SRIEG-33 CROP VARIETY TESTING RECOMMENDATIONS

1. APPLICATIONS
   1. DEADLINES

      Crop	Application Received	Seed Received	Data Returned
      Soybean	March 5	March 15	January 15
      Corn	February 1	February 7	November 1
      Sorghum	February 20	March 1	December 1
      Small Grain	September 1	September 10	August 1
      Winter Forage	August 15	August 15	August 1

   2. APPLICATION TEMPLATE

      (Firm)_______________________wishes to enter the following in the (Year)____________ (Crop)_____________Variety Trials. Application is due ______________________. Seed is due_________________.

      Send Application to:	Send Seed to:
      ___________________________	___________________________
      ___________________________	___________________________
      ___________________________	___________________________

      Entry	Status		Maturity	Test Sites	Columns for Agronomic Traits
      	Released	Experimental+

      ⁺If tested previously as experimental please enter previous exp. number

      _________________________ Signature	_________________________ Name
      __________________________ Company	__________________________   __________________________ Address
      __________________________ Phone number	__________________________ # of Copies of Final Report

   3. APPLICATION INSTRUCTION SHEET

      University or Experiment Station

      Crop________________________

      Application deadline_________________________Seed deadline______________________

      Seed requirements (incluce amount, size (corn), seed treatments, etc.)

      Shipping Instructions (address, cloth or paper bag, other)

      Maturity groups accepted along with typical varieties in each group

      Location selections

      Fee - if applicable

      Number of copies of final report ______________. Send copies to one person in organization paying the fees. That person will distribute said copies.

2. STATISTICAL MEASURES
   1. Alpha level
      The 0.10 alpha level was chosen for calculating significant 'F' values and LSD.

   2. Report
      Mean, standard error of the mean, C.V., d.f. for error mean square, 10% LSD.

3. DATA REPORTED
   1. List varieties by descending order of yield in performance publications.
   2. Report yield in tenths of bushel.
   3. Two and three-year means preferred.
   4. Plant height, heading date, and test weight should also be reported.

4. CHECK VARIETIES
   1. Soybean

      MG IV early - TN4-86	late RA 452
      MG V early Hutcheson	late Hyperformer HSC 591
      MG VI early Dillon	late Pioneer 9692
      MG VII Haskell
      MG VIII Cook

   2. Corn

      Early - Pioneer 3245 and AgraTech AT 787
      Medium - Pioneer 3163 and DeKalb 683
      Late - Pioneer 3082 and NK N8811

5. TEST DIMENSIONS

   Soybean
   Plot lengths less than 20 feet should be end trimmed after pod set and prior to harvest

6. DATA FORMAT FOR REPORTING

   Formats devised for the electronic transfer of variety test data can be found at the SRIEG-33 web page located at:

   http://cropweb.clemson.edu

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