SEPTEMBER 1972 Aqronomj and Soils Departmental Deries No. 6 / / lit 1972 SMALL GRAIN VARIETY REPORT David H. Teem l Oat, wheat, barley, rye, and triticale varieties were tested during the 1971-72 season by the Auburn University Agricultural Exreriment Station at 13 locations in the State. The 1971-72 growing season was character- ized by an unusually warm season until mid-January; however, on January 16, 1972, temperatures dropped rapidly to lows of 2, 10, and 19 0 F at Belle Mina, Auburn, and Fairhope, respectively. As a result of the earlier warm temperatures many varieties had begun to head when the rapid temperature drop occurred and severe cold damage resulted, especially on oat and triticale varieties. Diseases were accentuated by the warm fall temperatures. Al- though several diseases were damaging, leaf rust of wheat and crown rust of oats were unusually severe. The combination of plants weakened by di- sease and the rapid temperature drop in January resulted in low yields in many tests. Since small grains are grown for both forage and grain production, two series of plots are used in the testing program. One series is managed to determine grain production only. The other series is managed to determine fall and early winter forage yield and the effect of its removal on sub- sequent grain production of each variety. Table 1 shows the amount of feed produced by several varieties under the two systems of management. Average values for yield, date 1/10 headed, height, and lodging by regions for the unclipped tests are given in Table 2. Similar data for the clipped tests are presented in Table 3. Yields of tests managed for forage production only are presented in Tables 4 and 5. Yields of triticale varieties tested at Belle Mina, Prattville, Auburn, and Brewton are presented in Tables 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively. Varietal reactions to diseases are presented in Table 10. Sources of seed used in the tests are listed on the last two pages. Variety recommendations are made for two situations. (1) grain pro- duction only, and (2) forage and grain production combined. Variety recom- mendations in this report are for general regions of the State. They are based on performance at several locations in each region. Recommendations are made on the basis of the last 3 years' data; however, results over a longer period of time are considered when available. Evaluations of disease resistance were made on all entries in the 1971-72 tests. Several diseases occur on small grains, but only those that are most common and damaging in Alabama are indluded here. Except where noted, these reactions are averages obtained over a period of 2 to 5 years from various locations in the State. A rating of R, or resistant, means, that the variety has thus far appeared unaffected or only slightly so by the particular disease. A rating of S means that the variety is susceptible 1/ - Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Soils - 2- to the extent that appreciable damage has occurred when conditions were favorable for disease occurrence and development. Disease data were com- piled by Dr. Robert T. Gudauskas, Department of Botany and Microbiology. SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE Clipping tests were conducted to determine (1) fall and winter forage production of small grains, and (2) the effect of clipping during this period on grain yields. Data from other experiments show that fall applica- tions of nitrogen are necessary for high forage yields but they usually do not increase grain yields. Therefore, the clipped plots received a fall appli- cation of nitrogen at planting or shortly thereafter, which the unclipped plots did not receive. These plots were clipped at intervals until late February or March 1 to simulate grazing, after which both clipped and un- clipped plots were topdressed with a uniform application of nitrogen. When fed to cattle, each pound of dry forage (consumed as pasturage) may be considered worth approximately 1 pound of grain. By converting the bushels of grain produced to pounds and adding it to the pounds of dry forage produced from clipped tests, it is evident that the greatest amount of feed was obtained from small grain that was clipped and then allowed to make grain, Table I. Total production of feed (forage + forage equivalent of grain) does not differ greatly in the three regions of the State. Grain yields are gen- erally higher and forage yields are lower in northern Alabama than in central and southern Alabama. Location of the tests and staff menbers in charge are as follows: NORTHERN ALABAMA Sand Mountain Substation, Crossville - S, E. Gissendanner, Superintendent Tennessee Valley Substation, Belle Mina - J. K. Boseck, Superintendent Upper Coastal Plain Substation, Winfield - R. A. Moore, Superintendent CENTRAL ALABAMA Piedmont Substation, Camp Hill - E. L. Mayton, Superintendent Agronomy Farm, Auburn - E. M. Evans, in charge Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee - J. W. Langford, Superintendent Experiment Field, Prattville - F. T. Glaze, Superintendent Black Belt Substation, Marion Junction - L. A. Smith, Superintendent SOUTHERN ALABAMA Lower Coastal Plain Substation, Camden - V. L. Brown, Superintendent Experiment Field, Monroeville - E. L. Carden, Superintendent Experiment Field, Brewton - E. L. Carden, Superintendent Gulf Coast Substation, Fairhope - H. F. Yates, Superintendent Wiregrass Substation, Headland - J. G. Starling, Superintendent VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR FORAGE AND GRAIN (Recommendations are based on yield and listed in order of 3-year average total feed production; for reaction to diseases, see Table 10) NORTHERN ALABAMA Wheat Rye Barley Coker 66-22 Carolee Coker 65-20 Ga. 1123 Arthur Wakeland Blue Boy Bonel McNair Vita Graze Explorer Elbon Colonial 2 Hanoverk' CENTRAL ALABAMA Rye Coker 242 Roanoke Coker 67-22 Fla. 501 Carolee.2! Coker 68-15 Coker 65-20 Wakeland2 Ga. 1123=- Blue Boy 3 .! Coker 68-19V1 Wren's Abruzzi McNair Vita Graze Weser Explorer Barsoy McNair 601 Keowee Colonial 222.! SOUTHERN ALABAMA Wheat Coker 67-22 Fla. 501 Sumter 31' Coker 68-15 Coker 65-20 WakelandZ! Wren's Abruzzi Weser ACCO 811 McNair Vita Graze Trial basis. If present trends continue, this variety will be removed from the recommended list next year for forage and grain in the region indicated. Oats Oats Wheat Barley Oats 1/ 2/ ~ nn, RI - -- VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR GRAIN ONLY (Recommendations are based on yield and lodging and listed in order of 3-year average yield; for reaction to diseases, see Table 10) NORTHERN ALABAMA Wheat Rye Barley Carolee Coker 242Z/ Ga. 1123 Coker 65--20 Arthur Blue Boy Bonel Elbon McNair Vita Graze Hanover DaytonJ.- Wade' McNair 6012/ CENTRAL ALABAMA Rye Carolee Coker 67-22 Coker 242 Sumter 3? . Coker 68-15 Blue Boy Coker 65-201' Coker 68-1l92./ McNair Vita Graze Keowee Weser Barsoy Explorer Wren's Abruzzi SOUTHERN ALABAM Wheat Fla. 501 Coker 242 Coker 67-22.2/ Coker 68-15 Wakeland!' Blue Boy!' Weser Wren's Abruzzi ACCO 811 McNair Vita Graze Trial basis. If present trends continue, this variety will be removed from the recommended list next year for grain production in the region indicated. Oats Oats Wheat Barley Oats Rye 1/ 2/ Table 1. FORAGE AND GRAIN YIELD OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1968-72 1970-72 av. Yield of clipped plots, average Not Clipped Forage Grain clippedforage 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-yr. grain and Variety 1972 1971-72 1970-72 1969-72 1968-72 1970-72 only grain Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. NORTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests (3) (6) (9) (12) (16) (9) (9) (9) OATS Carolee 1,204 999 1,138 1,316 1,360 2,261 2,560 3,399 Coker 242 1,433 1,203 1,285 1,331 1,338 1,717 2,240 3,003 Coker 66-22 1,498 1,455 1,446 1,435 1,447 2,368 2,336 3,814 Coker 70-16 1,383 1,320 BARLEY Colonial 2 855 1,183 1,400 1,324 1,319 1,968 1,728 3,368 Dayton 932 1,021 1,246 1,206 1,223 1,552 1,728 2,798 Wade 897 906 1,111 1,081 1,098 1,520 1,632 2,631 McNair 601 975 1,131 1,331 1,372 1,232 1,584 2,563 Hanover 1,061 1,216 1,424 1,856 2,016 3,280 Miller 1,082 1,091 1,195 1,472 1,536 2,667 Barsoy 977 944 Keowee 935 RYE Bonel 2,152 2,232 2,320 2,180 2,116 2,072 2,296 4,392 Elbon 2,244 2,193 2,334 2,284 2,117 1,848 2,184 4,142 Explorer 2,039 2,235 2,526 2,497 2,376 1,624 2,016 4,150 McNair Vita Graze 2,517 2,409 2,556 2,530 1,680 2,090 4,236 Wintergrazer 70 1,982 2,168 WHEAT Blue Boy 1,282 1,578 1,714 1,808 1,802 1,780 2,280 3,494 Ga. 1123 1,601 1,577 1,516 1,665 1,632 2,100 2,520 3,616 Wakeland 1,502 1,606 1,694 1,782 1,767 1,840 2,400 3,534 ;rthur 1,254 1,263 1,258 1,150 2,320 2,360 3,578 Coker 65-20 1,764 1,936 1,982 2,014 2,120 2,520 4,102 Coker 68-19 1,120 1,452 1,712 1,420 3,132 Coker 70-14 1,212 1,690 McNair 2203 1,637 1,788 Coker 68-15 1,620 McNair 701 1,449 TRITICALE Fas Gro 204 1,488 Pathfinder 1,684 Table 1 (Continued) FORAGE AND GRAIN YIELD OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1968-72 Total feed, 1970-72 av. Yield of clipped plots, averageC d ForageGrain clipped,. forage 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-yr. grain and Variety 1972 1971-72 1970-72 1969-72 168..72 1970-72 oney rain Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. CENTRAL ALABAMA Number of tests (4) OATS (7) (10) (15) (20) (9) (11) (10) Carolee Coker 242 Fla. 501 Roanoke Coker 67-22 Sumter 3 Coker 70--16 BARLEY Colonial 2 B arsoy Keowee McNair 601 Miller RYE Weser Explorer Wren's Abruzzi Vita Graze ACCO 811 Gurley's Grazer Wintergrazer 70 WHEAT Blue Boy Ga. 1123 Wakeland Coker 68-15 Coker 6$-19 Coker 65-20 McNair 2203 Coker 70-14 NMcNair 701 Arthur TRITICALE Fas Gro 204 Grazegrain 70 1,438 2 ,032 1,909 2,056 2,176 1,886 2,177 1,101 1,489 1,279 1,618 1,710 2,330 2,381 2,138 2,420 2,192 2,375 1,990 2,220 2,075 2,322 2,497 1,616 2,333 2,316 1,899 2,168 19,917 1,862 1,512 1,818 2,159 1,958 2,245 2,008 1,984 2,222 1,823 1,998 1,838 2,000 2,665 2,715 2,575 2,805 2,605 2,603 2,394 2,673 2,774 2,194 2,723 2,852 2,449 1,679 2,018 1,811 1,953 1,816 1,723 1,838 1,839 1,659 1,970 2,600 2,739 2,557 2, 734 2,373 2,283 2,548 2,528 2,167 2,663 1,709 1,978 1,866 1,931 1,555 1,849 1,897 1,845 1,603 2,820 2, 814 2,723 2,792 2,432 2,218 2,552 2,487 2,284 1,779 1,905 1,834 1,927 1,855 1,461 1,408 1,482 1,408 1,536 1,386 1,869 1,216 1,869 1,600 1,552 1,344 2,725 2,737 2,634 2,379 2,9186 29452 1,586 1,400 1,754 1,549 1,280 1,440 1,360 1,720 1,140 1,460 1,621 1,472 1,504 1,397 1,536 1,322 1,136 1,376 1,504 1,280 1,885 1,885 1, 866 2,016 1,480 1,380 1,500 1,980 1,320 1,440 3,140 3,426 3,293 3,361 3 352 3,110 3y054 3,439 3,211 3,314 4,187 4,139 4,311 4,233 3,653 3,723 3,908 4,248 3,307 4,123 Table 1 (Continued).GRIYILOFSALGANVREISTTDOAEAD 1968-72. Total feed, 1970-72 av. Yield of clipped plots, average Not Clipped Foag Grain clipped, forage 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-yr. grain and Variety 1972 1971-72 1970-72 1969-72 1968-72 1970-72 only__grain Lb . Lb.0 Lb.0 Lb Lb. SOUTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests (5) (10) (15) (19) (23) Lb . (11) Lb. Lb. (11) (15) Coker 242 Fla. 501 Sumter 3 Coker 67-22 Elan Coker 70-16 BARLEY McNair 601 Keowee Fla. 102 Fla, X65.202-13 RYE Weser Wren's Abruzzi Vita Graze ACCO 811 Penngrazer W Wintergrazer 70 Gurley's Grazer WHEAT Blue Boy Wakeland Coker 65-20 Coker 68-15 McNair 2203 Coker 70-14 McNair 701 TRITICALE Fas Gro 204 Grazegrain 70 Pathfinder Mark IV Fas Gro 209 1,292 1,577 1,418 1,562 1,379 1,086 938 1,003 1,720 1,547 1,553 1,423 1,568 1,587 1,438 1,459 1,613 1,046 1,252 1,272 1,467 1,080 1,014 1,269 1,578 1,229 1,394 1,616 1,491 1,904 1 ,999 2,073 1,995 1,788 1,699 1,464 2,138 2,365 2,178 2,340 2,4244 2,113 2,107 1,753 1,896 2,199 2 ,091 1,797 1,797 1,745 1,876 2,029 1,984 1,709 1,838 1,976 1,998 1,713 1,876 1,985 1,623 1, 388 2,014 2,519 2,486 2,545 2,558 1,722 1,914 2,068 1,927 1,408 1,707 1,259 1,653 624 59 2 576 2,632 2,585 2,623 2,594 1,789 1,917 2,061 1,942 2,748 1,213 2,571 1,251 1,083 1,101 1,823 920 2,011 1,200 1,080 1,340 1,557 1,632 1,024 1,429 3,153 3,583 3,288 3,638 592 2,247 480 1,980 528 2,590 1,344 1,307 1,213 1,307 1,060 1,260 980 1,560 3,733 3,737 3,627 3,659 2,642 3,114 3,148 3,267 OATS GRAIN YIELD OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, Table 2. GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF UNCLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1968-72 Regional average yield per acre 1-yr. 2-yr. 1972 1971-72 Bu. Blu. 3-yr. 1970-72 Blu. 4-yr. 1969-72 Blu. 5-yr. 1968-72 Blu. Other characteristics, 3-Year average Lodging Height 1/10 Headed Pct. In. Date NORTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests (3) OATS Carolee Coker 242 Coker 66-22 Coker 70-16 BARLEY Colonial 2 Dayton Wade McNair 601 Hanover Miller Barsoy Keowee RYE Bonel Elb on Explorer Vita Graze Wintergrazer 70 WHEAT Blue Boy Ga. 1123 Wakeland Arthur Coker 65-20 Coker 68-19 Coker 70-14 McNair 2203 Coker 68-15 McNair 701 45 21 51 73 16 12 21 4 17 11 22 24 37 31 30 30 39 23 29 25 32 32 15 21 26 31 22 (6) 70 62 74 94 33 28 35 29 34 23 30 42 37 37 36 41 32 37 36 35 38 30 31 38 (9) (12) 81 70 73 36 36 34 33 42 33 41 39 36 37 38 42 40 39 42 33 91 81 83 41 39 41 42 43 42 38 39 42 45 42 43 46 TRITICALE Fas Gro 204 Pathfinder (15) 88 77 80 42 41 44 40 38 35 39 40 37 (9) 21 15 24 17 13 19 11 9 0 16 19 20 15 6 9 24 5 15 1 (9) 36 36 37 29 30 31 29 28 29 60 57 55 56 36 39 38 35 40 28 (9) 4/26 4/26 4/23 4/16 4/14 4/17 4/11 4/15 4/13 4/6 4/4 4/4 4/5 4/20 4/19 4/19 4/19 4/19 4/15 12 17 .._....._.. Variety Table 2 (Continued) GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF UNCLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1968-72 Regional average yield per acre Other characteristics, 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-Year average Variety 1972 1971-72 1970-72 1969-72 1968-72 Lodging Height 1/10 Headed Bu. Bu. u. Bu. Bu. Pct. In. Date CENTRAL ALABAMA Number of tests (4) (7) (11) (15) (19) (11) (11) (11) OATS Carolee 29 49 51 59 63 21 37 4/18 Coker 242 26 41 46 52 56 14 41 4119 la. 501 37 46 47 52 55 21 35 4/16 Roanoke 25 41 44 49 53 16 45 4119 Coker 67-22 22 45 48 56 17 35 4/17 Sumter 3 18 40 41 50 26 38 4/18 Coker 70-46 27 61 BARLEY Colonial 2 16 24 24 28 32 31 31 4/13 Barsoy 15 23 29 37 38 12 28 3/28 Keowee 17 31 31 39 12 31 4/8 McNair 601 18 23 27 24 33 4/6 Miller 11 RYE Weser 40 34 34 35 33 47 55 3/24 Explorer 33 30 34 34 32 53 55 3/24 Wren's Abruzzi 32 31 33 35 34 54 55 3/23 Vita Graze 31 31 36 37 48 57 3/24 ACCO 811 34 32 Gurley's Grazer 31 Wintergrazer 70 37 WHEAT Blue Boy 20 22 25 28 27 1 37 4/12 Ga. 1123 21 23 23 27 27 9 41 4/10 Wakelandf% 26 n26% 25 25 25%033 ,r40/4/,11 Grazegrain 70 5 Table 2 (Continued). GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF UNCLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1968-72. Regional aversae ield per acre Other characteristics, 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-Year average Variety 1972 1971-72 1970-72 1969-72 1968-72 Lodging Height 1/10 Headed $ui. But. Bu. Bu. Bu. Pct. In. Date SOUTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests (5) OATS Coker 242 Fla. 501 Sumter 3 Coker 67-22 Elan Coker 70-16 22 23 2 15 22 8 (7) 45 51 30 43 50 (11) 49 51 32 45 (15) 54 56 41 53 (19) (11) (11) 55 58 43 14 16 44 23 41 37 35 36 BARLEY McNair 601 Keowee Fla. 102 Fla. X65-202-13 RYE Weser Wren's Abruzzi Vita Graze ACCO 811 Penngrazer W Wintergrazer 70 Gurley's Grazer WHEAT Blue Boy Wakeland Coker 65-20 Coker 68-15 McNair 2203 Coker 70-14 McNair 701 5 3 5 6 25 21 17 21 23 23 23 8 13 8 16 3/ .7 3/ 191/ i5!/ 17x/ 22 21 19 20 22 22 18 20 14 26 19 24 23 22 23 18 21 16 26 26 26 25 26 25 25 20 31 25 26 24 25 9 14 9 22 24 22 22 7 18 19 1 28 27 27 52 53 53 53 35 36 37 36 TRITICALE Fas Gro 204 6 Grazegrain 70 8 Pathfinder 10 Mark IV 6 Fas Gro 209 8 1/ Data for 1970 and 1972. foes not i 3/Early varieties destroyed by birds. 1 year data, 1971 only. nclude 1971 due to bird damage. (11) 4/14 4/8 4/11 4/8 4/3 4/7 4/3 3 /14?. 3/15?! 2/15 2 / 3 /15?~ 4/6 4/5 4/2 4/7 Table 3. GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1968-72 Regional average yield per acre Other characteristics, 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-Year average Variety 1972 1971-72 1970-72 1969-72 1968-72 Lodging Height 1/10 Headed Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Pct. In. Date NORTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests (3) (6) (9) (12) (15) (9) (9) (9) OATS Carolee 31 61 71 83 80 14 33 4/27 Coker 242 9 41 54 66 62 12 33 4/27 Coker 66-22 54 79 74 70 82 19 35 4/24 Poker 70-16 54 66 JARLEY Colonial 2 18 38 41 46 47 21 29 4/19 Dayton 17 24 32 43 43 21 30 4/16 Wade 14 31 32 42 44 18 28 4/20 McNair 601 5 15 26 33 13 27 4/15 Hanover 16 30 39 13 27 4/17 Miller 5 20 31 1 28 4/16 Barsoy 19 34 Keowee 20 RYE Bonel 33 41 37 38 36 19 54 4/11 Elbon 27 34 33 35 32 25 53 4/10 Explorer 24 31 29 30 28 23 51 4/9 Vita Graze 24 31 30 34 18 54 4/10 Wintergrazer 70 38 39 WHEAT Blue Boy 19 23 30 33 31 4 35 4/24 Ga. 1123 30 30 35 38 35 4 39 4/22 Wakeland 27 28 31 34 31 12 37 4/22 Arthur 29 33 39 42 8 34 4/20 Coker 65-20 30 30 35 38 8 37 4/22 Coker 68-19 7 22 23 0 23 4/22 Coker 70-14 13 27 McNair 2203 24 32 Coker 68-15 33 McNair 701 21 TRITICALE Fas Gro 204 7 Pathfinder 16 Table 3 (Continued) GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1968-72 Regional average yield per acre Other characteristics, 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-Year average Variety 1972 1971-72 1970-72 1969-72 1968-72 Lodging Height 1/10 Headed Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Pct. In. Date CENTRAL ALABAMA Number of tests (4) (6) (9) (13) (17) (9) (9) (9) OATS Carolee 24 46 46 53 58 6 35 4/23 Coker 242 12 38 44 49 52 4 38 4/22 Fla. 501 18 40 46 48 53 6 32 4/18 Roanoke 26 44 44 48 52 3 45 4/24 Coker 67-22 17 42 48 50 4 33 4/21 Sumter 3 19 40 43 46 9 33 4/21 Coker 70-16 27 61 BARLEY Colonial 2 10 25 25 32 35 18 28 4/13 Barsoy 14 26 33 39 40 1 26 4/1 Keowee 12 26 32 39 5 29 4/12 McNair 601 8 22 28 8 30 4/11 Miller 8 RYE Weser 26 25 28 26 25 34 52 4/3 Explorer 22 24 25 24 23 41 52 4/3 Wren's Abruzzi 27 30 31 30 29 39 52 4/3 Vita Graze 21 23 28 26 35 51 4/3 ACCO 811 28 29 Gurley's Grazer 24 Wintergrazer 70 29 WHEAT Blue Boy 11 18 21 21 21 1 34 4/16 Ga. 1123 18 23 24 24 25 2 37 4/15 Wakeland 19 22 23 22 22 2 38 4/15 Coker 68-15 23 30 29 29 4 34 4/14 Coker 68-19 8 15 19 19 0 29 4/18 Coker 65-20 13 20 24 0 36 4/16 McNair 2203 15 26 Coker 70-14 9 17 McNair 701 14 Arthur 31 TRITICALE Fas Gro 204 7 Grazegrain 70 4 Table 3 (Continued). GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1968-72 Regional average yield per acre Other characteristics 1-yr. 9 -vr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3 a Variety 1972 1971-72 1970-72 1969-72 1968-72 Lodging Height 1/10 Headed Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Pct. In. Date SOUTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests (5) (7) (11) (15) (19) (11) (11) (11) OATS Coker 242 7 39 44 49 48 12 38 4/17 Fla. 501 16 51 53 57 58 7 34 4/11 Sumter 3 2 38 39 47 47 37 32 4/16 Coker 67-22 12 50 52 54 8 34 4/13 Elan 10 50 Coker 70-16 5 BARLEY McNair 601 4 201/ 5 27 4/4 Keowee 3 191' 6 27 4/10 Fla. 102 10 181/ 5 27 4/3 Fla. X65-202-13 14 RYE Weser 28 25 22 22 23 25 51 3/242/ Wren's Abruzzi 25 25 22 23 24 26 52 3/232/ Vita Graze 22 21 19 21 23 53 3/232/ ACCO 811 25 21 20 20 24 53 3/232/ Penngrazer W 24 23 Wintergrazer 70 24 23 qurley's Grazer 26 WHEAT B~lue Boy 5 15 15 19 20 3 33 4/10 Wakeland 12 22 20 21 21 5 37 4/9 Coker 65-20 8 18 18 21 9 35 4/7 Coker 68-15 10 21 22 26 1 32 4/7 McNair 2203 9 19 Mc1r 70_1 /. 10 2/ 2 year data. Table 4. SMALL: GRAIN VARIETIES FOR FORAGE - PRATTVILLE, 1971-72 Dry forae e jeld - Pounds per acre Clipping date - 1971-72 Variety 12-8-71 1-24-72 3-16-72 4-12'72 'Total. Av. Av. OATS Coker 70-16 1,628 593 807 1,122 4,150 6,553 Roanoke 1,518 572 982 1,037 4,109 6,004 5,642 Coker 242 1,643 606 709 894 3,852 5,509 5,142 Carolee 1,076 511 827 1,119 3,533 5,203 4,709 Sumter 3 1,810 376 .274 725 3,186 5,022 4,579 Coker 67-22 2,020 363 654 868 3,905 5,158 4,940 Fla. 501 1,984 687 634 912 4,218 5,394 5,048 Century 1,501 484 686 -1,026 3,696 5,118 - BARLEY Keowee 415 328 754 948 2,445 4,591 4,714 McNair 601 1,222 450 837 757 3,266 4,763 4,812 Barsoy 1,066 349 677 694 2,786 4,373 4,201 Colonial 2 675 259 967 993 2,894 4,658 4,806 RYE Vita Graze 1,367 587 1,465 459 3,877 5,121 5,607 Explorer 1,337 639 2,078 212 4,266 5,400 5,826 Wintergrazer 70 1,194 414 2,657 550 4,816 - - Gurley's Grazer 1,504 608 1,777 346 4,235 - - Weser 1,248 631 1,873 564 4,316 5,292 5,331 Wren's Abruzzi 1,452 530 1,730 465 4,177 5,323 5,601 Wheeler 1,428 377 381 586 2,771 5,091 - Penngrazer W 1,197 494 2,9670 356 4,717 - Gurley's Grazer 1,336 630 1,514 437 3,917 - - WHEAT Blue Boy 1,073 758 1,831 424 4,085 4,865 4,736 McNair 701 1,178 998 1,831 281 4,288 - - Wakeland 1,150 752 2,095 272 4,269 5,032 4,813 Coker 70-14 992 699 1,186 561 3 ,438 4,755 a- Coker 65-20 1,725 910 1,478 313 4,426 5,323 5,282 Coker 68-15 1,476 873 1,632 728 4,710 5,741 6,380 Ga. 1123 1,315 875 1,750 250 4,191 4,948 4,691 Coker 68-19 919 903 546 576 2,943 4,055 3,993 Planted: 9-10-71 Table 5. SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES FOR FORAGE - TALLASSEE, 1971-72 Dry forage yield - Pounds per acre Clipping Date - 1971-72 I I- h. I -" I - -2-yr.3-yr. Variety iTotal Av. Av. V r4t gI g I OATS Coker 242 836 1,157 49 50 524 - 2,615 2,818 2,991 Coker 70-16 842 824 412 270 1,829 - 4,178 5,890 - Roanoke 465 932 275 218 1,649 - 3,539 5,844 4,985 Carolee 569 994 90 87 1,091 - 2,831 3,995 3,768 Sumter 3 656 1,110 94 120 1,209 - 3,189 3,511 3,211 Coker 67-22 766 1,155 9 33 909 - 2,871 2,924 2,925 Fla. 501 959 1,026 62 62 451 - 2,559 3,041 3,076 Century 767 1,014 149 83 670 - 2,683 3,557 - BARLEY Keowee 222 915 227 311 1,575 - 3,250 5,205 4,462 McNair 601 583 1,010 93 65 759 - 2,510 4,139 3,775 Barsoy 515 977 203 339 1,430 - 3,464 4,794 4,156 Colonial 2 348 949 158 198 1,380 - 3,032 5,620 4,892 RYE Vita Graze 744 1,086 701 1,176 948 1,122 5,777 6,141 5,606 Explorer 450 1,240 759 939 1,368 1,111 5,867 6,345 5,762 Wintergrazer 70 595 920 669 1,271 1,482 1,636 6,571 - - Weser 600 962 680 1,084 1,300 1,209 5,836 6,225 5,303 Wren's Abruzzi 676 1,212 535 1,061 1,204 1,341 6,029 6,549 5,955 Wheeler 620 1,001 614 698 1,740 1,981 6,654 5,199 - WHEAT Blue Boy 574 763 465 539 997 810 4,149 5,382 4,572 McNair 701 840 900 518 474 533 581 3,846 - - Wakeland 579 1,048 391 654 967 891 4,530 5,340 4,503 Coker 70-14 697 874 234 331 760 843 3,740 4,612 - Coker 65-20 816 1,170 555 669 793 584 4,588 5,845 4,969 Coker 68-15 809 926 626 625 1,313 1,221 5,519 6,524 5,309 Ga. 1123 814 1,123 370 621 911 603 4,442 5,249 4,394 Coker 68-19 501 843 203 240 354 510 2,650 3,416 3,140 Dekalb HGI3 842 586 248 247 1,091 1,861 4,874 - Dekalb 9290 814 544 279 530 1,407 1,324 4,899 - Dekalb HG6 911 826 729 739 1,316 1,299 5,820 - Dekalb 9090 466 759 424 505 1,094 2,279 5,528 - Dekalb 9190 812 833 505 783 1,437 1,626 5,996 - TRITICALE Fas Gro 204 588 ,11 257 56 2=52 Table 6. PERFORMANCE OF TRITICALE VARIETIES - Belle Mina, 1971-72 Dry forage yield - Pounds er acre Clipping date Variety 11-10-71 11-30-71 Total Fas Gro 418 1,619 631 2,250 Fas Gro 419 1,086 887 1,973 Fas Gro 204 1,660 786 2,446 Fas Gro 203 1,861 544 2,405 Fas Gro 209 1,735 685 2,420 Pathfinder 1,750 894 2,644 Grazegrain 70 1,339 814 2,153 Mark IV 1,428 494 1,921 Coker 65-20 (wheat) 2,158 844 3,002 Planted: 9-13-71 Grain not harvested due to severe winter kill. Table 7. PERFORMANCE OF TRIT.ICALE VARIETIES - Prattville, 1971-72 Clipped n p Yield Yield per 1/10 per 1/10 Variety acre Lodging Height Headed acre Lodging Height Headed Bu. Pct. In. Date Bu. Pct. In. Date Fas Gro 4l8 2 0 29 4/9 3 0 33 4/8 Fas Gro 419 1 0 28 418 3 0 30 4/6 Fas Gro 204 3 0 30 4/14 6 0 32 4/10 Fas Gro 203 3 0 30 4/11 4 0 33 419 Fas Gro 209 4 0 31 4/18 9 0 33 4/12 Pathfinder 8 0 33 4/17 15 0 37 4/13 Grazegrain 70 4 0 29 4/12 13 0 34 4/7 Mark IV 3 0 29 4/12 3 0 33 4/14 Coker 65-20 16 0 29 4/9 20 0 31 3/27 (wheat) Dr fora e yield - Pounds per acre Clipping date Variety 12-10-71 1-26-72 2-28-72 Total Fas Gro 418 2,191 281 146 2,618 Fas Gro 419 1,814 217 119 2,150 Fas Gro 204 2,049 351 192 2,593 Fas Gro 203 2,220 320 197 2,737 Fas Gro 209 1,780 455 179 2,415 Pathfinder 1,813 596 165 2,574 Grazegrain 70 1,076 791 178 2,045 Mark IV 2,076 316 139 2,530 Coker 65-20 1,968 936 334 3,238 (wheat) Planted: 9-10-71 Table 8. PERFORMANCE OF TRITICALE VARIETIES -- Auburn, 1971M-72 SClippeded Yield Yield per 1/10 per 1/10 Variety acre Lodging Height Headed acre Lodging Height Headed Bu. Pct. In. Date Bu. Pct. In. Date Fas Gro 418 26 0 35 3/29 20 0 36 3/29 Fas Gro 514 20 0 37 3/28 23 0 42 41 Fas Gro 518 26 0. 41 4/6 20 0 42 3/30 Fas Gro 419 15 0 35 3/29 13 20 36 3/29 Fas Gro 205 15 0 34 4/11 25 0 36 4/7 Fas Gro 203 15 2 36 3/30 17 3 35 3/31 Fas Gro 204 18 0 34 4/3 14 8 35 4/2 Coker 65-20 '25 0 33 4/1 24 3 36 3/28 (wheat) Dry forage yield -- Pounds per acre Clppingdat Variety 12-15-71 1-18-72 Total Fas Gro 418 Fas Gro 514 Fas Gro 518 Fas Gro 419 Fas Gro 205 Fas -Gro 203 Fas -Gro 204 Coker 65-20 (wheat) 207 334 269 264 220 112 204 174 960 1,238 1,311 1,137 1,344 1,219 957 1,431 1,167 1,572 1,579 1,401 1,565 1,331 1,161 1,605 Planted: 10-19-71 Table 9. PERFORMANCE OF TRITICALE VARIETIES--- Brewton, 1971-72 Clipped Unclipped Dry forage Grain yield Grain yield yield per acre per per Variety Clipping date acre Lodging Height acre Lodging Height 1-10-72 Lbs. Bu. Pct. In. Bu. Pct. In. Fas Gro 418 1,151 0 3 26 6 8 24 Fas Gro 419 764 0 3 23 2 5 25 Fas Gro 204 997 1 3 28 5 5 28 Fas Gro 203 1,347 0 3 29 3 5 29 Fas Gro 209 846 2 3 30 7 6 31 Pathfinder 824 2 3 32 9 .6 32 Grazegrain 70 433 4 8 25 5 11 25 Mark IV 1 ,100 1. 8 28 4 3 29 Coker 68-15 404 3 13 22 3 5 23 (wheat) Table 10. REACTION OF OAT VARIETIES TO SOME DISEASES IN ALABAMA Crown Helminthosporium Septoria Loose Variety rust leaf blotch leaf blotch smut NORTHERN ALABAMA Carolee S S S R Coker 242 R S R R Coker 66-22 R S R R Coker 70-16 R S R R CENTRAL ALABAMA Carolee S S S R Coker 67-22 R S R R Coker 70-161/ S R R R Coker 242 R S R R Fla. 501 R R R R Roanoke S S R R Sumter 3 R S R R SOUTHERN ALABAMA Carolee S S S R Coker 67-22 S R R R Coker 70-161' S R R R Coker 242 S S R R Elan S R R R Fla. 501 S S R R Sumter 3 S S S R Oe/ Table 10 (Continued) REACTION OF WHEAT VARIETIES TO SOME DISEASES IN ALABAMA Powdery Leaf Septoria Loose Variety mildew rust leaf blotch smut NORTHERN ALABAMA Arthur R R R R Blue Boy R S S R Coker 65-20 R S S R Coker 68-15 R R S R Coker 68-19 R R R R Coker 70-141/ R S S R Ga. 1123 S S S R McNair 70L' R R R R McNair 22031/ R R R R Wakeland S R S S CENTRAL ALABAMA Arthur" R R R R Blue Boy S S R R Coker 65-20 S S S R Coker 68-15 S R R R Coker 68-19 R S S R Coker 70-14 R S S R Ga. 1123 S S S R McNair 701k' R R R R McNair 2203 S S R R Wakeland S S S S SOUTHERN ALABAMA Blue Boy S S S R Goker 65-20 R S S R Coker 68-15 S R R R Coker 70-14. R S S R McNair- 701!.' R S S R McNair 2203 5 5 S R WakelatidS S S S One-year data Table 10 (Continued) REACTION OF BARLEY, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES TO SOME DISEASES IN ALABAMA Powdery Spot Net Leaf Septoria Variety mildew- blotch blotch rust Scald leaf blotch BARLEY Barsoy R S S S R Colonial 2 S S S S S Dayton S S S S S Fla. 102 R S R S R Fla. X65-202-13 1 'R S R R R Hanover R S S R R Keowee R S R S R McNair6OL R S S R R Miller R S R R R Wade R S S R R RYE ACCO 811 R S R Bonel R S R Elbon S S R Explorer S S R Gurley's Grazer!' R R R Penngrazer W R S R Vita Graze R S R Weser R S R Wintergrazer 70 R S R Wren's Abruzzi S S R TRITICALE!! Fas Gro 204 R R R Fas Gro 209 R R R Grazegrain 70 R S R Mark IV R S R Pathfinder R S R -One-year data SOURCES OF SEED TESTED OATS Carolee---------o"-----North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina Century----o---------Department of Agronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina Coker 242------------Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina Coker 66-22----------Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina Coker 67-22----------Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina Coker 70-16-----------Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina Elan-----------------Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Georgia Fla. 501--------------North Florida Experiment Station, Quincy, Florida Roanoke--------- ----- North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina Sumter 3-------------Department of Agronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina BARLEY Barsoy--------_------Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Colonial 2----------North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina DaytonM----------------Department of Agronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Florida 102----s------North Florida Experiment Station,'Quincy, Florida Fla. X65-202-13-------North Florida Experiment Station, Quincy, Florida Hanover--- -----------Department of Agronomy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia Keoweea---------------Department of Agronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina McNair 601-----------McNair Seed Company, Laurinburg, North Carolina Mill er------ -----'----Department of Agronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Wade----------North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina RYE ACCO 811--------W-----Acco Seed, Plainview, Texas Bonetl----------------Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, Oklahoma Elbon--------- ------- Foundation Seed Stocks Farm, Thorshy, Alabama Explorer- -- ----------Foundation Seed Stocks Farm, Thorsby, Alabama GI 73------------Gurley Milling Co.,. Selma, North Carolina Gurley's Grazer-------Gurley Milling Co., Selma, North Carolina Penngrazer W----------Pennington Grain and Seed, Inc., Madison, Georgia Vita Graze---w----- ---McNair Seed Company, Laurinburg, North Carolina Weser-- ---w-----------Foundation Seeds, Inc., Athens, Georgia SOURCES OF SEED TESTED (Continued) WHEAT Arthur---- _--_------Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana Blue Boy--------------Nort Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina Coker 65-20-----------Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina Coker 68-15-----------Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina Coker 68-19--w---------Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina Coker 70-14----------Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina Dekaib 9090-----------Dekaib Ag Research, Wichita, Kansas Dekaib 9190----------Dekaib Ag Research, Wichita, Kansas Dekalb 9290------------Dekalb Ag Research, Wichita, Kansas Dekaib HG6--.----- -_---Dekalb Ag Research, Wichita, Kansas Dekalb 11G13----------- Dekaib Ag Research, Wichita, Kansas Ga. 1123--------------Foundation Seed Stocks Farm, Thorsby, Alabama McNair 701_-------_----McNair Seed Company, Laurinburg, North Carolina McNair 2203----------- McNair Seed Company, Laurinburg, North Carolina Wakeland----_-------Foundation Seed Stocks Farm, Thorsby, Alabama TRITICALE Fas Gro 203"--------Farm Management Services, Inc., Wichita, Fas Gro 204----------Farm Management Services, Inc., Wichita, Fas Gro 205----------Farm Management Services, Inc., Wichita, Fas Gro 209-----------Farm Management Services, Inc., Wichita, Fas Gro 418--------..,.r--Farm Management Services, Inc., Wichita, Fas Gro 419------------Farm Management Services, Inc., Wichita, Fas Gro 518----- -----Farm Management Services, Inc., Wichita, Fasa Gro 519----------- Farm Management Services, Inc., Wichita, Grazegrain 70---------International Grain, Inc., Dallas, Texas Mark .IV- ------------DOT, Inc., Plainview, Texas Pathfinder---------- DOT,Inc., Plainview, Texas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansa s Kansas Kansas Kansas