The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia

Research Report Number 666
August 2000

FORAGE TEST RESULTS
          
Wheat
          
Tifton, Georgia: Wheat 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   2000 2-Yr Avg
  --------------------------------------------- lb/acre ---------------------------------------------
 
Roane 1409 1220 1038 1481 2214   7362 6944
Jackson 1612 1213 1220 1380 1657   7081 7235
AR 584A-3-1 1409 1162 1169 1401 1880   7021 .
Roberts 1648 1169 1147 1416 1626   7006 7031
VA96W-158 1735 1387 1227 1510 1016   6875 .
         
AR 494B-2-2 1602 1235 1343 1467 915   6561 .
FFF Exp. 2704 1423 1177 1075 1423 1452   6549 .
AGS 2000 1859 1206 1293 1271 791   6418 6451
FFR566 1358 1147 1104 1474 1300   6382 .
Pioneer 2691 1517 1264 1401 1067 987   6236 6287
         
LA90144B16-3-2 1634 1351 1488 1118 639   6230 .
Jaypee 1510 1213 1314 1372 809   6219 6191
VA96W-270 1307 1118 1111 1633 1038   6207 .
NK Coker 9663 1590 1184 1423 958 980   6135 .
LA9070G45-3-3-1 1488 1271 1329 1009 951   6048 .
          
UGA90524E35 1626 1198 1365 1038 748   5975 .
Pioneer 2684 1074 1118 1336 1648 777   5953 6109
NK Coker 9835 1394 1249 1394 929 879   5845 .
AgriPro Mason 1525 1314 1278 965 632   5714 6066
         
Average 1511 1221 1266 1293 1121   64111 6539
LSD at 10% Level 217 72 109 120 196   282 226
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 92 30 46 51 83   120 95
 
1. C.V. = 3.7%, and df for EMS = 54.
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: 27 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, and 4th harvests.
Management: Moldboard plowed and rototilled.
Previous Crop: Millet forage.
 
Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. D. Pippin.

Last Updated on 8/14/00