73% of traditional oats). NC Hulless is resistant to prevalent races of crown rust in NC and moderately resistant to BYDV. Variety Producers
NC PORTO RICO 198 was released by NC Agricultural Research Service. is an improved strain, with deeper, more uniform flesh color, of Porto Rico. The leaves are green and mainly heart shaped. It is susceptible to Fusarium wilt, Streptomyces soil rot (pox) and the southern root-knot nematode. Harvest is typically 130 days or more. Variety Producers
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PALMETTO™ is owned by Sod Solutions, Inc. It is a variety of St. Augustinegrass that has dark-green color, a plush appearance, with leaf blades that are tapered at the tip with a rounded end, and are soft to the touch. It demonstrates superior shade, cold, frost, heat, and drought tolerance. It is well adapted to a variety of climates and soil conditions and can be used both in residential and commercial applications. US PLANT PATENT (PP9,395) Variety Producers
PATTON was released by AgriPro Seeds, Inc.. is a medium maturity, high yielding, high-test weight wheat. It has a high level of scab resistance and an excellent disease package. US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed - 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
PICADITO - VIRUS INDEXED Variety Producers
PIEDMONT PRIDE is a proprietary fescue-bluegrass blend marketed by Slater Turf Farm. Variety Producers
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PORTO RICO has a copper skin and light orange to yellow-orange flesh. It has a smooth texture and rich sweetpotato flavor. The leaves are green and mainly heart shaped. It is susceptible to Fusarium wilt, Streptomyces soil rot (pox) and the southern root-knot nematode. Harvest is typically 130 days or more. Variety Producers
PORTO RICO - VIRUS-INDEXED Variety Producers
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QUICK STAND was released jointly in 1997 by the USDA-NRCS and the University of Kentucky Agriculture Experiment Station. It is a selection from a native stand of bermudagrass. It has medium-green and moderately fine-textured leaves. It produces significantly more stolons than most varieties and has vigorous growth. It has good winter hardiness with a lower incidence of spring dead spot when compared to other bermudagrass varieties. Variety Producers
RT 5450N - Group V It has purple flowers, gray pubescence, buff pod walls and tan hila. Roundup Ready® It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode (race 3 and 14). US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
RT 5760N - Group V It has purple flowers, tawny pubescence, black pod walls and buff hila. Roundup Ready®. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode (race 3 and 14) (M. incognita) Large seed. US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
RT 5930N - Group V was released by Southern States in 2003. Roundup Ready®. It has white flowers, gray pubescence, tan pod walls, and buff hila. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode (race 3 and 14). US Patent Variety Producers
RT 5960N - Group V was released by Southern States Coop. It is a Roundup Ready® variety with purple flowers, tawny pubescence, tan pod walls, and a variable color hila. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode and root not nematode M. arenaria and M. incognita. US PATENT Variety Producers
RT 6202N - Group VI was released by Southern States Cooperative, Inc. in 2002. Roundup Ready®. It has white flowers, gray pubescence, tan pod walls, and buff hila. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode (race 3 and 14). US Patent Variety Producers
RT 6207N - Group VI was released by Southern States in 2005. Roundup Ready®. It has a white flower, tawny pubescence, and a tan pod wall. Seed are medium with a black hilum. This medium tall, bushy plant has resistance to cyst nematode races 3 and 14 and has a tolerance to root knot nematodes. US PROTECTED VARIETY - 1994 PVPA Variety Producers
RT 6451N - Group VI was released by Southern States in 2005. Roundup Ready®. It has a white flower, tawny pubescence, and a tan pod wall. Seed are medium with a black hilum. This medium tall, bushy plant has resistance to cyst nematode races 3 and 14 and has a tolerance to root knot nematodes. Variety Producers
RT 6988B - Group VI was released by Southern States in 2002. Roundup Ready®. It has white flowers, gray pubescence, tan pod walls, and buff hila. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode (race 3 and 14). US PATENT Variety Producers
RT 7270 - Group VII It has white flowers, tawny pubescence, black pod walls and tan hila. Roundup Ready®. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode (race 3 and 14). Medium seed size. US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
RT 7355N - Group VII was released by Southern States in 2007. Roundup Ready®. It has white flowers, tawny pubescence, tan pod wall, and a black hilum. It has a medium seed size Variety Producers
RT 7499N - Group VII was released by Southern States Cooperative, Inc. It has white flowers, tawny pubescence, and tan pod walls. Seed are medium with black hilum. It is resistant to cyst nematode races 3 and 14 and root-knot nematode (M. incognita). Variety Producers
RT 7999N - Group VII It has purple flowers, gray pubescence, buff pod walls and tan hila. Roundup Ready®. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode (race 3 and 14) and root knot (M. incognita). Medium size seed. US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
RTF™ (rhizomatous tall fescue) is a blend of two varieties of tall fescue. Labarinth is a tall fescue that produces rhizomes which allows it to initiate new plant growth. It has drought and disease tolerance, early-spring green-up and establishes quickly. Barrington is a tall fescue with dark green color and durability. LABARINTH: US VARIETY PROTECTION APPLIED FOR – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
SODMAN BLUE BLEND 1 is a blend of Kentucky bluegrass fescue varieties “Wildhorse’, ‘Princeton P-105’, ‘Apollo’, and “Wildwood’. This brand is marketed by Buy Sod. Variety Producers
SODMAN Blue Blend 2 is a blend of bluegrass fescue varieties 'Wildhorse' Kentucky bluegrass, 'Princeton P-105' Kentucky bluegrass, Apollo Kentucky bluegrass, and 'Wildwood' Kentucky bluegrass. This brand is marketed by Buy Sod. Variety Producers
TN 86 LC was developed from a cross of Burley 49 and a breeding line PVY–202. It has black shank, TVMV, TEV, PVY, black root rot, wildfire resistance. It has a high number (22 to 26) of compact spaced leaves. Variety Producers
TN 90 LC is a medium to late maturing burley with approximately 20 leaves and high resistance to black root rot, tobacco etch virus, potato virus Y, and tobacco mosaic virus. Variety Producers
TRIBUTE was released exclusively to Royster-Clark, Inc. in 2002. It is a late maturity variety with short plant height. Flag leaf is erect and twisted, and plant color is green at boot growth stage. Head density is mid-dense, head shape is tapering, and head color is yellow at maturity. Head is awnletted. The variety is resistant to stem and leaf rust, powdery mildew, and stripe rust. It is resistant to aphid. US VARIETY PROTECTION APPLIED FOR and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed. Variety Producers
TRICAL™ BRAND 498 was released by Resource Seeds. is a facultative type of triticale. It is an early maturity variety with shorter straw. US PROTECTED VARIETY – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
USG 3555 was released by UniSouth Genetics, Inc. It is an early heading, soft red winter wheat. The head is awnless and the plant is short. It has good to excellent resistance to Stripe Rust, Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus, Stem Rust, and Powdery Mildew and Biotype E Hessian Fly. US PROTECTED VARIETY – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
USG 3725 was released by UniSouth Genetics, Inc.. is a medium high and medium maturity soft red winter wheat. It has a good leaf, stem and stripe rust resistance as well as powdery mildew resistance. Variety Producers
USG 7482nRR - Group IV was released by UniSouth Genetics, Inc. It has purple flowers, tawny pubescence, and tan pod walls. Leaf color is medium green and leaflet size is large. Seeds are yellow with shiny luster and large size. Color of hila is black. USG 7482nRR is resistant to soybean cyst nematode race 3 and 14. It is moderately resistant to sudden death syndrome and frogeye leafspot. Variety Producers
USG 7484nRR - Group IV was released by UniSouth Genetics in 2007. Roundup Ready®. It has purple flowers, tawny pubescence, tan pod wall, and a black hilum. It has a medium seed size. It is resistant to soybean cyst nematode (race 3). Variety Producers
USG 7489nRR - Group IV was released by Unisouth Genetics. Roundup-Ready®. It has purple flowers, tawny pubescence, brown pod walls, and black hila. US PATENT Variety Producers
USG 7582nRR - Group V was released by UniSouth Genetics, Inc.. It has white flowers, gray pubescence, and tan pod walls. Leaf color is medium green and leaflet size is large. Seeds are yellow with shiny luster and medium size. Color of hila is buff. USG 7582nRR is resistant to soybean cyst nematode race 3 and 14. It is moderately resistant to sudden death syndrome, frogeye leafspot, and Cercospora leafspot. US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
USG 75J47 - Group V was released by Unisouth Genetics.. Roundup Ready®. It has white flowers, gray pubescence, buff hilum and tan pod walls. Plant growth type is semi-bushy. It is resistant to soybean cyst nematode race 3, and moderately resistant to race 14. US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
USG 75J97 - Group V was released by Unisouth Genetics. - is a determinate variety that is Roundup Ready®. USG 75J97 has white flowers, gray pubescence, buff hilum and tan pod walls. Plant growth type is semi-bushy. It is resistant to soybean cyst nematode race 3, and moderately resistant to race 14. US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
USG 7645 RR - Group VI was released by Unisouth Genetics, Inc. Roundup Ready®. It has white flowers, tawny pubescence, tan pod wall, and black hila. It is resistant to soybean cyst nematode races 3 and 14. It is resistant to sudden death syndrome and stem canker. Variety Producers
USG 77S27 - Group V It has white flowers, gray pubescence, black pod walls and tan hila. Roundup Ready®. It is rated resistant to soybean cyst nematode race 3 and 14. Small seed size. US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
USG 77U28 - Group VII was released by UniSouth Genetics. Roundup Ready®. It has purple flowers, tawny pubescence, tan pod wall and a black hilum. It is rated to have excellent resistance to Stem Canker and Soybean Mosaic. Contains Rps1k Phytophthora gene. US PLANT PATENT Variety Producers
VA 98R was released by the Virginia Agricultural Research Service. It has a runner (spreading) growth habit and an exceptionally high yield potential. Maturity is considered early (three to five days earlier than NC 7). This variety has pod-size, shape and color which is well suited for in-shell uses. Fancy pod percentage is approximately equal to NC-V 11, but lower than NC 7, NC 12C or Gregory. VA 98R is susceptible to the major peanut diseases of the V/C production area. US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed - 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
VC-2 was released by AgraTech Seeds Inc. It is a Virginia type variety with an oleic acid content of between 78 and 85%, depending on environmental conditions. Vine growth is minimal compared to other Virginia types. Pods are similar to Florigiant in size and shape. US VARIETY PROTECTION APPLIED FOR. Variety Producers
VIRUGARD was released by AgraTech Seeds in 1997. It is a Commercial Runner Peanut type peanut. It has Light Pink to tan Seed Coat and has pod and seed size larger than Florunner and GK-7. Virugard has spreading growth habit and very good resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. Early maturity - 120 to 125 days in Southeast USA. It is a Mid Oleic. US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed – 1994 PVPA. Variety Producers
WINNERS CIRCLE is a blend of bluegrass fescue varieties ‘Avenger Tall Fescue’, ‘Raptor Tall Fescue’, ‘Titanium Tall Fescue’ and ‘Midnight Kentucky Bluegrass’. Variety Producers
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