The Georgia Agricultural
Experiment Station
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 666
August 2000
| Plains, Georgia: Rye Forage Performance, 1999-2000 | |||||||||
| Dry Matter Yield | |||||||||
| Harvest Date | |||||||||
| Total First3 Harv. | 2-Yr Avg First 3 Harv. | Season Totals | |||||||
| Brand-Variety | 1-18-00 | 2-25-00 | 3-24-00 | 5-04-00 | 2000 | 2-Yr Avg | |||
| --------------------------------------------- lb/acre --------------------------------------------- | |||||||||
| Bates | 2004 | 1379 | 2530 | 5914 | 4093 | 864 | 6778 | 6053 | |
| Pennington SPIRye | 1525 | 1401 | 2752 | 5678 | . | 625 | 6302 | . | |
| AgrioBioTech XR96-1 | 1745 | 1256 | 2646 | 5647 | . | 959 | 6606 | . | |
| Maton | 1401 | 1038 | 3139 | 5579 | 3650 | 879 | 6457 | 6216 | |
| GI-87 | 1503 | 1075 | 2995 | 5572 | 3766 | 646 | 6218 | 6008 | |
| Elbon | 1416 | 951 | 3204 | 5571 | 3631 | 668 | 6239 | 5646 | |
| Wintermore | 1663 | 1351 | 2556 | 5569 | 3888 | 799 | 6368 | 5957 | |
| AgrioBioTech XR9909 | 1808 | 1358 | 2371 | 5536 | . | 951 | 6487 | . | |
| FL98RP2 | 2084 | 1140 | 2276 | 5499 | 3969 | 835 | 6334 | 5657 | |
| Wintergrazer 70 | 1786 | 1336 | 2377 | 5499 | 3813 | 878 | 6377 | 5934 | |
| AgrioBioTech XR9903 | 1793 | 1329 | 2341 | 5463 | . | 813 | 6276 | . | |
| AgrioBioTech XB97-1 | 1387 | 1111 | 2957 | 5454 | . | 1094 | 6549 | . | |
| AgrioBioTech XR9902 | 1445 | 1213 | 2734 | 5391 | . | 719 | 6110 | . | |
| Oklon | 1626 | 1097 | 2655 | 5377 | 3778 | 770 | 6147 | 5683 | |
| AgrioBioTech XR9907 | 1641 | 1351 | 2333 | 5324 | . | 748 | 6072 | . | |
| FL98RP12 | 1931 | 1329 | 1967 | 5227 | 3793 | 1024 | 6250 | 5708 | |
| AgrioBioTech XR95-3 | 1627 | 1227 | 2336 | 5190 | . | 871 | 6061 | . | |
| Wrens 96 | 1496 | 1430 | 2129 | 5055 | 3773 | 886 | 5941 | 5584 | |
| FL99RP11 | 1808 | 1365 | 1782 | 4954 | . | 835 | 5789 | . | |
| AgrioBioTech XR9916 | 1176 | 1191 | 2559 | 4926 | . | 1140 | 6065 | . | |
| Early Grazer | 1713 | 1343 | 1860 | 4916 | 3500 | 741 | 5657 | 5297 | |
| FL98RP21 | 1634 | 1452 | 1826 | 4911 | 3599 | 1024 | 5935 | 5603 | |
| FL98RP13 | 1438 | 1488 | 1961 | 4887 | 3572 | 893 | 5780 | 5387 | |
| Wrens Abruzzi | 1772 | 1307 | 1752 | 4831 | 3646 | 900 | 5731 | 5415 | |
| GA96P16M | 1837 | 980 | 1921 | 4738 | . | 1060 | 5798 | . | |
| FL98RP10 | 1568 | 1278 | 1861 | 4707 | 3548 | 791 | 5498 | 5383 | |
| Wheeler | 1779 | 951 | 1966 | 4695 | 3448 | 2229 | 6924 | 6072 | |
| FL98RP3 | 1779 | 994 | 1917 | 4690 | 3507 | 929 | 5619 | 5245 | |
| FL98RP5.6 | 1662 | 1241 | 1710 | 4614 | 3458 | 980 | 5594 | 5279 | |
| FL98RP14L-E | 1641 | 958 | 1816 | 4415 | 3343 | 610 | 5025 | 4686 | |
| FL98RP14-15 | 1510 | 915 | 1984 | 4409 | 3384 | 719 | 5128 | 4800 | |
| GA96RS6 | 1772 | 733 | 1618 | 4123 | . | 1198 | 5320 | . | |
| AgrioBioTech XB9912 | 530 | 777 | 2042 | 3349 | . | 2149 | 5498 | . | |
| Average | 1621 | 1192 | 2269 | 50821 | 3658 | 946 | 60282 | 5581 | |
| LSD at 10% Level | 247 | 193 | 270 | 464 | N.S.3 | 239 | 555 | 305 | |
| Std. Err. of Entry Mean | 105 | 82 | 115 | 198 | 103 | 102 | 236 | 130 | |
| 1. C.V. = 7.9%, and df for EMS = 96. | |||||||||
| 2. C.V. = 7.8%, and df for EMS = 96. | |||||||||
| 3. 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 27, 1999. | ||||||||
| Seeding Rate: | 36 seed/foot in 7" rows. | ||||||||
| Soil Type: | Greenville sandy clay loam. | ||||||||
| Soil Test: | P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 5.6. | ||||||||
| Fertilization: | 62 lb N, 72 lb P2O5, and 36 lb K2O/acre. | ||||||||
| 50 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, and 3rd harvests. | |||||||||
| Management: | Subsoiled and rototilled. | ||||||||
| Previous Crop: | Small grain - Grain. | ||||||||
| Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, and R. R. Pines. | |||||||||