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

Reseach Report Number 666
August 2000

 

Tifton, Georgia: Wheat Grain Performance with Foliar Fungicide, 1999-2000
Brand-Variety	Yield1	Test Wt	Ht	Lodg.	Winter Survival	Head Date	Leaf Rust2 4/26
	bu/acre	lb/bu	in	%	%	mo/day	%
NK Coker 9835	84.5	57.4	37	5	100	03/25	20
Pioneer XW682	83.4	59.1	45	0	100	03/25	0
AGS 2000	82.7	61.2	43	6	100	03/25	0
VA96W-158	82.6	58.4	43	0	100	03/31	0
UGA 92485-E15	81.5	61.4	44	3	100	03/23	0
Roberts	80.7	59.9	43	1	100	04/03	0
Pioneer 26R24	80.1	60.4	44	1	100	03/31	20
Jackson	77.5	59.2	44	1	100	04/06	0
AgriPro D95-7763	77.0	58.3	43	0	100	04/07	0
LA90144B16-3-2	76.9	59.0	37	0	100	03/25	10
Pioneer 2684	76.9	60.9	42	0	100	03/28	0
GA90524E1	76.7	59.1	39	6	100	03/26	0
LA9070G45-3-3-1	76.4	57.1	40	0	100	03/26	0
UGA 911316E46	75.7	59.9	38	20	100	03/31	0
LA90518PB43-3-1-4	75.6	58.4	43	0	100	03/27	0
GA921221E16	75.4	56.9	42	1	100	03/24	0
Jaypee	75.2	60.0	39	6	100	03/27	0
GA93132E6	75.2	59.8	44	21	100	03/27	0
UGA90524E35	73.7	57.5	36	48	100	03/24	0
GA921188E43	73.4	58.8	43	4	100	03/26	0
UGA 91436E29	72.3	59.1	40	0	100	04/05	10
AR656-5-1	72.0	58.2	45	0	100	04/04	0
LA8983B14-3-1-2	71.9	56.9	38	1	100	03/25	0
AR 494B-2-2	71.7	59.5	43	13	100	03/29	0
Pioneer 26R61	70.7	60.4	44	0	100	03/28	0
AgriPro BL94-0026	70.7	55.5	41	0	100	03/26	0
VA96W-270	69.8	58.0	40	0	100	03/30	0
GA921206E38	69.2	58.9	39	4	100	03/26	0
GA921204E44	68.4	57.5	43	9	100	03/24	0
Croplan SR204	66.4	59.8	44	0	100	04/10	0
AR 584A-3-1	65.5	58.8	45	1	100	04/08	0
Croplan SR218	60.9	58.1	45	0	100	04/11	0
Roane	60.8	60.0	39	0	100	04/12	0
Average	74.33	58.9	41	5	100	03/30	2
LSD at 10% Level	5.4	1.0	2	11	-	01	-
Std. Err. of Entry Mean	2.3	0.4	1	4	-	01	-
1. Yields calculated as 60 pounds per bushel at 13.5% moisture.
2. Percentage on flag leaves.
3. C.V. = 6.2%, and df for EMS = 96.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	November 16, 1999.
Harvested:	May 30, 2000
Seeding Rate:	22 seeds per foot in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:	P = High, K = Medium, and pH = 5.7.
Fertilization:	40 lb N, 40 lb P2O5, and 40 lb K2O/acre.
	40 lb N/acre.
Management:	Moldboard plowed and rototilled; 4 oz/acre Bayleton and 4 oz/acre Tilt applied to control fungal diseases.
Previous Crop:	Cotton.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. D. Pippin.