Performance of Small Grain Varieties for Forage in Alabama, 2007-08

Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 293 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Richard Guthrie, Acting Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, July 2008
Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University)

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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, 2008 .......................................... 5 Two-Year Averages 2007-2008 ................................................................................................. 6 Three-Year Averages 2006-2008 ............................................................................................... 7
Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, 2008 ............................................................. 8

Two-Year Averages 2007-2008 ................................................................................................. 9 Three-Year Averages 2006-2008 ............................................................................................. 10
Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, 2008 ........................................................ 11

Two-Year Averages 2007-2008 ............................................................................................... 12 Three-Year Averages 2006-2008 ............................................................................................. 13
Prattville Experiment Field, Prattville, 2008 ............................................................................................. 14

Two-Year Averages 2007-2008 ............................................................................................... 15 Three-Year Averages 2006-2008 ............................................................................................. 16
E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, 2008 .......................................................... 17

Two-Year Averages 2007-2008 ............................................................................................... 18 Three-Year Averages 2006-2008 ............................................................................................. 19
Brewton Experiment Field, Brewton, 2008 ............................................................................................... 20

Two-Year Averages 2007-2008 ............................................................................................... 21 Three-Year Averages 2006-2008 ............................................................................................. 22
Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, 2008..................................................................... 23

Two-Year Averages 2007-2008 ............................................................................................... 24 Three-Year Averages 2006-2008 ............................................................................................. 25
Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope., 2008 ................................................................... 26

Two-Year Averages 2007-2008 ............................................................................................... 27 Three-Year Averages 2006-2008 ............................................................................................. 28 SEED SOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 29

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ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

THE 2008 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES FOR FORAGE
K.M. Glass and E. van Santen
Advisor, Natl. Res. Prog. 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.

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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, 2008 Brand-Variety Wheat AR 97044-10-2 GA Gore SS MPV 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 527 440 434 455 503 432 215 218 971 955 1349 1647 1605 1599 929 787 1054 1132 828 11 126 3289 3111 2904 3681 3248 3068 3057 2436 2130 4181 3974 3201 2693 2663 2244 3567 3366 2121 2136 3004 8 265 295 321 396 1150 866 776 843 1508 1054 556 550 613 619 499 766 501 374 1082 445 695 21 158 4068 3959 3740 5264 4569 4347 4332 4159 3403 5707 5479 5163 4959 4767 4608 4996 4527 4256 3713 4527 6 401 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
LA 99016SBSB-98 FL 99201-D29-E1 SS 76-40 Florida 501 FL 99212-D6 LA 99011-45-S2

Rye
Maton AFC 20-20 Bates Maton II Bates RSA Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2007-2008 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
AR 97044-10-2 GA Gore SS MPV 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 530 445 503 443 736 735 921 1057 1040 959 680 670 836 719 11 75 3215 2941 2964 2708 2539 3781 3618 3036 2688 2680 2067 3346 2960 2093 2903 5 166 285 389 334 753 643 464 450 491 505 430 557 441 631 375 482 22 80 4014 3860 3743 3964 3625 4981 4803 4448 4250 4151 3582 4467 4260 3304 4104 5 228

Oat
SS 76-40 Florida 501

Rye
Maton AFC 20-20 Bates Maton II Bates RSA Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006-2008 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore SS MPV 57 379 279 431 519 981 959 602 957 721 648 16 102 530 445 503 443 736 959 680 670 836 645 13 78 2581 2632 2380 2244 3165 2112 2950 2451 2026 2505 7 161 608 590 821 827 694 649 708 906 550 706 18 78 4097 3946 4134 4032 5576 4678 4940 4985 4132 4502 6 214

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)

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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, 2008. Brand-Variety Wheat AR 97044-10-2 GA Gore SS MPV 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 129 53 156 243 112 55 0 138 231 905 854 694 169 488 194 464 978 723 351 25 101 2112 1889 1541 1851 1751 1513 1415 1262 1030 2730 2091 1864 2170 2234 2326 2330 1970 1341 1712 1849 9 175 530 581 695 1156 881 978 971 889 564 1250 660 934 761 1171 658 813 646 686 469 805 18 185 2721 2599 2289 3163 2874 2603 2441 2151 1732 4211 3656 3652 3624 3573 3472 3336 3080 3005 2905 3005 6 325 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
LA 99016SBSB-98 SS 76-40 Florida 501 FL 99201-D29-E1 FL 99212-D6 LA 99011-45-S2

Rye
AFC 20-20 Bates RSA Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton II Maton Bates

Triticale
Trical 336 Trical 2700 Trical 308 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2007-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

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------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
AR 97044-10-2 GA Gore SS MPV 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 314 244 409 417 534 488 1103 1111 725 933 259 899 639 595 31 167 2376 2097 1857 2027 1589 3254 2903 3021 2388 2701 2495 2628 1641 2089 2362 37 656 2139 2188 1871 2300 2131 2970 3227 2213 2511 2388 2132 2505 2385 2108 2362 18 326 4771 4599 3972 4736 4137 6758 6618 6336 6009 5814 5560 5392 4925 4836 5319 19 702

Oat
SS 76-40 Florida 501

Rye
AFC 20-20 Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates RSA Bates Maton II

Triticale
Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore SS MPV 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 163 273 278 325 1118 173 426 909 430 37 126 2287 2143 2261 1954 4012 3007 2828 2625 1988 2567 39 600 1843 1619 2005 1812 2498 1883 2050 1805 1865 1931 20 199 4339 3925 4539 4044 6835 6007 5051 4857 4761 4929 19 590

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)

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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, 2008. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3569 2693 3111 3200 2971 2194 5083 5022 5002 3957 3447 3552 5928 4888 3853 3932 3900 12 543 1551 4106 3317 2937 2179 2719 869 929 767 1281 1372 1196 1632 1152 1618 1208 1802 27 586 5121 6799 6429 6137 5150 4913 5952 5951 5769 5238 4819 4748 7560 6039 5471 5139 5702 10 1000 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
FL 99212-D6 LA 99016SBSB-98 FL 99201-D29-E1 Florida 501 LA 99011-45-S2

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton II Bates RSA Bates Maton AFC 20-20

Triticale
RSI 342 Trical 308 Trical 336 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2007-2008. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2167 1836 3092 3072 3173 2395 2119 2105 3630 2278 2406 2570 12 270 2813 3192 2101 1969 1825 2411 2468 2386 2325 2841 2678 2455 9 300 4980 5029 5193 5041 4997 4806 4587 4491 5955 5119 5084 5025 8 438 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
Maton II Bates RSA Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates Maton AFC 20-20

Triticale
RSI 342 Trical 336 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006-2008. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2103 2028 2845 2199 3062 2361 2354 2422 15 238 2813 3192 1825 2468 2325 2841 2678 2592 9 312 4916 5220 4670 4666 5387 5202 5032 5013 10 327 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

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------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton

Triticale
RSI 342 Trical 336 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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TABLE 10. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2008. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 612 832 584 912 966 1949 1936 1877 1723 1259 1515 1460 1518 1032 1293 1255 31 458 4861 4231 3719 3802 3132 2234 4649 4453 4473 4512 4956 4497 5056 4780 5112 3390 4241 10 444 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5472 4842 4551 4386 4044 3200 6598 6389 6350 6235 6215 6011 6516 6298 6144 4683 5496 11 725 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
LA 99016SBSB-98 FL 99201-D29-E1 FL 99212-D6 Florida 501 LA 99011-45-S2

Rye
Bates RSA Maton II Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates Maton AFC 20-20

Triticale
RSI 342 Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2007-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1075 1324 2645 2427 2589 1740 2123 2165 2070 1355 2152 1970 22 361 4169 2876 4116 3983 3671 4489 4038 3841 3922 4509 3681 3936 11 290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5244 4200 6761 6411 6260 6229 6161 6006 5992 5864 5833 5905 11 483

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
Bates RSA Maton II Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton AFC 20-20 Bates

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . 903 1113 1502 2137 1650 1086 1720 1444 25 256 3878 2867 4192 3293 3793 4343 3474 3692 12 254 . . . . . . . . . . 4781 3979 5694 5430 5443 5429 5194 5136 11 367

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 349 378 356 426 658 199 1304 1012 1687 1472 853 1177 685 309 894 576 771 36 350 1519 1771 1293 1603 1309 1180 2452 2038 2618 2689 2132 2740 2449 1716 2323 2553 2024 26 901 2424 4090 3588 2821 2167 2736 3947 4305 2393 2260 3119 1957 2544 3112 1742 1807 2813 13 512 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4292 6239 5236 4850 4134 4114 7703 7356 6698 6421 6103 5873 5678 5137 4959 4935 5608 14 1598

Oat
LA 99016SBSB-98 FL 99201-D29-E1 Florida 501 LA 99011-45-S2 FL 99212-D6

Rye
AFC 20-20 Maton Maton II Bates RSA Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2007-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 300 356 1191 1103 1703 1691 1036 1322 854 289 641 953 23 211 1578 1658 2417 2131 2684 2580 2298 2636 2247 1763 2302 2209 13 515 2730 2538 4049 4091 2782 2540 3353 2123 2816 3024 1925 2907 9 262 549 475 685 514 466 523 719 459 423 588 221 511 28 157 5157 5028 8343 7839 7635 7334 7406 6540 6339 5665 5089 6324 9 754

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
AFC 20-20 Maton Maton II Bates RSA Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

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------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 350 415 1015 1256 701 233 619 655 23 111 1452 1444 1771 2449 1827 1400 2083 1775 16 343 2517 2168 4011 2068 2782 2903 1824 2610 14 218 549 475 514 459 423 588 221 461 24 174 4868 4502 7311 6231 5733 5124 4747 5502 9 520

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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TABLE 16. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BREWTON EXPERIMENT FIELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 749 785 816 876 955 861 1149 1162 1049 856 1030 809 945 1013 915 550 908 11 130 1207 1951 1950 2048 1867 1565 2373 2089 1911 1756 2298 1536 2095 2082 1858 1458 1878 8 155 1014 1303 1213 972 1073 748 1636 1687 1960 2200 1445 2150 1102 785 998 1613 1369 14 226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2970 4039 3979 3896 3894 3173 5157 4938 4920 4812 4774 4495 4142 3880 3771 3621 4154 6 352

Oat
LA 99016SBSB-98 FL 99201-D29-E1 FL 99212-D6 Florida 501 LA 99011-45-S2

Rye
Maton II Bates RSA Bates AFC 20-20 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton

Triticale
RSI 342 Trical 308 Trical 2700 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2007-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 678 962 952 977 1187 1444 1472 1259 1136 1251 1236 1039 617 1093 11 113 1490 2103 1968 2053 1836 2083 2031 1845 1617 2193 2008 2180 1521 1918 11 150 1483 1151 1068 890 2412 1660 1623 1938 2270 1375 1169 1067 1905 1539 11 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3651 4216 3988 3920 5435 5186 5126 5042 5023 4819 4413 4286 4042 4550 7 242

Oat
FL 99201-D29-E1 Florida 501 FL 99212-D6

Rye
AFC 20-20 Bates RSA Maton II Bates Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 678 952 1136 1251 1236 617 1039 987 14 132 1836 2043 2970 2651 2293 1883 2498 2311 43 615 1702 1219 2278 1338 1301 2048 1076 1566 13 117 . . . . . . . . . . 4217 4213 6384 5240 4829 4548 4613 4863 21 620

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 834 2444 2320 2887 1807 2410 2761 4633 4258 4009 3223 3770 3384 1927 2191 1275 574 2630 15 454 2068 3602 3259 2638 3331 2336 2232 4170 4008 2961 3899 3221 3612 2739 3010 3524 1580 3070 13 412 1973 3099 2739 2389 2500 2734 2293 5412 4999 4797 4588 4489 4414 2986 2017 1286 3155 3286 16 580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4875 9145 8319 7914 7637 7480 7286 14215 13264 11767 11710 11480 11409 7652 7218 6085 5309 8986 9 1270

Oat
FL 99201-D29-E1 LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Harrison FL 99212-D6 LA 99011-45-S2

Rye
Bates RSA Maton II Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL AFC 20-20 Bates

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 308 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2007-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 834 2444 2410 2887 4633 4258 3384 4009 3223 3770 1927 574 1275 2741 16 474 1831 3067 2564 2616 4033 3868 3370 2600 3949 2868 2905 1816 3182 2975 12 297 2346 2473 2180 2044 4664 4561 4648 4686 3399 3423 2772 3291 1399 3222 20 493 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5011 7984 7154 7547 13330 12687 11402 11295 10571 10061 7604 5681 5856 8937 11 752

Oat
FL 99201-D29-E1 FL 99212-D6 Florida 501

Rye
Bates RSA Maton II Bates Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL AFC 20-20

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

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------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 834 2887 4009 3223 1927 574 1275 2104 23 502 2672 3283 3017 4507 3807 2163 3483 3276 10 264 2061 1795 4262 2925 2445 2787 1523 2542 14 220 . . . . . . . . . . 5567 7965 11287 10655 8179 5523 6280 7922 10 467

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 1394 1987 1742 1834 1921 1630 2167 1972 1920 2198 1849 1665 2415 1989 2420 2098 1950 14 424 1733 1751 1810 1690 1407 1225 2096 2039 2111 2055 2021 1883 1759 2098 1618 1361 1791 11 216 2149 3439 3577 3408 3012 2620 2838 3089 2973 2352 2585 2709 3268 2649 2657 2351 2855 9 524 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5275 7176 7128 6931 6341 5474 7101 7100 7004 6605 6456 6258 7442 6736 6695 5809 6596 6 973

Oat
FL 99201-D29-E1 FL 99212-D6 LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 LA 99011-45-S2

Rye
Bates Maton AFC 20-20 Maton II Bates RSA Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2007-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 952 1639 1481 1503 1651 1454 1440 1811 1728 1428 1735 1310 1713 1527 14 215 1544 1746 1712 1636 1799 1677 1589 1748 1768 1746 1582 1877 1634 1697 8 148 1745 2297 2253 1996 2204 2355 2433 1771 1740 1769 1955 1935 1628 2006 13 284 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4240 5682 5446 5135 5654 5486 5461 5330 5237 4943 5273 5122 4974 5229 7 470

Oat
FL 99201-D29-E1 FL 99212-D6 Florida 501

Rye
Bates AFC 20-20 Maton Maton II Bates RSA Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006-2008. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 952 1503 1440 1428 1310 1735 1713 1440 16 195 1864 1894 1962 2040 2105 1916 2048 1976 8 126 2027 2163 2727 1888 2136 2008 1674 2089 13 231 . . . . . . . . . . 4842 5560 6128 5357 5551 5659 5435 5505 8 349

Oat
Florida 501

Rye
Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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SEED SOURCES

Wheat
GA Gore SS-MPV-57 Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Southern States Coop., Richmond, Virginia University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Agri-AFC Headland, Headland, Alabama Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma Resource Seeds, Inc., Union, Kentucky

A 97044-10-2*

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AFC 20-20 Bates, Maton, Bates RSA, Maton II

Triticale
Trical 308, Trical 336, Trical 342, Trical 2700

Oat
Fla. 501 LA 99011-45-S2*, LA 99016SBSB-98* SS 76-40 FL 99212-D6*, FL 99201-D29-E1* Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Southern States Coop., Richmond, Virginia University of Florida, Quincy, Florida

* Experimental line; not yet commercially available.