The Georgia Agricultural
Experiment Station
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 666
August 2000
| Plains, Georgia: Ryegrass Forage
Performance, 1999-2000 |
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| Dry Matter Yield | ||||||||
| Harvest Date | Season Totals | |||||||
| Brand-Variety | 1-21-00 | 2-25-00 | 3-22-00 | 4-21-00 | 5-04-00 | 2000 | 2-Yr Avg | |
| --------------------------------------- lb/acre --------------------------------------- | ||||||||
| Jumbo | 421 | 1133 | 3058 | 1213 | 1343 | 7168 | 7871 | |
| Marshall | 362 | 784 | 3200 | 1372 | 1430 | 7148 | 7879 | |
| East Texas Exp. FLX-1995 | 443 | 1206 | 3158 | 1162 | 1176 | 7145 | . | |
| Big Daddy | 487 | 1111 | 2913 | 1176 | 1321 | 7008 | 7631 | |
| Ampac Fantastic | 392 | 1307 | 2930 | 1082 | 1155 | 6865 | . | |
| Abundant | 400 | 1111 | 2993 | 1031 | 1256 | 6790 | . | |
| Common | 610 | 1082 | 2856 | 929 | 1256 | 6733 | 7450 | |
| Lafayette | 276 | 871 | 3241 | 1053 | 1285 | 6726 | 7619 | |
| Passerel Plus | 505 | 843 | 2877 | 1184 | 1184 | 6593 | 7776 | |
| ME94 | 305 | 857 | 3119 | 1133 | 1126 | 6539 | 7342 | |
| TAM 90 | 363 | 1017 | 3059 | 951 | 1140 | 6529 | 7479 | |
| FLX1999(GA)LR | 392 | 1031 | 2807 | 1009 | 1278 | 6516 | . | |
| Natchez | 247 | 929 | 2876 | 1242 | 1205 | 6498 | . | |
| Lewis King | 319 | 1038 | 2889 | 1031 | 1169 | 6446 | . | |
| Passerel | 283 | 668 | 2882 | 1336 | 1220 | 6389 | 7521 | |
| TXR2000-1 | 116 | 690 | 3322 | 915 | 1336 | 6379 | . | |
| Stampede | 268 | 907 | 2985 | 980 | 1213 | 6353 | 7571 | |
| Rio | 240 | 784 | 2948 | 1096 | 1278 | 6346 | 7445 | |
| Florina | 225 | 835 | 3006 | 1009 | 1256 | 6331 | . | |
| TXR2000-T2 | 94 | 719 | 2898 | 1045 | 1256 | 6013 | . | |
| Jackson | 327 | 915 | 2805 | 893 | 1046 | 5984 | 7116 | |
| FL X1998(SII)LR | 138 | 690 | 2933 | 958 | 1249 | 5968 | 7173 | |
| Average | 328 | 933 | 2989 | 1082 | 1235 | 65671 | 7529 | |
| LSD at 10% Level | 182 | 183 | 245 | 132 | 141 | 498 | N.S.2 | |
| Std. Err. of Entry Mean | 77 | 78 | 104 | 56 | 60 | 211 | 146 | |
| 1. C.V. = 6.4%, and df for EMS = 63. | ||||||||
| 2. The F-test indicated no statisical 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: | 50 lb/acre 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, 3rd, and 4th harvests. | ||||||||
| Management: | Subsoiled and rototilled. | |||||||
| Previous Crop: | Small grain - Grain. | |||||||
| Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, and R. R. Pines. | ||||||||