DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY & SOILS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION R. DENNIS ROUSE, DIRECTOR, AUGUST 1978 DEPARTMENTAL SERIES NO. 44 AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN, ALABAMA 1978 SMALL GRAIN lARIETY REPORT :. ..E~i ~Sf ~ -~E ~ .~'-;$ :"~ ~ a -~s I- ~idi~~lFg . " -i "~~'.:" ~F:-i~a: s ., ~" ::a " a'; '-~ -: :~- ~":i"" ~ : "; ;; ;: ~~ ~" ~~ ~~: a~ ~~~ , .r; ;r"E"rd .. ~ :" : a~ c ~J ia TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction..... .. .. ........ . . . . Forage and Grain Yields (Table 1) Northern Alabama....... .. ........ Central Alabama....... ..... . . .." . . ... .. . ... Southern Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . 1. .. Estimated Percent Stand Loss of Small Grain Varieties Due to Wi nterki ll During the 1977-78 Season (Table 2). Grain Yield and Other Characteristics of Unclippec Varieties (Table 3): Northern Alabama . ............. Central Alabama.. . ............... Southern Alabama. . .............. Grain Yield and Other Characteristics of Clipped Var (Table 4): Northern Alabama. . ............. Central Alabama. . .a Southern Alabama..... .... ... .. .. .. .. . Forage Yields, Forage Only Series (Table 5) : Prattville and Tallassee .. ........ Forage Yields, Rye Varieties (Table 6): Northern Al abama..... ... . . ... .. .. .,. . Central Alabama...... .... ... .. .. .. .. Southern Al abama . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . Disease Reactions Wheat (Table 7).... .. ............. Page 5 9 10 11 12 " 13 * 14 Ieties . . . 16 " " 18 .19 *. . " * 21 22 f 23 In formation contained herein is available to all regardless of race, color, or national origin. " " 0 0 Page Oats (Table 8).25 Barley (Table 9).26 Varieties Recommended for Forage and Grain.. . 27 Varieties Recommended for Grain Only............ Rye Varieties Recommended for Forage Only..........29 Sources of Seed...................... SMALL GRAIN VARIETY REPORT, 1978 Cliff G. Currier and Emmett L. Cardenl / Wheat, oats, barley, and rye are tested annually at several locations throughout Alabama by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station. The tests are designed to provide information on relative performance of varieties in given regions of the State and may not reflect absolute yielding potential. Entries selected for testing are commercially available varieties and experimental lines from public and private sources which show potential for use in Alabama. Small grain variety tests were conducted at 12 locations during the 1977-78 season. Soil moisture at most locations was adequate to produce good stands. One forage harvest was obtained at most northern locations and either two or three were obtained at the central and southern locations. There was some stand loss of certain wheat, oat, and barley varieties due to winterkill (Table 2). In Alabama, small grains are grown for grain only, for forage and grain, and for forage only. To evaluate performance of small grains under these three management practices, three series of plots were used. One series was managed for grain production only using wheat, oat, and barley varieties. The second series, using wheat, oat, and barley varieties, was clipped during the fall and winter as growth permitted, to evaluate forage production and the effect of its removal on subsequent grain production. In this series, the final forage harvest for the season was made no later than early March, prior to jointin, The third Series, at Prattville and Tallassee, was clipped throughout the growing season until no regrowth occurred to determine total forage produc- tion of wheat, oat, barley, and rye varieties. Since rye is primarily i/Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Soils, and Superintendent, Gulf Coast Substation, respectively. grown for forage in Alabama, rye varieties were tested for forage production only. The rye tests were conducted at ten locations and plots were clipped throughout the season until no regrowth occurred. The experimental design for the tests, except the rye forage test, was a split plot with species as main plots and varieties as subplots. A ran- domized complete block experimental design was used for the rye forage test. Plots consisted of three rows spaced twelve inches apart and were 16 to 20 feet long. Each management series was replicated three times. Recommended cultural practices were followed and were the same for all entries within a management series at a location. At most locations, plots managed for forage plus grain were planted in September or early October, and grain only plots were planted 3 to 6 weeks later, depending on location and soil moisture conditions. Forage dry matter yields were obtained by clipping the entire plot, determining percent moisture content, and converting the plot green weight to pounds of dry matter per acre. Two methods were used to harvest grain. At Brewton, Monroeville, Headland, Camden, and Prattville a small plot combine was used and the entire plot was harvested. At Fairhope, Camp Hill, Marion Junction, Tallassee, Winfield, Crossville, and Belle Mina the center row of the plot was cut by hand and threshed on a stationary thresher. In either case, grain samples were air dried, cleaned, weighed, and yield was calculated on a per acre basis. For conversion to bushels per acre the following values were used: rye, 56 lb/bu; wheat, 60 lb/bu; oats, 32 lb/bu; and barley, 48 lb/bu. Bushel weights were not adjusted for moisture content. Since growing conditions, and thus performance, may vary among locations, regional averages are used to give a better indication of variety performance for a region. Where data are available, averages over several years are included. 6 Table 1 shows forage and grain yields and total feed production values for clipped and unclipped plots. Grain yield, lodging, plant height, and date of one-tenth headed for unclipped plots are given in Table 3. Similar data for clipped plots are given in Table 4. Lodging is given as the percent of the stand that is broken or leaning and would likely be missed or shattered by a combine. Height is the average height of the plants measured from the soil surface to the tips of the heads. Date of one-tenth headed is the date when approximately 10 percent of the plants show fully emerged heads. Yields of varieties tested for production of forage only, at Tallassee and Prattville, are given in Table 5. Rye forage yields are presented in Table 6. Since this is the first year of the rye forage test series, only 1977-78 averages are available. Disease ratings for wheat, oat, and barley varieties are presented in tables 7, 8, and 9. Several diseases occur in small grains, but only those that are most common in Alabama are included here. Generally, disease incidence and severity were light in the variety tests this year. Disease data were compiled by Dr. Robert T. Gudauskas, Department of Botany and Microbiology. Varieties are recommended by region for (1) forage and grain production combined, (2) grain production only, and (3) forage production only for rye varieties. Variety recommendations in this report are for general regions of the State, and are based on performance at several locations in each region. Recommendations are made on the basis of the last 3 years data; however performance over a longer period is considered when data are available. Varieties that show exceptional performance over a 2-year period may be recommended on a trial basis. Acknowledgements Appreciation is expressed to W. H. Hearn and Mrs. Sally Bagwell, Research Data Analysis for the computation and summarization of data in this report. Appreciation is also expressed to the following cooperators in charge of their respective substations: NORTHERN ALABAMA Sand Mountain Substation, Crossville - J. T. Eason, Superintendent Tennessee Valley Substation, Belle Mina - W. B. Webster, Superintendent Upper Coastal Plain Substation, Winfield, - R. A. Moore, Superintendent CENTRAL ALABAMA Black Belt Substation, Marion Junction - L. A. Smith, Superintendent Experiment Field, Prattville - F. T. Glaze, Superintendent Piedmont Substation, Camp Hill - W. A. Griffey, Superintendent Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee - Ellis Burgess, Superintendent SOUTHERN ALABAMA Experiment Field, Brewton - W. E. Brown, Superintendent Experiment Field, Monroeville - W. E. Brown, Superintendent Gulf Coast Substation, Fairhope - E. L. Carden, Superintendent Lower Coastal Plain Substation, Camden - J. A. Little, Superintendent Wiregrass Substation, Headland - J. G. Starling, Superintendent 8 Table 1. FORAGE AND GRAIN YIELDS OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974-78 Total feed, 1976--78 av. Yield of clipped plots, average Clipped Not Oven dry forage Grain forage clipped, 1-yr 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-yr. plus grain Variety 1978 77-78 76-78 75-78 .74-78 76--78 rain only Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. NORTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests 1 WHEAT Wakeland Blue Boy II Coker 68-15 Ga. 12?3 Arthur 71 Arthur Abe Oasis Coker 747 McNair 3006 Coker 75-24 Coker 76-22 McNair 1003 FL 7111A33-1-10 OATS Coker 227 Coker 70-16 Coker 76-19 Carol ee Coker 76-16 Bob 322 208 84 304 86 178 108 185 60 100 102 295 188 116 42 131 148 183 246 96 BARLEY BarsQy 351 Keowee 268 Vol bar 51 Surry 203 1/Due to cold weather- during at Crossville. Forage data 810 732 678 778 617 493 365 514 457 529 625 356 343 296 267 1124 900 908 884 636 644 467 612 580 740 457 328 996 816 849 801 583 569 426 558 545 (14) (9) 1184 1074 1025 968 731 580 1815 2125 1902 1801 1338 1862 1708 1585 2148 2311 423 624 2525 2324 500 629 594 833 2109 395 504 463 656 1978 323 451 393 557 2334 (8) (9) 2939 3025 2810 2685 1974 2506 2175 2197 2728 3051 2q82 2652 2738 2482 2785 1936 2028 2235 2022 1635 1835 1682 1680 2367 2451 2415 2648 2243 1953 2517 the 1977-78 season, no forage harvests were made for 1978 are from Belle Mina and Winfield. 9 vir Table 1. (Cont'd) FORAGE AND GRAIN YIELDS OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974- 78 Total feed, 1976-78 av. Yield of clipped plots, average Clipped Not Oven dry forage Grain forage clipped, 1-yr 2-yr'. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-yr. plus grain Variety- 1978 77-78 76-78 75-78 74-78 76-78 grain only Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Number of tests CENTRAL ALABAMA (4) (6) (9) (13) (17) (9) WHEAT Wakel and Coker 68-15 Blue Boy II Arthur Arthur 71 Abe Coker 747 Oasis McNair 1813 McNair 1003 Coker 76-22 McNair 3006 Coker 77-13 Coker 76-35 Holley OATS Coker 227 El an Sal em Coker 70-16 Coker '76-16 Coker 76-19 Carol ee Bob 2076 2086 2448 1547 1531 1687 1921 1918 1878 2351 2390 2348 2206 2089 1734 1687 1349 1417 1762 2131 1568 1438 1480 1597 1587 703 BARLEY Bars oy S urry Vol bar 1945 1982 1739 1021 1087 1006 1256 1286 1940 1893 2030 1109 821 1213 1202 1510 1148 1090 1601 1583 1499 859 829 762 1047 1007 1583 1562 874 625 918 891 1664 1619 1543 924 910 810 1089 1046 1793 1707 1690 1053 994 911 1587 1802 1568 2192 1952 2248 2160 2083 1863 2101 1059 1217 1917 839 1047 1257 1412 1971 1482 1190 1279 1442 1853 3043 10 (9) (9) 3188 3385 3067 3051 2781 3010 3207 3090 3446 3663 2791 1882 2330 2862 1673 1836 1534 1831 1754 1776 1853 1701 1651 2305 1503 1257 1763 1599 1754 --~- Table 1. (Cont'd) FORAGE AND GRAIN YIELDS OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974-78 Total feed, 1976-78 av. Yield of clipped plots, average Clipped Not Oven dry forage Grain forage clipped, 1-yr 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 3-yr. plus grain Variety 1978 77-78 76-78 75-78 74-78 76-78 rain onl Lb. 'Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. Lb. SOUTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests (5) (10) (15) (20) (25) (15) (15) (15) WHEAT Wakeland 1865 1710 1677 1681 1767 1839 3516 1932 McNair 1813 1332 1361 1339 1417 1499 1581 2920 1743 Holley 1565 1459 1288 1325 1418 1633 2921 1728 Coker 68-15 1346 1353 1260 131.4 1398 1950 3210 2065 Arthur 71 978 833 701 738 872 1733 2434 1657 Abe 1004 745 635 660 808 1959 2594 1779 Coker 747 916 795 716 732 2323 3039 2194 McNair 1003 1604 1500 1397 1926 3323 2318 Coker 76-22 1739 1589 Coker 75-24 1656 1577 Coker 77-13 1681 F1 7111A33-1-10 1404 Coker 76-35 1380 McNair 3006 1341 OATS Fla. 501 1511 1146 1053 1149 1296 1653 2706 1813 Coker 227 1258 1032 923 955 1160 2001 2924 2193 Elan 1313 925 830 933 1102 1893 2723 1924 Coker 76-18 1609 1330 Coker 76-16 1654 1310 Bob 1390 11 Table 2. ESTIMATED PERCENT STAND LOSS OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES DUE TO WINTERKILL Northern Alabama Central Alabama Variety Clipped Unclipped Clipped WHEAT00 Abe 5 Arthur 71 00 0 Coker 68-15 0 0 o Coker 75-24 11 0--0 Coker 76-22 17 0 7 0 Coker 76-35 1/ -- 0 4 FL 7111A33-1-1O 24 0 -- -- Ga. 1123 28 0 -- -- Holley -- -- 14 6 McNairl1813 -- -- 2 0 Wakeland 17 0 6 0 OATS Bob 35 7 31 15 Carolee 70 25 50 21 - Coker 227 15 0 15 6 2 Coker 70-16 5 .0 21 8 - Coker 76-16 17 0 33 18 2 Coker 76-18 -- -- -- -- 1 Coker 76-19 65 14 31 13 - Elan --- 60 23 2 Fla. 501 -- -- -- -- 2 Salem -- -- 49 24 - BARLEY Barsoy 31 0 11 13 - Keowee 13 0 - -- -- Surry 24 0 12 15 - Volbar 18 0 14 10 - ON ama lipped 8 7 6 0 4 11 6 4 8 3 6 6 0 0 5 6 I/Dashes indicate that the variety was not tested in that reindrngte17-7 esn Table 3. GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF UNCLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974-78 Other characteristics Regional average yield per acre 3-yr. av. 1976-78 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 1/10 Variety 1978 77-78 76-78 75-78 74-78 Lodging Heiht Headed Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Pct. In. Date NORTHERN ALABAMA Number of tests (3) (6) (9) (12) (15) (9) (9) (9) WHEAT Coker 68-15 36 37 37 34 31 5 36 4/16 Ga. 1123 35 36 34 31 28 9 45 4/16 Blue Boy II 34 36 34 30 28 6 39 4/19 Wakeland 33 35 32 29 28 23 43 4/16 Arthur 33 37 31 30 27 12 37 4/16 Abe 32 33 28 28 26 19 34 4/17 Arthur 71 32 32 27 27 24 12 36 4/17 Coker 747 35 38 39 37 16 34 4/17 Oasis 32 33 28 28 16 36 4/17 McNair 3006 40 44 41 6 36 4/15 Coker 75-24 30 38 Coker 76-22 42 McNair 1003 37 FL 7111A33-1-10 25 OATS Coker 227 79 82 75 70 69 19 38 4/21 Coker 70-16 94 93 83 19 38 4/24 Coker 76-19 60 75 Carolee 52 56 Coker 76-16 78 Bob 56 BARLEY Volbar 37 44 52 48 47 21 36 4/13 Barsoy 22 33 47 44 43 38 28 4/3 Keowee 28 34 41 37 36 34 32 4/14 Surry 25 13 (Cont'd) GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF UNCLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974-78 average yield per acre 3-yr. 76-78 Bu. 4-yr. 75-78 Bu. 5-yr. 74-78 Bu. Other characteristics 3-yr. av. 1976-78 1/10 Lodging Height Headed Pct. In. Date Number of tests WHEAT Arthur Coker 68-15 Arthur 71 Abe Wakel and Blue Boy II Coker 747 Oasis McNair 1003 McNair 1813 Coker 76-22 Coker 76-35 Coker 77-13 Holley McNair 3006 OATS Coker 227 El an Sal em Coker 70-16 Coker 76-16 Coker 76-19 Coker 77-23 Bob BARLEY Bars oy Vol bar Surr (4) 30 26 25 26 18 22 26 25 29 26 28 30 28 26 23 39 43 51 39 58 42 77 43 26 42 31 (6) 33 31 29 31 27 25 33 30 39 33 36 43 33 59 48 56 56 36 CENTRAL ALABAMA (9) (13) 31 31 29 30 28 26 31 28 38 28 47 39 55 50 37 31 31 30 29 26 26 32 30 48 44 37 14 Table. 3. Variety 1-yr. 1978 Bu. Regi onal 2-yr. 77-78 Bu . (17) 31 31 31 30 25 25 55 47 35 (9) 9 4 9 14 14 7 17 11 3 4 22 15 16 13 13 (9) 38 36 37 34 44 39 33 37 36 36 37 34 38 39 30 (9) 4/8 4/7 4/9 4/9 4/6 4/10 4/10 4/9 4/6 4/4 4/14 4/14 4/19 4/17 3/29 Il I \I\L ~ I ~ LV I L Y I L~v ) ~rr r ~ ,. ~ - i _ LOIIPV (Cont'd) GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF UNCLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974-78 1-yr. 1978 Bu. Number of tests WHEAT Coker 68-15 Wakeland Abe Arthur 71 Hol1ey McNair 1813 Coker 747 McNair 1003 Coker 76-22 Coker 75-24 Coker 77-13 Coker 76-35 McNair 3006 FL 7111A33-1-1O OATS Coker 227 El an Fla. 501 Coker 76-16 Coker 76-18 Bob (5) 24 21 19 18 21 20 23 26 32 25 26 22 20 19 44 44 43 58 50 50 Regi onal 2-yr. 77-78 Bu. (10) 32 29 27 25 27 27 33 35 38 36 62 59 54 70 61 Other characteristics 3-yr. 76-78 Bu. SOUTHERN (15) 34 32 30 28 29 29 37 39 69 60 57 4-yr. 75-78 Bu. ALABAMA (20) 30 28 27 25 25 25 32 59 54 48 5-yr. 74-78 Bu. (25) 26 24 24 22 21 21 52 48 42 3-yr. av. 1976-78 1/10 Ldin High Hed Pct. In. Date (15) 1 15 4 5 10 4 4 1 24 23 38 (15) 32 37 30 32 36. 33 30 32 36 33 34 (15) 4/5 4/3 4/6 4/6 3/27 3/30 4/6 4/2 4/8 4/7 4/3 15 Table 3. average yield per acre Variety ,L ,L ,v Table 4. GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974-78 Variety Number of tests WHEAT Arthur Blue Boy II Ga. 1123 Abe Coker 68-15 Wakeland Arthur 71 Coker 747 Oasis McNair 3006 Coker 75-24 McNair 1003 Coker 76-22 FL 7111A33--1-1O OATS Coker 227 Coker 70-16 Coker 76-19 Caro l ee Coker 76-16 Bob BARLEY Vol bar Bars oy Keowee Surry 1-yr. 1978 Bu. (3) 41 34 16 39 26 33 31 34 34+ 39 27 36 30 36 88 77 20 24 81 24 45 17 41 41 Regi onal 2-yr. 77-78 Bu. (6) 41 41 34 33 36 36 27 40 30 45' 32 95 86 44 32 46 40 39'V average yield per acre 3-yr. 76-78 Bu. 4-yr. 75-78 Bu. NORTHERN ALABAMA (9) (12) 31 35 30 28 32 30 22 36 26 39 79 73 49 44 41 29 30 28 28 27 27 23 34 26 72 47 41 40 5-yr. 74-78 Bu. (15) 27 26 26 25 24 23 22 62 44 38 36 Other characteristics 3-yr. av. 1976-78 1/10 Lodging_, Height Headed Pct. In. Date (9) 6 3 7 13 3 16 8 13 10 4 18 7 22 34 21 (9) 36 37 42 33 34 41 35 33 36 35 37 37 36 28 31 (9) 4/15 4/18 4/16 4/15 4/14 4/17 4/15 4/16 4/16 4/14 4/19 4/23 4/10 4/3 4/11 The small grain variety test was not clipped at of these varieties are not included in the 1978 are averages from Belle Mina and Winfield. Crossville in 1978, and grain yields grain yield averages. Grain yields 16 -- ^ Table 4. (Cont'd) GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974-78 Other characteristics Regional average yield per acre 3-yr. av. 1976-78 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5-yr. 1/10 Variety 1978 77-78 76-78 75-78 74-78 Lodging Height Headed Bu. Bu.. Bu. Bu. Bu. Pct. In. Date CENTRAL ALABAMA Number of tests (4) (6) (9) (13) (17) (9) (9) (9) WHEAT Abe 35 39 37 34 31 16 36 4/7 Arthur 35 40 37 32 30 11 39 4/7 Arthur 71 3.2 37 33 28 27 9 38 4/7 Coker 68-15 24 31 30 25 24 5 35 4/6 Wakeland 21 26 26 22 19 13 41 4/7 Blue Boy II 23 26 26 21 19 1 39 4/10 Coker 747 32 36 36 32 18 35 4/8 Oasis 32 37 35 31 11 39 4/8 McNair 1003 26 38 35 2 35 4/6 McNair 1813 27 35 31 5 34 4/3 Coker 76-22 22 32 Coker 76-35 27 Coker 77-13 24 McNair 3006 23 Holley - 21 OATS Coker 227 50 65 60 55 53 34 40 4/11 Elan 19 44 39 38 34 1 38 4/13 Coker 70-16 58 70 62 20 40 4/18 Salem 28 49 44. 3 38 4/19 Coker 76-16 45 59 Coker 76-19 32 53 Carolee 29 49 Coker 77-23 71 Bob 39 BARLEY Barsoy 20 41 39 33 29 8 28 3/27 Volbar 42 Surry 26 17 Table 4. (Cont'd) GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIPPED SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED, 1974-78 Other characteristics Variety Number of tests WHEAT Abe Coker 68-15 Arthur 71 Wakeland Holley McNair 1813 Coker 747 McNair 1003 Coker 76-22 Coker 75-24 McNair 3006 Coker 76-35 Coker 77-13 FL 7111A33-1-10 OATS Coker 227 Elan Fla. 501 Coker 76-16 Coker 76-18 Bob Regional 1-yr. 2-yr. 1978 77-78 Bu. (5) 24 27 21 23 19 21 31 25 29 20 28 25 25 16 39 32 28 51 46 33 Bu. (10) 33 34 30 29 27 28 39 34 36 31 62 55 52 68 64 average yield per acre 3-yr. 76-78 Bu. 4-yr. 75-78 Bu. SOUTHERN ALABAMA (15) (20) 33 33 29 31 27 26 39 32 63 59 52 31 29 26 26 23 21 35 57 52 48 5-yr. 74-78 Bu. (25) 27 24 23 22 20 18 51 44 42 3-yr. av. 1976-78 1/10 Lodging Height Headed Pct. In. Date (15) 4 2 2 11 9 2 5 5 16 15 24 (15) 32 34 33 37 36 32 32 32 (15) 4/1 3/30 4/1 3/31 3/27 3/26 3/31 3/28 38 34 34 4/3 4/5 3/31 18 ac... hr\ hr Table 5. FORAGE YIELD OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED FOR FORAGE ONLY AT PRATTVILLE AND TALLASSEE, 1974-78 Oven dry forage, lb. per acre 1978 1978 Averages of both locations Season Season 1978 77-78 76-78 75-78 Total Total Season 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. Variety Prattville Tallassee av. av. av. av. RYE Wintergrazer 70 5018 5213 5116 4847 4583 4537 McNair Vita Graze 4384 4581 4482 4379 4045 4066 Gurley's Grazer 2000 4330 4330 4481 4186 4124 Wren's Abruzzi 4023 4231 4127 4234 4038 4085 Weser 4319 4214 4267 3873 3726 3823 Maton 5183 5254 5218 5361 4776 4738 Athens Abruzzi 4754 4459 4607 4824 4497 4491 Gurley's GI 76 4798 4010 4404 4575 4158 e ACCO WR-811 4363 4467 4415 4387 4104 Bonel 5355 4864 5109 5122 NAPB SR-80 5673 5498 5586 Wintergrazer 5755 4694 5225 Wintergrazer A 5243 4963 5103 WHEAT Coker 68-15 4268 3152 3710 3854 3643 3695 Wakeland 4284 3456 3870 3791 3509 Ga. 1123 4369 2959 3664 3680 McNair 1813 3772 2644 3208 3447 Abe 3818 2677 3248 3273 Arthur 3693 2849 3271 3225 Holley 3339 2745 3042 3145 Coker 747 4374 2926 3650 74-78 5-yr. av. 4489 4151 4146 4139 3976 3871 Table 5. (Cont'd) FORAGE YIELD OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES TESTED FOR FORAGE ONLY AT PRATTVILLE AND TALLASSEE, 19 Oven dry forage, lb. per acre 1978 1978 Averages of both locations Season Season 1978 77-78 76-78 75-78 74 Total Total Season 2-yr. 3-yr. 4-yr. 5- Variety Prattville Tallassee av. av. av. av. a OATS Coker 227 5286 3527 4407 4203 4078 4133 42 Carolee 3429 2768 3098 3142 Fla. 501 2983 2631 2807 2756 Elan 2064 2052 2058 2072 Bob 4222 2933 3578 BARLEY Volbar 4448 2717 3583 3903 Barsoy 3102 3077 3089 3674 Surry 3633 3179 3406 74-78 -78 yr. V. 91 Table 6. FORAGE YIELD UP RYE VARIETIES TESTED FOR FORAGE ONLY, 1978 Oven dry forage, lb. per acre Variety LocationsAvrg NF 74 Wintergrazer 70 Bonel Wi ntergrazer Athens Abruzzi Maton Gurley's Grazer 2000 Gurley's GI 75 rN McNair Vita Graze Wren' s Abruzzi ACCO WR-811 We se r Belle Mina 3468 2916 3252 3194 2518 2740 1856 2158 1559 1977 2066 1369 Northern Alabama Crossvil1le 4272 4211 4107 3959 2994 3502 3153 2668 3035 2712 2558 2670 Bonel Wi ntergrazer Wintergrazer A Maton Wintergrazer 70 Gurley's GI 76 Athens Abruzzi McNair Vita Graze Gurley's Grazer 2000 ACCO WR-811 Wren's Abruzzi Weser Central Alabama Marion Junction 3855 3751 3427 3707 3259 3510 3410 3575 3366 3512 3151 3172 Winfield 4226 4258 3952 3873 3699 2903 3454 3482 3272 3168 2996 2959 3989 37 95 3770 3675 3070 3048 2821 2769 2622 2619 2540 2333 Camp Hill 4764 4497 4622 4159 4449 3870 3603 3414 3407 3118 3461 3237 4310 4124 4025 3933 3854 3690 3507 3495 3387 3315 3306 3205 Tabl 6 Con'd) FORAGE YIELD OF RYE VARIETIES TESTED FOR FORAGE ONLY, 1978 Oven dry forage, lb. per acre Variety LocationsAvrg CZIMIUtDMAtlAEAM Bonel Wintergrazer NF 74 Athens Abruzzi Maton Wintergrazer 70 NF 72 Gurley's Grazer 2000 Wren's Abruzzi ACCO WR-811 Weser N~ Gurley's GIL 75 McNair Vita Graze Fai rhope 4255 3975 3910 4196 3936 3912 3800 3579 4323 3369 3719 3844 3426 Brewton Monroeville 5385 5733 4946 6237 5719 6333 4952 5980 5458 6339 5204 6035 5669 5884 4711 5645 4192 5440 4621 5796 4248 5614 4265 5866 3867 5570 Headland 5738 5922 5508 5603 4937 4992 5221 4519 4749 4859 4780 4298 4063 Camden 5120 4843 4140 4724 4712 5170 4590 4418 4096 4101 3986 3855 3368 5246 5185 5122 5091 5076 5063 5033 4574 4560 4549 4469 4426 4059 .978 rr I Table 6 (Cont'd) Table 7. Disease ratings for wheat varieties in 1977-78 tests in Alabama Powderyl' Leaf" Septoria ' Loose Variety mildew rust blotch smut NORTHERN ALABAMA!/ Abe 2.3 0 2.3 0 Arthur 2.0 0 1.7 0 Arthur 71 2.0 0 2.7 0 Blue Boy II 2.3 0 3.3 0 Coker 68-15 2.7 0 2.3 0 Coker 75-24 0 0 2.7 0 Coker 76-22 0 0 2.0 0 Coker 747 0 0 1.7 0 FL 7111A33-1-10 4 / 0 0 3.0 0 Ga. 1123 1.7 0 2.7 0 McNair 1003 0 0 2.3 0 McNair 3006 0 0 2.3 0 Oasis 2.0 0 2.3 0 Wakeland 0 0 2.3 0 CENTRAL ALABAMAhS Abe 2.5 0.2 1.7 0 Arthur 1.7 1.0 1.7 0 Arthur 71 1.7 0 1.5 0 Blue Boy II 5.2 0 2.2 0 Coker 68-15 3.7 0 2.0 0 Coker 76-22 0.2 0 1.5 0 Coker 76-35 0.7 0 1.5 0 Coker 77-13 0.5 0 1.5 0 Coker 747 1.0 0 1.5 0 Halley 0 0 1.7 0 Mcida ir 1813 0 0 1.7 0 McNair 1003 0.2 0 2.2 0 McNair 3006 0 1.7 1.7 0 Oasis 0.7 0 1.2 0 Wakeland 0.7 0 1.5 0 SOUTHERN ALABAMA! Abe 1.3 0.7 1.3 0 23 Table 7. (Cont'd) Disease ratings Al abama for wheat varieties in 1977-78 tests in Powdery 1 Leaf 1 , Septoria 1 ' Loose? Variety mildew rust blotch smut Coker 747 0 0.3 1.3 0 Coker 77-13 0 0 2.0 0 FL 7111A33-1-10 0 0 4.0 0 Holley 0 0 2.7 0 McNair 1813 0 0 2.7 0 McNair 1003 0 0.3 2.0 0 McNair 3006 0 2.7 2.0 0 Wakeland 0 0 1.7 0 1/ O-9 scal e; Ono disease, 9=severe infection 2 /No. smutted heads per 16 feet of row 3 /Averages from 3 locations unless indicated otherwise. A'Averages from 2 locations 5 /Averages from 4 locations 24 Table 8. Disease ratings for oat varieties in 1977-78 tests in Alabama Barley yellow Leaf Leaf Loose Variety dwarf 1 / blotch?/ rust?/ smut3/ NORTHERN ALABAMA- 4/ Bob T 0 0 0 Carolee T 0 0 0 Coker 70-16 1.7 0 0 0 Coker 76-16 0 0 0 0 Coker 76-19 T 0 0 1.3 Coker 227 1.7 0 0 0 CENTRAL ALABAMA- 5/ Bob 20.5 1.7 0 0 Carolee 4.0 3.0 0 0 Coker 70-16 2.0 2.2 0 0 Coker 76-16 5.0 2.5 0 0 Coker 76-19 15.0 3.0 0 0.7 Coker 77-236 1 0 1.0 0 0 Coker 227 5.7 2.3 0 0 Elan4 / 3.7 2.0 0 0 Salem 5.0 2.2 0 0 SOUTHERN ALABAMA 4 / Bob 2.0 1.0 0 0 Coker 76-16 0.3 0.7 0 0 Coker 76-18 1.0 0.7 0 0 Coker 227 3.7 1.0 0 0 Elan 0 1.0 0 0 Fla. 501 7.0 1.0 0.3 0 1/Percentage of plants showing symptoms 2 /0-9 scale; 0=no disease, 9=severe infection 3 /Number of smutted heads per 16 feet of row 4 /Averages from 3 locations 5 /Averages from 4 locations 6 /Data from 1 location 25 Table 9. Disease ratings-' for barley varieties in 1977-78 tests in Alabama Powdery Spot Net Leaf Variety mildew blotch blotch rust Scald Barsoy 0 1.8 1.4 0 1.1 Keowee?! 0 0 0 0 0 Surry 0 1.8 0.4 0 0.4 Volbar 0 1.3 0.4 0 0 1/0-9 scale;9 Ono disease, 9=severe infection. Averages from 7 locations unless indicated otherwise. Averages from 3 locations. 26 VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR FORAGE AND GRAIN Recommendations are based on regional yield of forage and grain. For varieties, the ratio of forage to grain will vary and should be considered in varietal selection. Varieties are listed alphabetically. For disease ratings see tables 7, 8, and 9. NORTHERN ALABAMA Wheat Oats Barle Arthur Blue Boy II Coker 68-15 Coker 747 Ga. 1123 Wakeland Wheat Bl ue Boy III/ Coker 68-15 Coker 747 McNair 1813 McNair 1003 Wakeland Wheat Blue Boy Il1/2/ Coker 68-15 Coker 747 Coker 227 Coker 70-16 CENTRAL ALBAMA Oats Caro Ieel/ Coker 227 Coker 70-16 SOUTHERN ALABAMA Oats Coker 227 Coker 76-163 / Coker 76-183/ Barsoy Keowee 1 ' Volbar Barley Barsoy Holley Elan McNair 1813 Fla. 501 McNair 1003 Wakeland 1/If present trends continue, this variety will be removed from the recommended list for forage and grain next year in the region indicated. 2 /This variety was not tested in the southern region during the 1977-7& season. 3 /Trial basis. 27 VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR GRAIN ONLY Recommendations are based on regional yield and lodging. Varieties are listed alphabetically. For disease ratings see tables 7, 8, and 9. NORTHERN ALABAMA Wheat Abel! Arthur Arthur 711/ Blue Boy II Coker 68-15 Coker 747 Ga. 1123 Oasi s1/ Wakeland Wheat Abe Arthur Arthur 71 Blue Boy I11/ Coker 68-15 Coker 747 McNair 1813 McNair 1003 Oasis Wakeland Wheat Abel Arthur 71 1/ Coker 68-15 Coker 747 Holley1/ McNair 18131/ McNair 1003 Wakeland Oats Coker 227 Coker 70-16 CENTRAL ALABAMA Oats Coker 227 Coker 70-16 Elanl/ Salem SOUTHERN ALABAMA Oats Coker 227 Elan 28 Barley Barsoy Volbar Barley Barsoy 1/If present trends continue, this variety will be removed from the recommended list for grain only next year in the region indicated. 2/This variety was not tested in the southern region during the 1977-78 season. RYE VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR FORAGE ONLY Rye recommendations are the same as those made in the 1977 Small Grain Variety Report. Recommendations were based on forage and grain yield. For total forage yield of rye varieties in the 1977-78 season, see table 6. Varie- ties are listed alphabetically. NORTHERN ALABAMA ACCO WR-811 Athens Abruzzi Bonel Gurley's Grazer 2000 Maton McNair Vita Graze Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi CENTRAL ALABAMA Rye ACCO WR-811 Athens Abruzzi Gurley's Grazer 2000 Maton McNair Vita Graze Weser Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi SOUTHERN ALABAMA ACCO WR-811 Athens Abruzzi Gurley's Grazer 2000 Maton McNair Vita Graze Weser Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi 29 SOURCES OF SEED RYE Acco WR 811----------------------Acco Seed, Plainview, Texas Athens Abruzzi----------------------Georgia Seed Development Commission, Athens, Georgia Bonel-------------------------------Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma Gurley's----- ----- Gurley's Inc., Selma, North Carolina Maton---------------------------Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma McNair ------- ^_____ --------- McNair Seed Company, Laurinburg, North Carolina NF-- -- ----------- Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma SR-80---------------------------North American Plant Breeders, Brookston, Indiana Weser---------------------------Georgia Seed Development Commission, Athens, Georgia Wintergrazer---------------------Pennington Grain & Seed Inc., Madison, Georgia Wren's Abruzzi-------------------Foundation Seed Stocks Farm, Thorsby, Alabama WHEAT Abe------ -----------------------Department of Agronony, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana Arthur-----------------------------Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana Arthur 71------------------------Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana Blue Boy II---------------------North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina Coker (all varieties)-------------Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina FL 7111A33-1-1O-----------------Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Quincy, Florida Ga. 1123-------------------------Georgia Seed Development Commission, Athens, Georgia Holley---------------------------Georgia Seed Development Commission, Athens, Georgia McNair (all varieties)-------------McNair Seed Company, Laurinburg, North Carolina Oasis----------------------------Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana Wakeland-------------------------- Foundation Seed Stocks Farm, Thorsby, Alabama OATS Bob---------------------------Ri ce Branch Station, University of Arkansas, Stuttgart, Arkansas Carolee--------------------------North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina 30 BARLEY Barsoy--------------------Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Keowee------- -----------------Depar n of Agronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina Surr--------------------irgniaPolytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia Volbar-------------------T__--Department of Agronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxvil11e, Tennessee 31