Performance of Small Grain Varieties for Forage in Alabama, 2008-09 Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 301 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Richard Guthrie, Acting Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, August 2009 Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) 2 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 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, 2009 .......................................... 5 Two-Year Averages 2008-2009 ................................................................................................. 6 Three-Year Averages 2007-2009 ............................................................................................... 6 Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, 2009 ............................................................. 7 Two-Year Averages 2008-2009 ................................................................................................. 8 Three-Year Averages 2007-2009 ............................................................................................... 8 Two-Year Averages 2008-2009 ............................................................................................... 10 Three-Year Averages 2007-2009 ............................................................................................. 10 Two-Year Averages 2008-2009 ............................................................................................... 12 Three-Year Averages 2007-2009 ............................................................................................. 12 Two-Year Averages 2008-2009 ............................................................................................... 14 Three-Year Averages 2007-2009 ............................................................................................. 14 Two-Year Averages 2008-2009 ............................................................................................... 16 Three-Year Averages 2007-2009 ............................................................................................. 16 Two-Year Averages 2008-2009 ............................................................................................... 18 Three-Year Averages 2007-2009 ............................................................................................. 18 Two-Year Averages 2008-2009 ............................................................................................... 20 Three-Year Averages 2007-2009 ............................................................................................. 20 Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, 2009 .......................................................... 9 Prattville Experiment Field, Prattville, 2009 ............................................................................................. 11 E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, 2009 .......................................................... 13 Brewton Experiment Field, Brewton, 2009 ............................................................................................... 15 Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, 2009..................................................................... 17 Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope., 2009 ................................................................... 19 SEED SOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 21 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 3 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. J. Treadaway Ducar, Asst. 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. 4 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION THE 2009 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, OAT, 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. 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. Procedure 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. data exPlanatIon 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. Cold weather and wet conditions in the fall combined to reduce fall and winter growth. dIscussIon PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 5 taBle 1. seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tennessee ValleY researcH and extensIon center, Belle MIna, alaBaMa, 2009 Brand-Variety Wheat SS 8641 GA Gore 608 492 195 190 167 162 117 1084 486 404 407 674 902 578 1606 1603 1275 1229 1118 1111 1090 1576 1733 1556 1788 1760 1532 1409 1334 1257 2588 2116 2236 2125 1893 1327 2639 2839 2206 1706 1174 1476 3547 3353 4058 3535 3521 3399 3101 3987 4858 4799 4400 4141 3608 3463 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------- Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 9339 Plot Spike LA 99153-45-S1 LA 976-59-S1 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale RSI 202718 Trical 2700 RSI 202765 Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 462 15 76 1456 7 112 1923 7 154 3841 6 232 6 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION taBle 2. tWo-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tennessee ValleY researcH and extensIon center, Belle MIna, alaBaMa, 2008-2009 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 510 314 275 1341 666 731 816 1017 709 17 93 2357 2478 2073 1910 2561 2563 1765 1834 2193 19 312 789 1869 1368 1047 1670 1040 1279 809 1234 30 280 3656 4661 3716 4298 4897 4334 3860 3661 4135 8 262 taBle 3. tHree-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tennessee ValleY researcH and extensIon center, Belle MIna, alaBaMa, 2007-2009 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 957 602 721 689 14 108 581 678 858 661 36 148 2492 2818 1906 2278 16 218 1367 863 641 904 36 199 5397 4961 4126 4533 10 250 959 1000 1903 814 4676 518 334 2056 1060 3969 379 517 2495 678 4069 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 taBle 4. seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe sand MountaIn researcH and extensIon center, crossVIlle, alaBaMa, 2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore SS 8641 2700 2418 909 224 360 502 239 3865 1123 1565 1419 2685 2363 1285 1066 1194 1482 1632 1516 1349 1609 1159 2559 1864 1876 854 954 1986 220 291 456 728 505 471 461 332 521 523 528 194 374 421 3985 3903 2847 2584 2382 2323 2309 5356 4203 3953 3823 3733 3691 3691 7 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------- Oat LA 9339 Plot Spike LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 976-59-S1 Florida 501 LA 99153-45-S1 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale RSI 202718 Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 308 RSI 202765 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 1547 23 388 1507 6 94 430 17 78 3484 11 394 8 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION taBle 5. tWo-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe sand MountaIn researcH and extensIon center, crossVIlle, alaBaMa, 2008-2009. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 336 Trical 2700 Trical 308 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 1414 190 307 2360 880 880 941 1671 1704 1183 52 464 1477 1741 1431 1511 2097 2097 1923 1148 1283 1576 12 143 400 942 725 633 668 668 587 530 332 602 21 96 3292 2873 2463 4504 3644 3644 3451 3348 3319 3362 15 382 taBle 6. tHree-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe sand MountaIn researcH and extensIon center, crossVIlle, alaBaMa, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 695 1494 899 1111 51 347 2373 1379 2018 1905 56 654 1844 1655 1581 1629 23 232 4912 4528 4498 4646 22 614 2024 2400 1586 6010 446 1509 1578 3532 1109 1753 1532 4394 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 taBle 7. seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe BlacK Belt researcH and extensIon center, MarIon JunctIon, alaBaMa, 2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore SS 8641 1676 982 1067 1390 931 545 1338 2270 3425 2704 1629 1091 587 708 1997 2402 2940 2301 2698 2973 2110 1311 882 1158 1904 2256 2564 2224 3673 3384 4007 3691 3629 3518 3448 3581 4306 3861 3533 3347 3150 2932 9 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------- Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 9339 Plot Spike LA 976-59-S1 LA 99153-45-S1 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 308 RSI 342 Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 202765 RSI 202718 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 1453 53 830 2123 19 423 3576 16 598 10 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION taBle 8. tWo-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe BlacK Belt researcH and extensIon center, MarIon JunctIon, alaBaMa, 2008-2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale RSI 342 Trical 308 Trical 336 Trical 336 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 4316 4156 2472 2472 2780 3033 27 616 1395 1017 1937 1937 1556 1755 29 385 5711 5173 4409 4409 4336 4789 15 603 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------2622 2089 2155 3677 1774 3128 2144 1090 4397 5218 4299 4766 taBle 9. tHree-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe BlacK Belt researcH and extensIon center, MarIon JunctIon, alaBaMa, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale RSI 342 Trical 2700 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 3321 2147 1883 2316 32 457 1936 2420 2646 2338 19 274 5257 4567 4528 4654 16 467 2872 1653 4525 1670 2831 4502 2003 2541 4544 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 11 taBle 10. seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe PrattVIlle exPerIMent FIeld, PrattVIlle, alaBaMa, 2009. Brand-Variety Wheat SS 8641 GA Gore 2521 2206 2525 2279 2162 1916 2477 2217 2934 3184 2428 2637 2957 3321 2599 2404 1023 1422 1315 935 430 2003 2217 1569 2350 2660 533 610 3040 2999 5552 4697 4884 4248 4189 3319 4534 4683 4483 3275 3625 2585 8160 7609 9100 8398 8362 7099 7096 7538 9684 9437 9261 8572 7116 6516 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------- Oat LA 976-59-S1 LA 99153-45-S1 LA 9339 Plot Spike LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale RSI 202718 Trical 2700 RSI 202765 Trical 336 Trical 308 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 2555 14 378 1576 22 379 4008 17 730 8139 12 1029 12 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION taBle 11. tWo-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe PrattVIlle exPerIMent FIeld, PrattVIlle, alaBaMa, 2008-2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1409 1264 1694 2047 2351 1835 2390 2125 1889 24 336 3632 2583 1781 3238 3174 3886 2833 1962 2886 18 386 2999 4248 4189 3319 4683 3275 2585 3625 3616 19 750 8040 8095 7665 8603 10209 8996 7808 7712 8391 15 729 taBle 12. tHree-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe PrattVIlle exPerIMent FIeld, PrattVIlle, alaBaMa, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 2441 1783 2542 2065 25 323 3138 3892 2657 3074 17 330 4683 3275 2585 3508 18 723 10262 8950 7783 8647 14 561 2465 3115 3319 8899 1708 2061 4189 7958 1452 3581 2999 8032 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 13 taBle 13. seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe e.V. sMItH researcH center, Plant BreedInG unIt, tallassee, alaBaMa, 2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore SS 8641 1026 1150 1543 1134 875 967 1206 1438 1233 897 925 947 1314 1420 2429 1776 1549 1436 1611 1460 1323 1869 1779 2099 1854 1645 1682 1599 1995 1471 2151 1030 982 1475 5450 4398 5243 3600 3468 3902 2529 4954 4668 4622 4358 4104 3873 3662 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------- Oat LA 9339 Plot Spike LA 976-59-S1 LA 99153-45-S1 LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL 1648 1656 1626 1580 1512 877 643 Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 202718 Trical 336 RSI 202765 RSI 342 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 1148 18 218 1722 17 320 1434 25 423 4305 13 596 14 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION taBle 14. tWo-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe e.V. sMItH researcH center, Plant BreedInG unIt, tallassee, alaBaMa, 2008-2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------687 672 816 1307 959 617 945 1157 895 20 136 1974 1616 1463 2304 2114 1785 2117 1961 1917 28 399 2210 2989 2364 1802 2100 2346 1380 1240 2054 27 467 4871 5277 4642 5414 5173 4747 4442 4358 4866 20 715 taBle 15. tHree-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe e.V. sMItH researcH center, Plant BreedInG unIt, tallassee, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 980 501 866 815 26 128 2091 1793 2095 1961 22 270 2429 2543 1599 2212 17 248 423 588 221 452 32 161 5923 5426 4781 5441 13 417 1361 2380 1964 459 6164 640 1546 2252 475 4913 542 1862 2485 549 5438 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 taBle 16. seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe BreWton exPerIMent FIeld, BreWton, alaBaMa, 2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore 391 740 445 573 659 732 840 862 729 623 701 949 691 2056 2066 1777 1830 1735 1735 2010 2133 1604 1892 1611 1887 2197 3219 2762 2811 2583 2224 2123 2431 2702 3279 2922 2957 2095 1990 5665 5567 5033 4987 4618 4591 5282 5696 5612 5438 5270 4931 4878 15 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------- Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 99153-45-S1 LA 9339 Plot Spike LA 976-59-S1 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 202718 RSI 202765 Trical 308 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 687 15 113 1887 11 219 2623 8 223 5198 5 265 16 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION taBle 17. tWo-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe BreWton exPerIMent FIeld, BreWton, alaBaMa, 2008-2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------570 763 844 935 889 639 818 981 805 17 102 1631 2008 1801 2154 1995 1531 2146 1985 1906 13 184 2117 2032 1598 1938 1850 2446 1546 1440 1871 17 234 4318 4803 4242 5028 4734 4616 4510 4406 4582 11 373 taBle 18. tHree-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe BreWton exPerIMent FIeld, BreWton, alaBaMa, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 1111 654 923 877 23 121 2050 1548 2186 1914 13 151 1680 2363 1375 1771 17 182 4841 4565 4483 4562 11 298 1114 2132 1727 4973 879 1890 1420 4189 582 1679 2061 4323 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 17 taBle 19. seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe WIreGrass researcH and extensIon center, Headland, alaBaMa, 2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore 3786 6724 6652 5625 5585 6232 6935 8070 6406 6509 4283 3565 2484 1518 1746 1684 1856 2098 1661 2289 1542 2589 1368 2184 905 1263 1955 1845 1880 1905 1555 1249 746 578 716 611 1254 1142 760 7259 10316 10217 9385 9237 9143 9970 10190 9712 8487 7721 5612 4506 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------- Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 9339 Plot Spike LA 976-59-S1 LA 99153-45-S1 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale RSI 342 Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 336 RSI 202765 RSI 202718 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 5604 13 787 1746 19 366 1246 35 468 8596 12 1117 18 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION taBle 20. tWo-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe WIreGrass researcH and extensIon center, Headland, 2008-2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 308 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------834 2320 2887 3223 1927 1275 2191 574 1904 18 369 2927 4992 4435 5417 4573 5797 4759 2932 4479 15 497 1745 2243 2025 3438 2787 1414 1692 2669 2252 24 405 1955 1845 1249 746 716 578 611 1254 1119 31 375 7462 11400 10597 12824 10003 9064 9254 7429 9754 15 907 taBle 21. tHree-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe WIreGrass researcH and extensIon center, Headland, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 1927 1275 574 1787 16 327 4072 4811 2638 3795 18 420 2711 1447 2922 2349 27 392 716 578 1254 1083 30 364 9426 8111 7388 9014 18 780 3223 4944 3029 746 11942 2887 3822 1916 1249 9874 834 2482 2070 1955 7341 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 19 taBle 22. seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe GulF coast researcH and extensIon center, FaIrHoPe, alaBaMa, 2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore 499 1878 2362 2522 1683 2020 2834 2223 1290 2186 1040 2269 858 6607 13504 11861 10972 11761 11226 7550 12660 10055 8630 9919 7805 8331 716 4660 4744 4849 4399 522 5061 533 3983 4352 1137 949 1202 7822 20041 18967 18343 17843 13768 15446 15416 15327 15169 12095 11022 10390 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------- Oat LA 976-59-S1 LA 99153-45-S1 LA 9339 Plot Spike LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale RSI 342 Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 202765 Trical 308 RSI 202718 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 1820 36 706 10068 7 708 2854 13 388 14742 7 1099 20 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION taBle 23. tWo-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at GulF coast researcH and extensIon center, FaIrHoPe, alaBaMa, 2008-2009. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore Oat LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 2301 2321 1639 2183 1921 30 432 5195 7139 6076 4582 5615 23 982 3810 1595 3316 1650 2670 39 793 11305 11055 11031 8416 10206 15 1190 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------946 1759 1971 2250 4170 6726 6317 4717 1433 3903 1767 3885 6549 12387 10054 10852 taBle 24. tHree-Year aVeraGe seasonal drY Matter YIeld oF WHeat, oat, rYe, and trItIcale VarIetIes cut as ForaGe at tHe GulF coast researcH and extensIon center, FaIrHoPe, alaBaMa, 2007-2009. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------Wheat GA Gore Oat Florida 501 Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V.(%) LSD(0.10) 1886 1303 1883 1574 36 346 3931 4603 5309 4265 28 730 2754 2618 1263 2068 54 691 8571 8524 8454 7907 19 934 1897 3681 2867 8444 1675 4833 1505 8012 801 3231 1402 5434 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2008-09 21 seed sources Wheat SS-8641 GA Gore Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Southern States Coop., Richmond, Virginia Rye Wren’s Abruzzi Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Triticale Trical308, Trical 336, Trical 342, Trical 2700 RSI 202718*, RSI 202765* Resource Seeds, Inc., Union, Kentucky Oat Fla. 501 LA 99153-45-S1*, LA 976-59-S1* LA 99016*, LA9339 Plot Spike* Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana * Experimental line; not yet commercially available.