As 2023 draws to a close, many growers are shifting their focus to the 2024 growing season. Every season begins with variety selection decisions. We are pleased to release OVT data from the 2021 through 2023 growing seasons (link at bottom of page). Aggregate data from 2021, 2022, and 2023 can be found in Table 1 and aggregate data from 2022 and 2023 can be found in Table 2. Single site and combined 2023 data are in Tables 3-5.
Agronomic performance is an important decision tool, only second to disease resistance. Please consult this post from Dr. Daisy Ahumada for disease host resistance considerations: https://tobacco.ces.ncsu.edu/2023/12/2023-update-flue-cured-tobacco-disease-rating-for-black-shank/.
