The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia		 Research Report
Number 670
January, 2001

Tifton, Georgia: Pearl Millet Grain Hybrid Performance, 2000

Supplementary Tables

Table 1. Pearl millet grain yields (lb/acre) when planted on June 9, 2000.
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Test 1   Test 2*   Test 3**

Row Width (inches)

36   36   36 21 14
Hybrid #1 4637   3740   4071 5147 6391
Hybrid #2 3620   3385  
Hybrid #3 4092   3783   3978 5406 6070
 
5% LSD = Test 1 hybrids = 474
Test 2 hybrids = 671
Test 3 hybrids = 516
* Planted June 8, 2000.
** Test 3 Row spacing = 666



Table 2. Pearl millet grain yields (lb/acre) when planted on July 11, 2000.
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Row Width (inches)
  36 21 14 7
Hybrid #1 4433 6602 6240 4882
Hybrid #2 4413 5053 3894 3898
 
5% LSD Hybrids = 624
Row spacings = 882



Table 3. Grain yields of 117 experimental pearl millet hybrids planted in 36-inch rows in 2000.
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pounds/acre

Planting Date Average Range HGM - 100 check 5% LSD
June 9 3719 2088 to 5996* 3312 1343
June 21 3461 2156 to 5429** 4843 1203
 
* Five hybrids yielded over 5000 lbs.
** Three hybrids yielded over 5000 lbs.
 
 
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