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

2001 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, Grain Millet, and Summer Annual Forages Performance Tests
Research Report Number 676
January 2002
Plains, Georgia:
Early-Planted Soybean Variety Performance, 2001, Irrigated
Yield Averages 2001 Data
Company or
Brand Name
  Variety 3-Year 2-Year   Rank Yield1 Maturity Plant
Ht
Lodg.2 Wt of
100 Seed
Seed
Quality3
Shatt.4
bu/acre date in rating gm rating rating
Maturity Group V
Pioneer            9594 62.0 65.5 3  73.1 09/25 38 2.0 20.2 2.0  1.0
Delta King         5995 59.9 65.7 13  70.5 09/24 37 2.3 15.8 2.7  1.0
Public Variety  Hutcheson 59.8 64.2 1  75.2 09/22 39 1.0 19.1 1.7  1.0
Public Variety Caviness 58.2 62.8 10  71.4 09/23 37 2.0 19.5 2.0  1.0
Hornbeck           HBK 5990 58.2 62.7 6  71.7 09/28 37 1.0 19.9 1.0  1.0
Croplan Genetics Robin-5 56.8 61.8 28  67.4 10/02 33 1.0 15.3 1.3  1.0
Delta King         5661RR       54.0 56.8 44  59.4 09/23 37 1.0   . 3.0  1.0
Delta King         5762RR       49.0 50.7 41  61.2 09/23 40 2.0 13.2 2.3  1.0
DPL                DP5915RR   . 67.6 16  69.9 10/02 37 2.7   . 1.3  1.0
Dyna Gro           3562NRR   . 63.0 19  69.7 09/24 35 2.3 18.1 2.7  1.0
DPL DP 5806 RR   . 61.7 20  69.3 10/02 39 2.7 15.5 2.0  1.0
So. States         SS-597N   . 60.6 22  68.5 09/30 41 2.3 19.8 1.7  1.0
Croplan Genetics 590RR   . 49.9 45  57.2 09/27 43 2.0 14.2 2.0  1.0
Dyna Gro           3582NRR   . 49.8 42  60.4 09/22 38 2.0 14.2 2.3  1.0
Pioneer            95B32   .   . 2  73.3 09/09 35 1.0 17.4 2.3  1.0
Croplan Genetics YRC49          .   . 4  72.1 09/21 29 2.0 17.6 2.7  1.0
Pioneer            95B96          .   . 5  72.1 09/30 39 1.0 16.6 2.0  1.0
Hornbeck           HBK R5620   .   . 7  71.7 09/30 40 2.3 16.0 2.3  1.0
Croplan Genetics RC5252         .   . 8  71.5 09/22 37 1.0 17.4 2.0  1.0
Delta King         5465RR         .   . 9  71.5 09/30 39 1.0 19.3 2.3  1.0
Croplan Genetics   RC5454         .   . 11  71.2 09/27 37 1.0 19.1 2.0  1.0
Asgrow             AG5501         .   . 12  71.2 09/24 36 1.0 16.0 2.7  1.0
Delta King         5366RR         .   . 14  70.5 09/23 37 2.0 17.6 2.3  1.0
Croplan Genetics   YRC56          .   . 15  70.1 09/26 37 2.0 18.7 2.3  1.0
So. States         SSRT5999N   .   . 17  69.9 10/01 45 1.0 18.8 2.0  1.0
Eagle Seed         ES Punch RR   .   . 18  69.8 09/22 41 2.7 16.3 2.0  1.0
Southern States FFR-RT557N   .   . 21  69.0 09/22 39 1.7 18.0 2.0  1.0
Delta King         5668RR   .   . 23  68.3 09/22 36 2.7 19.1 2.7  1.0
Pioneer            95B53   .   . 24  68.1 09/24 31 1.7 16.2 1.3  1.0
Eagle Seed         ES Marshal RR   .   . 25  68.0 10/01 45 2.7 16.6 2.0  1.0
Southern States FFR-RT587N   .   . 26  68.0 10/01 42 1.0 17.6 1.7  1.0
DPL DP5414RR    .   . 27  67.4 09/25 45 2.0 18.5 1.3  1.0
Croplan Genetics YRC58          .   . 29  67.4 09/28 48 1.0 18.3 2.7  1.0
Croplan Genetics RC4444         .   . 30  66.4 09/23 39 1.7 18.3 2.0  1.0
Croplan Genetics YRC57          .   . 31  66.2 10/04 39 2.3 16.7 2.0  1.0
NK                 S57-A4   .   . 32  66.2 09/22 37 1.7 18.2 1.7  1.0
Public Variety UARK5896   .   . 33  66.0 09/29 41 2.0 18.2 3.0  1.0
Asgrow             AG5902   .   . 34  65.0 10/01 40 1.7 15.1 2.3  1.0
Hartz              H5855RR   .   . 35  65.0 09/24 37 1.7 16.0 2.7  1.0
Eagle Seed         ES Trooper RR   .   . 36  63.2 10/03 38 2.3 16.7 1.7  1.0
Croplan Genetics RC4995    .   . 37  63.1 09/21 44 2.3 19.5 3.0  1.0
Dyna Gro 3518   .   . 38  62.8 09/21 39 1.0 17.2 3.0  1.0
Croplan Genetics YRC51   .   . 39  62.7 09/22 45 1.0 17.9 2.3  1.0
So. States         SSXPRT46704   .   . 40  61.9 09/27 54 2.3 20.9 2.0  1.0
Hornbeck           HBK R5820      .   . 43  59.8 10/01 48 1.3 18.3 2.0  1.0
Croplan Genetics RC4848         .   . 46  57.0 09/20 42 1.0 18.6 3.7  1.0
Average 57.3 60.2   67.45 09/26 39 1.7 17.5 2.2  1.0
LSD at 10% Level 5.3 6.9 5.5 5 3 0.7 - 0.7 -
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 1.5 2.1 2.4 2 1 0.3 - 0.3 -
Maturity Group VI
Southern States  FFR-665N 57.5 62.1 2  70.8 10/06 38 1.7 16.5 1.7  1.0
Public Variety Hutcheson 55.2 60.0 4  66.7 09/24 38 1.0 17.4 2.0  1.0
Pioneer            9692         51.8 55.7 15  60.0 10/06 43 1.3 15.0 1.0  1.0
Public Variety Musen        49.9 55.7 6  65.0 10/15 45 3.0 15.0 2.0  1.0
Public Variety Santee       47.7 53.4 12  61.1 10/14 47 1.7 17.9 1.3  1.0
Public Variety     NC Roy         . 69.6 1  80.1 10/07 37 2.7 15.3 1.7  1.0
DPL DP 6880 RR   . 58.8 3  69.0 10/10 39 3.0 17.5 1.0  1.0
Croplan Genetics 6299RR   . 52.8 17  57.1 10/03 46 2.0 15.4 2.0  1.0
Univ of Ga         G99-G725   . 39.1 22  45.5 10/05 39 2.7 11.3 1.0  1.0
Univ of Ga         G95-179   .   . 5  65.6 10/13 41 2.0 19.4 2.0  1.0
DPL DP6299RR   .   . 7  64.9 10/04 40 3.0 18.3 2.0  1.0
Pioneer            96B21          .   . 8  63.8 10/03 43 1.7 16.2 2.7  1.0
Univ of Ga                G97-3149   .   . 9  63.5 10/08 41 2.7 16.9 1.3  1.0
Public Variety     Dillon   .   . 10  62.7 10/05 46 1.3 18.0 1.7  1.0
USG 620nRR   .   . 11  61.1 10/05 45 1.3 17.9 1.7  1.0
NK                 S60-E4         .   . 13  61.0 09/30 43 2.0 15.7 2.0  1.0
Dyna Gro           3614RR         .   . 14  60.5 10/03 45 1.7 16.6 2.0  1.0
So. States         SSRT6299N   .   . 16  58.7 10/04 47 1.0 21.3 2.0  1.0
AgraTech    ATS600RR   .   . 18  56.7 10/03 49 1.7 17.4 2.3  1.0
Univ of Ga                G97-1486   .   . 19  56.6 10/03 39 4.3 15.5 1.0  1.0
So. States         SSRT6999N   .   . 20  55.3 10/15 46 1.7 14.0 1.0  1.0
AgriPro/Garst 6612RR/N   .   . 21  53.8 10/13 44 2.3 17.1 1.3  1.0
Average                         52.4 56.4   61.86 10/06 43 2.1 16.6 1.7  1.0
LSD at 10% Level 3.6 6.1  6.2 3 4 0.8 - 0.6 -
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 1.1 1.6  2.6 1 2 0.3 - 0.2 -
Maturity Groups VII and VIII
SGA                Haskell      50.2 56.7 8  60.4 10/19 41 2.3 17.9 2.0  1.0
NK                 S75-55       49.8 56.0 7  60.8 10/16 43 1.7 17.3 2.0  1.0
Public Variety     Carver       48.6 52.4 16  56.3 10/12 41 2.0 18.3 1.7  1.7
Public Variety     Cook         47.3 52.9 10  59.6 10/19 43 2.7 17.6 2.0  1.0
Public Variety     Kuell        45.9 51.9 6  61.0 10/23 45 3.3 15.8 2.3  1.0
Public Variety     Musen        45.6 50.4 11  59.1 10/17 41 3.3 14.6 2.0  1.0
SGA                Benning      45.3 51.6 17  56.1 10/15 41 2.0 14.9 1.3  1.0
Public Variety     Maxcy        43.5 50.1 20  52.7 10/21 44 3.0 17.2 1.3  1.0
SGA                Prichard     42.9 47.2 21  52.6 10/23 44 3.0 15.0 2.0  1.0
Public Variety     Hagood       42.2 49.9 24  51.3 10/21 44 3.3 16.0 1.3  1.0
NK                 S83-30       40.7 45.7 28  48.9 10/22 48 2.3 16.0 1.7  1.0
Public Variety     Motte        39.6 42.3 29  46.0 10/22 37 4.0 16.1 2.0  1.0
DPL DP7731         . 60.2 2  66.2 10/14 45 2.3 17.4 1.7  1.0
Univ of Ga         G99-G6682      . 56.4 5  62.5 10/17 40 3.3 16.3 1.3  1.0
NK                 S73-Z5         . 53.2 15  56.9 10/14 45 2.0 16.4 1.7  1.0
DPL DP7220RR       . 51.5 14  57.3 10/16 45 2.3 14.2 1.7  1.0
Public Variety     N7001          . 51.3 9  59.9 10/19 39 1.7 15.9 1.7  1.0
AgSouth            Prichard RR    . 49.7 27  49.4 10/22 42 3.3 13.9 2.3  1.0
Hartz              H7242RR        . 49.6 25  51.1 10/17 47 1.7 14.4 1.3  1.3
Univ of Ga         G95-2484       .   . 1  72.7 10/19 39 3.0 18.6 2.0  1.0
Pioneer            97B52          .   . 3  66.1 10/13 42 2.0 14.6 2.0  1.0
Univ of Ga                G96-2272       .   . 4  64.9 10/15 43 3.0 13.1 1.3  1.0
Univ of Ga                G97-1387       .   . 12  59.0 10/19 37 2.3 14.6 2.0  1.3
Univ of Ga                G96-1170       .   . 13  59.0 10/11 39 2.0 15.2 1.3  1.0
So. States         SSRT7499N      .   . 18  54.5 10/20 47 2.7 14.8 1.3  1.0
Univ of Ga                G97-2449       .   . 19  53.3 10/16 41 2.7 14.9 1.3  1.0
Univ of Ga         G96-1797       .   . 22  52.3 10/23 46 2.0 18.4 2.3  1.0
Univ of Ga                G97-1417       .   . 23  52.1 10/16 39 3.0 16.2 1.3  1.0
Univ of Ga                G97-1419       .   . 26  50.9 10/18 34 3.3 14.5 1.0  3.0
Average                         45.1 51.5   57.07 10/18 42 2.6 15.9 1.7  1.1
LSD at 10% Level 4.7 6.3 7.9 2 5 0.6 - 0.6  0.2
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 2.1 2.7     3.3 1 2 0.2 - 0.3  0.1
1.  Yields calculated at 13% moisture.
2.  Lodging rating:  Rated 1 (all plants erect) to 5 (over 80% of plants down).
3.  Seed quality rating:  Rated 1 (very good) to 5 (very poor).
4.  Shattering rating:  Rated 1 (no shattering) to 5 (>50% pods shattered).
5.  CV = 6.1% and df for EMS = 90.
6.  CV = 7.3% and df for EMS = 42.
7.  CV = 10.1% and df for EMS = 56.
Bolding within each test denotes entries with yields equal to the highest yielding entry based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: May 16, 2001.
Harvested: Maturity Group V - October 10, 2001.
Maturity Group VI - October 17, 2001.
Maturity Groups VII & VIII - October 31, 2001.
Seeding Rate: Ten seeds per foot in 30" rows.
Soil Type: Greenville sandy clay loam.
Soil Test: