78.9bu/acre

77.4bu/acre

82.5bu/acre

76.8bu/acre 75.5

bu/acre

72.8bu/acre

Rankings for OrganicWheat VarietiesRyegrass Suppression // Yield Results based on official variety trials

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95.8bu/acre

74.8bu/acre

77.9bu/acre

85.1bu/acre

80.1bu/acre

69.6bu/acre 78.7

bu/acre

84.4bu/acre

80.7bu/acre

74.7bu/acre

Organic Official Variety TrialsThe organic official variety trials (OVT) began with wheat in 2010 in order to identify varieties that perform well under organic production conditions in North Carolina. These 16 varieties were tested in both the wheat OVT and in the ryegrass suppression OVT.

Featherstone VA 258 surpasses the other varieties, ranking highest in both yield and ryegrass suppression.

BOPS CoalitionBreeding for Organic Production Systems (BOPS) is a joint project by North Carolina State University and in the Rural Advancement Foundation International in the spring of 2009. The project develops field crop varieties specifically selected for organic production in the Southeast.

For more information and to view the complete results of all available varieties, visit:

rafiusa.org/bopscoalition.

RYEGRASS HEADS IN SQUARE METER

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Southern States 520

NC Cape Fear

NC Yadkin

Southern States 8641

Pioneer 26R12

NC Neuse

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Agrimaxx 413

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