r CIRCULAR OCTOBER 149 1964 .''C '28 I~o4 CROP m VARIETIES FOR ALABAMA Field Forage Turf Agricultural A U BUR N E V. Smith, Director Experiment Station U NI V ER S IT Y Auburn, Alabamo CONTENTS FIELD CRO PS ----ComN ____ C O T T O N- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - GRAIN SORGHUM ------------5 ----- ------ ------ ----- ------ ------ ----- 4 -4___________ PEANU TS-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - 5 5 Small Seeded Southeastern Runner Type-Large Seeded Virginia Type-----------SMALL GRAINS----------- 5 -- 5 6 Oa ts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --- W~heat_________________ Rye-----6-------- 6 6 7 Ba rley -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ___ _ - __ __ _ ------- __---- --------_ _ ----------------- - - - - - - - - - - - S OY BE AN S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- FORAGE CROPS-----------------------------------8 WARM SEASON ANNUAL GRASSES 8---------8 ------ ----- --- ---- - -------- -- ---Sorghum-Sudan Hybrids Pearlm illet -- WARM SEASON PERENNIAL B ahiag ra ss ---- - - - - - - GRASSES 8-------------8--- Berm ud agrass-- - -- -- - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- -- -- -- - - - - - - -- -D allisgrass ---------------------8---Johusongrass8-----------------Ryegrass -9-------------- -- - - -- -- - -- - - -- -- - -- - - -- -- - -- COOL SEASON ANNUAL GRASSES--9--- Rescuegrass Tall Fescue---------------WARM ---------------------------GRASSES COOL SEASON PERENNIAL Orchardgrass ---------------------------------LEGUMES-----0 9-----------9----9-----9 Alfalfa- - - - - - -10-Sericea SEASON PERENNIAL - - - - - - - --------------- 10--------------------- COOL SEASON LEGUM ES--------------------------------------10 ----------------------------Ladino White Clover--------ANNUAL CLOVERS AND VETCHES------------------------------11 10 Interm ediate W hite Clover---------------------------------10 Reseeding Crim son Clover---------------------------------11 Ba ll C lov e r -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11 rrowleaf A Ve tch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 SILA G E CR O PS-- - - - --- - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - ---- - --- - -- - - -- --- C lover ----------------------------------------- 11 12 C o rn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 S org hu m- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 12 T UR F GR AS SES ------------------------- ------------------ 18 WS L A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -FOOTBALL BANKS, G OLF -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Fine Grass --- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - 13 C oarse Grass -- - - - - - -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- - ---- - --- - - - -- - - 13 FIELDS AND PLAYGROUNDS--------------------------13 NOT UNDER HEAVY TRAFFIC---------14 AREAS CEMETERIES, PARKS, FILLS, AND AREAS NOT MOWN-------------------------14 FAIRW AYS -------------------------------------------- 14 ------- ---------------- -- ------------ G O LF G REEN S------- 14 FIRST PRINTING 10M, OCTOBER 1964 Crop Varieties for Alabama* FIELD FORAGE TURF KEY DECISION for any grower is selecting a crop variety to plant. To a large extent, this decision determines success or failure of a given field, forage, or turf crop. To provide dependable information on which to base variety selection, Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station NORTHERN evaluates all major agronomic crops in a variety testing pro" " gram that includes trials at the 15 locations shown on the map. testing is done annually to CNTRAL ·This pace with the steady introSkeep duction of new varieties and * 0 hybrids. " Based on results of the tests, acceptable crop varieties are determined for northern, central, A and southern areas of Alabama. determinations are based on variety performance during several years at several locations in each region. In this report, acceptable varieties of each crop are listed in alphabetical order. Given for each variety is its area of adaptation in the State. Special conditions or requirements, plus any other needed information, are listed. Subsequent reports will be issued as deemed necessary. " *These This report was prepared by the following staff members of the Department of Agronomy and Soils: C. S. Hoveland, D. G. Sturkie, W. C. Johnson, F. S. McCain, C. C. King, Jr., H. L. Wrebster, E. D. Donnelly, and A. C. Mixon. FIELD CROPS CORN Variety Auburn 602 (Y)* Coker Coker Coker Coker Coker 15 (Y) 67 (Y) 71 (Y) Area of adaptation central, southern northern central, southern southern central, southern central central, southern northern northern central northern 811A (W) 911 (W) Dixie 18 Dixie 29 (Y) (W) Dixie 77 Dixie 82 (W) (Y) DeKalb 805 (Y) Embro 256 CP (Y) central central, southern central, southern northern northern central central, southern central central northern northern northern northern central central northern central northern northern central southern northern Florida 200 (Y) Florida 200A Funk's.G-144 (Y) Funk's G-710AA Funk's G-730 Funk's G-745 Funk's C-795W Keystone 257 (Y) (Y) (Y) (Y) (W) (Y) McCurdy 988 (Y) P.A.G. 434 (Y) P.A.G. 488 (Y) (W) P.AG. 633 P.A.G. '653 P.A.G. 750 (W) (Y) Pioneer 309A Pioneer 309B Pioneer 312A (Y) (Y) (Y) Princeton 990A Riemers 305 (W) (W) Riemers 408 (Y) Stull 108Y (Y). Stull 400W (W) Tennessee 501 northern northern yellow; _W [4] - (W) Y= SColor of grain: white COTTON Variety All-in-One (WR) * Auburn 56 (WR) Auburn M (WR) Carolina Queen (WR) Coker 100A (WR) DeKalb 108 (WR) DeKalb 220 (WS) Dixie King (WR) Empire WR 61 (WR) Rex Smoothleaf (WR) Stardel (WS) Stoneville 7A (WS) * WR -= wilt resistant; WS Area of adaptation central, southern northern, central, southern northern northern, central,. southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern northern, central, southern northern northern, central, southern northern northern = wilt susceptible GRAIN SORGHUM Variety Advance 14 AKS 614 Frontier 400B Lindsey 755 Lindsey 788 McCurdy 70 NK 210 P.A.G. 515S Ranger RS 610 Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, ".southern northern northern, central, southern northern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern PEANUTS All varieties listed are for southern Alabama only. Small Seeded Southeastern Runner Type.. Early Season Early Runner Virginia Bunch 67 Late Season Dixie Runner Southeastern Runner 56-15 Large Seeded Virginia Type Early Season Florigiant (Runner) Virginia Runner G26 [5] SMALL GRAINS Oats FORAGE AND GRAIN GRAIN ONLY Variety Arkwin Carolee Moregrain Roanoke Suregrain Area of adaptation Variety central northern, central, Area of adaptation Arkwin Carolee central northern, central, southern southern northern, central, southern northern, central southern Moregrain Roanoke Suregrain northern, central northern, central southern Wheat FORAGE AND GRAIN GRAIN Variety Ace Ga. 1123 Knox Wakeland ONLY Variety Ace Ga. 1123 Knox Wakeland Area of adaptation Area of adaptation northern, central northern, central, southern northern northerncentral, northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern central, southern southern Rye FORAGE AND GRAIN GRAIN ONLY Variety Explorer Weser* Area of adaptation Variety Explorer Weser Wrens Abruzzi Area of adaptation central, northern, central, southern southern northern, southern southern central, southern Wrens Abruzzi central, southern Barley FORAGE Variety AND GRAIN GRAIN ONLY Area ________Dayton of adaptation Variety Area of adaptation Colonial 2 *Trial northern, central Colonial 2 northern, central northern basis C6] SOYBEANS Variety Bienville Bragg Hampton Hardee Hood Jackson Lee Area of adaptation southern central, southern central, southern southern northern central, southern northern, central, southern [7] FORAGE CROPS WARM SEASON ANNUAL Pearlmillet Not adapted to lime soils of Black Belt. Variety Gahi-1 Gahi-2 Starr Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern GRASSES Sorghum-Sudan Hybrids Variety Asgrow Grazer DeKalb SX-11 Frontier Hydan 38 Hunt & Tipps Green M Lindsey 77F Pfister Suchow 35 T-E Grazemaster T-E Haygrazer Area of adaptation northern, northern, northern, northern, northern, northern, northern, northern, central, central, central, central, central, central, central, central, southern southern southern southern southern southern southern southern WARM SEASON PERENNIAL GRASSES Bahiagrass Var iety Pen sacola Arg entine Area of adaptation northern, central, southern southern Bermudagrass Var iety Coaistal Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central southern Dallisgrass Mid land vanee Suva Variety Common Area of adaptation northern, central, southern Johnsongross Variety Common Area of adaptation northern, central, southern [8] COOL SEASON ANNUAL GRASSES Ryegrass Variety Common Area of adaptation (Italian) northern northern, central, Gulf southern Resc uegrrss Variety Chapel Hill Area of adaptation northern, central, southern COOL SEASON PERENNIAL GRASSES Orchordgross Vani ty Boor Cornmon Poto: mac rie Area of adaptation northern northern northern Tall Fescue Vani ety Alta Goai Ky. 31 r Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern 19] WARM SEASON PERENNIAL LEGUMES Alfalfa Variety African (short term rotation only) Atlantic Buffalo Kansas Common Narragansett Oklahoma Common Vernal Williamsburg Area of adaptation southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern Sericea Variety Arlington Commercial Serala Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern COOL SEASON LEGUMES Ladino White Clover Variety Certified Ladino Regal Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern Intermediate White Clover Variety La. S-1I Area of adaptation northern, central, southern [10] ANNUAL CLOVERS AND VETCHES Reseeding Crimson Clover Not adapted to lime soils of Black Belt and poorly drained soil. Variety Auburn Autauga Chief Dixie Talladega Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern Non-Reseeding Crimson Clover Variety Frontier Area of adaptation northern, central, southern Ball Clover Variety Common Area of adaptation northern, central, southern Arrowleaf Clover Not adapted to lime soils of Black Belt and poorly drained soil. Variety Yuchi Area of adaptation northern, central, southern Vetch Variety Hairy Warrior (Only vetch recommended for seed production in Ala.) Willamette Area of adaptation northern, central, southern central, southern central, southern [11] 1 SILAGE CROPS Corn Use varieties recommended for grain in your area. Sorghum TALL TYPES The tall growing sorghums are subject to lodging. Variety Asgrow Beefbuilder DeKalb FS-22 T-E Yieldmaker Tracy Area of adaptation northern, central, sbuthern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern MEDIUM HEIGHT Variety Asgrow Titan Lindsey 101F NK-815 T-E Milkmaker Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern SHORT Variety NK-300 NK-3380 Area of adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern [12] TU RFGRASSES LAWNS Fine Grass Variety Tifway (Tifton 419) bermuda Tifgreen (Tifton 328) bermu da Tiflawn (Tifton 57) bermuda Sunturf bermuda Zoysia (Emerald) Zoysia (Matrella) (Matrella is a little more shade tolerant) Zoysia (Meyer) (Meyer is coarser than Emerald or Matrella) Centipede Kentucky bluegrass Red fescue Area of adaptation Sun adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern northern Coarse Grass Variety St. Augustine Bahia (Pensacola) Kentucky 31 fescue Area of adaptation Sun adaptation southern southern northern, central, southern sun and shade sun and shade sun and shade sun sun sun sun sun and shade sun and shade sun and shade some shade sun and shade sun and shade FOOTBALL FIELDS AND PLAYGROUNDS Variety Tiflawn (Tifton 57) bermuda Area of adaptation Sun adaptation northern, central, southern sun [13] CEMETERIES, Variety Centipede PARKS, AREAS NOT UNDER HEAVY TRAFFIC Area of adaptation Sun adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern some shade sun Common bermuda BANKS, FILLS, AND AREAS NOW MOWN Variety Weeping 1ovegrass Pensacola1 bahiagrass Kentucky 31 fescue Kobe lespe deza Reseeding crimson clover Area of adaptation Special conditions northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern GOLF FAIRWAYS Variety Tifway (Tifton 419) ber nuda Tiflawn (Tifton 57) bermiuda Centipede Area of adaptation Sun adaptation northern, central, southern northern, central, southern northern, central, southern GOLF GREENS Variety Tifgreen (Tifton 328) bermuda Area of adaptation Sun adaptation northern, central, southern sun sun summer only winter only sun some shade [14]