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

Griffin, Georgia:
Rye Grain Performance, 2000-2001
Yield1 2001 Data
Brand-Variety   3-Year
Average
2-Year
Average
  Rank  Yield1 Test
Wt
Ht Lodg. Winter
Survival
Head
Date
Straw
Wt
----- bu/acre ----- bu/acre lb/bu in % % mo/day lb/acre
Wrens Abruzzi                57.1  61.1 2  60.8 54.1  67  15 100 03/14 3710
Wintergrazer 70              54.9  58.5 4  52.0 55.2  72  28 100 03/17 3942
Bates                        53.3  53.4 3  60.1 54.9  74  19 100 03/31 3734
Wrens 96                     49.6  52.2 7  50.4 54.7  71  23 100 03/24 3180
Oklon                        49.4  51.3 6  50.8 55.1  75  41 100 04/01 3572
GI-87                        48.2  48.4 10  46.7 54.7  70  29 100 03/16 3027
Maton                        44.8  45.3 5  51.6 55.5  71  33 100 04/03 3616
Elbon                        41.4  42.1 8  50.1 55.9  71  37 100 04/01 3027
GA96P16M                       .    . 1  62.7 53.5  72    3 100 03/22 3049
SPIRye              .  48.6 9  48.3 55.2  69  20 100 03/24 3376
Winter King                    .    . 11  43.2 55.3  73  49 100 04/02 3006
Hancock                        .  34.1 12  27.4 50.1  59  94 100 04/13 2425
Average                      49.8  49.5   50.32 54.5  70  32 100 03/27 3305
LSD at 10% Level  4.0  4.9  7.1  0.8 3  23 - 07 287
Std. Err. of Entry Mean  1.7  2.0      3.0  0.3 1  9 - 03 120
1.  Yields calculated as 56 pounds per bushel at 13.0% moisture.
2.  C.V. = 11.8%, and df for EMS = 33.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD
(P = 0.10).
Planted: October 10, 2000.
Harvested: June 6, 2001.
Seeding Rate: 18 seeds per foot in 7" rows.
Soil Type: Appling coarse sandy loam.
Soil Test: P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 6.0.
Fertilization: Preplant: 49 lb N, 98 lb P2O5, and 147 lb K2O/acre.
Topdress: 60 lb N/acre.
Management: Moldboard plowed and rototilled.
Previous Crop: Wheat.
Test conducted by P. A. Rose.
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