2018 SCC-Variety Testing Meeting Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Bayer-Participation in OVT’s Soy Both Cotton & Soy Cotton

Essential Functions of Official Variety Trials

6-16-2017 Iowa Crop Variety Yield Testing: A History and Annotated Bibliography Lorraine J. Pellack Iowa State University, pellack@iastate.edu Douglas L. Karlen USDA, doug.karlen@ars.usda.gov In the early 1900s, as part of early meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, there were numerous discussions of experimental design and Wiancko (1907– 1909, p. 29) asserted that “the all-around best variety of any crop can only be found after repeated tests of all the varieties available.”

What is the most important deliverable of OVT’s? Who is my customer? What is the most important deliverable of OVT’s? Seed Companies? Growers?

Top 5 Functions in Order Bayer’s Perspective 1 Brand Awareness & Recognition 3 Relationships w/Land Grant Univ Scientists 2 4 Variety Development & Advancement Variety Performance & Placement 5 Disease Ratings & Reactions

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