The Georgia Agricultural
Experiment Station
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 666
August 2000
| Oat | |||||||||
| Tifton, Georgia: Oat Forage Performance, 1999-2000 | |||||||||
| Dry Matter Yield | |||||||||
| Harvest Date | Season Totals | ||||||||
| Brand-Variety | 1-03-00 | 2-01-00 | 2-23-00 | 3-14-00 | 4-04-00 | 4-21-00 | 2000 | 2-Yr Avg | |
| --------------------------------------------- lb/acre --------------------------------------------- | |||||||||
| NK-Coker 227 | 1655 | 1024 | 1256 | 1517 | 1532 | 421 | 7405 | 6835 | |
| Harrison | 1467 | 1104 | 1264 | 1365 | 1597 | 385 | 7181 | 7006 | |
| Secretariat | 1488 | 1053 | 1118 | 1517 | 1546 | 436 | 7158 | 6697 | |
| SS76-30 | 1532 | 1126 | 1227 | 1452 | 1336 | 392 | 7064 | 6661 | |
| SC910337 | 1554 | 907 | 1249 | 1481 | 1387 | 356 | 6933 | . | |
| Horizon 314 | 1663 | 973 | 1053 | 1322 | 1517 | 370 | 6897 | 6552 | |
| Rodgers | 1844 | 922 | 1060 | 1256 | 1423 | 378 | 6883 | 6719 | |
| Arkansas Co. 604 | 1234 | 987 | 1133 | 1517 | 1365 | 421 | 6657 | 6487 | |
| Chapman | 1525 | 987 | 1125 | 1213 | 1329 | 305 | 6483 | 6385 | |
| Iapar I-61 | 1685 | 356 | 494 | 1002 | 1350 | 356 | 5242 | 4687 | |
| Average | 1565 | 944 | 1098 | 1364 | 1438 | 382 | 67901 | 6448 | |
| LSD at 10% Level | 203 | 68 | 142 | 125 | N.S.2 | N.S. | 412 | 304 | |
| Std. Err. of Entry Mean | 84 | 28 | 59 | 52 | 78 | 47 | 171 | 128 | |
| 1. C.V. = 5.0%, and df for EMS = 27. | |||||||||
| 2. The F-test indicated no statistical difference at the alpha = 0.1 probability level; therefore an LSD value was not calculated. | |||||||||
| Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). | |||||||||
| Planted: | October 26, 1999. | ||||||||
| Seeding Rate: | 22 seed/foot in 7" rows. | ||||||||
| Soil Type: | Tifton loamy sand. | ||||||||
| Soil Test: | P = High, K = Medium, and pH = 5.7. | ||||||||
| Fertilization: | 93 lb N, 50 lb P2O5, and 75 lb K2O/acre. | ||||||||
| 40 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th harvests. | |||||||||
| Management: | Moldboard plowed and rototilled. | ||||||||
| Previous Crop: | Millet forage. | ||||||||
| Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. D. Pippin. | |||||||||