What’s in a Variety Name?
June 29, 2011 LUBBOCK, TEXAS – Bayer CropScience is rolling out a new comprehensive variety naming system. Growers will now be able to identify a variety’s maturity and trait package simply by reading the variety name.
“In the past, when growers saw a new variety from FiberMax, they didn’t really know what the maturity was,” Melton says. “With Stoneville varieties, we have the number designation that is tied to the variety maturity. Now, when we launch a new FiberMax variety, a grower can look at that number and know the maturity range of that variety.”
The new system will feature four numbers for each variety. The first digit will either be a 1, 2, or 3 and will indicate a broad class of maturity. Varieties starting with 1 will be early maturing varieties. Varieties starting with 2 will be mid-maturing varieties. And varieties starting with 3 will be late-maturing varieties.
The second digit will further define the maturity length. That number will be between 0 and 9, with 9 representing the longest maturity and 0 representing the shortest maturity length.
The variety names will still feature the designation of their respective technology at the end of each variety number.
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