Trials The 22 season was dominated by a wet start followed by a severe drought. While generally poor growing conditions prevailed, those conditions provided an opportunity to evaluate varieties under drought pressure. HB4P handled the drought exceptionally well and was the top yielder in five of eleven trials and came in second in one. An older varieties, 14 x L8 faired well taking top honors in three trials and coming in second in two. It, however, came in last in one. Other high yielding varieties included Hybrid 43, KT2 & R7-12. Lowering yielding varieties like R63 and NC have their place, but did not yield with most of the other varieties.
Across Six Locations 3 Grades 3 2659 2821 2696 2611 1995 2611 2581 2491 2697 269 2664 596 583 527 537 551 562 581 542 575 555 433 152 164 1594 153 1479 1441 1373 1564 1515 1493 115 574 585 575 571 411 581 578 537 591 599 616 H43 HB4P K14L8 KT2 NC R63 R712 Flying Lugs Leaf/Tips Total TN9 TN97 Locations Henry, Monroe, Spencer, Taylor (3)
Percentage of Varieties Graded Into 1 9 8 7 6 % 5 4 3 2 1 Each Stalk Position - Six Locations H43 HB 4P K14L8 KT2 NC R63 R712 TN9 TN97 Leaf 22.16 2.9 2.35 2.55 21.74 21.33 21.71 23.43 2.32 21.45 2.82 Lugs 55.67 57.56 57.34 56.91 57.13 55.93 54.94 54.43 56.63 55.5 56.5 Flying 22.17 21.54 22.32 22.54 21.13 22.74 23.35 22.14 23.5 23.4 23.13 Flying Lugs Leaf Locations Henry, Monroe, Spencer, Taylor (3)
Across Six Locations 4 Grades 2351 2358 239 238 2345 222 2218 241 2224 22 333 283 31 31 362 287 297 H43 657 682 611 573 692 586 618 39 849 919 99 934 838 843 81 672 768 59 513 475 488 563 453 53 51 47 515 523 HB4P K14XL8 KT2 NC R63 59 R7-12 Flying Lugs Leaf Tips Total 286 654 TN9 337 57 Locations Allen, Harrison, Henry, Knox, Trimble & Whitley
1 9 8 7 6 % 5 4 3 2 1 Percentage of Varieties Graded Into Each Stalk Position - Six Locations H43 HB4P K14 xl8 KT2 NC R63 R7-12 TN9 Tips 14.53 12.35 13.35 13.24 15.49 13.27 13.94 15.79 13.42 17.21 Leaf 28.5 29.4 27.4 25.43 3.25 27.7 28.69 29.54 29.83 29.17 Lugs 35.39 39.1 38.72 38.43 34.93 37.45 35.66 32.24 34.46 29.4 Flying 21.58 19.63 2.89 22.91 19.33 22.22 21.71 22.42 22.28 24.57 Flying Lugs Leaf Tips Locations Allen, Harrison, Henry, Knox, Trimble & Whitley
Yield Ranking of Varieties for Each of 13 Trials 5 Frequency 4 3 2 1 H43 HB4 P K14L8 KT2 NC2 R61 R63 R712 TN86 TN9 TN97 1ST 5 3 1 1 1 2 2ND 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 LAST 1 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 1ST 2ND LAST Locations Allen, Bath, Harrison, Henry(2), Knox, Monroe, Spencer, Taylor (3), Trimble& Whitley,
Allen Co. Eddie Ausbrooks Farm 1332 1225 1281 1323 1434 1248 1378 1351 129 1295 238 223 464 367 232 2 172 24 195 223 446 464 529 58 441 552 376 343 357 381 348 343 24 176 223 446 446 473 432 436 357 46 19 115 279 232 269 237 241 265 26 269 232 241 66 H43 HB4P K14XL8 KT2 NC R63 R712 TN9 Flyings Lugs Leaf Tip Total
Bath Co. Don Clark Farm 18 16 14 12 8 6 4 2 1343 1483 1568 1238 139 156 1219 144 1239 1311 258 142 961 99 884 852 894 762 776 745 838 217 459 492 526 477 538 599 443 511 495 472 116 H43 HB4P 14XL8 KT2 NC R63 R7-12 TN9 Flyings Lugs/Leaf Total
Black Shank Trial Greenup Co. - Bob Wells Farm 1839 1513 1776 1735 177 1733 1624 1576 794 613 437 574 58 681 538 499 526 252 67 62 642 721 583 78 283 541 323 557 474 559 452 55 56 486 59 292 H 51 H 52 KT 2 14xL8 NC 5 R 63 TN 9 TN 97 Flyings Lugs Leaf Note: Large values due to extreme variability of black shank across field.
Harrison Co. Randy Wade Farm 3 3 378 3464 316 3112 2945 39 392 2837 3272 2841 427 31 294 295 299 369 321 267 478 78 32 1217 379 98 974 747 919 1121 914 325 835 726 983 9 951 97 936 737 873 816 768 762 192 698 975 985 897 189 786 137 134 914 141 974 239 H43 HB4P 14XL8 KT2 NC R63 R7-12 TN9 Flyings Lugs Leaf Tip Total
Henry Co. Wesley Beverly Farm 3 2534 2781 2567 2516 2522 264 2371 243 2289 2553 473 347 32 37 372 328 356 339 555 313 319 343 54 526 466 511 642 59 488 551 529 1197 1429 1245 1183 1174 1181 1118 1184 1244 171 55 18 364 477 45 489 539 48 445 431 439 346 42 123 H43 HB4P K14XL8 KT2 N126 NC R63 R7-12 Flyings Lugs Leaf Tip Total
Henry Co. Wesley Beverly Farm 3 2495 2641 256 2194 1877 2282 2311 237 2293 2412 39 41 463 419 335 357 154 165 1562 133 157 43 432 39 363 48 1266 1289 1463 1289 1461 97 283 581 573 579 556 463 586 589 517 642 543 97 H43 HB4P K14XL8 KT2 NC R63 R7-12 TN9 Flyings Lugs Leaf Total
Knox Co. Carson Gilbert Farm 2349 215 243 2361 2289 261 239 2156 2121 2325 35 425 336 414 45 299 283 365 286 333 655 612 711 556 666 627 574 56 545 519 849 821 7 812 781 729 746 73 778 813 514 373 575 592 468 476 447 516 491 551 H43 HB4P K14XL8 KT2 NC R63 R712 TN9 362 83 169 14 123 Flyings Lugs Leaf Tip Total
Monroe Co. Al Pedigo Farm 3 26182755 2485 2549 2665 2674 2678 2429 2498 242 2515 251 337 71 79 662 619 675 675 61 1363 1431 1264 1328 1316 1315 1397 718 71 658 645 628 1143 1255 1191 1174 1247 175 221 H43 555 615 559 62 675 683 671 567 542 572 696 636 HB4P 14XL8 KT2 R61 R63 R712 Flyings Lugs Leaf Total TN86 TN9 TN97 15
3 3 Spencer Co. Scott Travis Farm 2955 3197 2672 2856 2112 2172 2311 2371 32 396 728 815 573 728 1667 1849 1583 1649 H43 51 526 571 58 1244 1226 1295 139 671 174 561 533 516 479 359 421 446 482 592 HB4P 14XL8 KT2 NC R63 R7-12 138 265 79 Flyings Lugs Leaf Total
Burley Tobacco No-till Trial Taylor Co. Mike Reynolds Farm 4 3 3 31773635 3638 3627 3519 3552 3266 3452 3551 3418 283 665 69 68 63 725 65 73 674 675 686 1971 241 247 2382 2345 2292 2287 2264 286 2182 472 532 568 559 565 544 535 55 56 557 549 7 H43 HB4P 14XL8 KT2 R63 R712 TN9 TN97 86 Flyings Lugs Leaf Total
Burley Tobacco No-till Trial Taylor Co. Bernie Cave Farm 3 3 3462933 3225 2677 342 2977 2564 3259 3117 296 326 515 576 583 622 626 625 692 541 126 51 73 1667 1957 1583 1385 1655 1996 318 162 1697 16 1226 796 728 753 782 762 75 635 687 728 819 198 H43 HB4P 14XL8 KT2 R63 R712 TN9 Flyings Lugs Leaf Total TN97
Taylor Co. - Kevin Mann Farm 166 1765 1595 1766 1985 1638 1947 1678 1856 1768 396 41 84 32 971 383 73 42 42 352 42 321 338 363 971 168 848 19 817 981 944 96 276 H43 418 492 481 442 497 469 518 523 472 461 HB4P 14XL8 KT2 R63 R712 TN9 TN97 129 Flyings Lugs Leaf Total
Trimble Co. Libby Powell Farm 2139 2112 252 28 257 251 281 1988 2188 1863 329 238 169 167 23 237 24 262 213 526 669 512 453 554 518 643 52 214 51 194 418 745 987 92 91 745 863 677 774 128 728 67 234 254 488 43 471 486 522 466 498 481 437 522 1 H43 HB4P K14XL8 KT2 NC R63 R7-12 TN9 Flyings Lugs Leaf Tips Total
Whitley Co. Mary Hill Farm 3 2675 2421 2419 2886 274 2578 2286 1625 1951 1776 323 396 496 437 47 41 478 629 124 427 651 767 56 34 683 536 547 485 49 1427 758 238 1185 96 1179 1245 1266 983 662 676 46 319 257 288 343 377 434 226 254 345 329 297 447 327 245 H43 HB4P 14XL8 KT2 NC R63 R712 Flyings Lugs Leaf Tip Total TN9