2000-2001 Small Grains Performance Tests

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

Research Report Number 673
August 2001

Oat
Tifton, Georgia:
Oat Forage Performance, 2000-2001
Dry Matter Yield
Harvest Date Season Totals
Brand-Variety   1-10-01 1-29-01 2-14-01 3-01-01 3-26-01   2001 2-Yr Avg
--------------------------------------------- lb/acre ---------------------------------------------
LA9339E45                                1300   958 1089   980  1604  5930     .
NK-Coker 227  1015   922 1176 1060  1677  5850  6628
Rodgers                                 1293   907   907 1031  1604  5742  6312
Horizon 314                               986 1009   864   936  1641  5436  6166
FLX474-1-B2-8-W1   857 1184   922   878  1561  5401     .
Brooks                                    987 1053   922   929  1438  5328     .
SC910337                                   399 1060   929 1118  1590  5096  6015
Harrison                                  545 1009   966 1002  1452  4973  6077
Chapman                                   319 1111   936 1024  1510  4900  5691
LA90113AFL2-1-19-3   501 1016   893   849  1496  4755     .
Arkansas Co. 604   218   661   958 1089  1467  4392  5525
Average                                   765   990   960   990  1549   52551  6059
LSD at 10% Level  209  238  128  80  176  266  234
Std. Err. of Entry Mean  87  99  54  34  73    110  122
 
1.  C.V. = 5.7%, and df for EMS = 45.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected
LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: October 24, 2000
Seeding Rate: 22 seed/foot in 7" rows.
Soil Type: Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test: P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 7.2.
Fertilization: Preplant: 93 lb N, 50 lb P2O5, and 75 lb K2O/acre.
Topdress: 50 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th harvests.
Management: Moldboard plowed and rototilled; Diaznon used for insect control.
Previous Crop: Corn silage.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. D. Pippin.
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