Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 125 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stationl Lowell T. Frobish, Director AL1).11 uurnI nvesity Auburn University, Alabama Augu'Lst 1988 5*~~' ~ 4 \'*~ ,, 4 '4 T. It 19 8E I S OIa G ra it Vakictie 11YjkS, S St 0 YA S S. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ...................................... ........... 5 Introduction .....................................................7 Data Explanation ................................................. 9 Discussion....................................... ................ 9 North Alabama Regional Averages of Small Grain Variety Performance .................................................... 11 Tennessee Valley Substation Small Grain Trial, Belle Mina 13 Sand Mountain Substation Small Grain Trial, Crossville........... 15 Upper Coastal Plain Substation Small Grain Trial, Winfield ....... 17 Central Alabama Regional Averages of Small Grain Variety Performance .................................................... 19 Black Belt Substation Small Grain Trial, Marion Junction ......... 21 Prattville Experiment Field Small Grain Trial, Prattville........ 23 Plant Breeding Unit Small Grain Trial, Tallassee ................. 25 Piedmont Substation Small Grain Trial, Camp Hill 27 South Alabama Regional Averages of Small Grain Variety Performance .................................................. 29 Lower Coastal Plain Substation Small Grain Trial, Camden......... 31 Monroeville Experiment Field Small Grain Trial, Monroeville ...... 33 Brewton Experiment Field Small Grain Trial, Brewton .............. 35 Wiregrass Substation Small Grain Trial, Headland 37 Gulf Coast Substation Small Grain Trial, Fairhope 39 Disease Ratings Septoria Blotch, Wheat ...................................... 41 Leaf Rust, Wheat.. ............................................ 42 Anthracnose, Wheat ............................................ 43 Barley ....................................................... 44 Triticale .................................................... 45 Oat .......................................................... 46 Varieties Recommended for Grain Only ............................ 47 Varieties Recommended for Forage Only ............................ 48 Seed Sources ..................................................... 49 Information contained herein is available to all without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin. -3- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Appreciation is expressed to W.H. Hearn, Mein-Huei Tzeng, 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 whose support is gratefully acknowledged: NORTHERN ALABAMA Tennessee Valley Substation, Belle Mina Sand Mountain Substation, Crossville Upper Coastal Plain Substation, Winfield - W.B. - J.T. M.E. - R.A. Webster, Supt. Eason, Supt. Ruf, Assoc. Supt. Moore, Jr., Supt. CENTRAL ALABAMA Black Belt Substation, Marion Junction Prattville Experiment Field Piedmont Substation, Camp Hill Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee - H.W. Grimes, Supt. - D.P. Moore, Supt. - W.A. Griffey, Supt. H.E. Burgess, Assoc. Supt. - S. Nightengale, Supt. SOUTHERN ALABAMA Brewton Experiment Field Monroeville Experiment Field Gulf Coast Substation, Fairhope Lower Coastal Plain Substation, Camden Wiregrass Substation, Headland - R. Akridge, Supt. - R. Akridge, Supt. - E.L. Carden, Supt. R. McDaniel, Assoc. Supt. - J.A. Little, Supt. - H.W. Ivey, Supt. L.W. Wells, Asst. Supt. -5- THE 1987 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES Donald L. Thurlow and W.C. Johnson 1 INTRODUCTION The large number of commercially available varieties of wheat, oats, rye, barley, and triticale makes it difficult for growers to select varieties most suited for their particular area of the State. Making this decision requires up-to-date, unbiased, reliable information on varietal yield and characteristics. This report is published annually to provide Alabama growers with this information. Data from tests conducted at 12 locations were used to compile this report and they represent the varied growing conditions farmers have around the State. Procedure The experimental design for the tests was a split plot design 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 in the State. Each variety was replicated three times in each test. The trials were divided into three management systems: grain only, grain following grazing, and forage only. Grain only: These tests were planted during late October to early November, which was approximately one month later than the forage 1 Associate Professor and Professor of Agronomy and Soils. -7- tests. These tests were fertilized with P and K according to soil test plus 20 pounds N per acre at planting with a topdressing of 60 pounds N per acre in late February or early March, just prior to jointing. The plots were not sprayed to control disease, so that the varieties could be rated for their inherent disease resistance. The grain was allowed to mature and was harvested with a plot combine. The grain was cleaned, weighed, moisture determined, and bushel tests weight measured. Grain following grazing: The grazing tests were located at Winfield and Camden only. These tests were grazed periodically during fall and winter, followed by removal of cattle in February or early March to allow the crop to joint and produce grain. These tests were planted around October 1, and fertilized at planting with 100 pounds N per acre. The plots were grazed closely each time 6-8 inches of forage were available, but no animal or forage data were taken. The grazing was stopped in late February or early March. However, at Camden a number of cows and calves broke into the test area in early April and selectively grazed the varieties that were in the early boot stage at that time. The test was topdressed with 60 pounds N per acre and allowed to joint and produce grain. Forage only: The forage only tests were planted around October 1 normally; however, in 1987 only the tests at Tallassee and Headland were planted October 1 and October 9, respectively. All other locations were planted in late October to early November because of dry conditions. 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. A sample was weighed green from each plot, then -8- dried and reweighed. The percent dry matter figure from these weights was used to calculate dry forage matter per acre. The test was topdressed in February with 60 pounds N per acre and continued to be clipped until no regrowth occurred in the spring. DATA EXPLANATION Grain yields were calculated by weighing air-dried grain and using 60 pounds per bushel for wheat, 32 pounds per bushel for oats, 48 pounds per bushel for barley, and 50 pounds per bushel for triticale. Lodging was measured as percent of the stand broken or leaning that would likely be missed by a combine. The height was measured from the ground to top of the grain head. The 1/10 headed date is the date when approximately 10 percent of the plot showed fully emerged heads. Disease ratings are given in tables 16 through 21. Dr. Robert T. Gudauskas, Department of Plant Pathology, made the disease ratings at each location. Most ratings were taken when the majority of varieties were in the soft dough stage of maturity. As in 1986 and 1987, dry weather precluded disease development (hence meaningful ratings) to some degree at many locations, and premature dry-down of the test prevented disease rating altogether at the Tennessee Valley Substation. Severe hail damage at Tallassee just prior to rating time prevented accurate ratings from being made. DISCUSSION Growing conditions and variety performance often vary among locations and years. Regional averages and multiple-year averages are -9- given here to use as a better indicator for performance comparison. Variety recommendations are made for general regions of the State and are based on performance at several locations in each region. Recommendations are made on the basis of at least 3 years' data. -10- TABLE 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL GRAINS TESTED IN NORTHERN ALABAMA* 3-YEAR SUMMARY AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE 1988 AVERAGE BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY FORAGE ONLY LODGING HEIGHT 1/10 TEST WT. 1988 2-YR. 3-YR. 1988 2-YR. 3-YR. HEADED BU. BU. BU. LB. LB. LB. PCT. IN. DATE LB. /BU. WHEAT 1/ COKER 9323 78 58 45 3,468 3,448 2,660 0 36 4-17 59.7 WILLIAMS 78 54 - 3,819 - - 0 41 4-19 56.6 TYLER 77 51 41 3,376 3,439 2,690 0 42 4-23 57.1 PIONEER 2555 76 - - - - - 0 38 4-19 59.2 SALUDA 76 58 46 4,080 3,995 3,121 0 36 4-20 60.8 FLORIDA 302 75 56 42 3,968 3,708 2,853 0 38 4-19 56.6 COKER EH 8505 75 . .. . . 0 41 4-17 58.8 MASSEY 74 55 45 4,350 4,107 3,419 0 39 4-17 59.8 COKER 9766 73 52 - 31746 - - 0 38 4-19 59.0 PIONEER 2550 73 55 45 3,726 3,800 3,241 0 39 4-25 57.2 COKER 916 72 54 43 3,746 3,697 2,962 0 35 4-16 60.2 PIONEER 2551 72 54 43 3,868 3,645 3,218 0 36 4-23 56.9 STEELE 71 54 - 3,706 - - 0 36 4-20 56.5 COKER EH 8504 70 53 - 3,642 - - 0 39 4-18 61.0 COKER EH 8600 70 . .. . . 0 41 4-18 57.6 MCNAIR 1003 69 52 41 3,755 3,825 3,162 0 37" 4-18 57.5 FILLMORE 68 49 40 3,541 3,570 3,399 0 42 4-28 56.9 FLORIDA 303 68 - .. . 0 35 4-15 59.8 COKER 983 67 52 40 3,456 3,485 2,786 0 32 4-18 60.0 FL 7927-G29 67 - - - - - 0 38 4-17 59.6 CALDWELL 66 51 41 3,964 3,895 3,478 0 38 4-22 58.8 COMPTON 66 50 39 3, 760 3, 788 3,379 0 38 4-22 60. 3 FL 301 H6 65 - -- . 0 43 4-15 61.6 LINCOLN 65 49 - 3,610 - - 3 39 4-23 58.5 HW 3015 65 50 41 4,002 4, 154 3,492 0 37 4-18 56.8 COKER 84A-77 64 - - - - 0 37 4-20 57.6 STACY 64 47 37 3,881 3,683 3,.198 0 42 4-18 60.5 TRAVELER 64 - - - - - 0 36 4-14 59.9 BRADFORD 63 45 34 3,728 3,805 3,002 0 44 4-17 61. 1 MAGNUM 63 47 37 3,120 3,206 2,947 0 36 4-19 60.0 ADDER 62 46 37 3,288 3,486 3,173 0 35 4-19 57.9 TEST MEAN 69 52 41 3,722 3,708 3,121 0 38 - - L.S.D. (. 10) 12 10 9 587 593 544 . . .. C.V. (%) 13 14 16 12 12 13 .... QATS2/ CITATION 126 91 68 3,039 3,274 2,530 0 42 4-21 36.2 COKER 227 124 89 67 3,598 3,949 3,176 0 43 4-23 36.2 COKER 716 122 83 62 3,490 3,414 2.842 0 43 4-26 37.0 HARPOOL 833 118 90 72 3,.114 3,415 2,724 0 41 4-26 37.5 SIMPSON 116 - - 2,993 - - 0 44 4-25 37.0 COKER 820 109 84 60 2.972 3,471 2,681 0 38 4-15 37.7 FLORIDA 501 107 74 50 2,922 3,196 2,417 1 41 4-19 37.8 FLORIDA 502 103 69 46 2,922 2,562 1,886 0 37 4-15 38.5 TEST MEAN 115 83 61 3,131 3,326 2,608 0 41 - - L .S.D. (.10) 18 14 13 514 961 776 - - C.V. (%) 11 13 16 12 21 22 .... WYSOR 90 72 66 3.640 4,197 3,644 1 36 4-13 45.3 ANSON 88 67 56 3.435 3.697 2.899 1 44 4-14 44.4 SUSSEX 82 63 53 3.716 4,230 3,151 1 34 4-10 44. 5 BOONE 80 64 52 3.332 3,458 3.029 3 38 4-14 44.8 VOLBAR 78 69 56 3.652 3.899 2.989 8 45 4-13 39.7 BARSOY 76 57 49 3.913 3.594 3,005 0 35 4- 8 43.5 KEOWEE 71 54 46 3.900 3,935 3.245 1 39 4-15 43. 1 TEST MEAN 81 63 54 3.655 3.858 3. 138 2 39 - - L.S.D. (. 10) 20 16 14 445 562 592 . . ... C.V. (%) 18 18 19 11 14 -. . .. CONT INUED -11- TABLE 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL GRAINS TESTED IN NORTHERN ALABAMA, 3-YEAR SUMMARY CONT INVEP ---------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE 1988 AVERAGE DRAND --VARIElY i._.Y L. .9.... LODGING HEIGHT 1/10 TEST WT _128 2-YR. 3- YR. _ 198B -_--YR.? -YR._ HEAD. o. PS. p. Lo. La. LB. PCT ILN DATE L. /u. RYE 4/ MATON- - - 3, 301 3,956 4,-022 NF 142 - - - 3,009 3,882 - WINTERGRAZER 70 - - - 2,887 3,674 3,728 ELBON - - - 2, 850 3,780 3,813 BONEL - - - 2,799 3,775 3,834 VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 - - - 2,797 - DOSSCO GRAZER II - - - 2,673 - NF 73 - - - 2613 3,577 - - WWG-1 - - - 2.600 - AFC 20-20 - - 2 558 3,508 3,515 GI .87X - - - 2,549 3,306? 3,434 GURLEY'S ABRUZZI - - 21 538 - Gi 85 - - - 2,500 3,325 3,393 UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - - - 2,443 - - AFC 20-10 - - - 2430 GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - - - 2 404 3,358 3,432 UNDERWOOD EXP 428 - - - 2.372 - gI 88 - - - 2370 - FORAGER - - - 2,368 3,243 3,308 UNDERWOOD EXP 425 - - - 2,352 - WREN'S ABRUZZI - - - 2,323 3, 140 3,221 DOSSCO EXP PRI - - - 2.255 3o037 - FLORIDA 402 - - - 2,252 - - FL-SYN-T - - - 2,087 3,004 2,805 N.K. SS-1 - - 2,086 3,120 3,037 - FLOR DA 401 - - - 2,006 2,631 2,403 - N. K. VITAGRAZE - - - 1,889 3, 002 3,075 - TEST MEAN - - - 2,493 3,372 3,359 - L.S. D. (.10) - - - 294 695 641 - - - CV. (X) - - - 9 15 14 - - TRITICALE. STANI 71 - - 4,360 - - O. 54 5- 1 52.0 MORRISON 70 49 46 4,442 3,646 3,323 3 57 4-19 51. 8 THOMAS 68 - - 4,.973 4,225 - 0 50 4-17 48. 4 FLORICO 63 - - 2,775 2,547 - 0 41 4-13 53. 6 BEAGLE 82 62 41 - 3.408 2,916 - 0 39.- 4-13 51. 0 FLORIDA 201 58 39 28 2,755 2,380 - 0 39 4-13 51.4 CHARLIE 57 - - 4.943 - - 18 61 5- 6 50. 6 JENKINS .53 34 - 5.212 4.501 4, 135 5 62 5- 7 52.9 COUNCIL 49 - - 4,757 2,454 2,073 0 50 4-22 46. O. TEST MEAN 61 41 37 4 181 3.238 3, 177 3 50 - - L.S.D. (.10) 9 14 12 628 571 617 - - - SV. (x) 11 25 24 11 13 14 - - - / HEAT FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM BELLE MINA AND WINFIELD. 2/ OATS FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM CROSSVILLE AND WINFIELD. a/ BARLEY FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM BELLE MINA AND CROSSVILLE. 1/ RYE FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM CROSSVILLE. I/ TRITICALE FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM BELLE MINA. -12- TABLE 2. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. BU. LB./BU. BU LB. LB WHEAT WILLIAMS 79 59.0 - 4,977 - SALUDA 76 61.6 55 5,040 2,887 PIONEER 2555 73 60.2 - - - COKER 9766 73 59. 1 - 4, 545 - COKER EH 8504 72 62.3 - 4,723 - TYLER 71 59.0 45 4.030 2,491 COKER 9323 70 59.4 53 4,312 2,646 COKER EH 8505 67 59.4 - - - COKER 983 67 61.4 46 4,300 2,912 COKER 916 66 60.0 48 4,357 2,890 MCNAIR 1003 65 58.8 46 4,298 2,858 FLORIDA 302 65 59.0 47 4,765 2.932 PIONEER 2551 64 58.0 47 5,000 3,198 MASSEY 64 60.2 49 4.,943 3, 209 PIONEER 2550 63 60.4 45 4.279 2,920 LINCOLN 61 60.0 - 4,038 - COKER EH 8600 61 58.4 - - STEELE 60 57.5 - 4,440 - FLORIDA 303 60 59.6 - - STACY 59 60.8 42 4.583 3,194 FILLMORE 58 59.4 41 4,351 3,271 BRADFORD 58 62.8 39 4,440 2,875 FL 7927-029 58 60.5 - - - COMPTON 57 60.9 41 4,138 3,016 FL 301 H6 55 61.2 - - MAGNUM 55 60.5 39 3, 603 2, 865 HW 3015 54 - 42 4,758 3,370 TRAVELER 54 60.3 - - - COKER 84A-77 53 58. 6 - - CALDWELL 53 58.8 44 4,225 3.150 ADDER 52 58. 3 39 3, 494 2,806 TEST MEAN 63 - 45 4,419 2,972 L.S.D. (.10) 10 - 9 618 456 CV. (X) 11 - 14 10 11 CONT I NUED -13- TABLE 2. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 1988 CQNTINUED BRAND-VARIETY -GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1,988 TEST WT, 3-YR. AV. 198 3-YR. AY. BU. LB. /BU. BU. LB. OATS CITATION 118 37.3 78 - - COKER 716 108 39.6 62 - - FLORIDA 502 105 40.5 55 - - S IMPSON 101 38.4 - - - COKER 227 98 38.2 72 - - COKER 820 98 40.7 66 - - HARPOOL 833 92 39.5 70 - - FLORIDA 501 92 39.5 56 - - TEST MEAN 102 - 66 - - L. S. D. (. 10) 16 - 14 - - C.V. (%) 11 - 15 - BARLEY BOONE 101 44.6 63 3,973 2,774 ANSON 96 46. 6 68 3, 836 2.600 WYSOR 95 46.4 77 4,362 3o554 SUSSEX 89 46.8 69 4,566 2.964 BARSOY 80 48. 1 54 4,677 3.012 KEOWEE 71 44.5 51 4,460 2.991 VOLBAR 63 42. 7 49 4, 167 2. 597 TEST MEAN 85 - 62 4,291 2.926 L.S.D. (.10) 15 - 13 544 375 C.V. (7.) 12 - 15 9 9 TRITICALE MORRISON 55 53.2 41 4,442 3.,078 FLORICO 51 54.7 - 2,775 - BEAGLE 82 47 52.6 - 3,408 - CHARLIE 46 51.9 - 4,943 - STAN I 45 52.4 - 4,360 - THOMAS 45 50.5 - 4,973 - FLORIDA 201 40 53.6 24 2,755 - JENKINS 38 54.2 - 5,212 3,816 COUNCIL 33 48.7 - 4,757 1,970 TEST MEAN 44 - 32 4.181 2.955 L. S.D. (.10) 8 - 18 628 550 C. V (7) 12 - 40 11 13 -14- , TABLE 3. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS ,AT CROSSVILLE. ALABAMA, 1988 DRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 -YR. AV BU. LB. / V. U. LB.L1 WHEAT FLORIDA 302 87 54. 5 40 - - COKER EH 8505 84 59.2 - - - TYLER 82 56. 4 37 - - PIONEER 2555 82 58.0 - - - PIONEER 2550 82 54.9 40 - - WILLIAMS 81 57.0 - - - SALUDA 81 61.3 43 - - COKER EH 8600 80 56.8 - - - COKER 9766 80 59.9 - - - PIONEER 2551 79 56.7 38 - - COKER 9323 79 60.3 38 STEELE 78 55.9 - - - FILLMORE 77 55.2 37 - - MASSEY 77 60.3 38 - - FLORIDA 303 77 60.7 - - COKER 84A-77 75 56.3 - - BRADFORD 75 62.0 34 COKER 916 75 61.9 39 - - CALDWELL 73 59.4 35 - - COKER 983 73 61.5 40 FL 7927-G29 73 59.3 - - - HW 3015 72 - 41 - MCNAIR 1003 72 57.4 36 - - TRAVELER 72 59.6 - - - LINCOLN 71 57.9 - - - STACY 71 60.9 35 - - COKER EH 8504 71 60.1 - - - COMPTON 71 60.4 36 MAGNUM 70 60.7 31 - FL 301 H6 70 62.3 - - ADDER 68 58.6 33 - TEST MEAN 76 - 37 - L. S.D. (. 10) 5 - 5 - C.V, (.) 5 - 10 - CITATION 145 35. 1 63 2.,994 3.058 SIMPSON 143 36.3 - 2,974 - COKER 227 134 35.1 63 3,444 3.,200 COKER 716 133 35.5 62 3, 204 2.935 FLORIDA 501 130 37.4 52 2,657 2.623 COKER 820 129 35.5 61 3,205 3.216 FLORIDA 502 124 37.8 49 2,859 2.242 HARPOOL 833 120 36.4 61 2.704 2,759 TEST MEAN 132 - 59 3,005 2,862 L.S.D. (.10) 8 - 7 341 396 C.V. ( ) 4 - 9 8 10 BARLEY VOLBAR 98 41.6 62 3.,136 2,813 BOONE 97 47.7 57 2,691 2,.721 ANSON 97 44. 1 54 3,035 2,890 WYSOR 96 45.3 67 2.918 3.113 SUSSEX 93 43. 7 56 2, 866 2, 998 BARSOY 84 44.0 54 3.149 2,896 KEOWEE 82 45.4 50 3,341 3,072 TEST MEAN 93 - 57 3 019 2. 929 L.S.D. (.10) 9 - 7 364 610 C. V. (X) 7 - 9 8 15 CONT I NUED -15- TABLE 3. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT CROSSVILLE. ALABAMA. 1988 CONTINUED BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV, BU L./U. L RYE MATON - - - 3.301 4.156 NF 142 - - - 3.009 WINTERGRAZER 70 - - - 2.887 3.789 ELBON - - - 2.850 3,896 BONEL - - - 2,799 3,945 VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 - - - 2,797 DOSSCO GRAZER II - - - 2.673 NF 73 - - - 2,613 WWG-1 - - - 2,600 - AFC 20-20 - - - 2, 558 3,630 GI 87X - - - 2549 3.529 GURLEY'S ABRUZZI - - - 2538 - GI 85 - - - 2,500 3.431 UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - - - 2443 - AFC 20-10 - - - 2,430 GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - - 2,404 3,447 UNDERWOOD EXP 428 - - - 2,372 GI 88 - - - 2370 - FORAGER - - - 2.368 3.526 UNDERWOOD EXP 425 - - - 2.352 WREN'S ABRUZZI - - - 2.323 3,204 DOSSCO EXP PRI - - - 2255 - FLORIDA 402 - - - 2.252 FL-SYN-T - - - 2,087 2,.700 N.K. SS-1 - - - 2.086 2.,860 FLORIDA 401 - - - 2,006 2.267 N.K. VITAGRAZE - - - 1,889 3.156 TEST MEAN - - - 2,493 3,395 L.S.D. (. 10) - - - 294 453 C.V. (%) - - - 9 10 TRITICALE MORRISON 90 51. 3 62 - THOMAS 87 45. 3 - - STAN I 85 51.3 - - FLORICO 85 52.4 - - FLORIDA 201 81 50. 1 35 - BEAGLE 82 80 50.5 - - CHARLIE 79 50.6 - - COUNCIL 70 40.3 - - JENKINS 65 51. 3 - - TEST MEAN 80 - 49 - L.S.D (.10) 10 - 8 - C.V. (7,) 9 - 12 - -16- TABLE 4. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS' AT WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY .YIELD/ACRE GRAIN AFTER GRAZING YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV, 1998 3-YR. AV, 1988 3-YR. AY, BU. LB./BU. , By , LB. WiEAT COKER 9323 85 59. 4 45 - - 2.624 2,565 MASSEY 79 59.9 46 58 - 3,756 3,603 TYLER 77 58. 1 39 61 - 2,723 2,895 COKER 916 75 60.0 42 65 - 3.135 3,002 COKER EH 8505 74 57. - - - WILLIAMS 74 53.7 - - - 2,661 - FLORIDA 302 73 58:.5 37 59 - 3.172 2.556 STEELE 73 58.0 - 58 - 2,972 PIONEER 2555 73 59.5 - - - - PIONEER 2550 73 59.6 50 61 - 3,174 3,903 PIONEER 2551 71 57.6 43 63 - 2,736 3.237 CALDWELL 71 59.2 44 54 - 3703 3960 FL 301 H6 71 61.4 - - FL 7927-029 70 59.0 - - - - SALUDA 70 60. 0 42 62 - 3,120 3,351 FILLMORE 70 58. 1 42 43 - 2,730 3.513 COKER EH 8600 69 57.5 - - - - - COMPTON 69 59.6 42 54 - 3,381 3,937 MCNAIR 1003 69 56.8 40 58 - 3,212 3,499 HW 3015 68 - 40 61 - 3,247 3,606 FLORIDA 303 67 59.1 - - - COKER EH 8504 67 60.5 - - - 2,560 - COKER 9766 67 58.0 - - - 2,946 - TRAVELER 66 59.9 - - - - - ADDER 65 56.5 39 52 - 3,082 3,586 LINCOLN 64 59.2 - 37 - 3.182 - MAGNUM 64 59.3 41 58 - 2,637 3,099 COKER 84A-77 63 57.8 - - - - - COKER 983 62 56.6 35 57 - 2,612 2,635 STACY 62 59.9 34 - - 3,178 3,258 BRADFORD 57 58.2 30 56 - 3,016 3,014 TEST MEAN 70 - 41 57 - 3,024 3.290 L.S.D. (.10) 17 - 11 9 - 568 618 CONTINUED TABLE 4. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 1988 CONTINUED --------------------------------------------------------------- BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE GRAIN AFTER GRAZING YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV, 1988 3-YR. AV. B19B 3-YR. A BS2 L . /BV. By. BU.B OATS HARPOOL 833 140 36.6 87 - 3524 2,787 COKER 227 139 35.4 67 - 3752 3,214 COKER 716 124 35.8 61 - 3,776 2,557 CITATION 116 36.3 63 - 3,083 1,884 SIMPSON 104 36.3 - - 3,011 - COKER 820 99 37.0 53 - 2,740 2,203 FLORIDA 501 98 36.4 42 - 3188 2,408 FLORIDA 502 79 37. 1 35 - 2,985 1,207 TEST MEAN 112 - 58 - 3257 2,323 L.S.D. (.10) 29 - 17 - 671 1,204 C.V. () 18 - 22 - - 14 38 BARLEY c00 WYSOR 81 44.2 55 VOLBAR 71 34.9 56 ANSON 71 42.4 45 BARSOY 65 38. 5 39 SUSSEX 62 43.0 35 KEOWEE 61 39.5 37 . BOONE 42 42.0 35 . TEST MEAN 65 - 43 . L.S.D. (.10) 33 - 20 . C.V. (.) 35 - 33 . TRITICALE STAN I 83 52.3 -- THOMAS 71 50.2 - 66 - - - MORRISON 65 52.0 36 53 - - - BEAGLE 82 59 51.4 - 35 - - - JENKINS 57 52.0 - 59 - - FLORICO 54 53.6 -.- FLORIDA 201 54 52.3 25 15 - - CHARLIE 47 49.4 -. COUNCIL 45 49.2 - 43 - - TEST MEAN 59 - 31 45 - - L.S.D. (.10) 11 - 9 10 - - CY 010 - 22 1: - -- TABLE 5. CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL GRAINS TESTED IN CENTRAL ALABAMA, 3-YEAR SUMMARY AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE 1986 AVERAGE BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY FORAGE ONLY LODGING HEIGHT 1/10 TEST WT 1988 2-YR. 3-YR. 1988 2-YR, 3-YR. HEADED BU. BU. BU. LB. LB. LB .. IN. DATE LB. /BU WHEAT 1/ COKER EH 8505 71 - - - - - 15 38 4-13 54.5 PIONEER 2555 70 - - - - - 7 37 4-18 56.9 FLORIDA 302 68 61 49 4,534 3,894 3,299 17 37 4-14 55.1 SALUDA 67 61 54 4,919 4,562 3,917 11 36 4-18 58.9 COKER EH 8504 66 58 - 4,312 - - 8 36 4-14 57.3 WILLIAMS 64 56 - 5,206 - - 10 39 4-18 55.7 PIONEER 2551 63 56 51 5,091 4,427 3,925 3 35 4-20 54.5 COKER 983 63 52 43 3,966 3,497 .2,993 20 32 4-13 58.1 COKER 916 63 53 44 4,080 3,590 3,115 3 34 4-15 58.2 COKER EH 8600 62 - - - - - 19 39 4-15 55.9 FILLMORE 61 47 40 4,201 3,597 3,247 1 43 4-23 57.4 TYLER 61 48 40 4, 457 3, 823 3,224 1 42 4-22 55 5 MCNAIR 1003 60 55 48 4,125 3,993 3,512 25 35 4-14 54.3 COKER 9323 60 54 44 4,079 3,551 3,014 25 32 4-10 54.3 STEELE 57 51 - 4,282 - - 0 36 4-19 54.2 COKER 9766 57 53 - 3,887 - - 31 35 4-14 55.5 PIONEER 2550 57 52 46- 5,096 4,605 4,054 3 37 4-23 55.7 TERRAL 812 56 51 39 3,720 3, 280 2,706 28 34 4-14 57 2 CALDWELL 56 51 47 4,866 4,099 3,720 16 39 4-21 56.0 AUBURN 56 46 41 4,599 3,849 3,423 0 39 4-22 56. 8 BRADFORD 55 50 41 4,552 4,043 3,439 17 43 4-16 57. 7 COKRER 9733 55 53 - 3,760 - - 19 39 4-12 57.1 MASSEY 55 49 44 4, 557 4,164 3,673 34 36 4-12 56. 4 TRAVELER 55 - - - - - 19 33 4-10 54. 5 FL 7927-G29 53 - - - - - 31 35 4-11 55.7 COMPTON 53 48 45 4,457 4,099 3,697 2 38 4-21 57. 9 ADDER 52 47 43 3,680 3,347 2,994 1 34 4-18 54. 8 STACY 52 48 43 4,845 4,386 3,899 15 40 4-17 57. 2 TERRAL 817 51 46 36 4,731 4,055 3,346 37 38 4-12 55. 6 LINCOLN 51 47 - 4,607 - - 25 40 4-22 55. 3 CORER 84A-77 50 - - - - - 41 35 4-15 54. 4 FLORIDA 303 50 - - - - - 27 33 4-13 54. 6 HW 3015 48 49 47 4.930 4,431 3,963 30 33 4- 9 - FL 301 H6 42 - - - - - 36 37 4-13 54.8 TEST MEAN. 58 52 44 4,444 3,965 3,458 17 37 - - L.S.D. (.10) 9 9 8 573 535 494 . C.V. (X) 12 13 13 10 10 11 - - OAT$ CORER 716 98 80 65 4,354 4,129 3,809 11 46 4-22 32 9 SIMPSON 94 - - 4,.403 - - 13 47 4-21 33 7 CITATION 85 84 73 4.063 4.264 3,954 6 45 4-18 35. 0 HARPOOL 833 84 86 74 4,303 4,271 4,022 6 42 4-21 33. 8 FLORIDA 502 68 76 63 3,.475 3,495 2,911 0 39 4-11 30. 8 COKER 227 68 73 61 4,150 4,118 3,972 17 46 4-18 32. 0 FLORIDA 501 62 65 51 3,305 3,.515 2,898 23 41 4-14 33 6 COKER 820 58 72 66 4,102 4,232 3,863 3 40 4-11 31. 6 TEST MEAN 77 77 65 4,019 4,004 3,633 10 43 - - L.S.D. (.10) 13 14 13 472 473 492 - - C.V. (%) 12 14 15 9 9 10 .-- CONTINUED -19- TABLE 5. CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL GRAINS TESTED IN CENTRAL ALABAMA, 3-YEAR SUMMARY CONT INUED ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------ AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE 1988 AVERAGE BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY FORAGE ONLY LODGING HEIGHT 1/10 TEST Wt. 1988 2-YR. 3-YR. 1988 2-YR. 3-YR. HEADED BU_ BU. BU. LB LB. L PCT. IN. DATE 1.U. VOLBAR 57 53 47 - - - 6 40 4-13 39. 6 WYSOR 55 58 54 - - - 8 35 4-12 41.3 BOONE 53 55 45 - - 19 35 4-14 40.5 BARSOY 50 47 43 - - - 14 33 4- 2 43.3 KEOWEE 49 51 44 - - - 12 37 4-14 40.9 ANSON 45 51 45 - - - 13 41 4-15 41.3 TEST MEAN 51 53 47 - - - 12 37 - - L.S.D. (.10) 12 12 11 - C.V. (X) 18 17 17 - -. RYE 2/ GI 87 - - - 5,3834/ - - WINTERGRAZER 70 - - - 4,351 3,856 3,868 - - - AFC 20-10 - - - 4,199 - - GI 87X - - - 4,160 3,844 3,721 - - - NF 73 - - - 4,160 3,816 - - - - GURLEY'S ABRUZZI - - - 4,159 - - - - - - BONEL - - - 4,148 3,735 3,729 - - - FLORIDA 402 - - - 4,133 - - - - - - NF 142 - - - 4,118 3,794 - - - - AFC 20-20 - - - 4,113 3,766 3,739 - - - MATON - - - 4,101 3,798 3,786 - - - VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 - - - 4,081 - - - - - - GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - - - 4,051 3,833 3,717 - - - - GI 85 - - - 4,045 3,645 3,711 - - - DOSSCO GRAZER II - - - 4,013 - - - - - WWG-1 - - - 4,011 - - - - - - G 88 - - - 4,010 .. UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - - - 3,980 - .. UNDERWOOD EXP 428 - - - 3,956 - - - - - FORAGER - - - 3,949 3,721 3,557 . ELBON - - - 3,905 3,694 3,620 - - - WREN'S ABRUZZI - - - 3,870 3,750 3,676 - - - - N K. VITAGRAZE - - - 3,789 3,555 3,472 - - - UNDERWOOD EXP 425 - - - 3,783 - - - - - N K. SS-1 - - - 3,748 3,608 3,512 - - - - DOSSCO EXP PRI - - - 3,659 3,518 - - - - - FL-SYN-T - - - 3,648 3,265 3,160 - - - - FLORIDA 401 - - - 3,392 3,109 3,075 . TEST MEAN - - - 4,033 3,665 3,.596 . L.S D. (.10) - - - 584 563 553 . CV ( ) ..- - - 11 11 11 - - - TRITICALE 3/ STAN I 59 - - 3,027 - - 0 51 4-22 46.6 THOMAS 53 - - 2,692 2,851 - 2 48 4-14 45.1 MORRISON 52 45 41 2,681 2,776 2,766 9 55 4-16 47.8 BEAGLE 82 46 42 - 1,838 2,267 - 26 38 4- 5 44.1 JENKINS 40 29 - 2,094 2,335 2,492 0 62 5 2 49.0 COUNCIL 40 - - 2,757 2,001 2.180 12 - 49 4-17 39.5 CHARLIE 39 - - 2, 387 - - 20 59 5- 2 44.5 FLORIDA 201 39 35 30 1,754 2,373 - 43 38 4- 5 44.8 FLORICO 38 - - 1,491 2,175 - 39 39 4- 5 47.0 TEST MEAN 45 38 36 2,302 2,397 2,479 17 49 - - LS D. (.10) 11 10 10 359 513 481 . . .. CV (X) 17 20 21 11 16 14 - - - - 1/ WHEAT FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM PRATTVILLE, MARION JUNCTION AND TALLASSEE. 2/ RYE FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM CAMP HILL, PRATTVILLE, AND TALLASSEE. 3/ TRITICALE FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM CAMP HILL AND TALLASSEE. 4/ GI 87 WAS DNLY AT PRATTVILLE FIELD. -20- TABLE 6. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT, 3-YR. AV. 198g 3-YR. AV. LU.. La._.._-u WHEAT COKER EH 8505 98 58.6 - - - PIONEER 2551 88 56.3 66 5,176 - MCNAIR 1003 87 58. 5 62 3,748 - COKER EH 8504 87 59.4 - 3,657 - COKER EH 8600 87 59.1 -.. FLORIDA 302 86 57.7 58 3,957 - PIONEER 2555 86 59.2 - - - FL 7927-029 85 59.8 - - - WILLIAMS 84 56.7 - 5,050 - COKER 983 83' 60.8 50 3,628 - FLORIDA 303 83 60.1 - - SALUDA 81 62.4 65 4,601 - COKER 9323 81 57.6 59 3,781 - COKER 916 80 61.2 57 3,455 PIONEER 2550 80 56.2 60 4,465 - COKER 9766 G80 60.5 - 3,807 - TERRAL 812 79 61.0 49 3,519 - FILLMORE 78 57. 1 54 3,567 - TRAVELER 78 58.0 - - - MASSEY 76 58.6 52 4, 175 - AUBURN 75 59.3 55 4,041 - COKER 9733 75 59.3 - 3,697 - COKER 84A-77 75 56.9 - - - TYLER 74 58. 1 48 4, 643 - COMPTON 73 60.1 63 4,221 - LINCOLN 72 61.6 - 3,665 - HW 3015 72 - 58 4,412 - STACY 72 60.8 51 4,507 - BRADFORD 71 59.7 56 4,163 - STEELE 71 56.0 - 3,991 - CALDWELL 70 56.9 58 4,347 - FL 301 H6 66 59.6 - - ADDER 65 55.5 55 3,457 - TERRAL 817 61 57.3 46 4,257 - TEST MEAN 78 - 56 4,076 L.S.D. (10) 6 - 6 528 C. , h) 6 - 7 9 - CONTINUED -21- TABLE 6. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 1988 CONTINUED BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. BU. LB. /BU. BU. LB. LB. OATS COKER 716 145 33.0 90 4,876 5.038 SIMPSON 144 34.0 - 4,562 CITATION 126 34.8 102 4,648 4,946 HARPOOL 833 126 33.5 99 41 577 4.890 COKER 227 108 33.4 85 4,190 4,999 FLORIDA 502 99 35.3 83 4,032 3,907 FLORIDA 501 98 36.8 68 3,886 3,715 COKER 820 81 34.2 84 4,384 4,532 TEST MEAN 116 - 87 4.394 4,575 L. S. D. (. 10) 10 - 17 482 452 C. V. () 6 - 14 8 7 BARLEY VOLBAR 84 42.0 59 BARSOY 83 45.8 58 WYSOR 82 42.5 78 - BOONE 80 41.9 61 - KEOWEE 61 37.5 58 ANSON 57 44.6 64 TEST MEAN 75 - 63 L.S. D. (. 10) 19 - 14 - C. V. (%) 17 - 16 - RYE WINTERGRAZER 70 - - - 4.509 MATON - - - 4,435 AFC 20-20 - - - 4.221 WREN'S ABRUZZI - - - 4. 185 TEST MEAN - - - 4,337 L.S. D. (.10) - - - 762 C.V. ( ) - - - 11 TRITICALE THOMAS so80 48. 6 - - MORRISON 74 51.7 51 - STAN I 62 48.7 - - BEAGLE 82 62 47.2 - - FLORICO 60 51. 4 - - FLORIDA 201 59 48. 7 36 - JENKINS 56 51.2 - - CHARLIE 54 47. 9 - - COUNCIL 49 40. 4 - - TEST MEAN 62 - 44 - L.S.D. (.10) 10 - 8 - CV. (7.) 11 - 13 - -22- TABLE 7. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT, 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. BU. LB. /QV.-- Uo . B WHEAT PIONEER 2555 84 60.3 - - - WILLIAMS 77 58.2 - 5,125 - COKER EH 8505 75 54.3 - - - SALUDA 74 58.9 52 4, 574 4, 471 FLORIDA 302 72 56.8 55 4,787 3,929 TYLER 72 59. 1 42 4,019 3,461 COKER EH 8504 72 56.7 - 4. 534 - PIONEER 2551 71 57.8 49 4,417 4,239 COKER 983 69 57.8 51 4,466 3,727 MCNAIR 1003 67 55.0 49 3,996 4,042 COKER 9323 67 55.2 46 4.200 3.511 TERRAL 812 67 56.8 45 4,3Q5 3,661 BRADFORD 66 60.4 40 4,755 4. 060 FILLMORE 66 60.0 34 4,395 3,754 STEELE 66 56.5 - 4.227 - PIONEER 2550 65 58.1 44 4,.543 4,374 COKER EH 8600 65 56.6 - - - COKER 916 64 58.3 46 4,134 3,672 TRAVELER 64 57.5 - - - CALDWELL 63 59. 1 44 4,432 3.909 COKER 9766 60 55.2 - 4,235 - MASSEY 58 56.6 46 4.314 4.212 LINCOLN 57 58.0 - 4,892 - AUBURN 57 58.9 35 4.310 3,846 TERRAL 817 56 56.5 37 4,974 3,846 COKER 9733 55 57.2 - 4,007 - ADDER 54 56.8 39 3, 588 3. 334 STACY 53 56. 4 40 4,994 4,403 COMPTON 51 60.3 40 4,083 4,229 FL 7927-G29 49 56.2 - - - HW 3015 49 - 43 - - COKER 84A-77 47 55.0 - - - FLORIDA 303 45 57.2 - - FL 301 H6 42 56.6 - - - TEST MEAN 62 - 44 4,412 3,931 L.S.D. (.10) 11 - 9 561 492 C.V. ( ) 13 - 15 9 "9 OATS COKER 716 104 32.3 70 5,566 4,708 CITATION 100 36.7 69 4,524 4,451 SIMPSON 93 32. 5 - 5,271 - FLORIDA 502 84 34.9 63 4,428 3,.334 HARPOOL 833 84 32. 7 69 4.900 4, 766 COKER 227 81 32.2 63 4.;757 4. 544 COKER 820 81 34.6 64 5,.008 4.581 FLORIDA 501 76 35.5 52 4,512 3.,510 TEST MEAN 88 - 64 4,871 4.271 L.S.D. ( .10) 20 - 13 543 540 C.V. (%) 16 - 15 8 9 CONTINUED -23- TABLE 7.. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT PRATTVILLE.- ALABAMA,1988 CONTINUED ---------------------------------------------------------------- BRAND-VARIETY G.RAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY.YIEL-D/ACRE 1I966f TEST WT. 3-YR.--AV. 19EIQ 3-YR. AV. BAR.LEY BOONE 68 42. 4 47-- KEOWEE 65 42.5 46 - VOLBAR 62 39.7 45 - ANSON 58 40. 0 42-- BARSOY 56 43.2 42-- WYSOR .56 -40. 3 48-- TEST MEAN 61 - 45 - L.S..D. .10) 11 a C.V. ()12 -13 G1687-- -5,383- WINTERORAZER 70 - -- 5..305 4,914 .GI 87X -.- 5..201 4s747. NF 73- -- 51.19.9 MATON - -- 5..096 4.8.49 NF 142 - --5,0.66- CURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - -- 4,.975 4,934 GURLEY'S ABRUZZI- - 4,953- ELBON - -4,630 -4..562 B9ONEL - .- 4,6818 4,72.1 UNDERWOOD EXP 425 - -- 4i,815- WWG-1 - -- 4,790 0188 Be -4,749- DOSSCO GRAZER I1-1 4,685- AFC 20-10- -- 4,639.- AFC 20-20 - -- 4,817 .4,645 N.: K. 'VITAGRAZE- -- 4, 579 4,o599 UNDERWOOD EXP *845- -- 4,519- N K.SS- 1- - 4,.485 4i3O4 FL-SYN-T - .-4,484 .4, 226: UNDERWOOD EXP 428- -- 4,472- 0G1 85- -- 4,465 4,662 FLORIDA 40 2- 4,462 DOSSCO-EXP 'PRI - -- 4..429- FORAGER.- -.- '4399 4,36.5 WREN'S. ABRUZZI - -- 4223 4,593 FLORIDA* 401 -4- - 4,79391 VAN DER HAVE VDH/O '018- - -4, 146.- TEST MEAN- - 4,713 4,575 L.S.D. (.10)'- -492, 462 CV. (I)- -- 87 TR ITICALE STANI1 79, 47. 1- - MORRISON. 60 47. 3 42-1 THOMAS 59 46. 1--- FLORIDA 201 49 44._7 41- BEAGLE 82 .49 45.4 - - COUNCIL 48, 43. 5-- JENKINS 47 50.8--- -. 24- TABLE 8. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT TALLASSEE. ALABAMA, 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIED/ACRE 1983 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 196 3-YR. AV. BU. LI ./BV. L3. WHEAT PIONEER 2555 68 51.0 - - - COKER 916 68 55.2 39 4,651 2,654 COKER 983 67 55.1 37 3,805 2.353 COKER EH 8504 66 53.4 - 4,745 - COKER EH 8505 66 49.5 - - - FLORIDA 302 64 48.8 43 4,858 2,857 SALUDA 62 54.3 53 5,582 3,632 PIONEER 2551 61 48.6 50 5,680 3,297 WILLIAMS 54 50.5 - 5,443 - ADDER 54 50.5 45 3,994 2,651 FILLMORE 53 53.1 34 4,641 2.867 TYLER 53 47.7 29 4,709 2,873 COKER 9323 52 47.8 34 4,255 2,298 STACY 52 52. 8 44 5.035 3.346 COKER 9733 51 52.3 - 3,575 - AUBURN 49 50.8 38 5, 447 2.973 STEELE 49 48.6 - 4o627 - COMPTON 48 53.2 40 5,068 3,203 CALDWELL 48 50.7 43 5,821 3,492 PIONEER 2550 45 50.5 39 6.279 3,767 MCNAIR 1003 45 48.1 43 4,630 3,097 TERRAL 812 44 51.3 32 3,335 1.987 COKER 9766 44 48.4 - 3,620 - FL 7927-G29 44 51.0 - - - TERRAL 817 43 50.3 30 4,961 2,664 BRADFORD 43 54.3 31 4,737 2,761 FLORIDA 303 43 46.2 - - MASSEY 42 51.4 41 5.182 3,232 COKER EH 8600 42 49.4 - - HW 3015 41 - 48 5,.449 3,236 TRAVELER 36 46.0 - - - LINCOLN 33 42.9 - 5,263 - COKER 84A-77 31 47.7 - - - FL 301 H6 27 47.0 - - - TEST MEAN 50 - 40 4,823 2.957 L.S.D. (.10) 10 - 9 644 569 C.V. (%) 15 - 17 10 14 QATS COKER 716 86 34.2 60 5.341 3.426 FLORIDA 502 79 33.8 78 3,795 2.662 SIMPSON 75 35.0 - 6.201 - HARPOOL 833 74 36.7 75 5,492 3,778 COKER 820 60 36.0 88 4.684 3,.877 CITATION 58 36.7 75 5,218 4,000 FLORIDA 501 56 35.8 61 3.210 2,811 COKER 227 51 33.5 62 5,166 3.750 TEST MEAN 67 - 71 4,888 3.472 L S.D (.10) 14 - 13 594 623 CV. (X) 14 - 13 8 13 CONTINUED -25- TABLE 8. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT TALLASSEE, ALABAMA. 1988 CONTINUED ------ ------------------------------------------------------------- BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIED/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACR 1988 TEST WT, 3-YR. AV 19g 3-YR.A UV. U.- L, LA BARLEY WYSOR 42 39.7 43 - - VOLBAR 42 36.6 35 - - BARSOY 40 41.5 44 - - KEOWEE 35 41.2 37 - - BOONE 33 37.0 39 - - ANSON 32 38.9 35 - - TESTMEAN 37 - 39 - - L.S.D. .10) 12 - 11 - - C.V. (X) 23 - 21 - - BYE VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 - - - 5,815 - GURLEY'S ABRUZZI - - - 5,731 - BONEL - - - 5,697 4.048 AFC 20-10 - - - 5,660 - NF 142 - - - 5,455 - CI 85 - - - 5,393 3.956 GI 87X - - - 5,285 3,951 WINTERGRAZER 70 - - - 5.277 3867 WWG-1 - - - 5.261 - AFC 20-20 - - 5,251 3.955 I 88 - - - 5,243 - FORAGER - - - 5.232 3801 MATON - - - ,223 4.013 DOSSCO GRAZER II - - - 5,177 - WREN'S ABRUZZI - - - 5.133 3712 GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - - - 5.101 3.836 NF 73 - - - 5,038 - UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - - - 5,018 - FLORIDA 402 - - 4,948 - UNDERWOOD EXP 428 - - - 4,777 - N.K. VITAGRAZE - - - 4,766 3#431 ELBON - - - 4o740 3.659 N.K. SS-1 - - - 4.713 3.599 DOSSCO EXP PRI - - - 4.346 - UNDERWOOD EXP 425 - - - 4,269 - FL-SYN-T - - - 4,237 2,872 FLORIDA 401 - - - 3,871 2.837 TEST MEAN - - - 5061 3.,681 L.S.D. (.10) - - - 630 604 C.V. (M) - - - 9 12 TRITICALE STAN I 39 40.8 - 4,642 - MORRISON 38 45.0 38 4,016 2.504 BEAGLE 82 32 38.7 - 2,259 THOMAS 28 39.8 - 4,157 - JENKINS 26 45.6 - 2.848 2,087 FLORIDA 201 23 40.3 26 2,357 COUNCIL 23 35. 1 - 4.105 1.725 FLORICO 21 40.3 - 2,062 CHARLIE 15 37.9 - 3,436 TEST MEAN 27 - 32 3.320 2.106 L.S.D. (.10) 6 - 9 407 387 C.V. (X) 16 - 21 9 13 -26- TABLE 9. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT CAMP HILL, ALABAMA, 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELO/ACRE 1986 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AY. 13. Ls. /BU. BU. LB, WHEAT COKER EH 8600 53 58.4 - - - SALUDA 49 60. 2 46 - - COKER 84A-77 49 58. 2 - - - FLORIDA 302 49 57. 1 42 - - COKER EH 8505 47 55.7 - - - FILLMORE 46 59. 4 38 - - COKER 9766 45 57.9 - - - STEELE 44 55. 9 - - - PIONEER 2555 43 57. 1 - - - TYLER 43 57. 3 42 - - TERRAL 817 43 58. 2 31 - - CALDWELL 43 57.2 41 - - MASSEY 43 58.9 37 - - BRADFORD 42 56. 5 39 - - LINCOLN 41 58.6 - - - MCNAIR 1003 41 55. 6 38 - - COKER 9323 40 56. 6 37 - - AUBURN 40 58.2 36 - - TRAVELER 40 56 5 - - - WILLIAMS 40 57.3 - - - COKER 9733 40 59.5 - " - COKER 916 39 58.1 35 - - COKER EH 8504 39 59.6 - - - COMPTON 38 58. 1 38 - - PIONEER 2550 37 58. 0 42 - - ADDER 36 56. 3 34 - - TERRAL 812 36 59.6 32 - - FL 7927-G29 34 56. 0 - - - FL 301 H6 34 55.9 - - - PIONEER 2551 32 55. 5 39 - - COKER 983 32 58.8 36 - - HW 3015 31 - 38 - - STACY 31 58. 7 35 - - FLORIDA 303 30 54.9 - - TEST MEAN 40 - 38 - - L.S.D. (.10) 8 - 8 - - C.V. (%) 15 - 16 - - OAT_ SIMPSON 65 33.3 - 1,578 - COKER 716 56 32. 1 43 1,634 2,065 CITATION 54 32. 0 47 1,861 2,.421 HARPOOL 833 52 32. 3 54 2, 242 2,655 COKER 227 29 28. 8 33 ".-2, 485 2, 594 FLORIDA 501 18 26. 4 26 1,613 1,555 COKER 820 10 21.8 30 2,331 2,462 FLORIDA 502 9 19. 3 27 1,645 1,743 TEST MEAN 37 - 37 1,924 2,213 L. S. D. (.10) 4 - 8 331 344 C. V. (%) 9 - 16 12 11 CONTINUED j/ BIRD DAMAGE TO GRAIN YIELDS WAS 30 TO 90 PERCENT LOSS. -27- TABLE 9. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT CAMP HILL, ALABAMA, 1988 CQNTINVQD BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIEL/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YID/ACRE 1988 TEST WT, -YR. AV. 198B 2-Y. AY L LL. PAL IL, Le GARLEY VOLBAR 42 40.1 49 - WYSOR 39 42.8 48 - KEOWEE 34 42.4 35 - ANSON 31 41.8 39 - BOONE 29 40.7 35 - IARSOY 19 42.7 29 - TEST MEAN 32 - 39 - L.S.D. (.10) 9 - 8 - CV. (X) 19 - 15 - RYE FLORIDA 402 - - - 2.990 UNDERWOOD EXP 428 - - - 2,619 UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - - - 2,403 AFC 20-20 - - - 2,363 2,828 WINTERGRAZER 70 - - - 2,313 2.831 AFC 20-10 - - - 2,297- VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 - - - 2,282 GI 85 - - - 2,278 2706 UNDERWOOD EXP 425 - - - 2,265 NF 73 - - - 2.242 FL-SYN-T - - - 2223 2,456 FORAGER - - - 2,217 2.791 DOSSCO EXP PRI - - - 2,201 DOSSCO GRAZER II - - - 2.175 ELBON - - - 2.146 2,643 FLORIDA 401 - - - 2.125 2.,478 GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - - - 2.078 2.589 N.K. SS-1 - - - 2,045 2,812 GI 88 - - - 2,037 N K. VITAGRAZE - - - 2,023 2,543 GI 87X - - - 1,993 2.685 WWG-1 - - - 1,981 WREN'S ABRUZZI - - - 1,940 2.755 BONEL - - - 1,928 2,409 NF 142 - - - 1,834 GURLEY'S ABRUZZI - - - 1,792 MATON - - - 1,651 2.439 TEST MEAN - - - 2.164 2,640 L.S. D. (.10) - - - 634 623 CV (X) - - - 21 17 TR IT ICALE STAN 1 55 49.7 - 1,412 CHARLIE 49 46.3 - 1,337 THOMAS 44 46.0 - 1,228 BEAGLE 82 39 45.0 - 1,417 COUNCIL 39 39.2 - 1,408 MORRISON 34 47.3 34 1,346 2.224 FLORICO 34 48.2 - 919 JENKINS 32 48.4 - 1,340 2,371 FLORIDA 201 24 45.7 15 1,151 TEST MEAN 39 - 25 1.284 2.298 L.S.D. (.10) 11 - 12 329 382 C.V (V.) 19 - 35 18 12 -28- TABLE 10. CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL GRAINS. TESTED IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA,.3-YEAR SUMMAR ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE. AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE 196 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY GRAIN AFTER GRZN2 - FORAG ONLY LODGING HEIGH 1/0 TS W. 1988 2-YR. 3-YR, 1988 2t-YR. 3-YR. -1 9e8 2-YR. 3-YR. EAE BU. 13U. Bu. BV.-3U. ~~. L. LB,. PCT. I N. DAELLL WHEAT" COKER EH 8504 PIONEER 2555 CORER,9766 COKER 983 FLORIDA 302 CORER EH 8600 COKER'EH 6505 WILLIAMS COKER 84A-77 HW 3015 TERRAL 812 TRAVELER MCNAIR 1003 MASSEY PIONEER 2551 SALUDA STACY FLORIDA 303 CORER 916 CORER 9733 r\ COMPTON CORER 9227 BRADFORD STEELE AUBURN ADDER FILLMORE FL 7927-G29 CALDWELL MAGNUM FLORIDA 301 FL 30.1 H6 TERRAL 817. COKER 9323 TEST MEAN L. S.D. (10) C. V. MX OATS FLORIDA 502 SIMPSON CITATION FLORIDA 501 HARPOOL 833 CORER 820- CORKER 227 CORER 716- TEST MEAN L. S.D.(. 10) C.V. M% 55 44 51 46 50 41 50 44 49 - 49 - 47 40 47 - 46 40 45 37 45 - 45 42 43 36 42 37 41 38 41 35 40 - 40 35 40 34 39 34 38 35 38 32 37 32 37 31 37 33 34 2 34 - 33 29 33 30 27 24 25 - 42 36 9 8 17 18E 47 46 47 - 44 55 39 44 37 48 35 46 32 46 40 47 15 14 27 22 34 40 39 34 38 33 35 36 34 33 33 30 29 29 33 27 28 30 33 8 19 51 59 46 54 51 50 52. 14 20 40 20 34 36 23 29 27 10 4 21 31 11 30 31 12 21 19 29 26 23 5 15 32 34. 25 27 226- 15 C3 219 21 33 26 25 30 29 26 5 14 30 32 24 31. 31 219 23 26 26 28 28 28e 29 23 26 26 27 27 5 13 4,906- - 4. 463 3. 856 3.,252 4. 678 4.163 3.,595 5.922 - - 4,445 3,731 3,128 5.150 4.846 4.143 5, 155 4,651 4C033 5o303 4,634 4,109 5,'786 5,317 4,592 5,.632 5..047 4.421 4.,883 4.,164 3.o593 5p030 47434 4,541 3P903 3.265 4.736 4'391 3o772 4.156 4.041 3.644 4)666 4.279 3.725 4j3334.088 3o687. 4.333 4..203 3.,864 4.857 4,404 '3.724 4.375 3.906 3,..367 4. 654 4..003 3'0354 41660 4,.335 3..767 821 743 647 13 13 13 5.429.5#470 4#731 5,753 50742 5.698 5.060 5.069 4.8B74 4.323 5o.259 5.--206 4.824' 5.957 5P723 .5s.116 6..060 5.m779. 5,.232- 54 56 -5o'293 4s777 5. 591 5..435 4.,866. 827 853 747 11 12 11 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 2 4 5 6 3 2 0 5 2 6 7 3 2 17 17 4 36 38 35 32 37 40 40 40 37 34 37 37 37 38 35 35 42 36 36 39 37 36 43 35 39 34 40 38 36 36 40 42 33 28 37 43 50. 47 45 45, 44 48 46 4- 7 56. 4 4-14 55. 7 4- 8 53. 7 4-8 56. 4 4- 7 53.0 4-4 54.0 4- 4 53. 1 4-13 54.8S 4- 5 53. 8 4-1 1 4- 7 54.9 4- 1 53.4 4- 7 51. 3 4-6 54.0 4-17 52. 9 4-16 57. 4 4-14 56. 2 3-30 54. 3 4-10 55. 5 4-6 56.2 4-18 56. 2 4- 5 56.6 4-10 56. 0 4-15 53. 9 4-19 54. 6 4-14 54. 5 4-20 53.7 3-30 52.6 4-19 55. 1 4-15 56.6 3-30 53. 3 3-30 54. 5 4-13 53. 2 4-14 53.0 4- 3 30.6 4-13 .31.7 4- 9 28.3 4- 2 30.8 4-.13 30.6 4- 1 .31.6 4-813 29.9 Mh/Z~~~~L~~1CON INUED 1 c; 3 d ~7 TABLE 10. CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL GRAINS TESTED IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA, 3-YEAR SUMMARY CONTINVED BRAND-VARIETY RYg 21 GI 87 WWG-1 WINTERORAZER 70 MATON N.K. VITAGRAZE NF 73 NF 142 WREN'S ABRUZZI DOSSCO GRAZER II GI 85 GURLEYS ABRUZZI IONEL ELBON GI 87X FORAGER UNDERWOOD EXP 845 DOSSCO EXP PRI AFC 20-10 AFC 20-20 GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 UNDERWOOD EXP 425 FLORIDA 402 UNDERWOOD EXP 428 FL -SYN-T N. K.. SS-1 FLORIDA 401 VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 TEST MEAN L. S.D. (. 10) C. V. M% CDk AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE GRAIN ONLY 1988 R-Y.: Yfl BV 0U. 1 U AVERAGE YIELD/AC.RE GRAIN AFTEGRAZING 1 i -?=-R.-- 3-YR. AVERAGE YIELD/ACRE -FOR.AGE ONLY A?!8 -2-YR. 3-YR.- BU -B UW, CAL. L~. L. 6, 4314/ 5,)483 5,-379 5o 366' 5#1292 ' 5,,283 5o227 5#216 5,-202 5o 182 5.0091 5.0075 5.-068 5s054 4..968 4,o916 4, 897 4o 8391 4a 815 4, 799 4,.756 4,o642. 4.4488 4,403 4o 234 41.099 898 13 5,J 5, 5, 5,0 5,* 5, 5, 5,1 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4,0 1968 AVERAGE LODGING HEIGHT 1/10 TEST WT. ?PL 1,!j ] DATE 276 4,797 344 4,826 097 4,P427 311 - 189 - 090 4,*493 207 4,651 162 4,.750 011 4,519 1839 4P619 081 4,516 002 - 074 4C542 953 4,430 858 4, 245 638 41088 211 3o724 041 4,473 843 777 12 13 FLOR ICO MORR ISON BEAGLE 82 THOMAS FLORIDA 201 STAN I COUNCIL CHARLIE JENKINS TEST MEAN L. S.D.. (.10) CV,-(:) 49 47 47 45 45 41 37 26 23 40 10 37 36 36 27 16 31 9 35 30 26 30 9 17 23 22 29 5 17 31, 19 22 25, 7 7 16 6 2R 27 12 20 6 31 363 4, 66.7 3, 595 4, 547 3, 165 4,#495 4.,721 4, 196 31 69?7 4, 049 445 3, .558 4,1477 3.,612 4, 335 3o 284 2.,751 3, 946 3.709 11,090 j_/'WHEAT FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM CAMDEN#. BREWTON, HEADLAND, AND MONROEVILLE. ;Z/ RYE-FORAGE YIELDS ARE FROM BREWTON# FAIRHOPEo HEADLAND. AND MONROEVILLE. ,/ TRITICALE FORAGE YIELDS.ARE FROM FAIRHOPE ONLY. I/ GI 87 WAS NOT GROWN AT FAIRHOPE. 4, 068 2, 743 3, 728 3, 513' 970. 23 7 9 3 19 3 12 23 24 14 45 51 44 49 41 51 47 57 49 3-21 4- 5 3-25 4- 9 3-25 4-18 4-1 4-.24 4-25 50. 0 49. 45. 0 46. 7 45. 8 47. 8 44. 1 43. 4 45. 5 ______ 46 W 6606. -LB. TABLE 1. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT CAMDEN, ALABAMA, 1988 ----------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE GRAIN AFTER GRAZING YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 19!8 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. A. uP__, L1 BU V.. L. LB PIONEER 2555 68 50.7 . COKER 983 57 49.6 37 34 30 5,045 3,383 COKER EH 8504 56 50.5 - 40 - 5,211 - FLORIDA 302 55 49.2 39 36 32 4,926 3,538 WILLIAMS 52 49.2 - - 5,386 - COKER EH 8600 52 49.7 - 1 COMPTON 52 51.2 39 111/ 28 5,082 4,034 COKER 9766 51 50.5 - 2- 5,230 - PIONEER 2551 50 47.4 39 1I 29 5,291 4,023 STEELE 49 49.5 - 12./ - - - STACY 45 50.0 36 21 26 5,176 4,084 BRADFORD 44. 51.2 32 31 28 5,121 3,852 FLORIDA 303 43 50.1 - ADDER 43 50.4 34 21 29 4.775 3.597 MASSEY 41 50.5 30 27 31 5,240 4,086 SALUDA 41 52.2 34 41/ 23 5,604 4,463 TRAVELER 41 48.2 -.... COKER 916 38 51.4 28 28 26 5,114 3,588 COKER EH 8505 38 48.6 . COKER 84A-77 38 49.1 . COKER 9733 35 - - 31 - - - HW 3015 35 - 38 CALDWELL 35 51.0 31 B i / 23 4,713 3783 TERRAL 812 34 46.8 27 23 24 4,754 3,351 MCNAIR 1003 34 47.6 32 29 31 5,062 4,023 FL 7927-G29 34 49.0 - AUBURN 32 46.8 28 - 4,270 3,545. MAGNUM 29 - 24 19 26 4,142 3,282 FILLMORE 28 48.4 24 _ 4,760 3.837 FLORIDA 301 28 49.6 ..- 3,983 3,214 COKER 9227 27 50. 1 23 30 28 4.694 3, 176 FL 301 H6 26 ... TERRAL 817 - - - 29 26 - - COKER 9323 - 46.8 - 26 27 4,654 3,463 TEST MEAN 42 - 32 23 27 4.920 3,701 L. S.D. (.10) 13 - 10 5 5 455 399 C.V. (%) 22 - 23 15 13 7 CONTINUED 1/ ANIMALS SELECTIVELY gRAZED THESE ENTRIES SEVERELY IN EARLY APRIL. TABLE 11. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT CAMDEN, ALABAMA, 1988 CONTINUED --------- r--- -- ------ ----- ---- --~--- - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE GRAIN AFTER GRAZINQ YELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 198 .TEST WT. 3-YR. AY, 19B. 3-YR. AV, 1968 3-YR AV, BU.. L. /BO. BU. V, QATS1/ SIMPSON .46 24. 5- 5,732 CITATION 27 25. 4 62 - 4,454 4,334 HARPOOL 833 17 20.6 57 - 4,886 4.772 COKER 227 17 17.4 52 - 5213 4,825 FLORIDA 501 15 20.2 41 - 3644 3,887 COKER 820 13 24.2 49 - 4,997 4,475 .FLORIDA 50-2 13 23.4 35 - 3,912 3,935 COKER 7165,509 4,826 TEST MEAN 21 - 49 - 4,793 4,436 SL. S. D. (.10) 7 - 11 - 525 472 C.V. (X) 22 - 17 - 8 8 TRITICALE / MORRISON 49 - 37 17. 28 - STAN I 48 - - THOMAS 45 - - 22 - COUNCIL 33 - 25 8 13 - FLORICO 32 - - FLORIDA 201 32 - 27 29 - CHARLIE 32 - - BEAGLE 82 31 - - 231 JENKINS 29 - - 52 TEST MEAN 37 - 29 17 20 - L.S.D. (.10) 6 - 8 8 6 - .V.2 - - 9 3 22 - .1/ BIRD DAMAGE WAS 60 TO 80 PERCENT LOSS ON ALL OATS GRAIN YIELDS. a/ ANIMALS SELECTIVELY GRAZED THESE ENTRIES SEVERELY IN EARLY APRIL. TABLE 12. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT MONROEVILLE* ALABAMA, 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. BU. LB. /BU. DU. LB. WHEAT COKER EH 8504 68 59.3 - 5,666 COKER 84A-77 62 56.7 - - COKER 983 62 59.7 48 4,468 3.139 COKER EH 8600 58 57. 9 - - TERRAL 812 57 59.7 50 3,945 2. 706 PIONEER 2555 55 56.3 - - MCNAIR 1003 55 53.9 52 4,983 3,779 COKER 9766 55 56.9 - 4,871 TRAVELER 53 56.3 - - COKER 916 53 58.2 45 5,391 3,658 WILLIAMS 53 57.2 - 6.193 SALUDA 50 59.8 52 6,719 4,983 COKER 9227 49 58.6 43 4,721 3,021 COKER EH 8505 49 56. 2 - - MASSEY 49 57.6 40 5.012 3,975 HW 3015 48 - 47 - FLORIDA 302 48 56.5 46 5,019 3,370 STEELE 48 53. 4 - - STACY 45 57.2 45 5,095 4.132 AUBURN 43 53.9 36 3,840 3,370 FILLMORE 40 52.9 35 3,981 3,431 COMPTON 40 56.8 41 5,450 4,517 ADDER 40 54.9 43 4,710 3,505 MAGNUM 38 56.7 41 3,956 3,198 BRADFORD 38 59.2 35 4,800 3,695 CALDWELL 37 54.1 36 4,356 4,056 COKER 9733 37 57. 6 - - PIONEER 2551 36 50.9 40 5,789 4,285 FLORIDA 303 31 56.5 - - - FL 7927-G29 26 55.4 - - - FL 301 H6 17 55.4 - - - FLORIDA 301 14 54.1 - 4.912 3.496 TEST MEAN 45 - 43 4,946 3,684 L.S.D. (.10) 11 - 10 951 686 C.V. (%) 18 - 17 14 14 OATS / FLORIDA 502 51 32.7 83 5,214 4.558 SIMPSON 32 33. 1 - 5,262 CITATION 22 - 76 5,371 4,646 COKER 227 16 31.5 72 5,262 5,064 HARPOOL 833 12 32.5 64 4,205 4,137 FLORIDA 501 11 31.7 66 4,089 4.023 COKER 820 3 33. 1 65 5,453 4,889 COKER 716 - - - 5,309 4.698 TEST MEAN 21 - 71 5,021 4,574 L.S.D. (.10) 26 - 18 1,322 1,047 C.V. (.) 83 - 18 18 17 CONTINUED 1/ BIRD DAMAGE ON OATS YIELD WAS 50 TO 95 PERCENT LOSS. -33- TABLE 12. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 1988 CONTINUED BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. BU. LB. /BU. BUL. LB,_ RYE WWG-1 - - - 6,579 GI 87 - - - 6.016 WREN'S ABRUZI - - - 5,702 4,719 GI 85 - - - 5.160 4,721 ELBON - - - 5135 4,406 N.K. VITAGRAZE - - - 5,099 4,222 DOSSCO GRAZER II - - - 5090 AFC 20-10 - - - 5.013 GI 87X - - - 4,979 4.341 GURLEY'S ABRUZZI - - - 4,923 GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - - - 4,878 4.243 UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - - - 4,860 FORAGER - - - 4,854 4,240 NF 73 - - - 4,739 I 88 - - - 4.713 NF 142 - - - 4,664 DOSSCO EXP PRI - - - 4,607 BONEL - - - 4,560 4,446 MATON - - - 4,541 4,559 UNDERWOOD EXP 428 - - - 4,301 FLORIDA 402 - - - 4.292 AFC 20-20 - - - 4.292 4,334 WINTERGRAZER 70 - - - 4.270 4,187 N. . SS-1 - - - 4,200 3,761 UNDERWOOD EXP 425 - - - 3.883 FL-SYN-T - - - 3,700 3,654 FLORIDA 401 - - - 3.562 3,267 VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 - - - 3,354 TEST MEAN - - - 4,713 4,221 L.S.D. (.10) - - - 1,021 815 C.V. (X) - - - 16 14 TRITICALE FLORIDA 201 48 47. 9 39 - THOMAS 45 45. 7 - - BEAGLE 82 41 45.8 - FLORICO 40 50. 4- MORRISON 40 47. 1 36 - STAN I 33 43.4 - - COUNCIL 33 41.6 - - CHARLIE 17 40.6 - - JENKINS 15 44. 2 - TEST MEAN 35 - 38 - L. S.D. (.10) 15 - 14 - C. V. () 30 - 27 - -34- TABLE 13. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT BREWTON, ALABAMA. 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YELDARE 1988. TEST T, 3-YR, AV. 1988 -YR, AV. B L /QL V. B y. WHEAT WILLIAMS 38 55.4 - 5,064 - PIONEER 2555 37 57.1 - - COKER EH 8505 36 51.4 - - - SALUDA 35 58.6 37 4,833 4.131 COKER 9766 34 52.2 - 4,007 - FLORIDA 302 34 50.6 36 3,886 3,439 COKER EH 8504 33 55.0 - 3,938 - COKER 983 32 56.4 28 4,026 3.155 TERRAL 812 32 53. 1 28 3,757 2.997 COKER EH 8600 32 50.7 - - - COMPTON 31 58.9 28 3,625 3,431 COKER 84A-77 30 52.5 - - - MASSEY 30 53.2 29 4,380 3,457 MCNAIR 1003 30 48.8 30 4,041 3,402 CALDWELL 30 57.4 29 3,357 2.962 STACY 28 56.9 28 4,697 3,799 TRAVELER 28 51. 7 - - - MAGNUM 28 58.5 26 4,140 3,307 PIONEER 2551 28 53.3 29 4,218 3.,516 ADDER 27 54.6 26 3,545 3,099 HW 3015 26 - 31 - - STEELE 26 55.6 - - - COKER 916 26 55. 7 30 4,485 3, 455 AUBURN 24 57.2 21 3,470 3,081 BRADFORD 23 56.2 27 4, 255 3. 344 FLORIDA 303 23 50.2 - - - FILLMORE 23 52.0 24 3,671 2,953 COKER 9227 22 56.2 23 3,648 3.,145 FL 301 H6 20 52.5 - - - COKER 9733 19 55.7 - - - FL 7927-029 18 46.3 - - - FLORIDA 301 17 51.2 - 3,384 3.080 TEST MEAN 28 - 28 4,020 3,320 L.S.D. (.10) 6 - 6 505 513 C.V. (,) 16 - 12 9 1 CONTINUED -35- TABLE 13. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL.ORAINS AT BREWTON. ALABAMAs 196813 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/6CRE FORAQE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT, 3-YR. AY, 12988 3-YR. 6y. 12 .1-3/p . BU. LB.B OATS CITATION. 45 31. 3 68 4s,831 4..431 COKER 227, 30 29.4 47 4,-831 4o.081 FLORIDA 501 30 29. 5 37 4..590 4,.145 HARPOOL 833 28 29. 1 56 4,.607 4,.350 SIMPSON .28 28.8 - 5o,2613- COKER 820 24 28. 2 47 4, 779 4.. 788 FLORIDA 502 21 25.4. 31 4o,513 3,756 COK~ER 716- - - 4,917 4..132 TEST MEAN 29 - 48 4.,791. 4 240 L. S.D. (10) 6 - 11 414 4.53 C.V. (.)15 - 17 68 RYE NF 73.- -4.916 WWc-1- -4v,814'- G01187 - -- 4,812 GI 87X - -- 4784v520 MATON - - 4,759 4".363 DOSSCO ORAZER II l-- 4,.733- NF 142 - -- 4,676 .GI 85 - -- 4,,665 4 ,545. DOSSCO EXP PR*I - -- 4,611 ELBON - -- 4,,611 4,158 BONEL .- 4,577 4o432 WINTERORAZER 70 - -- 4s,513 4..688 GURLEY'S ABRUZZI- -- 4,489- GI188 - -- 4,474 UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - -- 4o470- AFC 20-10- - 4,444- WREN'OS ABRUZZI - -- 4..308 3..946, UNDERWOOD EXP 425 4,- - 4,15 AFC'20-20 - -- 4,.211 4,.153 CURLEY'S GRAZER 2060 .-4, 18E1 3s935 NK VITACRAZE - -- 4, 14 2 3..88E0 FORAGER- -- 4,121 4.,010 UNDERWOOD EXP 428- - 4,072- FLOR IDA 401.- - 3,978 3,317 N K. SS-1 - -- 3,956 3,1870 FLORIDA 402- -- 3,933- VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 - - 3,796 FL-SYN-T -- 3,669 3,513 TEST MEAN- -- 4,391 4,.095 L. S.D. (10) -- 446 612. C.V. ()- -- 7 1 j/ SEVERE BIRD DAMAGE TO OATS-ENTRIES IN 1988. -36- TABLE 14. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 1988 BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. BU. LB. /BU. .B LB. WHEAT CORER EH 8505 58 56.5 - - - CORER 9766 56 57.4 - 5,521 - TRAVELER 54 57.0 - - - FLORIDA 302 53 57.6 41 4,881 3,628 PIONEER 2555 53 58.4 - - COKER EH 8504 53 59.5 - 4,808 - HW3015 52 - 45 - - MASSEY 51 56.5 43 5,990 4. 594 FLORIDA 303 51 59.0 - - - MCNAIR 1003 51 57.0 46 6,514 5,209 FLORIDA 301 51 57.5 - 5,223 3,558 TERRAL 812 51 59.4 34 5,324 3.182 CORER EH 8600 49 58.9 - - FL 7927-G29 48 56.8 - - - WILLIAMS 47 58.6 - 7,047 - CORER 9733 46 58.9 - - CORER 983 45 60.2 27 4,333 2.803 COKER 9227 44 60.4 31 5.102 3,279 STACY 44 59. 1 36 7,561 5,818 CORER 84A-77 44 58.0 - - - FL 301 H6 44 58.2 - - - PIONEER 2551 42 58.3 39 5,915 4.677 BRADFORD 40 57.4 26 4. 767 3,888 AUBURN 37 59.3 34 5,043 4,175 CORER 916 37 58.0 30 4.545 3,056 COMPTON 36 58.2 34 5,965 4,761 SALUDA 34 59. 6 34 5,987 4,625 ADDER 32 57.6 30 5,636 4.390 MAGNUM 31 57.7 31 7.190 4,737 FILLMORE 31 59.2 27 4,919 3,941 CALDWELL 28 58.2 23 4,906 3,990 STEELE 19 56. 1 - - - TEST MEAN 44 - 34 5, 580 4. 128 L S.D. (.10) 8 - 8 1,204 886 C. V. (%) 13 - 18 16 16 OATS FLORIDA 502 88 39.1 73 7,481 6,259 FLORIDA 501 73 38.5 65 6,577 4,718 COKER 820 69 38. 4 63 7,425 5,682 CITATION 67 - 61 7,590 6.269 HARPOOL 833 64 37.6 63 5,887 5,491 SIMPSON 63 39.1 - 6. 157 - CORER 227 42 38.0 50 7,631 6,022 CORER 716 - - - 5,430 4,745 TEST MEAN 67 - 63 6t 772 5, 598 L.S.D. (.10) 13 - 17 1,169 997 C.V. (%) 13 - 19 12 13 CONT I NUED -37- TABLE 14. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT HEADLAND, ALABAMA. 1988 CONTINUED _________________________ BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGg ONL-Y YIELD/CR 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988-- 3-YR. AV._ BV LB. /BU. . LB. L RYE WINTERGRAZER 70 - -- 8,566 6s056 GI 87 - - , 8,466- NK VITAGRAZE 8,- 2-8627 5#984 MATON - -- 7.957 .6o071 WREN'S ABRUZZI - -- 7; 502 5o667 UNDERWOOD EXP 42215 - -- 7,482- DOSSCO GRAZER II 1--.7,416- FLOR.IDA 402- -7, 393,- NF 142 - -- 7,339- NF 73 - -- 7,331- FL-.SYN-T - -- 7,324 5J1981 GURLEY'S ABRUZZI-- -- 734 DOSSCO EXP PNI - -- 7,307- AFC 20-20 - -- 7,277 5#980 G 185 - -- 7,238 5#548 UNDERWOOD EXP 428-- -7,182 FORAGER - -- 7,160: 5s784 UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - -- 7,086 BONEL- -- 7,017 5,792. WWG-1 - -- 6,956- GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - -- 6.930 5.555 GI 87X- -- 6,761 5j,'505 GI188 - -- 6,744 FLORIDA 401 - -- 6',727 5,.124 ELBON .6, - 6.612 5* 150 AFC'20-10 - -- 6)413 N. . SB-I - 6,393 5. 114 VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 6,096- TEST MEAN - -- 7.2235.66 L'.S.D. (10) - -- 1,.362 1#184 CV. () -- 14 15 TR ITICALE FLORICO 78 52. 2--- BEAGLE 82. 72r- 48. 8--- FLORIDA 201 58 50. 4 45-- MORRISON 5 2 50. 4 42 THOMAS 49 49. 1--- COUNCIL- 4 5 46. 7 32-- STAN 1 4 2-1 51. 3--- CHARLIE. 33 43. 9- - JENK[NS -24 45. 9--- TEST-'MEAN 50 - 40-- L.S.D. (..10) 11 - 10-- C. V. (.)15 -19-- -38- TABLE 15. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 1988 GRAND-VARIETY GRAIN ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. BU. LB. /BU. BU. LB. LB. WHEAT HW 3015 69 - 36 - - COKER EH 8504 65 54.6 - - COKER EH 8505 64 52.7 - - COKER 84A-77 61 52.8 - - COKER 9733 60 56.7 - COKER 9766 59 51. 5 FLORIDA 302 58 50.5 38 - - COKER EH 8600 57 52.8 - - MCNAIR 1003 53 49.7 30 - - COKER 983 52 54.7 27 - - TERRAL 812 52 53.0 30 FLORIDA 303 52 55.8 - - PIONEER 2551 51 54.7 25 - - TRAVELER 49 53.6 - - COKER 9227 48 55.0 28 - - PIONEER 2555 48 55.8 - FILLMORE 47 55.9 27 AUBURN 47 55.7 28 WILLIAMS 46 53.7 - - SALUDA 46 57.0 25 - - BRADFORD 46 56.1 26 MASSEY 45 51.8 21 - STEELE 44 54.9 - - COKER 916 44 53.0 30 - - STACY 43 55.9 23 - - FL 7927-G29 42 55.6 - - - ADDER 42 54. 1 32 - - COMPTON 39 56.7 22 - - MAGNUM 36 56.3 29 - - CALDWELL 36 56.4 21 - - FLORIDA 301 28 54.2 - - FL 301 H6 17 52.1 - - - TEST MEAN 48 - 28 - - L.S.D. (.10) 9 - 7 - - C.V. (%) 13 - 19 - - OATS FLORIDA 501 69 34.3 29 6,445 4,844 SIMPSON 67 32.9 - 6,353 - COKER 820 66 34.2 33 7,132 5,748 FLORIDA 502 64 32.4 32 6,027 5.149 HARPOOL 833 61 33.4 29 6,709 5,371 CITATION 59 - 27 6,465 5,622 COKER 227 56 33.4 29 7,364 6,166 COKER 716 - - - 6,115 5,486 TEST MEAN 63 - 30 6,576 5,484 L.S.D. (. 10) 19 - 13 502 608 C.V. (X) 21 - 32 5 Q CONTINUED 39 TABLE 15. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAINS AT FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 1988 CONTINUED BRAND-VARIETY GRAIN QNLY YIELD/ACRE FORAGE ONLY YIELD/ACRE 1988 TEST WT. 3-YR. AV. 1988 3-YR. AV. BU. LB. /BU. BU. LB RYE NF 142 - - - 4,229 - MATON - - - 4,209 4,703 WINTERGRAZER 70 - - - 4,168 4,310 BONEL - - - 4,147 4,622 NF 73 - - - 4.144 ELBON - - - 3,913 4,565 AFC 20-20 - - - 3765 3971 FORAGER - 3,738 3,935 AFC 20-10 - - - 3,693 GI 87X - - - 3,687 4,239 GI 85 - - - 3,666 4,012 N.K. VITAGRAZE - - - 3,660 3,801 GI 88 - - - 3,656 - GURLEY'S ABRUZZI - - - 3,636 UNDERWOOD EXP 425 - - - 3,615 WWG-1 - - - 3,581 DOSSCO GRAZER II - - - 3,568 FLORIDA 402 - - - 3,405 WREN'S ABRUZZI - - - 3,352 3,727 GURLEY'S GRAZER 2000 - - - 3,270 4,067 FL-SYN-T - - - 3,260 4,073 UNDERWOOD EXP 845 - - - 3,246 - VAN DER HAVE VDH/O 018 - - - 3,148 - DOSSCO EXP PRI - - - 3, 104 - N.K. SS-1 - - - 3,063 3,614 UNDERWOOD EXP 428 - - - 3,011 - FLORIDA 401 - - - 2,669 3,149 TEST MEAN - - - 3, 578 4,056 L S.D. (.10) - - - 441 482 C.V. () - - - 9 9 TR IT IC AL-E MORRISON 48 50.8 26 4,667 4,640 FLORICO 44 47.5 - 3,363 - BEAGLE 82 43 46. 7 - 3 595 - THOMAS 43 45.2 - 4,.547 - FLORIDA 201 42 46. 6 21 3, 165 - STAN I 41 48.8 - 4,495 - COUNCIL 35 44. 1 19 4,721 - JENKINS 23 46.3 - 3,697 5, 126 CHARLIE 21 45. 8 - 4,196 - TEST MEAN 38 - 22 4,049 4,883 L S.D. (.10) 7 - 6 445 720 C. V. (X) 13 - 18 11 -40- Table 16. Septoria Blotch Ratings for Wheat Varieties in Alabama, 1987-881/ Brand-variety Northern Central Southern Alabama Alabama Alabama Adder 1.7 3.7 1.2 Auburn 2.7 1.2 Bradford 2.0 3.0 1.6 Caldwell 2.7 2.7 1.6 Coker 916 2.3 3.7 2.0 Coker 983 3.0 3.7 1.8 Coker 9227 4.0 2.0 Coker 9323 2.0 4.3 2.2 Coker 9733 3.3 2.4 Coker 9766 1.7 3.7 1.0 Coker 84A-77 1.3 3.0 2.6 Coker EH 8504 2.3 3.3 1.8 Coker EH 8505 3.0 4.3 2.0 Coker EH 8600 2.0 4.0 2.4 Compton 1.7 5.3 .8 Fillmore 1.7 1.7 2.4 FL 301 H6 3.0 5.0 3.8 FL 7927 G-29 2.7 4.7 4.0 Florida 301 - - 3.8 Florida 302 1.7 4.3 2.0 Florida 303 3.0 5.0 4.4 Lincoln 2.0 2.3 - Magnum 3.0 - 1.6 Massey 1.7 4.7 2.0 McNair 1003 3.0 4.3 2.4 Pioneer 2550 1.7 1.7 - Pioneer 2551 3.0 2.7 .8 Pioneer 2555 2.7 3.3 1.8 Saluda 2.0 3.3 2.0 Stacy 1.7 3.3 1.4 Steele 3.7 3.0 1.0 Terral 812 2.3 4.0 2.2 Terral 817 - 3.7 - Traveler 4.0 4.7 4.2 Tyler 2.0 2.7 - Williams 2.3 5.0 2.2 1/ 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. -41- Table 17. Leaf Rust Ratings for Wheat Varieties in Alabama, 1987-881/ Brand-variety Northern Central Southern Alabama Alabama Alabama Adder 0 1.0 .2 Auburn 0 .2 Bradford 0 .3 .4 Caldwell 0 0 0 Coker 916 0 1.0 .6 Coker 983 0 2.0 .6 Coker 9227 0 1.7 .4 Coker 9.323 0 0 0 Coker 9733 0 0 Coker 9766 0 0 0 Coker 84A-77 .5 0 0 Coker EH 8504 0 1.0 0 Coker EH 8505 0 2.0 .4 Coker EH 8600 0 1.0 .4 Compton 0 0 .2 Fillmore 0 .3 0 FL 301 H6 0 1.3 .4 FL 7927 G-29 0 0 .5 Florida 301 ,.6 Florida 302 0 .3 .2 Florida 303 0 .3 0 Lincoln 0 .7 Magnum 0 0 Massey 3.0 4.3 3.0 McNair 1003 0 1.3 1.0 Pioneer 2550 0 2.0 Pioneer 2551 0 0 0 Pioneer 2555 0 .7 .8 Saluda 0 2.3 1.2 Stacy 0 .3 .4 Steele 0 .7 0 Terral 812 0 1.3 0 Terral 817 0 Traveler 0 1.3 .2 Tyler .5 3.0 Williams 0 1.3 .2 1/ 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. -42- Table 18. Anthracnose Ratings for 1987-881/ Wheat Varieties in Alabama, Brand-variety Northern 2 / Central3/ Southern 4 / Alabama Alabama Alabama Adder Auburn Bradford Caldwell Coker 916 Coker 983 Coker 9227 Coker 9323 Coker 9733 Coker 9766 Coker 84A-77 Coker EH 8504 Coker EH 8505 Coker EH 8600 Compton Fillmore FL 301 H6 FL 7927 G-29 Florida 301 Florida 302 Florida 303 Lincoln Magnum Massey McNair 1003 Pioneer 2550 Pioneer 2551 Pioneer 2555 Saluda Stacy Steele Terral 812 Terral 817 Traveler Tyler Williams 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 3 0 1.5 .5 0 3.5 1.5 0 0 2 0 2.5 3.0 0 2.3 2.5 4.5 1.5 .5 2.5 0 0 1.5 0 1.5 4.0 1.0 0 3.5 .5 4.5 2.5 0 0 3.0 .5 0 0 .5 1.5 0.5 0 .5 1.5 0 .5 2.0 0 .5 3.0 0 0 0 0 .5 .5 0 0 0 .5 0 1.0 3.0 0 5.0 1.0 0 0 1/ 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. 2/ Crossville only. 3/ Prattville and Marion Junction only. 4/ Brewton and Headland only. -43- Table 19. Disease Ratings for Barley Varieties in 1987-881/ Alabama, Brand-variety Stripe Spot Net blotch blotch Northern Alabama 2 / Anson 1.0 3.0 1.5 Barsoy 1.0 2.5 2.0 Boone 1.5 2.5 1.5 Keowee .5 2.5 1.0 Volbar .5 2.0 .5 Wysor .5 2.0 1.0 Central Alabama3/ Anson .7 5.0 3.0 Barsoy 4.0 5.0 3.0 Boone 1.0 4.3 3.7 Keowee 1.0 4.5 2.0 Volbar 1.0 4.7 1.7 Wysor 1.5 4.0 2.0 1/ 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. 2/ Barsoy was not rated at Crossville. 3/ Barsoy was too mature to rate at Prattville and Camphill. -44- Table 20. Disease Ratings for 1987-881/ Triticale Varieties in Alabama, Brand-variety Leaf Septoria rust Northern Alabama Beagle 82 0 2.3 Charlie 0 .3 Council 0 1.0 Florico 0 2.7 Florida 201 0 2.3 Jenkins 0 .3 Morrison 0 0 Stan I 0 .3 Thomas 0 .7 Central Alabama Beagle 82 0 6.0 Charlie 0 2.0 Council .3 3.3 Florico .7 5.7 Florida 201 1.3 5.7 Jenkins 0 1.3 Morrison .7 3.0 Stan I 0 1.7 Thomas 0 4.0 Southern Alabama Beagle 82 0.6 3.0 Charlie 0 1.2 Council 0 1.6 Florico 0 3.2 Florida 201 0.8 5.6 Jenkins 0 1.6 Morrison 0 1.6 Stan I 0 1.0 Thomas 0 1.8 1/ 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. -45- Table 21. Disease Ratings for Oat Varieties in Alabama, 1987-881/ Brand-variety Helminthosporium Smut 2/ Septoria leaf spot Northern Alabama 3 / Citation 1.7 14 .3 Coker 227 1.0 24 .3 Coker 716 1.0 8 0 Coker 820 1.0 16 1.0 Florida 501 1.0 0 .7 Florida 502 .3 5 1.0 Harpool 833 .3 10 .3 Simpson .3 0 0 Central Alabama Citation 3.3 0 2.0 Coker 227 1.3 22 1.0 Coker 716 2.0 O 2.0 Coker 820 2.0 3 1.7 Florida 501 2.3 0 1.3 Florida 502 2.3 0 1.7 Harpool 833 2.0 20 1.7 Simpson 1.3 0 2.0 Southern Alabama Citation .8 3 .2 Coker 227 .8 17 .2 Coker 716 Coker 820 .6 3 .6 Florida 501 1.4 0 .8 Florida 502 .4 0 .4 Harpool 833 .6 6 .2 Simpson .6 0 .2 1/ 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. 2/ Number smutted heads per row. 3/ Coker 820 was too mature to rate at Crossville. -46- VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR GRAIN ONLY Recommendations are based on 3-year regional average yields of grain. Varieties are listed in descending order of yield. For disease ratings, see tables 16-20. For lodging, plant height, and maturity ratings, see tables 1, 5, and 10. NORTHERN ALABAMA WHEAT Saluda Coker 9323 Massey Pioneer Brand 2550 Coker 916 Pioneer 2551 Florida 302 Tyler McNair 1003* Caldwell* OATS Harpool 833 Citation Coker 227 Coker 716 CENTRAL ALABAMA WHEAT Saluda Pioneer 2551 Florida 302 McNair 1003 Caldwell Pioneer Brand 2550 Compton Coker 916 Massey* Stacy* OATS Harpool 833 Citation Coker 820 Coker 716 SOUTHERN ALABAMA WHEAT Florida 302 McNair 1003 Coker 983 Coker 916* Coker 9766** OATS Citation Coker 227 *If present trends continue, this variety will be removed from the recommended list for grain only next year in the region indicated. **Conditionally recommended on 2 years' data. For those who wish to graze small grains before grain harvest, varietal selection should be from those varieties recommended either for grain or for forage. Some varieties are recommended for both uses, but if not, the relative importance of grain or forage to the individual farmer should be the major consideration for varietal selection. -47- BARLEY Wysor Anson Volbar VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR FORAGE ONLY Variety recommendations for the three regions are based on 3-year regional averages of full-season forage yield in tables 1, 5, and 10. Varieties are listed in descending order of yield. NORTHERN ALABAMA RYE Maton Bonel Elbon Wintergrazer 70 AFC 20-20 Gurley's Grazer 2000* RYE Wintergrazer 70 Maton AFC 20-20 Bonel GI 87X GI 85 Gurley's Grazer 2000* RYE Maton Wintergrazer 70 Bonel GI 85 GI 87X AFC 20-20 Elbon Forager WHEAT Caldwell Massey Fillmore Compton Pioneer Brand 2550 Pioneer Brand 2551 Stacy McNair 1003 Saluda CENTRAL ALABAMA WHEAT Pioneer Brand 2550 Pioneer Brand 2551 Saluda Stacy Caldwell Compton Massey McNair 1003 SOUTHERN ALABAMA WHEAT Saluda Stacy Compton McNair 1003 Pioneer Brand 2551 Massey* OATS Coker 227 Coker 716 Harpool 833 OATS Harpool 833 Coker 227 Citation Coker 820 Coker 716 OATS Coker 227 Citation Coker 820 *If present trends continue, this variety will be removed from the recommended list for forage only next year in the region indicated. **Conditionally recommended on 2 years' data. For those who wish to harvest grain following grazing, varietal selection should be from those varieties recommended either for grain or for forage. Some varieties are recommended for both uses, but if not, the relative importance of forage or grain to the individual farmer should be the major consideration for varietal selection. -48- BARLEY Wysor Keowee Sussex Barsoy* SOURCES OF SEED WHEAT Adder, Auburn, Caldwell Compton, Fillmore Bradford Ag. Alumni Seed Impr. Assoc., Inc. Romney, Indiana Foundation Seed Service College Station, Texas Coker (all varieties, brands and hybrids) McNair 1003, HW 3015 Florida 301, Florida 302 Florida 303, Florida 301 H6 Florida 7927-G29 Magnum, NASW 76-59 (Steele), Lincoln, Traveler Massey, Saluda Pioneer Brand 2550, 2551, and 2555 Stacy Terral 812, Terral 817 Tyler Williams Coker's Pedigreed Seed Co. Bay, Arkansas Univ. of Florida Agric. Research Ctr. Quincy, Florida AgriPro Research Brookston, Indiana Department of Agronomy Virginia Polytechnic Inst. Blacksburg, Virginia Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Tipton, Indiana Georgia Seed Development Comm. Athens, Georgia Terral-Norris Seed Co. Lake Providence, Louisiana North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina South Carolina Crop Impr. Assoc. Clemson, South Carolina OATS Citation Coker (all varieties, brands and hybrids) Florida 501, Florida 502 Terral-Norris Seed Co. Lake Providence, Louisiana Rohm and Haas Seeds Hartsville, South Carolina Univ. of Florida Agric. Research Center, Quincy, Florida -49- Harpool 833 Simpson Arkansas County Seed Stuttguart, Arkansas South Carolina Crop Impr. Assoc. Clemson, South Carolina RYE Wren's Abruzzi AFC 20-10, Dossco Grazer II, WWG I Bonel, Maton, Elbon NF 73, NF 142 Dossco Exp PRI Florida 401, FL-Syn-T FL Exp-201ES79-1 (Florida 402) Forager Gurley's Grazer 2000, GI-85 GI-87X, AFC 20-20, GI 87, GI 88, Gurley's Abruzzi New N.K. SS-1 Vitagraze Underwood Exp 425, 428 and 845 Van Der Have VDH/0 018 Wintergrazer 70 BARLEY Anson, Boone Barsoy Georgia Seed Development Co. Athens, Georgia Raymond Gurley II Selma, North Carolina Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma Dothan Seed Co. Dothan, Alabama Univ. of Florida Agric. Research Center, Quincy, Florida Pineland Plantation Newton, Georgia Gurley's, Inc. Selma, North Carolina The New Northrup King, Inc. Highland, Illinois H.J. Underwood Co., Inc. Clinton, North Carolina Van Der Have Oregon Albany, Oregon Pennington Seed, Inc. Madison, Georgia North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky -50- Keowee Sussex, Wysor South Carolina Crop Impr. Assoc. Clemson, South Carolina Department of Agronomy Virginia Polytechnic Inst. Blacksburg, Virginia Department of Agronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee Volbar TRITICALE Beagle 82, Florida 201 Charlie, Stan I Jenkins Council, Morrison, AM 4105 (Thomas) Florico Univ. of Florida Agric. Research Center, Quincy, Florida Sunseeds Trical Research 1072 Industrial St. Salinas, California Alabama A & M University Normal, Alabama Mixon Seed Co., Inc. Orangeburg, South Carolina -51-