Hutcheson Soybean Variety Description
	Hutcheson is a Group 5 variety developed by Virginia Tech and released in 1987.  It has white flowers, gray pubescence, and buff hila.  Hutcheson is resistant to soybean mosaic virus, peanut stunt virus, and stem canker.  Hutcheson has proven to be widely adapted throughout the Group 5 soybean belt.
Glenn Soybean Variety Description
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	Glenn is a high-yielding 5.5 conventional line soybean developed by Virginia Tech that does particularly well in double-crop plantings.  It has white flowers and tawny pubescence.  It has been extensively tested in yield trials throughout the region.  It is of medium height, a semi-bushy plant with great lodging resistance.  It has excellent shatter resistance and is resistant to Stem Canker, Soybean Mosaic Virus, and moderately resistant to Frogeye Leaf Spot and Sudden Death Syndrome.
	MFL-159 Soybean Variety Description
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	MFL-159 is a Group 5 variety, maturing about two days later than Hutcheson.  Plant height averages about 31 inches which is about half an inch shorter than Hutcheson.  MFL-159 has white flowers, gray pubescence, tan pods, yellow seed coats, and buff hila.  Leaflet shape is ovate.  Plants have the determinate growth habit.  It is resistant to soybean mosaic virus.  It is susceptible to soybean cyst nematode, so probably would not do well in infested fields.
	MFS-591 Soybean Variety Description
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	MFS-591 is a small-seeded maturity Group 5 variety, maturing about one day later than Hutcheson.  It has purple flowers, gray pubescence, tan pods, yellow seed coats, and buff hilum.  Leaflet shape is ovate and plants have the determinate growth habit. Plant height averages about 27 inches, which is about two inches shorter than Hutcheson.
	Teejay Soybean Variety Description
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	Teejay is a Group 5 cultivar, maturing about three days earlier than Hutcheson.  Plant height averages about 30 inches.  It has purple flowers, gray pubescence, brown pods, yellow seed coats, and buff hilum.  Average seed size is 15.6 grams/100 seeds.  Leaflet shape is ovate.  Plants have the determinate growth habit.  Teejay is generally suited to all areas in Virginia where soybeans are grown.  It also appears to be generally adapted to the East Coast and Southern states.  Teejay is resistant to soybean mosaic virus and stem canker.  It is susceptible to soybean cyst nematode.
	Tyrone Soybean Variety Description
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	Tyrone is a Group 7 variety with superior forage yielding ability and is not intended for grain production.  Tyrone is an F4-derived line from the cross PA4-11g1 x Ripley.  In replicate 1994, 1995, and 1996 trials in Orange, VA, Tyrone produced an average of 8 percent more total dry matter per acre than the adapted grain type soybean, Hutcheson (3.8 tons versus 3.5 tons).  Tyrone is an exceptionally tall, late maturing cultivar with high forage yield potential and moderate resistance to lodging.  It is recommended for forage production in the southern states.  Tyrone has white flowers and grey pubescence.  Seeds are yellow with shiny seed coat luster and brown hila.   It is resistant to bacterial pustule.  It is moderately resistant to downy mildew.  It is susceptible to soybean cyst nematode and to southern stem canker disease.