Standard Burley Varieties

KY 10 a stand up variety with a large number of leaves which produce high yields of good quality tobacco. Level of Resistance: Mosaic - High; Fusarium Wilt - Medium; Black Root-Rot - Medium Low.

KY 14 a stand up variety with a large number of leaves producing a good yield of high quality tobacco. Level of Resistance: Mosaic - High; Fusarium Wilt - Medium; Wildfire - High; Black Root-Rot - Medium.

KY 17 a variety with multiple disease resistance, high quality and good yield. All Black Shank varieties should be used in a rotation if possible.  Level of Resistance: Black Shank, Race 0 - Medium, Race 1 - Medium; Mosaic - High; Fusarium Wilt - Medium Low; Wildfire - High; Black Root-Rot - High.

KY 8959 has a high resistance to tobacco vein mottling virus, black root rot, and wildfire, medium resistance to tobacco etch virus and Fusarium Wilt; no Black Shank resistance.  This variety is somewhat later flowering than most other varieties.  To obtain an earlier harvest date growers may want to top this variety before it reaches the 50% flowering stage. Topping at 10% flowering or earlier should have no adverse affect on the performance of KY 8959.

KY 907 has a high yield potential.  It has high resistance to tobacco vein mottling virus, black root rot, tobacco mosaic virus, and wildfire, medium-high resistance to tobacco etch virus and medium resistance to Fusarium wilt.  It also has a low level of resistance to black shank.

KY 908 is a medium-early maturing variety.  It has high resistance to tobacco Mosaic Virus, Wildfire, Black Root Rot and Tobacco Vein Mottling Virus. It has medium-high resistance to Tobacco Etch Virus and medium resistance to Race 0 and Race 1 Black Shank.

TN 86 a variety with multiple disease resistance, high quality and good yield. All Black Shank Varieties should be used in a rotation if possible. Level of Resistance: Black Shank, Race 0 - Medium, Race 1 - Medium; Mosaic - Susceptible; Wildfire - High; Black Root-Rot - High.

TN 90 is a variety with multiple disease resistance, high quality and good yield.  All Black Shank varieties should be used in a rotation if possible. Level of Resistance: Black Shank, Race 0 - Medium, Race 1 - Medium; Fusarium Wilt - Low; Wildfire - High; Black Root-Rot - Medium Low.

VA 509 is a medium early maturing variety of a stand-up type burley that produces high quality and a good yield. Level of Resistance: Black Shank, Race 0 - Medium, Race 1 - Medium; Fusarium Wilt - Low; Wildfire - High; Black Root-Rot - Medium Low.

N 126---a high yielder of good quality. Level of Resistance: Mosaic - High; Wildfire - High; Fusarium Wilt - Low; Black Root-Rot - Medium.

N 777---For maximum yield use extra nitrogen and top at an early stage. Level of Resistance; Black Shank, Race 0 - Medium, Race 1 - Medium; Wildfire - High; Fusarium Wilt - Low; Black Root-Rot - Medium

N-88---This variety has proven satisfactory to most tobacco growers. For maximum yield top at an early stage. Level of Resistance; Black Shank, Race 0 - Medium Low, Race 1 - Medium; Black Root-Rot - Medium.

Relative Disease Resistance of Standard Burley   VARIETY BLACK ROOT-ROT MOSAIC FUSARIUM WILT WILDFIRE BLACK SHANK RACE 0 RACE 1   •  KY 10 MED. LOW HIGH MED. « « «   • KY 14 MED. HIGH MED. HIGH « «   • KY 17 HIGH HIGH MED. LOW HIGH MED. MED.   • KY 8959 HIGH « MED. HIGH « « « • KY 907 HIGH HIGH MED. HIGH LOW LOW   • KY 908 HIGH HIGH « HIGH MED. MED. « • TN 86 HIGH « « HIGH MED. MED. « • TN 90 HIGH HIGH « HIGH MED. MED.   • VA 509 MED. LOW « LOW HIGH MED. MED. « • N 126 MED. HIGH MED. HIGH « « « • N 777 MED. « LOLOWW HIGH MED. MED. « • N 88 MED. HIGH MED. HIGH MED. LOW MED. LOW • PELLETIZED SEED AVAILABLE    « AVAILABLE PRIMED