2001 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE Agrononmy and Soils Departmental Series No. 236 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Luther Waters, Director Auburn University Auburn, Alabama September 2001

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The 2001 Small Grain V arieties for Forage
Alabama Performance Comparison of

Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University).

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Table of Contents
Page Acknowledgments Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Procedure ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Data Explanation ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Discussion ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Small Grain Dry Matter Yields by Season Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina, 2001 ........................................5 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 ....................................................................................6 Three-Year Averages 1999-2001 ..................................................................................6 Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, 2001 .............................................7 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 ....................................................................................8 Three-Year Averages 1998, and 2000-2001 .................................................................8 Upper Coastal Plain Research Station, Winfield, 2001 ...............................................................9 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 .................................................................................. 10 Three-Year Averages 1999-2001 ................................................................................ 10 Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, 2001 ........................................ 11 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 .................................................................................. 12 Three-Year Averages 1999-2001 ................................................................................ 12 Prattville Research Field, Prattville, 2001 ................................................................................. 13 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 .................................................................................. 14 Three-Year Averages 1999-2001 ................................................................................ 14 E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, 2001 ......................................... 15 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 .................................................................................. 16 Three-Year Averages 1999-2001 ................................................................................ 16 Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope, 2001 .................................................... 17 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 .................................................................................. 18 Three-Year Averages 1999-2001 ................................................................................ 18 Monroeville Research Field, Monroeville, 2001 ........................................................................ 19 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 .................................................................................. 20 Three-Year Averages 1999-2001 ................................................................................ 20 Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, 2001 .................................................... 21 Two-Year Averages 2000-2001 .................................................................................. 22 Three-Year Averages 1999-2001 ................................................................................ 22 Sources of Seed ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Information contained herein is available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, and other related acts, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal opportunity employment to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.

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Acknowledgments
Appreciation is expressed to Mien-Huei Tzeng, Research Data Analysis, for the computation and summarization of data in this report. Appreciation is also expressed to the following supervisory personnel of the outlying units whose support is gratefully acknowledged:

Northern Alabama Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina ......................... B.E. Norris, Jr., Supt. H.E. Burgess, Assoc. Supt. Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville ...............................R.A. Dawkins, Supt.

Upper Coastal Plain Research Station, Winfield ..................................................... R.C. Rawls, Supt.

Central Alabama Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction ............................. J.L. Holliman, Supt. Prattville Experiment Field ........................................................................................ D.P. Moore, Supt. E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee ............................. S.P. Nightengale, Supt.

Southern Alabama Monroeville Experiment Field .................................................................................. J.R. Akridge, Supt. Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope ......................................... N.R. McDaniel, Supt. M.D. Pegues, Asst. Supt. Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland ............................................... L.W. Wells, Supt. B.E. Gamble, Asst. Supt.

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The 2001 Alabama Performance Comparison of Small Grain Varieties for Forage
K. M. Glass1

INTRODUCTION
The large number of commercially available varieties of wheat, oats, rye, barley, and triticale makes it difficult for growers to select varieties most suited for forage production in their particular area of Alabama because yields and distribution of growth vary. For example, many of the small grain species and varieties differ in their capability to produce early fall and winter forage for livestock production. Making the proper selection requires up-to-date, unbiased, reliable information on total forage yields and seasonal yields of varieties. Entries in each experiment are determined by the companies or institutes which control each variety, or line, not by experiment station personnel. Data from tests conducted at nine locations were used to compile this report. These locations represent the varied growing conditions in Alabama for the past three years.

PROCEDURE
The experimental design for the tests was a split plot design with species as the main plot and varieties as subplots. Plots were 5 feet by 20 feet with rows spaced seven inches apart. A cone drill was used to plant all tests. Each variety was replicated three times in each test. The tests are normally planted in late September to early October. In the 1999 harvest year, the forage test was not planted at Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, due to dry soil conditions. All other tests were planted in mid-October. In the 2000 harvest year, Winfield and Tallassee were planted in late September and all other tests were planted in early October. The tests were fertilized at planting with 100 pounds of nitrogen (N) per acre and clipped with a flail-type mower each time they reached six inches in height. The entire harvested forage from each plot was weighed; plus a sample was weighed green from each plot, then dried and reweighed. The percent dry matter figure from these weights was used to calculate forage dry matter per acre. The tests were topdressed in February with 60 pounds N per acre and clipping was continued until no regrowth occurred in the spring.

DATA EXPLANATION
Total and seasonal dry matter yields are recorded by locations. The four seasonal periods are autumn—forage produced through December; winter—January and February production; early spring—March and early April production; and late spring—production after April 20.

DISCUSSION
Growing conditions and variety forage performance often vary among locations and years. Multiple-year averages are provided and should be a better indicator for performance comparisons. In the 2000 growing season, there was only one harvest at Marion Junction due to wet soil conditions in the spring. Dry conditions in November through October followed by severe cold in November through January hampered growth at Crossville.

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Glass is an Agricultural Program Associate in the Auburn University Department of Agronomy and Soils.

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TABLE 1. SEASONAL DRY M ATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE , AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
257 203 375 428 436 340 23 120 73 180 146 104 116 110 108 174 174 132 27 51 115 115 — — 429 888 473 722 941 584 683 790 815 557 827 809 481 692 18 175 346 406 364 372 13 82

Early Spring lb.
2,319 2,209 1,941 1,848 1,595 1,982 7 217 2,929 2,720 2,750 2,168 2,179 2,236 2,307 2,172 2,125 2,398 9 323 2,921 2,921 — — 3,102 2,237 3,010 2,720 2,075 2,474 1,750 2,046 1,613 2,217 1,563 1,628 1,421 2,143 8 251 2,461 1,753 1,424 1,879 14 461

Late Spring lb.
787 794 811 465 596 690 31 322 1,861 1,643 1,517 1,580 1,403 1,390 1,324 1,187 1,189 1,455 12 256 405 405 — — 327 508 343 401 458 403 411 445 618 389 501 473 392 436 26 159 727 699 373 600 31 324

Total lb.
3,721 3,457 3,422 3,091 3,024 3,343 7 371 4,943 4,882 4,522 4,090 4,019 3,916 3,874 3,867 3,783 4,211 9 540 3,671 3,671 — — 4,233 4,222 4,194 4,191 3,895 3,892 3,812 3,762 3,695 3,634 3,550 3,531 2,792 3,800 7 367 4,016 3,573 2,628 3,405 11 655

Wheat AR 494B-2-2 GA 91426E39 AR 584A-3-1 GA 901146E15 Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats TX 96D011 Harrison Dallas Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 604 Chapman LA 9339E45 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Barley TX 94D632 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Elbon Carolina Grazer 2000 Maton SPI Rye Carolina Early Grazer Oklon 96RS1 Wintergrazer 70 96P16M Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wren’s 96 FL-SYN-T Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

358 251 295 349 397 330 25 123 81 339 109 239 321 180 136 334 295 226 30 95 230 230 — — 375 590 368 349 421 432 969 481 649 472 659 621 499 529 28 204 482 714 467 554 15 141

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T ABLE 2. TWO -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITI CALE V ARIETIES C UT AS F ORAGE AT T ENNESSEE V ALLEY R ESEARCH AND E XTENSION C ENTER , B ELLE M INA, A LABAMA , 2000-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
663 493 721 576 517 586 573 806 685 608 898 789 910 800 889 624 544

Early Spring lb.
2,836 3,000 2,512 2,847 2,568 2,580 2,588 3,476 3,836 3,975 3,226 2,922 2,239 2,715 1,992 2,786 1,684

Late Spring lb.
837 972 771 1,556 1,574 1,176 1,195 753 601 536 780 756 1,035 868 1,023 1,087 808

Total lb.
4,958 4,949 4,614 5,528 5,221 4,976 4,957 6,332 6,013 5,908 5,805 5,534 5,366 5,271 4,960 5,600 3,885

Wheat AR 584A-3-1 AR 494B-2-2 Roberts Oats Harrison Horizon 314 Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Oklon Maton Elbon SPI Rye Bates Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

623 484 609 548 562 634 601 1,297 891 789 902 1,066 1,183 888 1,056 1,102 849

TABLE 3. THREE-YEAR A VERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF W HEAT, OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND E XTENSION CENTER, B ELLE M INA, A LABAMA , 1999-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
1,219 1,005 976 1,003 816 1,081 1,010 927 1,128 1,195 1,031 1,145 874

Early Spring lb.
1,922 2,107 1,909 1,892 1,962 2,742 3,062 3,148 2,282 1,765 2,164 1,548 2,100

Late Spring lb.
1,266 2,508 2,408 2,080 2,311 1,353 1,231 1,123 1,266 1,382 1,205 1,352 2,104

Total lb.
5,192 6,217 5,892 5,785 5,771 6,567 6,378 6,193 5,907 5,588 5,452 5,217 6,303

Wheat Roberts Oats Harrison Horizon 314 Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Oklon Maton Elbon Bates Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700

785 597 599 810 682 1,390 1,075 995 1,231 1,246 1,052 1,173 1,225

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TABLE 4. SEASONAL DRY M ATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE , AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT S AND MOUNTAIN R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION C ENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
594 359 612 777 434 555 31 270 651 602 412 328 508 215 436 444 693 477 38 258 627 627 — — 1,741 3,685 767 1,189 1,539 1,119 1,971 2,211 1,879 1,183 464 2,258 1,397 1,646 54 1,250 820 1,484 1,102 1,135 35 699

Early Spring lb.
2,737 2,636 2,154 1,720 1,769 2,203 22 739 1,968 1,859 2,007 1,765 2,017 2,075 2,395 1,593 2,085 1,974 20 563 3,112 3,112 — — 3,133 1,100 3,260 3,088 2,665 2,959 2,273 1,777 1,822 2,439 3,176 1,638 1,160 2,346 28 920 2,221 1,091 857 1,390 25 604

Late Spring lb.
2,224 1,899 1,731 1,691 1,908 1,891 25 707 3,715 3,531 3,546 3,732 3,269 3,343 2,481 2,943 1,997 3,173 21 947 2,440 2,440 — — 2,270 2,351 2,735 2,416 2,283 2,339 1,962 2,213 2,373 2,292 2,103 1,620 2,131 2,238 24 753 1,940 1,956 1,881 1,926 16 534

Total lb.
5,555 4,894 4,498 4,188 4,110 4,649 22 1,585 6,334 5,992 5,965 5,825 5,794 5,634 5,312 4,981 4,775 5,623 13 1,061 6,179 6,179 — — 7,145 7,135 6,762 6,694 6,487 6,417 6,207 6,202 6,074 5,914 5,743 5,516 4,688 6,229 23 2,033 4,981 4,532 3,839 4,451 18 1,420

Wheat AR 494B-2-2 GA 91426E39 GA 901146E15 Roberts AR 584A-3-1 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats Horizon 314 Harrison Dallas LA 604 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 TX 96D011 Ga Mitchell Chapman LA 9339E45 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Barley TX 94D632 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Elbon Oklon 96RS1 Bates Carolina Grazer 2000 Carolina Early Grazer Wren’s 96 SPI Rye Maton 96P16M FL-SYN-T Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

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TABLE 5. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS F ORAGE AT S AND M OUNTAIN R ESEARCH AND E XTENSION C ENTER, C ROSSVILLE, A LABAMA, 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
297 217 388 326 301 222 218 871 560 595 591 383 1,842 232 939 410 551

Early Spring lb.
2,893 2,586 2,555 2,128 1,788 1,840 2,105 3,284 3,637 3,554 3,198 3,143 1,798 3,551 2,310 2,489 1,763

Late Spring lb.
1,906 1,762 1,549 2,882 2,705 2,353 2,033 2,245 2,165 2,112 2,258 2,449 2,231 1,939 2,111 1,822 1,531

Total lb.
5,096 4,565 4,492 5,336 4,794 4,415 4,356 6,400 6,362 6,261 6,048 5,975 5,871 5,722 5,361 4,721 3,845

Wheat AR 494B-2-2 AR 584A-3-1 Roberts Oats Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Wintergrazer 70 Bates Oklon SPI Rye Elbon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton Wren’s 96 Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

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T ABLE 6. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND T RITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT SAND MOUNTAIN R ESEARCH AND E XTENSION C ENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 1998 AND 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
188 453 201 204 145 535 606 469 282 1,670 173 1,091 273

Early Spring lb.
2,115 1,999 1,489 1,616 1,750 2,845 2,691 2,821 2,591 1,378 2,881 1,792 2,141

Late Spring lb.
1,331 1,151 1,895 1,675 1,452 1,632 1,658 1,584 1,856 1,591 1,516 1,527 1,402

Total lb.
3,634 3,603 3,584 3,495 3,347 5,012 4,955 4,873 4,729 4,639 4,569 4,410 3,816

Wheat AR 584A-3-1 Roberts Oats Harrison Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Bates Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Elbon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton Wren’s 96 Triticale Trical 2700

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T ABLE 7. SEASONAL DRY M ATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT FORAGE AT UPPER COASTAL PLAIN RESEARCH S TATION, WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
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Early Spring lb.
3,157 3,089 2,976 2,777 2,617 2,923 16 728 4,141 3,459 3,342 3,077 2,755 2,647 2,546 2,701 2,615 3,031 23 1,010 3,234 3,234 — — 4,808 4,347 4,201 4,221 4,180 4,267 4,036 3,987 3,930 3,842 3,321 3,597 3,050 3,984 22 1,219 3,685 3,431 2,961 3,359 20 1,175

Late Spring lb.
620 656 505 489 365 527 15 124 688 640 400 453 750 651 618 456 454 568 20 165 232 232 — — 532 488 492 321 308 203 390 374 340 367 784 362 413 413 41 240 362 317 343 341 17 100

Total lb.
3,777 3,745 3,481 3,266 2,982 3,450 15 779 4,830 4,099 3,742 3,530 3,504 3,299 3,163 3,158 3,070 3,599 18 926 3,466 3,466 — — 5,340 4,835 4,693 4,542 4,488 4,471 4,427 4,361 4,270 4,208 4,105 3,959 3,463 4,397 22 1,321 4,048 3,748 3,304 3,700 20 1,261

Wheat GA 901146E15 GA 91426E39 AR 494B-2-2 Roberts AR 584A-3-1 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats Dallas Chapman Ga Mitchell Harrison TX 96D011 Horizon 314 LA 604 LA 9339E45 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Barley TX 94D632 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Carolina Early Grazer FL-SYN-T 96P16M SPI Rye Bates Carolina Grazer 2000 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Elbon Oklon Wren’s 96 96RS1 Maton Wintergrazer 70 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 RSI 351 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

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TABLE 8. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS F ORAGE AT U PPER C OASTAL R ESEARCH S TATION , W INFIELD , A LABAMA , 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
742 1,290 741 787 1,267 783 607 1,746 964 1,917 901 1,094 1,831 825 746 1,374 836

Early Spring lb.
3,211 3,085 2,782 3,035 2,436 2,707 2,870 3,868 3,394 3,564 3,696 3,861 3,303 3,286 3,221 3,251 2,776

Late Spring lb.
4,307 3,414 3,935 3,446 3,292 3,262 3,202 5,077 5,865 3,905 4,565 3,922 2,769 3,680 3,248 3,709 2,910

Total lb.
8,259 7,789 7,458 7,268 6,996 6,753 6,679 10,690 10,222 9,386 9,162 8,877 7,903 7,791 7,215 8,333 6,522

Wheat AR 494B-2-2 Roberts AR 584A-3-1 Oats Chapman Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Harrison Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Oklon Bates SPI Rye Maton Elbon Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

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TABLE 9. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY M ATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE , AND T RITIVARIETIES CUT AS F ORAGE AT UPPER COASTAL RESEARCH STATION,WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 1999-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
1,666 1,485 1,172 1,199 1,178 1,893 1,413 1,543 2,096 1,549 1,318 1,330 1,661

Early Spring lb.
2,351 1,937 2,114 2,153 2,105 2,958 2,605 2,941 2,581 3,017 2,780 2,573 2,628

Late Spring lb.
2,276 2,195 2,297 2,175 2,135 3,384 3,910 3,044 2,603 2,614 2,453 2,165 2,473

Total lb.
6,293 5,617 5,583 5,527 5,418 8,235 7,927 7,527 7,280 7,180 6,551 6,069 6,762

Wheat Roberts Oats Horizon 314 Chapman Ga Mitchell Harrison Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates Maton Elbon Triticale Trical 2700

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TABLE 10. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE , AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION , ALABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
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Early Spring lb.
7,608 6,911 6,642 6,618 6,492 6,854 7 734 6,584 6,540 6,331 6,218 6,174 6,029 5,926 5,746 5,333 4,983 5,986 6 494 9,008 8,219 8,167 8,161 8,014 7,745 7,661 7,628 7,413 7,276 7,259 6,189 5,874 7,586 7 697 8,800 7,416 7,035 7,751 7 992

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
7,608 6,911 6,642 6,618 6,492 6,854 7 734 6,584 6,540 6,331 6,218 6,174 6,029 5,926 5,746 5,333 4,983 5,986 6 494 9,008 8,219 8,167 8,161 8,014 7,745 7,661 7,628 7,413 7,276 7,259 6,189 5,874 7,586 7 697 8,800 7,416 7,035 7,751 7 992

Wheat Roberts GA 91426E39 GA 901146E15 AR 584A-3-1 AR 494B-2-2 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats LA 9339E45 Horizon 314 Harrison LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Chapman Dallas Ga Mitchell Secretariat LA 495 LA 604 TX 96D011 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s 96 96P16M SPI Rye Oklon 96RS1 Carolina Early Grazer FL-SYN-T Carolina Grazer 2000 Maton Elbon Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale RSI 351 Trical 498 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

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T ABLE 11. T WO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY M ATTER YIELD OF W HEAT, OATS, RYE , AND TRITICALE V ARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT BLACK B ELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA , 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
177 141 136 126 71 97 101 99 171 88 64 77 63 45 47 48 342 335

Early Spring lb.
4,302 3,772 3,857 3,843 3,704 3,675 3,469 3,548 5,171 4,680 4,659 4,796 4,514 4,369 3,580 3,436 4,122 4,136

Late Spring lb.
1,032 1,177 778 1,106 1,238 941 1,043 921 437 752 795 552 839 953 1,126 1,063 526 461

Total lb.
5,511 5,090 4,771 5,075 5,013 4,714 4,612 4,568 5,779 5,520 5,517 5,424 5,415 5,366 4,753 4,547 4,990 4,933

Wheat Roberts AR 584A-3-1 AR 494B-2-2 Oats Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Secretariat LA 495 Ga Mitchell Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s 96 SPI Rye Oklon Maton Elbon Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

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TABLE 12. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE V ARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT BLACK B ELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION C ENTER, MARION JUNCTION , A LABAMA, 1999-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
820 899 884 872 873 1,081 592 575 603 716 488 370 1,009

Early Spring lb.
3,538 3,090 2,641 2,902 2,570 3,533 3,724 3,502 3,516 3,471 3,020 3,026 3,064

Late Spring lb.
989 1,435 1,724 1,420 1,300 552 684 832 757 611 1,019 1,078 635

Total lb.
5,348 5,424 5,249 5,194 4,743 5,166 5,001 4,908 4,876 4,798 4,527 4,474 4,708

Wheat Roberts Oats Chapman Harrison Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s 96 Elbon Maton Triticale Trical 2700

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TABLE 13. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE , AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE E XPERIMENT FIELD, P RATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 854 936 871 1,244 941 1,591 1,363 1,466 1,053 1,355 590 1,147 1,316 1,133 15 239 1,106 1,246 1,083 1,145 5 123

Early Spring lb.
3,602 3,538 3,427 3,399 3,282 3,450 11 558 3,979 3,918 3,891 3,681 3,533 3,524 3,453 3,331 3,300 3,090 3,570 10 507 4,405 4,007 4,030 3,605 3,905 3,213 3,179 3,068 3,399 3,090 3,736 3,143 2,817 3,507 13 628 3,485 2,878 2,467 2,943 8 557

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
3,602 3,538 3,427 3,399 3,282 3,450 11 558 3,979 3,918 3,891 3,681 3,533 3,524 3,453 3,331 3,300 3,090 3,570 10 507 5,259 4,943 4,900 4,848 4,847 4,803 4,541 4,533 4,451 4,446 4,326 4,289 4,133 4,640 11 686 4,592 4,124 3,549 4,088 6 629

Wheat Roberts AR 584A-3-1 GA 901146E15 GA 91426E39 AR 494B-2-2 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats TX 96D011 Ga Mitchell Horizon 314 Secretariat LA 495 Harrison Dallas Chapman LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 9339E45 LA 604 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Elbon Bates SPI Rye Carolina Grazer 2000 Oklon 96RS1 Carolina Early Grazer 96P16M Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton Wren’s 96 FL-SYN-T Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

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TABLE 14. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITIALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
390 405 532 355 251 376 370 199 917 1,003 998 957 1,019 687 1,102 1,090 1,147 806

Early Spring lb.
2,890 2,988 2,655 3,074 2,963 2,763 2,796 2,730 3,441 3,220 3,163 3,214 2,884 3,065 2,620 2,414 2,543 1,565

Late Spring lb.
638 406 379 761 650 656 505 717 372 355 340 272 379 449 308 318 508 300

Total lb.
3,918 3,799 3,567 4,190 3,863 3,794 3,671 3,646 4,730 4,578 4,501 4,443 4,282 4,201 4,030 3,821 4,197 2,671

Wheat AR 584A-3-1 Roberts AR 494B-2-2 Oats Horizon 314 Harrison Secretariat LA 495 Ga Mitchell Chapman Rye Elbon Oklon Bates SPI Rye Wintergrazer 70 Maton Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

TABLE 15. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 1999-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
1,441 927 1,007 900 1,031 1,978 1,648 1,707 1,878 1,288 1,877 1,557 1,497

Early Spring lb.
3,212 3,424 3,340 3,078 2,892 3,246 3,510 3,246 2,991 3,425 2,605 2,492 2,695

Late Spring lb.
271 507 433 478 336 226 248 236 253 300 205 212 338

Total lb.
4,924 4,858 4,780 4,456 4,260 5,450 5,406 5,190 5,122 5,013 4,687 4,260 4,530

Wheat Roberts Oats Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Bates Elbon Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Maton Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700

— — — — — — — — — — — — —

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TABLE 16. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE , AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT , TALLASSEE , ALABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
1,787 2,161 1,797 2,351 2,175 2,054 12 369 671 1,094 900 879 1,098 684 730 750 608 433 785 38 420 1,987 2,334 2,059 2,763 2,631 2,488 2,493 2,790 2,715 2,660 2,823 2,723 2,361 2,525 8 276 2,055 1,497 1,364 1,639 12 350

Early Spring lb.
2,445 2,046 1,862 1,756 1,467 1,916 17 495 1,770 2,130 1,928 1,984 2,005 1,788 1,028 1,713 1,669 1,318 1,733 19 457 3,143 2,467 2,813 1,649 2,310 1,705 2,140 1,083 1,706 1,687 1,566 1,776 1,499 1,965 18 499 2,234 1,540 1,361 1,712 8 225

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
7,028 5,913 5,388 5,333 5,238 5,780 24 2,108 5,766 4,864 4,711 4,701 4,605 4,224 3,911 3,850 3,717 3,684 4,403 13 809 7,878 6,970 6,903 6,792 6,755 6,653 6,537 6,353 6,321 6,188 6,159 6,140 5,723 6,567 10 936 6,277 5,060 4,740 5,359 10 939

Wheat GA 91426E39 AR 494B-2-2 AR 584A-3-1 Roberts GA 901146E15 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats Dallas LA 9339E45 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Horizon 314 Harrison Secretariat LA 495 Chapman TX 96D011 LA 604 Ga Mitchell Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Maton Oklon Elbon Wren’s 96 SPI Rye 96RS1 Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Carolina Early Grazer FL-SYN-T Wintergrazer 70 Carolina Grazer 2000 96P16M Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

2,796 1,705 1,729 1,226 1,595 1,810 52 1,416 3,325 1,640 1,883 1,838 1,501 1,751 2,153 1,387 1,440 1,933 1,885 20 523 2,748 2,169 2,031 2,380 1,815 2,460 1,904 2,479 1,900 1,841 1,769 1,641 1,863 2,077 29 848 1,987 2,024 2,015 2,009 18 639

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TABLE 17. TWO -YEAR A VERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF W HEAT, O ATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS F ORAGE AT E.V. SMITH R ESEARCH C ENTER , P LANT BREEDING U NIT , TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
1,780 1,975 2,064 1,509 1,199 1,448 1,186 1,149 1,957 2,369 1,972 2,331 2,570 2,566 2,472 2,428 1,968 1,561

Early Spring lb.
2,811 2,274 2,436 2,565 2,571 2,112 1,778 1,531 2,900 2,371 2,697 2,291 1,933 1,685 1,826 1,116 2,021 1,174

Late Spring lb.
102 158 103 129 176 212 189 84 158 126 84 120 108 143 139 194 144 —

Total lb.
5,842 5,594 5,507 5,374 5,226 4,993 4,318 4,028 6,896 6,484 6,262 6,143 6,085 6,015 5,889 5,632 5,495 4,211

Wheat AR 584A-3-1 AR 494B-2-2 Roberts Oats Harrison Ga Mitchell Horizon 314 Secretariat LA 495 Chapman Rye Maton Oklon Elbon SPI Rye Bates Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

1,149 1,187 904 1,171 1,280 1,222 1,164 1,264 1,881 1,619 1,508 1,401 1,474 1,621 1,452 1,893 1,361 1,476

TABLE 18. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 1999-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
1,645 1,260 1,083 1,141 1,100 1,570 1,824 2,065 1,505 1,951 1,984 2,066 1,620

Early Spring lb.
2,139 2,212 2,099 1,790 1,400 2,423 2,282 1,658 2,518 1,743 1,862 1,127 1,723

Late Spring lb.
69 86 117 141 56 56 84 95 105 93 72 130 96

Total lb.
5,296 5,318 4,959 4,705 4,039 6,703 6,250 6,169 5,927 5,760 5,601 5,365 5,038

Wheat Roberts Oats Harrison Ga Mitchell Horizon 314 Chapman Rye Elbon Oklon Wren’s 96 Maton Wintergrazer 70 Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700

1,443 1,761 1,660 1,633 1,483 2,653 2,061 2,350 1,798 1,974 1,683 2,042 1,598

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TABLE 19. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE , AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT FORAGE AT G ULF C OAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE , ALABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
3,441 3,650 3,324 3,472 3 180 3,415 2,791 3,003 3,087 3,185 2,662 2,877 2,928 2,769 2,968 11 462 2,996 3,175 3,463 2,987 3,491 3,281 3,418 3,504 3,005 3,169 2,931 3,220 15 683 3,167 3,499 3,094 3,253 11 647

Early Spring lb.
1,987 1,582 1,948 1,839 19 602 3,489 3,729 3,768 3,554 3,248 3,182 2,906 2,766 2,501 3,238 13 578 2,880 2,176 1,923 2,574 1,646 1,719 1,330 1,372 1,286 1,206 1,225 1,758 14 335 2,034 1,638 1,431 1,701 10 298

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
6,435 6,150 5,963 6,182 9 936 8,435 8,142 8,038 7,985 7,789 7,474 7,343 7,291 6,766 7,696 8 837 7,205 7,077 6,948 6,881 6,646 6,430 6,342 6,327 5,938 5,659 5,455 6,446 10 876 6,527 6,067 5,866 6,153 6 649

Wheat GA 91426E39 Roberts GA 901146E15 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats Secretariat LA 495 Horizon 314 LA 604 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Harrison Ga Mitchell TX 98D666 Chapman LA 9339E45 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Elbon Oklon Bates Maton 96RS1 SPI Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL 96P16M FL-SYN-T Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 RSI 351 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

1,007 917 691 872 21 321 1,531 1,623 1,268 1,344 1,356 1,630 1,560 1,597 1,496 1,489 16 343 1,330 1,726 1,563 1,320 1,510 1,430 1,594 1,451 1,647 1,284 1,299 1,469 10 199 1,326 930 1,341 1,199 15 320

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T ABLE 20. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE , AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT GULF C OAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, A LABAMA, 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety
Wheat Roberts Oats Secretariat LA 495 Harrison Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Chapman Rye Elbon Oklon SPI Rye Maton Bates Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

Autumn lb.
1,101 1,619 1,604 1,464 1,545 1,484 1,724 1,934 1,856 1,596 1,858 1,972 1,916 1,860 1,789 1,429

Winter lb.
2,925 2,905 2,804 2,634 2,507 2,685 2,556 2,751 2,949 2,512 2,835 2,910 2,842 2,712 2,604 2,675

Early Spring lb.
1,136 2,528 2,440 2,623 2,311 1,958 2,151 1,720 1,513 2,174 1,533 1,188 1,287 955 1,351 917

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
5,162 7,051 6,848 6,721 6,363 6,126 6,431 6,405 6,318 6,282 6,226 6,070 6,045 5,527 5,744 5,021

TABLE 21. T HREE-YEAR A VERAGE SEASONAL DRY M ATTER YIELD OF W HEAT, OATS, RYE , AND T RITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION C ENTER, FAIRHOPE , ALABAMA , 1999-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety
Wheat Roberts Oats Horizon 314 Secretariat LA 495 Harrison Ga Mitchell Chapman Rye Elbon Oklon Bates Maton Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700

Autumn lb.
1,292 1,689 1,648 1,801 1,711 1,543 1,866 2,073 2,056 1,777 2,108 1,893 1,868 1,916

Winter lb.
2,563 2,558 2,500 2,596 2,401 2,447 2,413 2,478 2,609 2,331 2,610 2,618 2,469 2,315

Early Spring lb.
1,550 2,838 2,539 2,530 2,382 2,035 2,310 1,922 1,747 2,238 1,613 1,669 1,325 1,530

Late Spring lb.
— 876 668 230 184 186 — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
5,405 7,961 7,355 7,156 6,678 6,212 6,589 6,473 6,412 6,346 6,332 6,180 5,661 5,761

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TABLE 22. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT FORAGE AT MONROEVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, M ONROEVILLE, A LABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
2,263 2,094 2,236 2,198 4 154 2,012 2,164 2,299 1,854 1,902 1,996 2,070 1,785 1,459 1,949 8 229 2,883 2,595 2,877 2,731 2,985 2,749 2,335 2,287 2,477 2,289 2,309 2,593 6 226 2,721 2,119 2,259 2,366 12 501

Early Spring lb.
2,565 2,295 2,143 2,334 8 307 3,629 3,388 3,321 3,572 3,337 2,956 2,854 3,053 3,135 3,250 8 376 3,225 3,254 2,660 2,643 2,462 2,333 2,027 2,292 1,974 1,762 1,575 2,382 11 378 2,957 1,866 1,337 2,053 11 395

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
5,295 4,895 4,890 5,027 3 266 6,066 5,928 5,923 5,844 5,676 5,441 5,388 5,076 5,019 5,596 5 391 6,726 6,540 6,346 6,242 6,114 5,661 5,251 5,117 5,106 4,629 4,325 5,641 7 538 6,462 4,587 4,112 5,054 9 770

Wheat GA 91426E39 Roberts GA 901146E15 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Secretariat LA 495 Harrison LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 9339E45 Chapman LA 604 TX 98D666 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Elbon Maton Oklon Bates SPI Rye Wintergrazer 70 96RS1 96P16M Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL FL-SYN-T Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

467 506 511 495 5 41 425 376 302 418 438 489 464 237 425 397 23 131 618 691 809 869 667 578 890 537 654 577 441 666 29 269 783 603 516 634 18 200

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TABLE 23. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT MONROEVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety
Wheat Roberts Oats Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Secretariat LA 495 Harrison Chapman Rye Elbon Maton SPI Rye Bates Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

Autumn lb.
591 513 567 469 480 533 924 871 873 1,077 924 834 895 905 910 780

Winter lb.
2,057 1,928 2,013 2,035 1,767 2,042 2,279 2,118 2,359 2,231 2,191 2,303 2,343 2,236 2,426 2,220

Early Spring lb.
2,180 2,931 2,730 2,750 2,939 2,381 2,719 2,839 2,552 2,467 2,503 2,418 2,292 1,799 2,514 1,201

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
4,828 5,372 5,311 5,254 5,187 4,957 5,922 5,828 5,784 5,775 5,618 5,554 5,531 4,940 5,850 4,200

TABLE 24. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT MONROEVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 1999-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety
Wheat Roberts Oats Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Secretariat LA 495 Harrison Chapman Rye Wren’s 96 Bates Elbon Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700

Autumn lb.
597 542 638 563 479 577 969 1,068 957 1,014 864 893 959 869

Winter lb.
2,079 1,939 1,957 1,974 1,720 1,978 2,368 2,217 2,126 2,147 2,238 1,983 2,215 2,283

Early Spring lb.
2,548 3,090 2,875 2,879 2,992 2,632 3,006 2,945 3,137 3,024 3,038 3,045 2,240 2,509

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
5,224 5,571 5,470 5,415 5,190 5,187 6,343 6,230 6,220 6,185 6,140 5,921 5,414 5,661

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TABLE 25. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT FORAGE AT WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION C ENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety

Autumn lb.

Winter lb.
2,246 1,955 2,273 2,158 17 637 2,602 2,253 2,151 1,951 2,114 2,009 1,879 1,872 1,973 2,089 9 258 3,926 4,448 3,278 4,415 4,162 3,506 3,868 2,741 3,974 3,527 2,130 3,634 12 639 3,541 3,486 2,389 3,139 5 271

Early Spring lb.
1,397 1,174 553 1,042 20 358 1,553 1,658 1,742 1,629 1,456 1,571 1,562 1,124 1,012 1,478 16 343 1,961 1,056 2,248 919 1,377 1,860 1,269 2,490 887 1,088 2,180 1,576 15 335 631 981 465 692 18 219

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
4,555 4,070 3,730 4,118 11 759 5,322 5,125 5,034 5,010 4,694 4,396 4,314 4,176 4,015 4,676 8 547 7,066 6,981 6,942 6,798 6,608 6,571 6,526 6,360 6,060 5,839 5,254 6,455 11 959 5,490 5,413 3,753 4,886 8 716

Wheat Roberts GA 91426E39 GA 901146E15 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats Ga Mitchell LA 9339E45 Horizon 314 Harrison Secretariat LA 495 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 604 TX 98D666 Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye SPI Rye Wren’s 96 Oklon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Bates 96RS1 Elbon 96P16M FL-SYN-T Maton Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale RSI 351 Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10)

911 940 904 919 17 274 1,167 1,214 1,140 1,430 1,124 816 873 1,180 1,030 1,108 23 359 1,178 1,477 1,416 1,464 1,069 1,204 1,389 1,129 1,199 1,225 944 1,245 24 416 1,317 946 900 1,054 23 422

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TABLE 26. TWO -YEAR A VERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF W HEAT, O ATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS F ORAGE AT W IREGRASS R ESEARCH AND E XTENSION C ENTER , H EADLAND, A LABAMA, 2000-01
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety
Wheat Roberts Oats Secretariat LA 495 Ga Mitchell Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 SPI Rye Bates Oklon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton Elbon Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498

Autumn lb.
456 562 584 570 715 515 738 535 589 602 708 732 472 565 473 450

Winter lb.
2,236 2,366 2,533 2,175 2,222 2,267 4,648 3,822 3,358 3,291 2,834 4,460 2,653 2,529 3,289 2,526

Early Spring lb.
2,265 2,480 2,203 2,505 2,197 1,807 2,105 2,574 2,931 2,908 3,230 1,372 3,365 3,177 1,695 734

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
4,956 5,408 5,320 5,250 5,134 4,589 7,491 6,930 6,879 6,801 6,771 6,563 6,489 6,272 5,457 3,710

TABLE 27. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT W IREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION C ENTER, HEADLAND , A LABAMA , 1999-2001
Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre

Brand-Variety
Wheat Roberts Oats Harrison Secretariat LA 495 Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Chapman Rye Bates Wren’s 96 Maton Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Elbon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700

Autumn lb.
806 1,017 821 852 862 925 858 927 910 863 756 815 1,008 924

Winter lb.
2,285 2,288 2,247 2,225 2,362 2,142 3,062 3,867 2,533 2,623 3,306 2,406 3,754 2,950

Early Spring lb.
2,632 2,925 3,126 3,106 2,634 2,332 3,817 2,931 4,153 4,090 3,371 3,997 2,261 2,253

Late Spring lb.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Total lb.
5,722 6,230 6,193 6,182 5,858 5,399 7,736 7,726 7,596 7,577 7,433 7,218 7,022 6,128

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Sources of Seed
Wheat
AR 494B-2-2* AR 584A-3-1* Roberts GA 91426E39* GA 901146E15* University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Univ. of Georgia, Georgia Station Griffin, Georgia

Barley
TX 94D632* Texas A&M University Dallas, Texas

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AL Alabama Crop Improvement Assoc.,Auburn, Alabama Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.,Ardmore, Oklahoma Univ. of Georgia, Georgia Station Griffin, Georgia Pennington Seed, Inc. Madison, Georgia

Oats
Chapman Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Univ. of Florida, Agric. Res. Ctr. Quincy, Florida Alabama Crop Improvement Assoc., Auburn, Alabama Alabama Farmer’s Coop Decatur, Alabama Terral Seed, Inc. Lake Providence, Louisiana Texas A&M University Dallas, Texas

Bates, Elbon, Maton, Oklon Wren’s 96 96RSI, 96P16M Wintergrazer 70 SPI Rye

Harrison

Carolina Grazer 2000 Gainey Grain, Inc. Carolina Early Grazer 2000 Laurel Hill, North Carolina FL Syn-T University of Florida Quincy, Florida Southern States Coop. Richmond, Virginia

Secretariat LA 495

Dallas, TX 96D011* TX 98D666*

SS Early Grazer

LA 9339E45* Louisiana State University LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1* Baton Rouge, Louisiana LA 604 Arkansas County Seed Co. Stuttgart, Arkansas

Triticale
Trical 498, Trical 2700 Resource Seeds, Inc. RSI Exp351* Union, Kentucky

* Experimental line; not yet commercially available.