Performance of Ryegrass Varieties in Alabama, 2008-09 Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 300 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Dr. Richard Guthrie, Acting Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, July 2009 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 Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville..................................R.A. Dawkins, Supt. J. Treadaway Ducar, Asst. Supt. Central Alabama Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction ..............................J.L. Holliman, Supt. E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee ...........................S.P. Nightengale, Supt. Southern Alabama 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. PERFORMANCE OF RYEGRASS VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 3 Contents TABLE 1. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF ANNUAL RYEGRASS AT THE SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2009. ...5 TABLE 2. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF ANNUAL RYEGRASS AT THE E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, 2009. ...........................6 TABLE 3. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF ANNUAL RYEGRASS AT THE BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2009. ..............7 TABLE 4. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF ANNUAL RYEGRASS AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2009. ......................................8 TABLE 5. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF ANNUAL RYEGRASS AT THE GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2009. .........................................9 TABLE 6. TOTAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF RYEGRASS VARIETIES, 2009, AND TWO- AND THREE-YEAR AVERAGES FOR SAND MOUNTAIN REC AND PLANT BREEDING UNIT. ...........10 TABLE 7. TOTAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF RYEGRASS VARIETIES, 2009, AND TWO- AND THREE-YEAR AVERAGES FOR WIREGRASS REC AND GULF COAST REC..................................11 TABLE 8. SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RYEGRASS PRODUCTION AT SAND MOUNTAIN REC BASED ON THREE-YEAR AVERAGES, 2007-2009. ......................................................................12 TABLE 9. SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RYEGRASS PRODUCTION AT PLANT BREEDING UNIT BASED ON THREE-YEAR AVERAGES, 2007-2009. .....................................................................13 TABLE 10. SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RYEGRASS PRODUCTION AT WIREGRASS REC AND PLANT BREEDING UNIT BASED ON THREE-YEAR AVERAGES, 2007-2009. ...............14 TABLE 11. SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RYEGRASS PRODUCTION AT GULF COAST REC BASED ON THREE-YEAR AVERAGES, 2007-2009. ........................................................15 SEED SOURCES. .........................................................................................................................................16 4 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PeRFoRMAnCe oF RYeGRAss VARIetIes In ALABAMA, 2008-09 K.M. Glass and E. van Santen Agric. Program Associate and Professor, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, AL 36849 IntroductIon The Alabama Ryegrass Variety Evaluation is a continuing evaluation of available varieties and breeding lines from private companies and state agricultural experiment stations. Experiments are planted annually in northern, central, and southern locations to evaluate the varieties and lines under the different environmental conditions of Alabama. Entries in each experiment are determined by the companies or institutes that control each variety or line, not by Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station personnel. The experiments are conducted by experiment station personnel and the results are presented in a fair and unbiased manner. Ryegrass entries were seeded at a 20-pound-per-acre rate in rows 7 inches apart, using plots 5 x 20 feet with four replications. Acceptable stands were obtained at the following locations: Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville; E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee; Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland and Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope. The experiments were fertilized with phosphorus and potassium according to Auburn University soil test recommendations. At planting, nitrogen was applied at the rate of 50 pounds per acre, and an additional 50 pounds of N per acre was applied after each cutting. A 32- or 49-inch swath of each plot was harvested to a cutting height of 1 to 2 inches with a flail harvester each time the ryegrass reached 6-10 inches tall. A herbage sample of approximately 1 pound was taken from each plot at each harvest for determining forage dry matter percentage. In 2008, the tests were planted October 16, October 14, October 30, and October 13 at Crossville, Tallassee, Headland, and Fairhope, respectively. A small trial was planted on October 22 at Marion Junction but no stand was obtained. In 2007, the tests were planted October 30, October 30, October 9, October 11, and November 2 at Crossville, Tallassee, Headland, Fairhope, and Marion Junction, respectively. In 2006, the tests were planted September 29, September 27, October 25, October 24, and November 28 at Crossville, Tallassee, Headland, Fairhope, and Marion Junction, respectively. Strategies to meet seasonal forage needs are an important consideration for livestock producers. Tables 1-5 provide yield data by harvest for 2008-09 at a given location, while Tables 6 and 7 show 1, 2, and 3-year total yields by location. Seasonal and total dry matter yields by locations are provided in Tables 8 and 11. The three seasonal periods are: fall -- forage produced through February; early spring -- March and early April production; and late spring -- production after April 20. A 3-year average provides a more dependable comparison of ryegrass varieties than do single-year results. Procedure dIscussIon PERFORMANCE OF RYEGRASS VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 5 tABLe 1. seAsonAL drY MAtter YIeLd oF AnnuAL rYeGrAss At tHe sAnd MountAIn reseArcH And eXtensIon center, crossVILLe, ALABAMA, 2009. Cultivar Marshall Ed Jackson FL X2008 Red 4X late TAMTBO Wax ME-4 Gulf (Local) Grazer Dyna-Gain Prine DH-3 Tam 90 Wax ME-94 Maximus Flying A Diamond T FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Verdure Attain TXR2006-T22 TetraPro Chipola2008 (2X) 4X Rio M/FL X2008 (4X) ER Jumbo Big Boss Passerel Plus Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) Planted: 10/16/2008 Soil: Hartsells Fine Sandy Loam † only five cuts taken at this location Yield by harvest date Season 3/19 4/9 4/22 5/5 6/1 † total ------------------------------------------ lbs per acre --------------------------------------606 1781 1140 1268 1642 6437 850 1578 1052 1066 1487 6034 724 1834 912 1252 1266 5989 667 1667 973 1344 1280 5931 492 1605 966 1101 1705 5870 551 1615 1152 1176 1282 5776 813 1611 878 1258 1196 5756 909 1272 980 1313 1271 5745 671 1494 987 1192 1392 5736 497 1591 1065 1052 1481 5686 709 1676 871 1223 1192 5670 566 1600 1067 1101 1329 5663 589 1612 1016 1044 1393 5655 427 1579 1197 1030 1394 5627 612 1644 891 1294 1155 5597 459 1488 1066 896 1652 5561 476 1625 969 1077 1350 5497 376 1504 1124 1135 1327 5467 648 1386 975 1007 1422 5440 605 1444 942 1045 1316 5351 563 1497 974 1103 1183 5321 1049 1240 919 1014 1047 5269 514 1721 938 934 1118 5225 813 1418 829 972 1136 5168 655 1539 655 1125 1076 5050 375 1264 905 908 1395 4848 419 1272 992 889 1230 4802 462 1174 907 860 1153 4556 611 1526 977 1096 1317 5526 33 15 11 9 13 9 213 238 112 103 183 518 6 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION tABLe 2. seAsonAL drY MAtter YIeLd oF AnnuAL rYeGrAss At tHe e.V. sMItH reseArcH center, PLAnt BreedInG unIt, tALLAssee, 2009. Cultivar Wax ME-4 Dyna-Gain DH-3 Flying A Marshall Jumbo Wax ME-94 Diamond T Big Boss TXR2006-T22 Rio FL X2008 Red 4X late TetraPro Grazer 4X Jackson Maximus Attain Ed Chipola2008 (2X) Prine M/FL X2008 (4X) ER Passerel Plus FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Verdure Gulf (Local) Tam 90 TAMTBO Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) Planted: 10/14/2008 Soil: Cahaba Fine Sandy Loam Yield by harvest date Season 12/15 1/9 2/16 3/23 4/16 5/8 total -------------------------------------- lbs per acre ------------------------------------------1605 1494 400 1649 1230 757 7136 1291 1471 590 1731 1071 671 6824 1286 1723 468 1643 1008 503 6631 1339 1500 521 1632 1213 402 6607 1340 1326 347 1633 1355 516 6517 1277 1443 466 1698 1113 497 6494 1119 1352 397 1747 1207 587 6408 1243 1628 521 1519 919 533 6362 1107 1443 406 1897 966 498 6317 1098 1647 521 1607 861 469 6203 1247 1383 347 1635 1011 554 6177 1168 1467 438 1670 888 523 6155 1205 1549 373 1588 878 521 6114 1175 1501 369 1696 867 504 6112 1146 1485 356 1446 1089 572 6093 1204 1370 392 1609 991 426 5992 915 1308 383 1585 1315 482 5988 1229 1433 383 1427 963 529 5963 1208 1294 481 1568 876 526 5953 1111 1350 404 1656 728 499 5747 1041 1235 369 1471 868 684 5669 953 1546 454 1521 724 440 5638 1161 1466 201 1377 948 480 5632 830 1237 339 1580 1116 411 5514 1140 1292 410 1569 793 506 5710 1113 1260 276 1669 827 338 5482 759 1209 350 1505 801 459 5083 1119 1408 331 1211 805 440 5315 1158 1422 403 1591 980 512 6066 28 14 26 9 16 15 11 295 183 97 131 142 68 587 tABLe 3. seAsonAL drY MAtter YIeLd oF AnnuAL rYeGrAss At tHe BLAcK BeLt reseArcH And eXtensIon center, MArIon JunctIon, ALABAMA, 2009. Trial seeded but no stand was obtained. 8 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION tABLe 4. seAsonAL drY MAtter YIeLd oF AnnuAL rYeGrAss At tHe WIreGrAss reseArcH And eXtensIon center, HeAdLAnd, ALABAMA, 2009. Yield by harvest date Cultivar Season 1/14 2/25 3/30 5/15 † † total -------------------------------------- lbs per acre ------------------------------------------1812 2364 2975 1909 9059 1836 2593 2849 1548 8825 1592 2095 3079 1884 8650 1904 2308 2671 1647 8531 1499 2427 3064 1466 8456 1361 2071 3153 1828 8414 1488 2427 3042 1448 8405 1433 2127 3197 1479 8236 1282 2348 2982 1616 8228 1592 2111 2685 1704 8091 1320 2237 3131 1335 8023 1409 2008 3123 1404 7944 1499 1945 2611 1884 7939 1409 2182 3056 1273 7921 1169 2688 2775 1273 7904 1488 2024 2737 1629 7878 1231 2324 3027 1142 7723 1334 2150 2856 1273 7613 1282 2008 2878 1410 7579 1062 1905 2967 1604 7538 1526 1866 2596 1485 7473 1124 1905 2841 1410 7281 1275 2719 2545 724 7263 1310 2103 2812 880 7104 1203 1953 2663 1104 6923 1052 1660 2752 1373 6837 1210 1747 2545 1223 6725 880 1700 2775 1048 6402 1378 2143 2871 1429 7820 20 16 11 16 11 258 316 295 213 755 Attain Big Boss Jumbo Diamond T Verdure TXR2006-T22 FL X2008 Red 4X late TetraPro Ed TAMTBO Flying A 4X Prine DH-3 M/FL X2008 (4X) ER Maximus Grazer Dyna-Gain Jackson FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Wax ME-4 Wax ME-94 Chipola2008 (2X) Passerel Plus Gulf (Local) Marshall Rio Tam 90 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) Planted: 10/30/2008 Soil: Dothan Fine Sandy Loam † only four cuts taken at this location PERFORMANCE OF RYEGRASS VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 tABLe 5. seAsonAL drY MAtter YIeLd oF AnnuAL rYeGrAss At tHe GuLF coAst reseArcH And eXtensIon center, FAIrHoPe, ALABAMA, 2009. Yield by harvest date Cultivar Big Boss Flying A Ed Wax ME-94 Marshall Diamond T Jackson Wax ME-4 4X Prine Chipola2008 (2X) TAMTBO TetraPro DH-3 Rio FL X2008 Red 4X late Grazer TXR2006-T22 Attain Verdure Dyna-Gain FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Gulf (Local) Maximus Passerel Plus Tam 90 Jumbo M/FL X2008 (4X) ER Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) Planted: 10/13/2008 Soil: Malbis Fine Sandy Loam Season 9 12/19 1/13 2/20 3/30 4/24 5/18 total -------------------------------------- lbs per acre ------------------------------------------1241 1212 1581 3392 1274 908 9608 1122 1345 1430 3432 1270 944 9544 1023 1239 1578 3404 1193 1017 9455 865 1191 1431 3505 1357 869 9218 840 1299 1432 3101 1647 812 9132 1145 1146 1470 2754 1544 1003 9062 1080 1093 1551 3328 1051 918 9021 967 1220 1426 3025 1453 824 8915 966 1209 1521 2866 1408 805 8775 957 1155 1436 2757 1522 914 8743 776 1041 1404 3507 1112 889 8729 1077 1183 1517 2609 1324 998 8710 904 1209 1425 3010 1234 899 8680 932 1068 1491 3153 1065 941 8651 672 1051 1500 3116 1218 1066 8622 964 1091 1488 2993 1250 798 8585 593 1085 1488 3419 1218 764 8567 753 998 1446 2943 1358 1015 8512 1210 1059 1409 2781 1135 913 8508 1073 1138 1457 2874 1217 734 8494 678 1068 1483 3185 1162 828 8404 516 1041 1497 3127 1229 992 8401 1023 1065 1405 2942 1012 886 8334 827 1068 1483 2640 1251 1064 8332 810 1077 1423 3124 1004 865 8304 634 1208 1381 3249 1003 797 8273 804 1117 1486 2774 1237 850 8270 562 979 1506 2790 1230 775 7840 893 1131 1470 3064 1249 896 8703 15 12 6 7 17 14 5 125 121 87 185 195 111 413 10 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION tABLe 6. totAL drY MAtter YIeLd oF rYeGrAss VArIetIes, 2009, And tWo- And tHree-YeAr AVerAGes For sAnd MountAIn rec And PLAnt BreedInG unIt. Sand Mountain Research and Ext. Ctr. 2-yr. Avg Brand-Variety Marshall Jackson Wax ME-4 Ed Wax ME-94 FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Dyna-Gain DH-3 Diamond T Tam 90 Prine Rio 4X TAMTBO Attain Gulf (Local) Maximus Big Boss Flying A Verdure Passerel Plus Jumbo TetraPro Grazer FL X2008 Red 4X late Chipola2008 (2X) TXR2006-T22 M/FL X2008 (4X) ER 2009 6437 5989 5604 6034 5655 5497 5736 5670 5561 5663 5559 5166 5225 5870 5344 5756 5627 4802 5597 5467 4556 4848 5321 5745 5565 5269 5253 5050 2008-09 6448 6158 6042 6241 6037 6161 6016 5956 5647 5888 5913 5688 5667 5887 5911 5809 5655 5581 6007 5709 5488 5416 5656 3-yr. Avg 2007-09 7282 7140 7024 7008 6879 6877 6830 6797 6725 6635 6610 6598 6580 6565 6552 6536 6524 6518 6502 6491 6308 6145 Brand-Variety Wax ME-4 Marshall Dyna-Gain Flying A Attain Maximus Ed Jumbo Big Boss DH-3 Passerel Plus Wax ME-94 Jackson Diamond T 4X Rio Verdure TAMTBO Tam 90 FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Gulf (Local) Prine TetraPro TXR2006-T22 FL X2008 Red 4X late Grazer Chipola2008 (2X) M/FL X2008 (4X) ER 2009 7136 6517 6824 6607 5963 5988 5953 6494 6317 6631 5632 6408 5992 6362 6093 6177 5363 4939 5083 5514 5209 5669 6114 6203 6155 6112 5747 5638 Plant Breeding Unit 2-yr. Avg 2008-09 6728 5924 6089 6186 6180 5962 5747 6179 6050 6033 5727 5718 5759 6031 5697 5840 5509 5317 5127 5331 5291 5463 6040 3-yr. Avg 2007-09 7100 6859 6852 6661 6611 6579 6557 6537 6533 6523 6507 6485 6359 6344 6239 6214 6138 5787 5756 5630 5607 5404 ---------- lbs per acre -------- ---------- lbs per acre -------- PERFORMANCE OF RYEGRASS VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 tABLe 7. totAL drY MAtter YIeLd oF rYeGrAss VArIetIes, 2009, And tWo- And tHree-YeAr AVerAGes For WIreGrAss rec And GuLF coAst rec. Wiregrass Research and Ext. Ctr. 2-yr. Avg Brand-Variety Attain Diamond T Ed 4X Wax ME-4 Big Boss M/FL X2008 (4X) ER TAMTBO Prine Verdure Jumbo Marshall Dyna-Gain Wax ME-94 Passerel Plus Flying A Maximus Rio DH-3 Jackson Gulf (Local) FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Tam 90 TetraPro Chipola2008 (2X) TXR2006-T22 FL X2008 Red 4X late Grazer 2009 9059 8531 8228 7944 7473 8825 7904 8091 7939 8456 8650 6837 7613 7281 7104 8023 7878 6725 7921 7579 6923 7538 6402 8236 7263 8414 8405 7723 2008-09 13139 12442 12431 12670 12020 12557 11772 12046 11817 11849 12038 11498 11664 11455 11520 11422 11315 11523 11687 11322 11371 11502 10774 11887 10845 3-yr. Avg 2007-09 11597 10951 10923 10922 10902 10775 10760 10651 10563 10537 10521 10326 10235 10188 10176 10124 10110 10072 9993 9986 9960 9805 9717 Brand-Variety Flying A Big Boss Ed Marshall Jackson Wax ME-4 Rio Attain Wax ME-94 TAMTBO Diamond T Dyna-Gain Prine Maximus Verdure Passerel Plus Tam 90 DH-3 Jumbo FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT 4X Gulf (Local) TetraPro Chipola2008 (2X) FL X2008 Red 4X late Grazer TXR2006-T22 M/FL X2008 (4X) ER 2009 9544 9608 9455 9132 9021 8915 8622 8508 9218 8710 9062 8404 8743 8332 8494 8304 8273 8651 8270 8401 8775 8334 8680 8729 8585 8567 8512 7840 Gulf Coast Research and Ext. Ctr. 2-yr. Avg 2008-09 9209 9132 9263 8974 9001 9035 8913 9011 8907 8903 9120 8666 8642 8543 8614 8526 8518 8672 8279 8413 8451 8466 8450 11 3-yr. Avg 2007-09 8553 8531 8504 8404 8395 8379 8338 8316 8266 8251 8235 8205 8138 8130 8097 8045 8045 8036 7874 7869 7844 7768 ---------- lbs per acre -------- ---------- lbs per acre -------- 12 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION tABLe 8. seAsonAL dIstrIButIon oF rYeGrAss ProductIon At sAnd MountAIn rec BAsed on tHree-YeAr AVerAGes, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Sand Mountain Research and Ext. Ctr. Marshall Jackson Wax ME-4 Ed Wax ME-94 FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Dyna-Gain DH-3 Diamond T Tam 90 Prine Rio 4X TAMTBO Attain Gulf (Local) Maximus Big Boss Flying A Verdure Passerel Plus Jumbo 20 11 18 16 16 15 12 13 14 12 13 17 10 17 17 13 13 17 15 14 18 14 39 42 40 38 41 39 40 41 40 40 39 40 45 37 38 40 41 38 40 39 39 40 41 47 42 46 44 46 48 46 45 48 48 43 44 47 45 48 45 45 45 47 44 46 7282 7140 7024 7008 6879 6877 6830 6797 6725 6635 6610 6598 6580 6565 6552 6536 6524 6518 6502 6491 6308 6145 Fall Early spring Late spring 3-yr avg ----------------- % of total seasonal yield ------------------- PERFORMANCE OF RYEGRASS VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 13 tABLe 9. seAsonAL dIstrIButIon oF rYeGrAss ProductIon At PLAnt BreedInG unIt BAsed on tHree-YeAr AVerAGes, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Plant Breeding Unit Wax ME-4 Marshall Dyna-Gain Flying A Attain Maximus Ed Jumbo Big Boss DH-3 Passerel Plus Wax ME-94 Jackson Diamond T 4X Rio Verdure TAMTBO Tam 90 FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Gulf (Local) Prine 41 40 44 44 41 41 45 38 41 46 44 40 42 41 38 39 38 39 41 37 36 33 44 45 42 45 44 45 42 46 44 42 41 45 46 43 47 47 45 44 47 48 48 48 15 15 14 11 16 14 13 16 15 11 15 15 12 15 15 14 17 17 12 15 16 19 7100 6859 6852 6661 6611 6579 6557 6537 6533 6523 6507 6485 6359 6344 6239 6214 6138 5787 5756 5630 5607 5404 Fall Early spring Late spring 3-yr avg ----------------- % of total seasonal yield ------------------- 14 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION tABLe 10. seAsonAL dIstrIButIon oF rYeGrAss ProductIon At WIreGrAss rec BAsed on tHree-YeAr AVerAGes, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Wiregrass Research and Ext. Ctr. Attain Diamond T Ed 4X Wax ME-4 Big Boss TAMTBO Prine Verdure Jumbo Marshall Dyna-Gain Wax ME-94 Passerel Plus Flying A Maximus Rio DH-3 Jackson Gulf (Local) FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT Tam 90 35 36 35 33 30 35 33 33 38 31 28 33 30 31 36 33 31 33 30 31 28 31 50 50 51 53 56 50 53 50 49 52 60 53 57 57 50 52 57 55 56 57 58 57 16 14 13 15 14 15 14 17 14 17 13 14 13 11 14 15 12 12 14 12 14 12 11597 10951 10923 10922 10902 10775 10651 10563 10537 10521 10326 10235 10188 10176 10124 10110 10072 9993 9986 9960 9805 9717 Fall Early spring Late spring 3-yr avg ----------------- % of total seasonal yield ------------------- PERFORMANCE OF RYEGRASS VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 15 tABLe 11. seAsonAL dIstrIButIon oF rYeGrAss ProductIon At GuLF coAst rec BAsed on tHree-YeAr AVerAGes, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Gulf Coast Research and Ext. Ctr. Flying A Big Boss Ed Marshall Jackson Wax ME-4 Rio Attain Wax ME-94 TAMTBO Diamond T Dyna-Gain Prine Maximus Verdure Passerel Plus Tam 90 DH-3 Jumbo FL/NE X 2006 (Misc 2X) LRCT 4X Gulf (Local) 36 36 36 34 35 35 35 38 34 37 37 35 35 34 38 33 33 34 34 29 36 35 45 44 46 45 46 46 46 43 47 44 43 46 44 45 43 47 47 47 45 50 45 47 18 20 18 22 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 19 21 21 19 20 20 19 20 21 18 18 8553 8531 8504 8404 8395 8379 8338 8316 8266 8251 8235 8205 8138 8130 8097 8045 8045 8036 7874 7869 7844 7768 Fall Early spring Late spring 3-yr avg ----------------- % of total seasonal yield ------------------- 16 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION soURCes oF RYeGRAss seeD Cultivar Jumbo Maximus Prine 4X DH-3 Diamond T Dyna-Gain FL/NE 2006(Misc 2x)LRCT Flying A Gulf (Local Source) Passerel Plus Rio Attain Big Boss Ed Verdure TAM 90 TAMTBO TetraPro TXR 2006-T22 Jackson Marshall WAX ME-94 WAX ME-4 M/FL X2008(4x)ER FL X2008 Red 4x late Chipola2008 (2x) Grazer University of Georgia, Athens, GA University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida The Wax Company, LLC, Amory, Mississippi Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas Piedmont Fertilizer Co., Opelika, Alabama Pennington Seed, Inc., Lebanon, Oregon ProSeeds Marketing, Inc., Jefferson, Oregon Smith Seed Service, Halsey, Oregon Company Barenbrug USA, Tangent, Oregon Ragan & Massey, Inc., Ponchatoula, Louisiana OreGro Seeds, Inc., Shedd, Oregon