1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 1 Agrononmy and Soils Departmental Series No. 227 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Luther Waters, Director Auburn University Auburn, Alabama September 2000 The 1999-2000 Alabama Performance Comparison of Small Grain Varieties for Forage 2 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION Table of Contents Page Acknowledgments Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Procedure ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Data Explanation ............................................................................................................................... 4 Discussion ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Small Grain Dry Matter Yields by Season Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina, 2000 ..................................... 5 Two-Year Averages 1999-2000 ................................................................................ 6 Three-Year Averages 1998-2000 .............................................................................. 6 Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, 2000 ......................................... 7 Two-Year Averages 1998 and 2000 .......................................................................... 8 Three-Year Averages 1997-98 and 2000 ................................................................... 8 Upper Coastal Plain Research Station, Winfield, 2000 .......................................................... 9 Two-Year Averages 1999-2000 .............................................................................. 10 Three-Year Averages 1998-2000 ............................................................................ 10 Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, 2000 ..................................... 11 Two-Year Averages 1999-2000 .............................................................................. 12 Three-Year Averages 1997, 1999, and 2000 ........................................................... 12 Prattville Research Field, Prattville, 2000 ........................................................................... 13 Two-Year Averages 1999-2000 .............................................................................. 14 Three-Year Averages 1998-2000 ............................................................................ 14 E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, 2000 ...................................... 15 Two-Year Averages 19991-2000............................................................................. 16 Three-Year Averages 1998-2000 ............................................................................ 16 Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope, 2000 ................................................ 17 Two-Year Averages 1999-2000 .............................................................................. 18 Three-Year Averages 1998-2000 ............................................................................ 18 Monroeville Research Field, Monroeville, 2000 .................................................................. 19 Two-Year Averages 1999-2000 .............................................................................. 20 Three-Year Averages 1998-2000 ............................................................................ 20 Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, 2000 ................................................ 21 Two-Year Averages 1999-2000 .............................................................................. 22 Three-Year Averages 1998-2000 ............................................................................ 22 Sources of Seed ............................................................................................................................... 23 Information contained herein is available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin. 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 3 Acknowledgments Appreciation is expressed to Mien-Huei Tzeng, Research Data Analysis, for the computation and summarization of data in this report. Appreciation is also expressed to the following supervisory personnel of the outlying units whose support is gratefully acknowledged: Northern Alabama Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina ........................ B.E. Norris, Jr., Supt. H.E. Burgess, Assoc. Supt. Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville ............................. R.A. Dawkins, Supt. Upper Coastal Plain Research Station, Winfield ................................................... R.C. Rawls, Supt. Central Alabama Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction ........................... J.L. Holliman, Supt. Prattville Research Field ..................................................................................... D.P. Moore, Supt. E.V. Smith Research Center ................................................................................. J. S. Bannon, Dir. Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee ............................................................... S.P. Nightengale, Supt. Southern Alabama Monroeville Research Field ............................................................................... J.R. Akridge, Supt. Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope .................................... N.R. McDaniel, Supt. M.D. Pegues, Asst. Supt. Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland ........................................... L.W. Wells, Supt. B.E. Gamble, Asst. Supt. 4 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION The 1999-2000 Alabama Performance Comparison of Small Grain Varieties for Forage K. M. Glass1 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 forage production in their particular area of Alabama because yields and distribution of growth vary. For example, many of the small grain species and varieties differ in their capability to produce early fall and winter forage for livestock production. Making the proper selection requires up-to-date, unbiased, reliable information on total forage yields and seasonal yields of varieties. Entries in each experiment are determined by the companies or institutes which control each variety, or line, not by experiment station personnel. Data from tests conducted at nine locations were used to compile this report. These locations represent the varied growing conditions in Alabama for the past three years. 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 seven inches apart. A cone drill was used to plant all tests. Each variety was replicated three times in each test. The tests are normally planted in late September to early October. In 1999 and1998, all test locations were planted in mid-October. In the 1999 harvest year, the forage test was not planted at Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, due to dry soil conditions. The tests were fertilized at planting with 100 pounds of nitrogen (N) per acre and clipped with a flail-type mower each time they reached six inches in height. The entire harvested forage from each plot was weighed; plus a sample was weighed green from each plot, then dried and reweighed. The percent dry matter figure from these weights was used to calculate forage dry matter per acre. The tests were topdressed in February with 60 pounds N per acre and clipping was continued until no regrowth occurred in the spring. DATA EXPLANATION Total and seasonal dry matter yields are recorded by locations. The four seasonal periods are autumn–forage produced through December; winter–January and February production; early spring–March and early April production; and late spring–production after April 20. DISCUSSION Growing conditions and variety forage performance often vary among locations and years. Multiple-year averages are provided and should be a better indicator for performance comparisons. In the 1997-98 growing season, most locations reported a wet fall and winter with a dry spring. The 1998-99 growing season was dry in the fall and early spring which delayed planting and affected early growth. At Prattville, stray cattle grazed the test which delayed the second cutting by approximately two and a half weeks. The 1999-00 growing season had mild temperatures with a fairly dry spring. 1 Glass is an Agricultural Program Associate in the Auburn University Department of Agronomy and Soils. 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 5 TABLE 1. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat AR 584A-3-1 Roberts AR 494B-2-2 VA96W-270 VA96W-158 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oat SC 910337 FL 920HR31,314 Harrison Chapman Ga Mitchell Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Oklon Wheeler Maton Elbon Bates SPI Rye Wren’s 96 SS Early Graze Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) 951 821 610 694 987 813 17 209 652 885 756 934 880 822 34 424 2,162 1,436 1,415 1,203 1,661 1,455 1,744 1,568 1,295 1,453 1,539 33 719 1,723 1,231 1,477 5 159 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 951 1,006 729 754 848 858 16 206 952 930 972 998 1,030 976 14 205 1,028 997 896 787 1,022 1,075 1,010 1,011 810 950 959 12 169 902 723 813 7 142 lb. 3,730 3,430 3,681 3,427 3,066 3,467 4 234 3,563 2,968 2,975 2,988 2,997 3,098 10 485 4,479 3,527 4,663 4,848 3,628 3,731 2,850 2,968 3,384 2,422 3,650 9 479 3,112 1,945 2,528 11 677 Late Spring lb. 863 946 1,156 914 775 931 10 141 1,282 1,569 1,470 1,165 988 1,295 23 449 1,103 1,900 858 745 1,124 1,159 1,597 1,290 1,292 1,545 1,261 15 261 1,447 1,243 1,345 19 624 Total lb. 6,495 6,204 6,176 5,789 5,676 6,068 5 470 6,449 6,353 6,173 6,085 5,895 6,191 9 801 8,771 7,861 7,831 7,582 7,434 7,419 7,201 6,837 6,781 6,370 7,409 8 787 7,184 5,142 6,163 8 1,115 6 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 2. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT T ENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 1999-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison FL 920HR31,314 Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Oklon Wheeler Maton Elbon Bates Wren’s 96 SS Early Graze Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 978 727 779 1,049 862 1,869 1,450 1,429 1,305 1,610 1,559 1,422 1,337 1,430 1,597 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,611 1,418 1,413 1,417 1,167 1,330 1,254 1,279 1,175 1,414 1,387 1,323 1,151 1,304 1,137 lb. 2,086 1,801 1,779 1,752 1,853 2,876 2,125 3,088 3,172 2,314 1,834 2,006 2,224 1,540 1,920 Late Spring lb. 1,601 2,940 2,822 2,526 2,765 1,828 2,986 1,675 1,521 1,704 1,836 1,618 1,584 1,777 2,792 Total lb. 6,276 6,885 6,792 6,744 6,647 7,904 7,815 7,470 7,174 7,043 6,616 6,369 6,297 6,051 7,447 TABLE 3. T HREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, OATS , RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 1998-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Oklon Maton Elbon Bates Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 652 484 699 575 1,246 953 870 1,074 1,039 891 953 1,065 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,183 994 995 847 1,051 971 861 1,126 1,290 886 1,024 812 lb. 1,883 1,820 1,914 1,870 2,805 3,079 3,062 2,318 1,706 2,430 1,592 2,081 Late Spring lb. 1,386 2,341 1,954 2,153 1,422 1,314 1,233 1,340 1,511 1,262 1,465 2,357 Total lb. 5,104 5,639 5,561 5,445 6,524 6,316 6,026 5,857 5,545 5,469 5,034 6,314 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 7 TABLE 4. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT S AND MOUNTAIN R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat VA96W-158 AR 584A-3-1 Roberts AR 494B-2-2 VA96W-270 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oat FL 920HR31,314 SC 910337 Chapman Harrison Ga Mitchell Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Bates SPI Rye Oklon Maton Wintergrazer 70 Elbon SS Early Graze Wheeler Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — lb. 3,492 3,404 3,390 3,048 3,091 3,285 13 667 2,288 1,953 2,086 1,718 1,814 1,972 17 495 4,316 3,957 4,021 3,925 3,434 3,026 3,181 3,044 2,798 2,496 3,420 29 1,395 2,756 2,670 2,713 13 843 Late Spring lb. 1,670 1,616 1,407 1,588 1,433 1,543 14 316 2,050 1,975 1,763 1,878 1,586 1,850 16 460 1,992 2,225 1,808 1,775 2,220 2,162 1,980 1,842 1,850 2,111 1,996 13 371 1,704 1,180 1,442 22 771 Total lb. 5,162 5,020 4,797 4,637 4,524 4,828 11 835 4,338 3,929 3,850 3,596 3,400 3,822 11 610 6,307 6,182 5,829 5,700 5,654 5,188 5,161 4,886 4,648 4,607 5,416 19 1,493 4,460 3,850 4,155 15 1,484 8 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 5. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT S AND MOUNTAIN R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 1998 AND 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat AR 584A-3-1 Roberts Oat Chapman Harrison Ga Mitchell Rye Bates Maton Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Elbon Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 65 291 84 — — 243 27 108 39 39 698 662 — lb. 2,288 2,138 1,627 1,304 1,428 2,789 2,733 2,687 2,469 2,256 1,777 1,517 2,101 Late Spring lb. 1,042 881 1,041 1,076 937 1,278 1,222 1,167 1,352 1,416 1,104 1,211 1,133 Total lb. 3,396 3,310 2,752 2,380 2,365 4,310 3,982 3,963 3,860 3,712 3,579 3,390 3,234 TABLE 6. T HREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, OATS , RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT S AND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 1997-98 AND 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Chapman Harrison Ga Mitchell Rye Bates Maton Oklon Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 194 56 — — 162 18 72 465 441 — lb. 2,094 1,427 1,307 1,297 2,746 2,658 2,577 1,949 1,368 1,840 Late Spring lb. 711 694 798 727 1,109 1,094 1,061 985 981 899 Total lb. 2,998 2,176 2,105 2,024 4,017 3,770 3,710 3,399 2,790 2,739 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 9 TABLE 7. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT UPPER COASTAL PLAIN RESEARCH S TATION, WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat VA96W-158 AR 494B-2-2 Roberts AR 584A-3-1 VA96W-270 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oats SC 910337 Horizon 314 Chapman Harrison Ga Mitchell Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 SS Early Graze Wren’s Abruzzi AL Oklon Bates Maton SPI Rye Elbon Wheeler Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,085 673 1,170 673 705 861 31 401 850 1,150 714 551 711 795 40 484 1,584 874 1,267 1,739 817 993 748 1,661 677 987 1,135 40 640 1,246 758 1,002 53 1,263 lb. 1,803 1,563 1,539 1,337 1,264 1,501 19 442 1,156 1,009 1,184 1,208 940 1,100 22 368 1,766 1,696 1,691 1,403 1,570 1,607 1,350 1,082 1,114 907 1,418 18 358 1,277 962 1,120 16 415 Late Spring lb. 4,058 3,678 2,875 3,404 2,962 3,395 15 756 3,301 2,691 2,836 2,700 2,778 2,861 22 975 4,439 5,133 4,097 3,366 3,988 3,418 3,174 2,366 2,777 2,499 3,526 34 1,699 3,200 2,496 2,848 17 1,144 Total lb. 6,946 5,914 5,584 5,413 4,930 5,758 13 1,114 5,307 4,850 4,734 4,458 4,429 4,756 17 1,239 7,789 7,703 7,055 6,507 6,375 6,017 5,272 5,109 4,567 4,394 6,079 24 2,023 5,724 4,217 4,970 24 2,816 10 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 8. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT UPPER COASTAL RESEARCH S TATION, WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 1999-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oats Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Harrison Chapman Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Oklon SS Early Graze Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton Elbon Wheeler Triticale Trical 2700 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,794 1,536 1,371 1,436 1,328 1,886 1,593 1,822 1,845 1,725 2,097 1,526 1,587 1,650 1,740 lb. 1,211 974 993 891 728 1,452 1,361 1,500 1,331 1,468 1,008 1,559 1,196 1,145 1,331 Late Spring lb. 1,438 1,346 1,389 1,350 1,418 2,220 2,566 1,994 2,049 1,709 1,683 1,587 1,388 1,250 1,600 Total lb. 4,443 3,856 3,752 3,677 3,474 5,557 5,520 5,316 5,224 4,902 4,788 4,672 4,172 4,045 4,671 TABLE 9. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT UPPER COASTAL RESEARCH STATION,WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 1998-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oats Chapman Ga Mitchell Harrison Rye Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Wren’s 96 Bates Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Elbon Triticale Trical 2700 — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,552 1,293 1,174 1,256 1,409 1,590 1,694 1,600 1,249 1,808 1,398 1,537 lb. 1,149 944 915 778 1,588 1,655 1,326 1,560 1,778 977 1,542 1,353 Late Spring lb. 1,169 1,065 1,090 900 2,026 1,459 1,641 1,212 1,265 1,238 1,041 1,279 Total lb. 3,870 3,302 3,179 2,933 5,023 4,704 4,661 4,372 4,291 4,023 3,981 4,170 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 11 TABLE 10. S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat AR 584A-3-1 Roberts VA96W-158 AR 494B-2-2 VA96W-270 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oat Harrison FL 920HR31,314 SC 910337 Secretariat LA 495 Chapman Ga Mitchell Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Maton Elbon SPI Rye Oklon SS Early Graze Wintergrazer 70 Wheeler Bates Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 283 354 390 273 263 313 27 130 142 252 180 201 195 197 194 22 62 94 96 126 90 164 128 145 177 153 341 151 30 65 684 671 678 31 495 lb. 926 997 1,214 1,222 1,123 1,096 7 119 1,077 1,146 1,193 1,192 1,176 1,170 1,159 6 100 971 998 1,282 1,077 1,367 1,150 891 1,141 1,431 1,335 1,164 5 84 1,208 855 1,032 5 120 Late Spring lb. 2,354 2,063 1,562 1,555 1,627 1,832 6 158 2,476 2,212 2,172 2,085 1,883 1,843 2,112 8 258 2,252 2,126 1,677 1,905 1,413 1,589 1,816 1,505 1,103 874 1,626 5 111 1,053 923 988 5 120 Total lb. 3,562 3,414 3,166 3,050 3,013 3,241 3 154 3,695 3,610 3,545 3,478 3,254 3,209 3,465 5 259 3,317 3,220 3,085 3,072 2,944 2,867 2,852 2,822 2,687 2,550 2,942 4 155 2,945 2,449 2,697 5 337 12 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 11. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, OATS , RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT BLACK BELT R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 1999-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Chapman Harrison FL 920HR31,314 Ga Mitchell Rye Elbon Maton Oklon Bates SS Early Graze Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Wheeler Wren’s 96 Triticale Trical 2700 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,230 1,348 1,326 1,308 1,309 732 554 862 889 1,000 1,621 904 793 1,074 1,513 lb. 1,504 1,548 796 1,084 892 1,593 1,445 1,422 1,477 1,315 796 1,190 1,077 1,126 1,079 Late Spring lb. 1,484 2,153 2,586 2,130 1,950 1,528 1,616 1,248 1,026 1,070 828 1,136 1,356 917 952 Total lb. 4,218 5,049 4,708 4,522 4,151 3,854 3,616 3,531 3,392 3,385 3,245 3,230 3,225 3,117 3,544 TABLE 12. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT BLACK BELT R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION J UNCTION, ALABAMA, 1997, 1999, AND 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Chapman Harrison Ga Mitchell Rye Maton Oklon Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wren’s 96 Triticale Trical 2700 158 184 179 229 180 253 225 187 211 206 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 820 899 884 873 370 575 592 1,081 716 1,009 lb. 1,498 1,484 1,028 801 1,441 1,291 1,421 1,051 1,166 1,010 Late Spring lb. 989 1,435 1,724 1,300 1,078 832 684 552 611 635 Total lb. 3,466 4,002 3,815 3,203 3,069 2,950 2,922 2,871 2,705 2,860 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 13 TABLE 13. S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE RESEARCH FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat AR 584A-3-1 Roberts AR 494B-2-2 VA96W-158 VA96W-270 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oat FL 920HR31,314 Harrison SC 910337 Secretariat LA 495 Chapman Ga Mitchell Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Oklon Elbon Wintergrazer 70 Maton Bates SPI Rye SS Early Graze Wheeler Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 779 810 1,064 661 768 817 37 459 710 502 881 751 397 741 664 35 349 1,065 980 986 783 1,060 1,044 1,444 770 1,056 824 1,001 29 405 1,187 528 858 17 352 lb. 2,242 2,373 2,029 2,117 2,128 2,178 10 323 2,257 2,392 2,144 1,844 2,007 1,674 2,053 11 321 2,536 2,477 2,370 2,394 2,320 2,399 1,881 1,609 2,098 1,737 2,182 12 376 1,600 663 1,132 8 205 Late Spring lb. 1,277 812 758 781 608 847 28 366 1,522 1,300 1,042 1,311 1,435 1,009 1,270 19 354 709 745 758 899 679 544 636 1,526 616 635 775 18 195 1,015 600 808 9 177 Total lb. 4,299 3,996 3,851 3,558 3,503 3,841 10 594 4,489 4,194 4,067 3,907 3,839 3,424 3,987 10 593 4,310 4,201 4,113 4,076 4,059 3,986 3,961 3,906 3,771 3,196 3,958 8 450 3,802 1,792 2,797 10 682 14 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 14. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITIALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE RESEARCH FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 1999-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison FL 920HR31,314 Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Bates Elbon Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Maton SS Early Graze Wheeler Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,162 1,511 1,391 1,350 1,547 2,498 2,045 2,291 2,090 1,637 2,507 1,777 2,241 1,657 1,692 lb. 3,017 3,243 3,190 2,891 2,379 2,866 3,062 2,788 2,917 3,269 2,502 2,393 2,337 2,193 2,300 Late Spring lb. 406 650 761 717 505 340 372 379 355 449 318 763 308 318 508 Total lb. 5,584 5,404 5,342 4,958 4,431 5,704 5,479 5,458 5,361 5,356 5,327 4,933 4,886 4,167 4,499 CALE TABLE 15. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY M ATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITIVARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE RESEARCH FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 1998-2000 Autumn lb. Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,428 1,630 1,674 1,859 2,609 2,229 2,138 2,005 1,663 2,474 2,281 1,850 lb. 2,233 2,332 2,085 1,743 2,239 2,222 2,317 2,421 2,581 1,820 1,718 1,858 Late Spring lb. 271 433 478 336 226 253 236 248 300 205 212 338 Total lb. 4,932 4,395 4,238 3,938 5,074 4,704 4,691 4,674 4,543 4,500 4,210 4,046 Brand-Variety Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Bates Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Elbon Maton Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 15 TABLE 16. S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT E.V. S MITH RESEARCH CENTER, T ALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat AR 584A-3-1 Roberts AR 494B-2-2 VA96W-270 VA96W-158 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oat Ga Mitchell Harrison FL 920HR31,314 Secretariat LA 495 SC 910337 Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye SS Early Graze Wheeler Oklon Maton Bates Elbon Wintergrazer 70 SPI Rye Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) 570 582 668 510 607 587 19 167 627 841 606 576 295 375 553 29 237 1,022 1,066 1,068 1,015 1,043 986 1,135 987 861 1,308 1,049 17 260 735 937 836 14 281 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,763 1,776 1,789 1,518 1,625 1,694 25 645 1,965 1,919 2,016 1,688 1,989 1,567 1,857 21 569 2,365 2,056 2,404 1,927 2,648 1,886 2,122 2,030 2,369 2,066 2,187 20 627 1,882 1,757 1,819 8 350 lb. 3,759 3,117 2,501 2,753 2,564 2,939 19 865 3,823 3,126 2,240 1,769 1,746 2,035 2,456 56 2,035 2,888 2,572 2,276 2,657 1,727 2,581 2,085 2,273 1,720 1,148 2,193 42 1,300 1,809 988 1,398 2 65 Late Spring lb. 204 207 317 245 132 221 32 107 351 257 423 379 348 168 321 47 222 288 416 251 316 216 168 278 241 286 389 285 35 143 288 — 288 0 0 Total lb. 6,295 5,682 5,275 5,026 4,928 5,441 15 1,215 6,767 6,143 5,285 4,412 4,377 4,145 5,188 32 2,419 6,563 6,110 5,999 5,915 5,634 5,621 5,619 5,530 5,237 4,911 5,714 21 1,690 4,713 3,682 4,197 5 549 16 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION CALE TABLE 17. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITIVARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT E.V. S MITH RESEARCH CENTER, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 1999-2000 Autumn lb. Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,293 1,341 1,408 1,272 1,285 1,326 1,647 1,569 1,716 1,514 1,436 1,730 1,264 1,703 1,403 lb. 2,330 2,315 2,490 1,693 1,586 2,228 2,338 2,189 1,663 1,831 1,782 1,724 2,205 1,150 1,468 Late Spring lb. 103 129 176 212 84 84 144 126 143 139 208 108 158 194 144 Total lb. 5,278 5,675 5,597 4,707 4,104 6,603 6,019 5,891 5,858 5,561 5,395 5,133 4,951 4,871 4,419 Brand-Variety Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison Ga Mitchell FL 920HR31,314 Chapman Rye Elbon SS Early Graze Oklon Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wheeler Bates Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 1,552 1,890 1,524 1,531 1,148 2,964 1,889 2,007 2,335 2,076 1,969 1,572 1,323 1,824 1,404 TABLE 18. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY M ATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT E.V. S MITH RESEARCH CENTER, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 1998-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison Ga Mitchell Chapman Rye Elbon Wren’s 96 Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Bates Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 1,288 1,382 1,118 870 2,226 1,929 1,598 1,606 1,288 1,011 1,510 1,049 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,240 1,206 1,252 1,324 1,220 1,581 1,338 1,359 1,566 1,013 1,563 1,226 lb. 1,890 1,768 1,828 1,239 1,891 1,418 1,918 1,713 1,512 1,960 975 1,343 Late Spring lb. 489 555 378 387 346 341 311 398 294 421 309 405 Total lb. 4,906 4,911 4,576 3,820 5,684 5,269 5,166 5,076 4,660 4,404 4,357 4,023 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 17 TABLE 19. S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat VA96W-270 Roberts VA96W-158 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oat Harrison Secretariat LA 495 SC 910337 FL 920HR31,314 Ga Mitchell Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye SPI Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Maton Elbon Bates SS Early Graze Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wheeler Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) 1,090 1,285 1,054 1,143 5 102 1,852 1,706 1,510 1,305 1,459 1,370 1,534 13 295 2,283 2,351 2,380 2,143 1,872 2,119 2,154 2,066 2,073 1,936 2,138 14 423 2,252 1,929 2,090 21 1,062 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,341 2,200 2,122 2,221 5 177 2,424 2,394 2,332 2,477 2,353 2,442 2,404 4 128 2,617 2,403 2,180 2,327 2,036 2,116 2,207 2,145 2,419 1,993 2,244 15 472 2,041 1,851 1,946 3 162 lb. 1,334 689 643 889 11 173 1,632 1,567 1,697 1,517 1,440 1,150 1,500 6 125 1,306 1,045 1,202 1,264 1,775 1,423 1,143 969 624 963 1,171 13 218 668 195 431 19 194 Late Spring lb. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Total lb. 4,765 4,174 3,819 4,253 2 178 5,908 5,667 5,539 5,299 5,251 4,962 5,438 4 351 6,206 5,798 5,762 5,733 5,683 5,658 5,504 5,180 5,116 4,892 5,553 10 784 4,960 3,974 4,467 9 1,003 18 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 20. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT, OATS , RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 1999-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat FL 920HR31,314 Harrison Secretariat LA 495 Ga Mitchell Chapman Rye Wren’s 96 Elbon Oklon Bates Wintergrazer 70 Maton SS Early Graze Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wheeler Triticale Trical 2700 1,479 1,722 2,023 1,706 1,752 1,516 2,365 2,134 2,247 2,303 2,114 2,006 1,978 1,978 1,942 2,211 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,019 2,441 2,301 2,043 2,270 2,206 2,206 2,121 2,129 2,181 2,175 2,003 2,127 2,201 2,115 1,889 lb. 1,534 2,392 2,171 2,064 1,982 1,670 1,755 2,025 1,795 1,660 1,817 2,070 1,841 1,344 1,448 1,278 Late Spring lb. — 1,315 345 1,002 276 279 — — — — — — — — — — Total lb. 5,033 7,871 6,840 6,815 6,280 5,672 6,326 6,281 6,171 6,144 6,106 6,078 5,946 5,523 5,506 5,378 TABLE 21. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 1998-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison Ga Mitchell Chapman Rye Maton Bates Elbon Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 1,416 1,689 1,548 1,370 1,784 2,077 1,840 1,995 1,803 2,024 1,659 1,858 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,195 2,302 2,121 2,092 2,196 2,329 2,211 2,200 2,268 2,237 2,129 2,009 lb. 1,426 1,607 1,467 1,262 1,871 1,297 1,750 1,500 1,571 1,240 949 1,137 Late Spring lb. 453 1,369 936 1,078 531 637 439 489 504 512 642 871 Total lb. 5,491 6,968 6,072 5,802 6,382 6,340 6,240 6,183 6,145 6,012 5,380 5,874 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 19 TABLE 22. S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT MONROEVILLE RESEARCH FIELD, MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat VA96W-158 VA96W-270 Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oat Ga Mitchell FL 920HR31,314 Secretariat LA 495 SC 910337 Harrison Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Wren’s 96 SS Early Graze SPI Rye Wintergrazer 70 Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Elbon Maton Wheeler Oklon Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) 809 744 675 743 21 268 759 601 636 517 543 603 610 21 189 1,136 1,198 1,079 1,090 1,285 1,233 1,230 1,051 1,384 1,039 1,172 24 394 1,036 1,044 1,040 15 383 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,210 1,756 2,021 1,996 9 297 1,862 1,845 1,770 1,751 1,681 2,015 1,821 11 308 2,209 1,970 1,734 1,856 1,731 2,183 1,676 1,641 1,910 1,504 1,841 10 266 2,132 2,180 2,156 5 246 lb. 2,367 2,445 2,066 2,293 4 162 2,073 2,233 2,178 2,269 2,306 1,909 2,161 9 272 2,610 2,477 2,641 2,502 2,292 1,835 2,214 2,423 1,716 2,346 2,306 5 151 2,070 1,065 1,567 4 158 Late Spring lb. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Total lb. 5,387 4,945 4,762 5,031 5 454 4,694 4,678 4,585 4,536 4,531 4,527 4,592 6 420 5,956 5,646 5,454 5,448 5,307 5,251 5,119 5,115 5,011 4,889 5,320 8 584 5,238 4,288 4,763 2 215 20 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 23. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT MONROEVILLE RESEARCH FIELD, MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 1999-2000 Brand-Variety Wheat Roberts Oat FL 920HR31,314 Ga Mitchell Secretariat LA 495 Chapman Harrison Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Bates SS Early Graze Oklon Elbon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton Wheeler Triticale Trical 2700 Autumn lb. 642 600 769 693 634 509 1,127 1,007 1,168 1,004 1,116 1,126 1,150 994 1,193 912 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,072 1,902 1,853 1,811 1,932 1,653 2,313 1,982 1,960 2,003 1,782 1,748 2,178 1,677 1,982 2,064 lb. 2,674 2,820 2,619 2,657 2,521 2,702 3,522 3,390 3,097 3,149 3,206 3,094 2,479 2,941 1,786 2,285 Late Spring lb. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Total lb. 5,388 5,323 5,241 5,161 5,086 4,864 6,962 6,380 6,224 6,156 6,104 5,967 5,806 5,612 4,961 5,261 TABLE 24. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT MONROEVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, 1998-2000 Brand-Variety Wheat Roberts Oat Ga Mitchell Chapman Harrison Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Oklon Elbon Maton Triticale Trical 2700 Autumn lb. 428 513 423 339 751 672 778 766 744 751 663 608 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,563 1,337 1,377 1,190 1,710 1,439 1,469 1,642 1,292 1,260 1,207 1,480 lb. 2,195 2,275 2,261 2,260 2,750 2,609 2,449 2,141 2,467 2,405 2,321 2,035 Late Spring lb. — — — — — — — — — — — — Total lb. 4,186 4,125 4,060 3,789 5,210 4,719 4,697 4,549 4,503 4,416 4,190 4,124 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 21 TABLE 25. S EASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat VA96W-270 VA96W-158 Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Oat Secretariat LA 495 SC 910337 FL 920HR31,314 Ga Mitchell Harrison Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Rye Wren’s 96 Maton Wintergrazer 70 Bates SPI Rye SS Early Graze Oklon Wheeler Wren’s Abruzzi AL Elbon Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) L.S.D (.10) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 1,763 2,109 2,225 2,032 15 539 2,619 2,664 2,198 2,464 2,492 2,561 2,500 15 558 4,847 3,175 3,481 3,076 2,790 3,354 2,389 3,231 4,505 2,318 3,317 17 801 3,092 2,664 2,878 4 285 lb. 3,834 3,359 3,133 3,442 9 511 3,504 2,996 3,269 2,854 2,766 2,602 2,998 14 604 3,154 4,549 3,772 3,956 3,901 3,336 4,212 3,202 1,824 3,865 3,577 9 478 2,409 1,002 1,706 16 651 Late Spring lb. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Total lb. 5,597 5,468 5,358 5,474 6 602 6,123 5,660 5,466 5,318 5,258 5,163 5,498 7 533 8,001 7,725 7,253 7,032 6,691 6,690 6,601 6,433 6,329 6,183 6,894 12 1,171 5,501 3,666 4,584 9 935 22 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 26. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 1999-2000 Brand-Variety Wheat Roberts Oat Secretariat LA 495 Harrison FL 920HR31,314 Ga Mitchell Chapman Rye Maton Bates Wren’s 96 Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Elbon SS Early Graze Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wheeler Triticale Trical 2700 Autumn lb. 753 669 810 708 710 872 893 684 652 587 599 658 587 780 486 914 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,305 2,313 2,457 2,261 2,242 2,227 2,734 2,839 3,577 2,296 2,878 2,238 2,769 3,423 2,666 2,682 lb. 3,249 3,960 3,573 3,787 3,174 2,992 5,140 4,796 3,869 5,012 4,369 4,751 4,153 2,932 3,562 2,890 Late Spring lb. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Total lb. 6,306 6,943 6,840 6,757 6,126 6,091 8,767 8,319 8,098 7,894 7,846 7,647 7,509 7,135 6,715 6,485 TABLE 27. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 1998-2000 Brand-Variety Autumn lb. Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison Chapman Ga Mitchell Rye Bates Maton Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Elbon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 795 Seasonal Forage Yield/Acre Winter Early Spring lb. 2,912 lb. 3,459 Late Spring lb. — Total lb. 7,166 774 752 657 791 877 933 623 737 657 893 788 3,058 3,091 3,093 3,927 3,229 4,355 3,761 3,270 3,003 4,029 3,522 3,756 3,519 3,496 4,533 5,135 3,439 4,338 4,659 4,436 2,812 3,538 — — — — — — — — — — — 7,588 7,362 7,247 9,252 9,240 8,726 8,722 8,666 8,096 7,733 7,849 1999-2000 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS FOR FORAGE 23 Sources of Seed Wheat AR 494B-2-2* AR 584A-5-1* Roberts University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Univ. of Georgia, Georgia Station Griffin, Georgia Virginia Crop Improvement Assn. Mt. Holly, Virginia Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Alabama Crop Improvement Assoc.,Auburn, Alabama Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.,Ardmore, Oklahoma Bates, Elbon, Maton, Oklon VA 96W-158* VA 96W-270* Wren’s 96 Univ. of Georgia, Georgia Station Griffin, Georgia Pennington Seed, Inc. Madison, Georgia Oats Chapman FL 920HR31,314* Ga Mitchell Univ. of Florida, Agric. Res. Ctr. Quincy, Florida Alabama Crop Improvement Assoc., Auburn, Alabama Alabama Farmer’s Coop Decatur, Alabama Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina Terral Seed, Inc. Lake Providence, Louisiana Wintergrazer 70 SPR Rye SS Wheeler SS Early Graze Southern States Coop. Richmond, Virginia Harrison Triticale Trical 498 Trical 2700 Resource Seeds, Inc. Union, Kentucky SC 910337* Secretariat LA 495 *Experimental line; not yet commercially available.