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

Calhoun, Georgia:
Ryegrass Forage Performance, 2000-2001
Dry Matter Yield
Harvest Date Season Totals
Brand-Variety     1-23-01 2-20-01 3-07-01 4-06-01   2001
----------------------------------- lb/acre -----------------------------------
Passerel Plus                 1724  1304  2458  6425 11910
WMN97                                1343  1460  2649  6246 11697
Marshall                                 1322  1254  3038  6078 11692
Brigadier  1807  1611  2192  5919 11529
King                               1542  1442  2478  5972 11434
Jumbo                                    1913  1462  2127  5911 11412
Big Daddy                                1909  1285  2436  5769 11400
ME94                                     1458  1389  2687  5851 11384
TXR2000-T1                               1432  1157  2790  6004 11383
Ed  1747  1346  2482  5796 11371
Stampede                    1379  1349  2648  5787 11163
Surrey II    612  1276  3108  6058 11054
Ribeye                         1528  1534  2305  5685 11052
Jackson                                  1426  1432  2626  5563 11046
TXR2001-10                               1448  1325  2515  5699 10987
Florlina                                  1718  1380  2347  5537 10982
Natchez                                  1738  1207  2361  5649 10955
Prine  1809  1115  2201  5673 10797
Rio                                      1798  1366  2261  5366 10791
TAM 90                                   1512  1339  2585  5322 10757
FLX2000(NEW1)4XLRLate  1704  1141  2142  5467 10454
FLX2000(NEW)4XLRMidLate    1642  1192  2201  5302 10337
Fantastic                          1596  1438  2135  5012 10181
Bounty                                   1560  1310  2106  4791  9766
TXR2001-12                               1379  1167  1960  5040  9545
Average                                  1562  1331  2433  5677  110031
LSD at 10% Level  319  219  365  675 1011
Std. Err. of Entry Mean    135  93  155  286    429
 
1.  C.V. = 7.8%, and df for EMS = 72.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: October 3, 2000.
Seeding Rate: 50 lb/acre in 7" rows.
Soil Type: Waynesboro loam.
Soil Test: P = Very High, K = High, and pH = 6.3.
Fertilization: Preplant: 50 lb N, 50 lb P2O5, and 75 lb K2O/acre.
Topdress: 50 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, and 3rd harvests.
Management: Moldboard plowed and rototilled.
Previous Crop: Soybean.
Test conducted by P. A. Rose, G. Rawls, and J. Stubbs.
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