| Georgia Agricultural
Experiment Stations College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia |
Research
Report Number 668 November, 2000 |
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| Quincy, Florida: Short-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 2000, Irrigated | |||||||||||
| Yield1 | |||||||||||
| Company or Brand Name | Hybrid Name | 2000 | 3-Year Average | Ears/100 Plants | Ear Grain Weight | Grain Quality2 | Grain Moisture3 | Plant Population | Erect Plants | ||
| bu/acre | no. | lb | rating | % | no. | % | |||||
| Pioneer | 31G98 | 155.9 | . | 101 | 0.31 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 25647 | 99 | ||
| Pioneer | 32k61 | 146.1 | . | 99 | 0.31 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 24936 | 100 | ||
| Southern States | SS769BT | 146.1 | . | 102 | 0.29 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 25331 | 98 | ||
| DeKalb | DK 650 | 138.7 | . | 105 | 0.31 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 22411 | 99 | ||
| DeKalb | DK679BtY | 136.7 | . | 101 | 0.32 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 21839 | 100 | ||
| AgraTech | 787 | 136.5 | . | 100 | 0.30 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 23356 | 100 | ||
| Southern States | SS729CL | 135.5 | . | 95 | 0.31 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 23358 | 96 | ||
| Pioneer | 3245 | 130.6 | . | 102 | 0.29 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 23122 | 100 | ||
| Southland Genetics | SG1611 | 106.6 | . | 101 | 0.26 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 20912 | 100 | ||
| Southland Genetics | SG1580 | 106.2 | . | 96 | 0.28 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 20515 | 100 | ||
| Average | 133.94 | . | 100 | 0.30 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 23143 | 99 | |||
| LSD at 10% Level | 13.2 | 4 | N.S.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1310 | N.S. | ||||
| Std. Err. of Entry Mean | 5.5 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 544 | 1 | ||||
| 1. Yields calculated at 15.5% moisture. | |||||||||||
| 2. Grain quality rating: 1 = excellent to 5 = poor. | |||||||||||
| 3. Grain moisture at harvest. | |||||||||||
| 4. CV = 8.2%, and df for EMS = 27. | |||||||||||
| 5. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 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: | March 22, 2000. | ||||||||||
| Harvested: | August 4, 2000. | ||||||||||
| Seeding Rate: | 27,700 seeds/acre in 30" rows. | ||||||||||
| Soil Type: | Dothan loamy fine sand. | ||||||||||
| Soil Test: | P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 5.6. | ||||||||||
| Fertilization: | 18 lb N, 54 lb P2O5, and 108 lb K2O/acre as preplant; 150 lb N/acre as sidedress. | ||||||||||
| Previous Crop: | Soybean. | ||||||||||
| Management: | Subsoiled and strip tilled; Aatrex and Permit used for weed control; irrigated 10.0 inches. | ||||||||||
| Test conducted by D. L. Wright and B. Kidd. | |||||||||||
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Last Updated on 11/13/00