The Georgia Agricultural
Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Anton E. Coy, J. LaDon Day and Paul A. Rose
Editors
In this research report, the results of the 2001 corn performance trials are presented. Corn performance trials were conducted at six locations throughout Georgia (see map below) and two locations in Florida in 2001. Short-season, mid-season and full-season hybrids were planted at Tifton, Plains and Midville in the coastal plain region, at Griffin in the Piedmont region, at Calhoun in the limestone valley region, at Blairsville in the mountain region and at Quincy and Jay in the panhandle region of Florida. Hybrids used for silage were evaluated at Tifton, Griffin, Calhoun and Blairsville, Georgia, and at Quincy and Ona, Florida. Preliminary experimental hybrids were tested at Tifton only.
At each site, all plots within a maturity group were seeded at the rates specified and not thinned, and the populations at harvest are included in the tables. Information concerning fertilization and cultural practices used in each trial is included with the tables. Grain harvesting was done with a small plot combine, and yields were adjusted to 15.5 percent moisture. Since data averaged over several years indicate a hybrid's yield potential better than data from only a single year, average yields over several years are included in this report.
The least significant difference (L.S.D.) at the 10 percent level has been included in the tables to aid in comparing hybrids. If the yields of any two hybrids differ by the L.S.D. value or more, they can be considered different in yield ability. Bolding is used in the performance tables to indicate hybrids with yields statistically equal to the highest yielding entry in the test. The standard error (Std. Err.) of an entry mean is included at the bottom of each table to provide a general indicator of the level of precision of each experiment. The lower the value of the standard error of the entry mean, the more precise the experiment.
Producers of hybrid seed corn are invited to enter their hybrids in the Georgia performance trials. Most hybrids entered are commercially available in Georgia, but a few experimental hybrids are also entered. Entry of a hybrid in these trials does not imply endorsement or recommendation by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
This report is one of five publications presenting the 2000-2001 performance of agronomic crops in Georgia. For information concerning the performance of other crops, refer to one of the following research reports: 2000-2001 Small Grains Performance Tests, Experiment Station Research Report #673; 2000-2001 Canola Performance Tests, Experiment Station Research Report #674; 2000 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, Grain Millet, Sunflower and Summer Annual Forages Performance Tests, Experiment Station Research Report #670; and 2000 Peanut, Corn and Tobacco Performance Tests, Experiment Station Research Report #671.
This report, along with performance test information on other crops, is also available at our web site: www.griffin.uga.edu/swvt. Additional information may be obtained by writing Dr. Anton E. Coy, Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA 31793-0748 or J. LaDon Day, Crop and Soil Sciences Department, University of Georgia, Georgia Station, Griffin, GA 30223-1797.