The Georgia Agricultural
Experiment Station
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 666
August 2000
| Quincy, Florida: Ryegrass Forage Performance, 1999-2000 | |||||||
| Dry Matter Yield | |||||||
| Harvest Date | Season Total | ||||||
| Brand-Variety | 12-08-99 | 1-11-00 | 2-16-00 | 3-21-00 | 5-04-00 | 2000 | |
| ------------------------------------------- lb/acre ------------------------------------------- | |||||||
| Passerel Plus | 734 | 1645 | 1608 | 6687 | 4344 | 15017 | |
| Abundant | 780 | 1624 | 1289 | 6156 | 5041 | 14890 | |
| Jumbo | 745 | 1822 | 1678 | 5774 | 4717 | 14734 | |
| Natchez | 676 | 1582 | 1323 | 6205 | 4673 | 14458 | |
| Big Daddy | 965 | 1777 | 1572 | 6290 | 3449 | 14052 | |
| Lewis King | 508 | 1502 | 1824 | 6049 | 4141 | 14025 | |
| Rio | 591 | 1544 | 1750 | 5621 | 4383 | 13889 | |
| ME94 | 629 | 1611 | 1536 | 5733 | 4230 | 13739 | |
| East Texas Exp. FLX-1995 | 584 | 1853 | 1635 | 6089 | 3466 | 13626 | |
| Marshall | 543 | 1542 | 1353 | 5965 | 4055 | 13458 | |
| Stampede | 454 | 1539 | 1903 | 5790 | 3662 | 13347 | |
| Florina | 559 | 1568 | 1620 | 5689 | 3779 | 13214 | |
| Passerel | 589 | 1503 | 1591 | 5642 | 3887 | 13212 | |
| Jackson | 701 | 1721 | 1786 | 5531 | 3251 | 12990 | |
| Common | 675 | 2006 | 1199 | 5264 | 3607 | 12751 | |
| Ampac Fantastic | 522 | 1419 | 1358 | 5710 | 3601 | 12609 | |
| TAM 90 | 604 | 1819 | 1609 | 5252 | 3320 | 12603 | |
| TXR2000-T2 | 315 | 1205 | 1540 | 5980 | 3492 | 12531 | |
| TXR2000-1 | 372 | 1445 | 1565 | 5265 | 3877 | 12523 | |
| FLX1999(GA)LR | 767 | 1753 | 1518 | 5336 | 3042 | 12416 | |
| Lafayette | 539 | 1784 | 1609 | 5031 | 3192 | 12154 | |
| FL X1998(SII)LR | 332 | 1252 | 1385 | 5889 | 3254 | 12111 | |
| Average | 599 | 1614 | 1557 | 5770 | 3839 | 133791 | |
| LSD at 10% Level | 186 | 231 | 298 | 617 | 714 | 1067 | |
| Std. Err. of Entry Mean | 79 | 98 | 126 | 262 | 302 | 452 | |
| 1. C.V. = 6.8%, and df for EMS = 63. | |||||||
| Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10). | |||||||
| Planted: | October 22, 1999. | ||||||
| Seeding Rate: | 50 lb/acre in 7" rows. | ||||||
| Soil Type: | Dothan loamy fine sand. | ||||||
| Soil Test: | P = High, K = High, and pH = 6.3. | ||||||
| Fertilization: | 40 lb N, 0 lb P2O5, and 0 lb K2O/acre. | ||||||
| 50 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th harvests. | |||||||
| Management: | Moldboard plowed and rototilled. | ||||||
| Previous Crop: | Summer fallow. | ||||||
| Test conducted by A. R. Blount and A. W. Watson. | |||||||