Performance of Small Grain Varieties for Forage in Alabama, 2006-07 Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 284 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Richard Guthrie, Acting Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, July 2007 Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) 2 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Appreciation is 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, Supt. Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville...................................R.A. Dawkins, Supt. Central Alabama Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction ................................J.L. Holliman, Supt. Prattvile Experiment Field, Prattville.......................................................................D.P. Moore, Supt. E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee .................................S.P. Nightengale, Supt. Southern Alabama Brewton Experiment Field, Brewton.......................................................................J.R. Akridge, Supt. Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope.............................................N.R. McDaniel, Supt. M.D. Pegues, Assoc. Supt. Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland.............................................L.W. Wells, Supt. B.E. Gamble, Asst. Supt. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4 PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................... 4 DATA EXPLANATION ............................................................................................................... 4 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................................ 4 SMALL GRAIN DRY MATTER YIELDS BY SEASON ............................................................ 5 Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina, 2007 .......................................... 5 Two-Year Averages 2006-2007 ................................................................................................. 6 Three-Year Averages 2005-2007 ............................................................................................... 7 Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, 2007 ............................................................. 8 Two-Year Averages 2006-2007 ................................................................................................. 9 Three-Year Averages 2005-2007 ............................................................................................. 10 Two-Year Averages 2006-2007 ............................................................................................... 12 Three-Year Averages 2005-2007 ............................................................................................. 13 Two-Year Averages 2006-2007 ............................................................................................... 15 Three-Year Averages 2005-2007 ............................................................................................. 15 Two-Year Averages 2006-2007 ............................................................................................... 17 Three-Year Averages 2005-2007 ............................................................................................. 17 Two-Year Averages 2006-2007 ............................................................................................... 19 Three-Year Averages 2005-2007 ............................................................................................. 19 Two-Year Averages 2006-2007 ............................................................................................... 21 Three-Year Averages 2005-2007 ............................................................................................. 21 Two-Year Averages 2006-2007 ............................................................................................... 23 Three-Year Averages 2005-2007 ............................................................................................. 23 Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, 2007 ........................................................ 11 Prattville Experiment Field, Prattville, 2007 ............................................................................................. 14 E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, 2007 .......................................................... 16 Brewton Experiment Field, Brewton, 2007 ............................................................................................... 18 Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, 2007..................................................................... 20 Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope., 2007 ................................................................... 22 SEED SOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 24 4 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION THE 2007 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES FOR FORAGE K.M. Glass and E. van Santen Agric. Program Associate and Professor, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, AL 36849 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 the State 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 eight locations were used to compile this report. These locations represent the varied growing conditions around the State for the past 3 years. PROCEDURE The experimental design for the tests was a split plot with species as the main plot and varieties as subplots. Plots were 5 feet by 20 feet with rows spaced 7 inches apart. A cone drill was used to plant all tests. Each variety was replicated three times in each test entered. The tests are normally planted in late September to early October. The tests were fertilized at planting with 100 pounds N per acre and clipped with a flail-type mower each time they reached 6 inches in height. The entire harvested forage from each plot was weighed. A sub-sample was also weighed green from each plot, then dried and reweighed. The percent dry matter figure from these weights was then used to calculate forage dry matter per acre. The tests were top-dressed 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. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 5 TABLE 1. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2007 Brand-Variety Wheat AR 97044-10-2 GA Gore SS MPV 57 Oat SS 76-40 TX 02U7682 TX 02U7473 Florida 501 431 453 408 519 981 1100 1323 1298 978 959 602 957 721 746 17 132 503 356 362 453 502 516 476 467 493 319 573 411 540 469 12 59 2347 1943 1940 2022 3380 3261 2698 2683 2871 1890 3326 2353 2050 2606 5 152 731 959 813 443 372 350 362 391 369 348 509 761 305 482 16 99 4012 3710 3523 3436 5235 5226 4858 4838 4711 3515 5010 4482 3615 4303 4 215 554 379 279 544 532 450 3141 2772 3024 275 457 272 4515 4139 4025 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total --------------------------------- lbs/acre ----------------------------------- Rye Maton AFC 20-20 Bates RSA Maton II Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 6 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 2. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2006-2007 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------- Wheat SS MPV 57 GA Gore 279 379 431 519 981 959 602 957 721 648 16 101 450 532 503 453 502 319 573 411 540 476 16 71 2496 2316 2035 1838 2658 2046 2742 1894 1970 2222 6 189 688 751 844 819 763 590 876 1109 603 782 12 86 3913 3978 3813 3628 4903 3913 4793 4371 3833 4164 6 238 Oats SS 76-40 Florida 501 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 7 TABLE 3. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2005-2007 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore SS MPV 57 379 279 431 981 959 957 602 721 664 16 106 532 450 503 502 319 411 573 540 479 16 72 2311 2222 1914 2471 2203 1831 2463 1974 2174 9 156 938 1029 1465 1022 759 1817 1238 972 1155 13 120 4160 3981 4313 4975 4240 5016 4877 4206 4471 7 203 Oat SS 76-40 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 8 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 4. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2007. Brand-Variety Wheat AR 97044-10-2 GA Gore SS MPV 57 Oat SS 76-40 TX 02U7473 TX 02U7682 Florida 501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 602 492 723 808 837 1351 1317 963 1173 325 1074 814 776 29 314 2304 1316 1600 1664 3572 3779 4177 2685 3076 2819 2926 1570 2207 2551 45 1224 3718 4140 3881 3284 5283 4689 3492 4361 4118 3504 4197 4301 3571 3945 14 600 6597 6058 5973 5671 9662 9305 9020 8363 8157 7496 7448 6945 6592 7273 17 1443 . . . 434 500 434 2639 2305 2174 3748 3795 3046 6821 6599 5655 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Rye Maton AFC 20-20 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates RSA Bates Maton II Triticale Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 TABLE 5. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2006-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total 9 ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore SS MPV 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 217 288 361 404 1249 162 407 1002 482 39 186 2485 2444 2517 2174 4901 3579 3077 2953 2126 2917 42 907 2474 2081 2567 2229 3161 2357 2669 2385 2562 2498 17 283 5209 4742 5371 4765 8466 7185 5908 5745 5689 5898 20 886 Oat SS 76-40 Florida 501 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 10 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 6. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2005-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore SS MPV 57 . . . . . . . . . . . 635 529 488 833 1272 689 621 1167 779 29 162 2495 2589 2529 4460 2898 3067 3346 2125 2939 37 643 3257 3249 4269 4677 4382 4913 3758 4297 4100 14 355 6386 6366 7285 9970 8551 8668 7726 7589 7818 14 687 Oat SS 76-40 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 11 TABLE 7. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2007. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat TX 02U7682 Florida 501 TX 02U7473 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1065 702 837 1162 834 791 1142 657 1263 880 704 1331 933 15 194 4225 4206 3974 3272 3541 3564 3171 3576 2780 4148 4063 3018 3663 6 228 5291 4907 4810 4434 4375 4355 4313 4234 4043 5028 4767 4349 4596 7 399 . . 764 4075 4839 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------- Rye Maton II Bates Maton Bates RSA AFC 20-20 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 12 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 8. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2006-2007. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1556 1575 1727 1615 1566 1629 1577 10 150 4206 3564 2780 4063 4148 3018 3693 8 285 5762 5138 4507 5678 5714 4648 5270 8 236 . . 1370 4075 5445 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ----------------------------------- Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 TABLE 9. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2005-2007. 13 TRIAL WAS NOT PLANTED IN 2005 DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 14 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 10. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2007. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 TX 02U7682 TX 02U7473 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1735 1653 1340 3342 2918 2732 2221 3302 2607 2621 1678 2845 2349 18 462 2621 2645 2591 3583 3514 3579 4023 2868 3171 3065 3905 2305 3181 8 316 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4356 4298 3930 6925 6432 6311 6243 6170 5777 5686 5584 5150 5529 10 638 . 1539 3477 . 5016 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------- Rye Bates RSA Maton II AFC 20-20 Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 15 TABLE 11. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2006-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . 1049 1213 1624 2268 1113 1715 1850 1547 25 304 3387 2735 3810 2702 3959 3300 2684 3225 11 266 . . . . . . . . . . 4436 3947 5434 4970 5072 5016 4533 4773 11 398 Oat Florida 501 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) TABLE 12. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2005-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ----------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . 1230 1714 2586 1175 1803 1909 1736 26 265 3306 3651 2608 3669 3012 2416 3110 10 202 . . . . . . . . . 4535 5365 5193 4844 4816 4325 4846 11 340 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 16 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 13. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 251 475 287 225 1078 1719 1219 1194 1909 1467 1024 269 707 910 17 222 1637 1585 1714 1494 2382 2750 2464 2223 2472 2533 2044 1811 2051 2089 13 311 3036 2523 2254 2213 4152 3171 3588 3878 2821 2289 3087 2937 2043 2922 8 246 549 667 475 721 685 466 719 514 523 459 423 588 221 539 30 173 5473 5250 4730 4653 8298 8106 7990 7809 7725 6747 6578 5605 5021 6460 5 513 Oat TX 02U7682 Florida 501 TX 02U7473 Rye AFC 20-20 Maton II Bates Maton Bates RSA Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 17 TABLE 14. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 2006-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 351 409 1016 1295 710 195 640 659 20 118 1418 1365 1637 2304 1515 1242 1848 1618 13 213 2563 1842 3864 2124 2901 2798 1833 2561 13 237 549 475 514 459 423 588 221 461 24 173 4881 4091 7032 6181 5548 4823 4542 5300 9 399 Oat Florida 501 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) TABLE 15. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, 2005-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ----------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 373 916 1139 634 615 235 652 18 83 1124 1531 1945 1279 1549 966 1399 14 148 2044 3122 1733 2213 1408 2196 2120 14 169 660 718 484 520 385 586 559 22 110 4202 6287 5301 4645 3956 3983 4729 9 285 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 18 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 16. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BREWTON EXPERIMENT FIELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 608 1109 949 1078 856 859 1518 1462 1725 1485 1469 1795 1473 2027 1744 1705 1557 684 1133 1328 13 186 1774 2256 2070 2058 1896 1826 1917 1699 2077 2323 1779 1690 2089 1654 1674 1551 2158 1583 2265 1913 11 229 1951 1088 1064 807 834 731 2623 2390 1632 1412 1916 1611 1304 1080 1144 1082 1340 2197 1032 1434 9 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4333 4453 4083 3943 3586 3416 6058 5551 5434 5220 5165 5096 4865 4761 4561 4338 5055 4464 4430 4674 7 381 Oat FL 99201-D29-E1 Florida 501 FL 99212-D6 TX 02U7473 TX 02U7682 Rye AFC 20-20 Maton Bates RSA FL 96RP16-34-1 Bates Maton II Wren’s Abruzzi AL FL CNT-1-P1 FL BDZA 580 sel FL CNT-1 sel Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 19 TABLE 17. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BREWTON EXPERIMENT FIELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2006-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 608 949 1462 1473 1557 684 1133 1124 15 237 2151 2131 3686 2828 2510 2095 2700 2586 47 937 2046 1292 2342 1284 1452 2266 1063 1678 11 134 . . . . . . . . . . 4805 4371 7491 5584 5518 5045 4896 5387 24 931 Oat Florida 501 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) TABLE 18. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BREWTON EXPERIMENT FIELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2005-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 608 1462 1473 684 1557 1133 1153 15 268 1903 2907 2436 1904 2232 2377 2293 47 662 2084 2330 1433 2214 1581 1150 1799 10 103 . . . . . . . . . 4595 6699 5341 4802 5370 4659 5244 23 662 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 20 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 19. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1593 2792 2531 2594 2272 2097 3129 3729 3896 4276 3997 2239 3999 3901 3872 2515 3071 2052 2841 3021 16 513 2719 1626 1847 1699 1946 1962 4881 4124 3917 2707 2895 4574 2211 2273 2025 2357 2558 3427 1512 2698 25 734 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4312 4418 4379 4293 4218 4059 8011 7853 7813 6983 6892 6813 6209 6174 5896 4872 5629 5478 4352 5719 15 1045 Oat FL 99212-D6 FL 99201-D29-E1 Florida 501 TX 02U7682 TX 02U7473 Rye Bates Maton II Bates RSA FL 96RP16-34-1 FL BDZA 580 sel Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL FL CNT-1 sel FL CNT-1-P1 AFC 20-20 Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 21 TABLE 20. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, 2006-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . 2974 3606 3044 4811 4341 3463 2454 3528 9 364 2105 1497 3994 2093 2175 1641 2603 2301 16 264 . . . . . . . . . . 5080 5103 7038 6904 6516 5104 5057 5829 10 458 Oat Florida 501 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) TABLE 21. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, 2005-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 757 855 1070 967 675 479 800 15 146 2236 2216 3544 3179 2794 1737 2618 10 237 2625 4133 2652 2600 2090 2661 2793 12 208 . . . . . . . . . 5618 7203 7265 6747 5559 4877 6211 8 309 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 22 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 22. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 511 1292 1084 1219 936 1065 1135 1424 1607 987 907 1739 1111 1667 1954 1190 631 1006 1055 1185 14 189 1354 1740 1865 1614 1865 1614 1501 1441 1515 1244 1139 1292 1719 1331 1179 1608 1656 1649 1405 1512 10 164 1341 1157 980 930 960 981 1571 1189 895 1737 1776 776 863 664 514 830 1221 598 643 1033 19 212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3206 4188 3929 3763 3761 3660 4206 4054 4017 3968 3822 3806 3692 3662 3647 3628 3508 3253 3103 3730 8 387 Oat FL 99201-D29-E1 Florida 501 FL 99212-D6 TX 02U7473 TX 02U7682 Rye Bates Maton II Bates RSA AFC 20-20 Maton FL CNT-1 sel FL 96RP16-34-1 FL BDZA 580 sel FL CNT-1-P1 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2006-07 23 TABLE 23. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2006-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 511 1084 907 1190 631 1006 1055 912 21 205 1929 2138 1923 2119 2108 2263 1995 2068 8 135 1965 1738 2546 1478 1879 1183 1378 1738 14 209 . . . . . . . . . . 4405 4960 5376 4787 4619 4452 4428 4718 8 253 Oat Florida 501 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) TABLE 24. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2005-2007. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------- Wheat GA Gore 949 1207 1416 893 1232 1246 1157 14 136 1658 1630 1834 1708 1932 1715 1746 9 126 1965 2546 1478 1879 1183 1378 1738 14 209 . . . . . . . . . 4572 5383 4728 4480 4347 4339 4642 8 194 Rye Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 24 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION SEED SOURCES Wheat GA Gore Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Southern States Coop. Richmond, Virginia University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas SS-MPV-57 A 97044-10-2* Rye Wren’s Abruzzi Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Agri-AFC Headland Headland, Alabama AFC 20-20 Bates, Maton, Bates RSA, Maton II FL BDZA 580 sel*, FL CNT-1-P1*, FL 96RP16-34-1*, FL CNT1 sel* Noble Foundation Ardmore, Oklahoma University of Florida Quincy, Florida Triticale Trical 336, Trical 342, Trical 2700 Resource Seeds, Inc. Union, Kentucky Alabama crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Southern States Coop. Richmond, Virginia University of Florida Quincy, Florida Oat Fla. 501 SS 76-40 FL 99212-D6*, FL 99201-D29-E1* TX02U7473*, TX02U7682* * Experimental line; not yet commercially available. Texas A&M University College Station, Texas