2001 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAINS VARIETIES
Agrononmy and Soils Departmental Series No. 237 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Luther Waters, Director Auburn University Auburn, Alabama September 2001

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The

2001
Alabama Performance Comparison of

Small Grain Varieties

Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University).

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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 cooperators 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, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee ............................. S.P. Nightengale, Supt.

Southern Alabama Monroeville Research Field ..................................................................................... J.R. Akridge, Supt. Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland .............................................. L.W. Wells, Supt. B.E. Gamble, Asst. Supt. Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope ...................................... N.R. McDaniel, Supt. M.D. Pegues, Asst. Supt.

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Table of Contents
Page
Acknowledgments Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Data Explanation ................................................................................................................................... 4 Discussion ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Location, Planting, and Harvest Dates for 200-01 Small Grain Tests .................................................. 5 North Alabama Regional Averages of Small Grain Variety Performance ........................................... 6 Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center Small Grain Trial, Belle Mina ............................... 8 Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center Small Grain Trial, Crossville ................................... 10 Upper Coastal Plain Research Station Small Grain Trial, Winfield ..................................................... 12 Central Alabama Regional Averages of Small Grain Variety Performance ....................................... 13 Prattville Research Field Small Grain Trial, Prattville ......................................................................... 14 E.V. Smith Res. Ctr. Small Grain Trial, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee ............................................. 15 Black Belt Research and Extension Center Small Grain Trial, Marion Junction ................................ 17 South Alabama Regional Averages of Small Grain Variety Performance ......................................... 18 Monroeville Research Field Small Grain Trial, Monroeville ................................................................ 19 Wiregrass Research and Extension Center Small Grain Trial, Headland ........................................... 21 Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center Small Grain Trial, Fairhope ........................................... 22 Disease Ratings Septoria Blotch, Wheat .............................................................................................................. 23 Leaf Rust, Wheat ...................................................................................................................... 24 Powdery Mildew, Wheat ........................................................................................................... 25 Barley Yellow Dwarf, Wheat .................................................................................................... 26 Oat .......................................................................................................................................... 27 Triticale ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Barley ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Sources of Seed .................................................................................................................................. 29

Information contained herein is available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, and other related acts, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal opportunity employment to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.

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The 2001 Alabama Performance Comparison of Small Grain Varieties
K. M. Glass and P. L. Mask1

INTRODUCTION
The large number of commercially available varieties of wheat, oat, rye, barley, and triticale makes it difficult for growers to select varieties most suited for their particular area of Alabama. Making this decision requires up-to-date, unbiased, reliable information on varietal yields and characteristics. This report is published annually to provide Alabama growers with this information. This report may also be obtained under Publications at the following website: http://www.ag.auburn.edu/resinfo/ 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 eight locations were used to compile this report. These locations represent the varied growing conditions farmers have around Alabama.

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. Each variety was replicated three times in each test. The trials were divided into two management systems: grain only and forage only. Grain only: These tests are normally planted during late October to early November, which is approximately one month later than the forage tests. Planting dates for all tests in 2000 are shown in Table 1. All tests were fertilized with phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) according to soil test plus 20 pounds nitrogen (N) per acre at planting. A top dressing of 60 pounds N per acre was made in late February or early March, just before 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, harvested with a plot combine, then cleaned and weighed. Moisture and bushel test weight were measured. Forage only: These tests are normally planted in late September to early October. 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 dried and reweighed. The percent dry matter figure from these weights was used to calculate dry forage matter per acre. The test was top dressed in February with 60 pounds N per acre and clipping was continued until no regrowth occurred.

DATA EXPLANATION
Grain yields were calculated by weighing air-dried grain and using 60 pounds per bushel for wheat, 32 pounds per bushel for oat, 48 pounds per bushel for barley, and 50 pounds per bushel for triticale. Lodging was measured as the percent of plants in the stand broken or leaning that would likely be missed by a combine. 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 a plot showed fully emerged heads. Disease ratings for all 2000-01 variety tests are summarized by region in tables 14 through 20. Katherine B. Burch, Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology, made disease ratings at all locations. No ratings were made at the
1 Glass is an Agricultural Program Associate and Mask is an Associate Professor and Extension Agronomist in the Auburn University Department of Agronomy and Soils.

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Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, due to weed infestation. Disease onset on wheat was earlier in the southern and central locations than in previous years. At the time of mid-season ratings, incidence of leaf rust and powdery mildew was slightly lower at most locations than in 2000, while incidence of Septoria was similar. The viral disease, barley yellow dwarf, tended to be slightly higher in the southern region and slightly lower in the northern and central regions than last year. On oats, levels of Helminthosporium leaf spot were slightly higher in the southern region; however, incidence and severity of crown rust were lower than last year. On triticale, low levels of Septoria blotch were observed at most northern and southern locations. On barley, spot blotch, net blotch, and Septoria blotch developed at low levels.

DISCUSSION
Growing conditions and variety performance often vary among locations and years. In the 1998-99 growing season, planting was delayed at several locations due to dry soil conditions. The 1999-00 growing season had mild temperatures with a fairly dry spring. At Fairhope, planting was delayed due to dry soil conditions. In the 2000-01 growing season planting was delayed due to wet soil conditions. Most locations had a wet spring. Moderate freeze damage occurred at several locations. The data from Marion Junction is not reported due to excess weeds. Regional averages and multiple-year averages are given here to use as better indicators of performance.

TABLE 1. LOCATION, PLANTING ,

AND

HARVEST DATES

FOR

2000-01 S MALL GRAIN TESTS
Date harvested

Location Northern Alabama Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center (Crossville) Small grain, forage only Small grain, grain only Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center (Belle Mina) Small grain, forage only Small grain, grain only Upper Coastal Plain Research Sstation (Winfield) Small grain, forage only Central Alabama Black Belt Research and Extension Center (Marion Junction) Small grain, forage only Small grain, grain only E.V. Smith Res. Ctr., Plant Breeding Unit (Tallassee) Small grain, forage only Small grain, grain only Prattville Research Field (Prattville) Small grain, forage only Small grain, grain only Southern Alabama Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center (Fairhope) Small grain, forage only
Small grain, grain only

Date planted October 3 December 5 October 2 November 15 September 28

June 13 June 18

October 10 December 12 September 29 October 16 October 4 November 28

June 14 May 30 June 14

October 12
November 28 May 24

Monroeville Research Field (Monroeville) Small grain, forage only Small grain, grain only Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (Headland) Small grain, forage only
Small grain, grain only

October 9 December 1 October 9
November 16

June 4
May 21

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TABLE 2. N ORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL AVERAGES OF SMALL G RAIN VARIETY PERFORMANCE
Brand-Variety Average yield/ac. ——Grain only—— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
bu. bu. bu.

Average yield/ac. ———Forage only——— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
lb. lb. lb.

————2001 average———— Lodg- Height 1/10 Test wt. ing headed
pct. in. date lb./bu.

Wheat AGS 2000 SS 518 SS 522 Pioneer 2684 Northrup King 9663 NK Coker 9704 Roberts Jackson GA 901146E15 SS 520 SS 535 USG 3209 VA97W-206 Northrup King Coker 9543 Pioneer 26R24 NK BL940812 Pioneer XW692 Pioneer XW586 GA 91426E39 NK Coker 9025 NK BL940582 AR 494B-2-2 SABBE AR 584A-3-1 VA 96W-270 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Oats Chapman Horizon 314 Harrison Ga Mitchell Dallas LA 604 TX 96D070 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 9339E45 TX 96D011 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

66 63 61 64 52 59 50 58 69 63 63 63 62 62 61 61 61 60 59 59 58 57 56 53 52 60 8 10 98 70 85 80 93 90 81 81 80 67 83 22 19

79 75 74 72 72 72 69 67 79 77 75 74 — 74 77 — — — — — — 70 67 66 65 72 10 10 119 109 110 99 — — — — — — 109 13 8

78 74 72 72 72 72 69 66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 72 9 10 110 107 98 91 — — — — — — 101 21 15

— — — — — — 3,493 — 3,789 — — — — — — — — — 4,032 — — 4,253 — 3,505 — 3,814 958 18 4,315 4,574 4,801 4,358 5,106 4,287 — 4,260 3,905 4,694 4,478 836 14

— — — — — — 5,632 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6,101 — 5,661 — 5,798 781 10 5,553 5,851 5,667 5,355 — — — — — — 5,607 848 11

— — — — — — 5,363 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5,363 — — 5,305 5,583 5,527 5,316 — — — — — — 5,433 728 10

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 5 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 — —

32 31 32 32 35 29 30 32 29 32 29 29 30 28 33 29 31 31 31 30 35 34 32 34 32 31 — — 30 32 38 31 32 31 24 33 35 27 31 — —

4-27 4-25 4-27 4-26 4-28 4-25 4-27 4-27 4-25 4-25 4-28 4-27 4-27 4-27 4-28 4-27 4-28 4-25 4-28 4-28 4-27 4-28 4-28 4-28 4-25 — — — 5-4 5-5 4-23 5- 4 5- 4 5- 5 5- 7 4-23 5- 6 5- 4 — — —

59.4 57.5 60.2 59.3 58.4 59.5 57.1 58.9 57.5 56.5 60.0 58.4 57.4 59.2 58.5 60.3 58.6 57.2 58.7 56.3 56.8 57.3 54.5 57.4 58.8 58.1 — — 33.5 32.6 34.9 35.3 32.8 32.7 32.5 33.9 32.6 32.7 33.4 — — continued

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TABLE 2, CONTINUED . NORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL AVERAGES OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETY PERFORMANCE
Brand-Variety Average yield/ac. ——Grain only—— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
bu. bu. bu.

Average yield/ac. ———Forage only——— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
lb. lb. lb.

————2001 average———— Lodg- Height 1/10 Test wt. ing headed
pct. in. date lb./bu.

Barley Starling Nomini Callao VA 96B-248 VA 96-44-321 VA 97B-142 VA 97B-388 VA 96-44-304 VA 97B-176 VA 97B-178 TX 94D632 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

78 72 69 81 80 73 73 72 69 66 59 72 16 16

88 85 77 — — — — — — — — 84 14 11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 85 — — — 85 — —

84 81 77 — — — — — — — — 81 20 17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 87 — — — 87 — —

— — — — — — — — — — 4,439 4,439 — — 4,952 4,790 4,846 4,604 4,632 5,119 5,037 5,145 4,967 4,882 4,801 4,635 4,105 4,809 1,618 25 3,405 3,803 — 4,348 3,852 970 17

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7,252 7,298 6,924 7,139 6,508 6,366 6,739 — — 6,585 — — — 6,851 1,468 16 4,751 — — 6,218 5,484 1,296 15

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6,717 6,390 6,356 6,318 6,202 6,001 5,959 — — — — — — 6,278 539 6 — — — 6,033 6,033 716 7

1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 — 1 — —

31 33 27 26 28 27 28 27 28 26 30 28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 39 35 44 — 39 — —

4-25 4-23 4-24 4-26 4-27 4-25 4-28 4-25 4-27 4-25 4-25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4-25 4-26 4-29 — — — —

42.1 44.1 44.1 45.1 45.2 45.7 45.4 46.1 46.3 44.9 41.2 44.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 48.5 49.0 51.3 — 49.6 — —

Rye Oklon — Wintergrazer 70 — Bates — Wren’s 96 — Maton — Elbon — Wren’s Abruzzi AL — Carolina Early Grazer 2000— Carolina Grazer 2000 — SPI Rye — 96RS1 — 96P16M — FL-SYN-T — Test Mean — L.S.D. (.10) — C.V. (%) — Triticale Trical 498 RSI 351 TX 94D7575 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) 76 76 70 — 74 8 7

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T ABLE 3. TENNESSEE V ALLEY RESEARCH
Brand-Variety
2001 bu.

EXTENSION CENTER S MALL GRAIN TRIAL, BELLE MINA
—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb. 3-yr. av. bu.

—————Grain-only yield/acre—————
Test wt. lb./bu

Wheat AGS 2000 VA97W-206 NK Coker 9025 Pioneer 2684 GA 901146E15 Northrup King Coker 9543 SS 522 Northrup King 9663 NK BL940812 USG 3209 NK BL940582 SS 535 SABBE Pioneer XW692 Pioneer 26R24 AR 494B-2-2 SS 520 GA 91426E39 Pioneer XW586 Jackson SS 518 NK Coker 9704 AR 584A-3-1 Roberts VA 96W-270 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Oats Dallas Chapman LA 604 Harrison TX 96D070 Horizon 314 TX 96D011 Ga Mitchell LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 9339E45 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

53 51 50 50 49 48 47 46 46 45 45 44 44 44 44 44 43 43 43 42 39 38 36 35 30 44 9 14 91 83 80 70 67 63 61 58 58 53 68 25 26

57.9 56.5 54.9 57.4 56.3 58.4 58.4 57.1 58.0 56.9 54.9 57.8 52.0 56.2 57.0 56.3 54.3 57.0 55.4 57.3 55.4 57.3 55.2 54.9 56.2 56.4 — — 31.7 32.2 32.7 34.0 31.4 32.5 32.9 33.9 33.2 31.4 32.6 — —

79 — — 73 — — 74 74 — — — — — — — — — — — 66 72 70 — 71 — 72 — — — 115 — 98 — 118 — 90 — — 105 — —

— — — — 3,091 — — — — — — — — — — 3,721 — 3,457 — — — — 3,422 3,024 — 3,343 371 7 4,522 3,867 3,874 4,882 — 4,090 4,943 4,019 3,916 3,783 4,211 540 9

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5,192 — 5,192 — — — 5,785 — 6,217 — 5,892 — 5,771 — — 5,916 — — continued

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TABLE 3, CONTINUED. TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER SMALL GRAIN TRIAL, BELLE MINA
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Barley VA 96B-248 VA 96-44-321 TX 94D632 VA 97B-388 VA 97B-176 Nomini Callao VA 97B-178 VA 96-44-304 Starling VA 97B-142 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Rye Elbon Carolina Grazer 2000 Maton SPI Rye Carolina Early Grazer 2000 Oklon 96RS1 Wintergrazer 70 96P16M Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wren’s 96 FL-SYN-T Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale Trical 498 RSI 351 TX 94D7575 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

67 63 61 60 58 56 55 55 54 54 50 58 12 15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 67 65 62 — 65 10 9

46.4 45.3 40.7 45.1 47.6 44.0 43.9 45.3 47.7 42.4 46.3 45.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 48.1 48.5 50.6 — 49.1 — —

— — — — — 77 75 — — 81 — 78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 85 — — — 85 — —

— — 3,671 — — — — — — — — 3,671 — — 4,233 4,222 4,194 4,191 3,895 3,892 3,812 3,762 3,695 3,634 3,550 3,531 2,792 3,800 1,549 29 2,628 3,573 — 4,016 3,405 655 11

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6,193 — 6,378 — — 6,567 — 5,452 — 5,907 5,217 5,588 — 5,900 — — — — — 6,303 6,303 — —

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T ABLE 4. SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER S MALL GRAIN TRIAL, C ROSSVILLE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre1—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Wheat GA 901146E15 SS 518 SS 520 SS 535 USG 3209 NK Coker 9704 Pioneer 26R24 Pioneer 2684 AGS 2000 Pioneer XW692 Pioneer XW586 NK BL940812 GA 91426E39 Northrup King Coker 9543 SS 522 VA 96W-270 VA97W-206 Jackson NK BL940582 AR 494B-2-2 AR 584A-3-1 NK Coker 9025 SABBE Roberts Northrup King 9663 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Oats Chapman LA 9339E45 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Ga Mitchell LA 604 Harrison TX 96D070 Dallas Horizon 314 TX 96D011 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

90 86 83 81 81 80 79 79 78 77 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 72 71 69 68 67 66 58 75 8 8 112 107 104 102 100 100 96 96 77 74 97 20 15

58.7 59.6 58.7 62.2 59.8 61.8 60.0 61.2 60.8 61.0 59.1 62.5 60.3 60.0 62.1 61.4 58.2 60.5 58.8 58.3 59.7 57.7 56.9 59.4 59.7 59.9 — — 34.7 33.8 34.6 36.6 32.7 35.9 33.7 33.9 32.8 32.5 34.1 — —

— 76 — — — 73 — 71 76 — — — — — 71 — — 67 — — — — — 67 70 71 — — 104 — — 92 — 98 — — 96 — 97 — —

4,498 — — — — — — — — — — — 4,894 — — — — — — 5,555 4,110 — — 4,188 — 4,649 1,585 22 4,981 4,775 5,794 5,312 5,825 5,992 — 5,965 6,334 5,634 5,623 1,061 13

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T ABLE 4, CONTINUED. SAND MOUNTAIN R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER SMALL GRAIN TRIAL, C ROSSVILLE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Barley Starling VA 96-44-321 VA 97B-142 VA 96B-248 VA 96-44-304 Nomini VA 97B-388 Callao VA 97B-176 VA 97B-178 TX 94D632 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Elbon Oklon 96RS1 Bates Carolina Grazer 2000 Carolina Early Grazer 2000 Wren’s 96 SPI Rye Maton 96P16M FL-SYN-T Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale RSI 351 Trical 498 TX 94D7575 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

102 98 96 95 89 89 86 84 80 77 57 87 18 15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 87 85 77 — 83 8 5

41.8 45.0 45.2 43.8 44.5 44.2 45.7 44.3 45.0 44.5 41.7 44.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 49.6 48.9 52.0 — 50.2 — —

88 — — — — 85 — 78 — — — 83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 90 — — 90 — —

— — — — — — — — — — 6,179 6,179 — — 7,145 7,135 6,762 6,694 6,487 6,417 6,207 6,202 6,074 5,914 5,743 5,516 4,688 6,229 2,033 23 4,532 3,839 — 4,981 4,451 1,420 18

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T ABLE 5. UPPER COASTAL PLAIN R ESEARCH STATION SMALL GRAIN TRIAL, WINFIELD
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Wheat GA 901146E15 GA 91426E39 AR 494B-2-2 Roberts AR 584A-3-1 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Oats Dallas Chapman Ga Mitchell Harrison TX 96D011 Horizon 314 LA 604 LA 9339E45 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Barley TX 94D632 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Rye Carolina Early Grazer 2000 FL-SYN-T 96P16M SPI Rye Bates Carolina Grazer 2000 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Elbon Oklon Wren’s 96 96RS1 Maton Wintergrazer 70 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 RSI 351 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

3,777 3,745 3,481 3,266 2,982 3,450 779 15 4,830 4,099 3,742 3,530 3,504 3,299 3,163 3,158 3,070 3,599 926 18 3,466 3,466 — — 5,340 4,835 4,693 4,542 4,488 4,471 4,427 4,361 4,270 4,208 4,105 3,959 3,463 4,397 1,321 22 4,048 3,748 3,304 3,700 1,261 20

— — — 6,293 — 6,293 — — — 5,583 5,527 5,418 — 5,617 — — — 5,536 — — — — — — — — — — 7,180 — 7,280 6,069 7,527 8,235 — 6,551 7,927 7,253 — — 6,762 — — 6,762 — —

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T ABLE 6. C ENTRAL ALABAMA REGIONAL AVERAGES OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETY P ERFORMANCE
Brand-Variety Wheat AGS 2000 Roberts Pioneer 2684 Jackson VA97W-206 Pioneer 26R24 GA 901146E15 Pioneer 26R38 AR 584A-3-1 AR 494B-2-2 SABBE SS 520 GA 91426E39 VA 96W-270 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Oats Horizon 314 Chapman Harrison Ga Mitchell Secretariat LA 495 LA 9339E45 TX 96D011 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Dallas LA 604 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Average yield/ac. ——Grain only—— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
bu. bu. bu.

Average yield/ac. ———Forage only——— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
lb. lb. lb.

————2001 average———— Lodg- Height 1/10 Test wt. ing headed
pct. in. date lb./bu.

66 57 62 59 68 68 63 60 56 55 53 52 50 49 58 9 11 57 41 43 48 55 52 48 48 43 43 48 10 15

67 64 62 51 — 68 61 63 54 54 49 60 — 56 59 9 11 64 59 52 39 72 — — — — — 57 15 18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

65 62 61 46 — — — — — — — — — — 59 9 11 72 66 59 54 — — — — — — 63 13 16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

— 5,514 — — — — 5,102 — 5,181 5,229 — — 5,779 — 5,361 1,222 16 5,044 4,513 4,823 4,509 4,550 4,916 4,270 4,753 5,106 4,047 4,653 599 9 6,012 6,493 6,566 6,259 6,414 6,131 6,602 6,467 6,361 6,092 6,090 6,082 5,866 6,264 761 9

— 4,939 — — — — — — 4,950 4,644 — — — — 4,844 723 11 4,753 4,129 4,750 4,488 4,241 — — — — — 4,472 1,354 22 5,180 5,476 5,369 5,229 5,156 5,284 5,077 5,334 — — — — — 5,263 979 14

— 5,189 — — — — — — — — — — — — 5,189 — — 4,919 4,640 5,116 4,654 — — — — — — 4,832 1,307 20 5,545 5,449 5,351 5,253 5,218 5,138 4,930 — — — — — — 5,269 1,471 20

0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 — — 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

40 39 37 40 37 40 36 41 43 39 38 40 37 39 39 — — 40 38 42 34 38 40 33 39 37 37 38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

4- 8 4-11 4-12 4-14 4-13 4-11 4-10 4-10 4-13 4-14 4-14 4-11 4-11 4- 9 — — — 4-20 4-17 4-19 4-20 4-19 4-21 4-22 4-18 4-20 4-22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

56.0 54.1 57.4 53.9 52.9 54.0 53.4 54.6 54.5 52.1 50.9 53.9 55.3 54.5 54.1 — — 26.5 30.2 33.1 33.6 30.2 32.4 27.3 30.8 30.0 30.2 30.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — continued

Rye Elbon — Oklon — Bates — Wintergrazer 70 — Wren’s 96 — Maton — Wren’s Abruzzi AL — SPI Rye — 96RS1 — Carolina Early Grazer 2000 — 96P16M — Carolina Grazer 2000 — FL-SYN-T — Test Mean — L.S.D. (.10) — C.V. (%) —

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TABLE 6, CONTINUED. CENTRAL ALABAMA REGIONAL AVERAGES OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETY PERFORMANCE
Brand-Variety Triticale Trical 498 RSI 351 TX 94D7575 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Average yield/ac. ——Grain only—— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
bu. bu. bu.

Average yield/ac. ———Forage only——— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
lb. lb. lb.

————2001 average———— Lodg- Height 1/10 Test wt. ing headed
pct. in. date lb./bu.

52 27 27 — 35 12 22

54 — — — 54 — —

56 — — — 56 — —

5,235 5,995 — 5,968 5,733 696 8

3,938 — — 4,894 4,416 361 5

— — — 4,759 4,759 — —

2 0 3 — 2 — —

41 37 43 — 40 — —

4- 3 4-10 4-14 — — — —

46.0 45.0 45.0 — 45.3 — —

TABLE 7. PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD SMALL GRAIN TRIAL, P RATTVILLE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Wheat Pioneer 26R24 GA 901146E15 VA 96W-270 Pioneer 2684 SS 520 VA97W-206 Pioneer 26R38 Roberts SABBE Jackson AGS 2000 GA 91426E39 AR 494B-2-2 AR 584A-3-1 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Oats Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell Secretariat LA 495 TX 96D011 Chapman LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Harrison Dallas LA 604 LA 9339E45 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

67 66 65 64 63 61 59 59 57 54 54 52 50 49 59 8 10 80 75 74 71 71 68 63 60 59 57 68 10 11

53.0 51.9 53.3 55.9 52.3 52.0 53.4 53.2 50.6 53.6 53.9 54.1 51.5 52.8 52.9 — — 30.9 34.1 30.2 26.7 30.3 29.7 33.6 30.4 29.5 32.2 30.7 — —

— — — 66 — — — 63 — 46 63 — — — 59 — — 89 67 — — 79 — 70 — — — 76 — —

— 3,427 — — — — — 3,602 — — — 3,399 3,282 3,538 3,450 558 11 3,891 3,918 3,681 3,979 3,453 3,331 3,533 3,524 3,090 3,300 3,570 507 10

— — — — — — — 4,924 — — — — — — 4,924 — 4,858 4,260 — — 4,456 — 4,780 — — — 4,589 — — continued

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T ABLE 7 CONTINUED. PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD SMALL GRAIN TRIAL, PRATTVILLE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Rye Elbon Bates SPI Rye Carolina Grazer 2000 Oklon 96RS1 Carolina Early Grazer 2000 96P16M Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton Wren’s 96 FL-SYN-T Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale Trical 498 RSI 351 TX 94D7575 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 51 24 18 — 31 11 21

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 45.3 46.6 44.1 — 45.3 — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 58 — — — 58 — —

5,259 4,943 4,900 4,848 4,847 4,803 4,541 4,533 4,451 4,446 4,326 4,289 4,133 4,640 686 11 3,549 4,124 — 4,592 4,088 459 6

5,406 5,450 — — 5,190 — — — 5,122 4,260 5,013 4,687 — 5,018 — — — — — 4,530 4,530 — —

T ABLE 8. E.V. S MITH R ESEARCH CENTER SMALL G RAIN TRIAL, PLANT B REEDING UNIT , TALLASSEE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Wheat AGS 2000 VA97W-206 Pioneer 26R24 Jackson AR 584A-3-1 Pioneer 26R38 GA 901146E15 Pioneer 2684 AR 494B-2-2 Roberts SABBE GA 91426E39 SS 520 VA 96W-270 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

78 75 68 63 63 62 61 60 60 55 49 48 42 33 58 10 13

58.1 53.8 55.0 54.3 56.2 55.7 54.8 58.9 52.7 55.0 51.2 56.5 55.6 55.7 55.3 — —

67 — — 47 — — — 55 — 62 — — — — 58 — —

— — — — 5,388 — 5,238 — 5,913 5,333 — 7,028 — — 5,780 2,108 24

— — — — — — — — — 5,296 — — — — 5,296 — — continued

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TABLE 8 CONTINUED. E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER SMALL GRAIN TRIAL, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Oats LA 9339E45 Secretariat LA 495 Horizon 314 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Dallas TX 96D011 LA 604 Harrison Ga Mitchell Chapman Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Rye Maton Oklon Elbon Wren’s 96 SPI Rye 96RS1 Bates Wren’s Abruzzi AL Carolina Early Grazer 2000 FL-SYN-T Wintergrazer 70 Carolina Grazer 2000 96P16M Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale Trical 498 TX 94D7575 RSI 351 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

47 36 33 27 26 26 26 23 21 11 28 10 26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 54 36 30 — 40 16 23

32.7 30.2 22.1 31.9 29.7 28.0 31.0 32.6 33.2 30.0 30.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 46.6 45.9 43.3 — 45.3 — —

— — 56 — — — — 48 41 53 49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 54 — — — 54 — —

4,864 4,223 4,701 4,711 5,766 3,850 3,717 4,605 3,684 3,911 4,403 809 13 7,878 6,970 6,903 6,792 6,755 6,653 6,537 6,352 6,321 6,188 6,159 6,140 5,723 6,567 936 10 4,740 — 5,060 6,276 5,359 939 10

— — 4,705 — — — — 5,318 4,959 4,039 4,755 — — 5,927 6,250 6,703 6,169 — — 5,601 5,365 — — 5,760 — — 5,968 — — — — — 5,038 5,038 — —

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T ABLE 9. BLACK B ELT RESEARCH
Brand-Variety
2001 bu.

AND

EXTENSION CENTER SMALL GRAIN T RIAL, MARION JUNCTION
—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—————Grain-only yield/acre 1—————

Wheat AR 494B-2-2 GA 901146E15 Pioneer 2684 SS 520 VA 96W-270 AGS 2000 AR 584A-3-1 VA97W-206 Jackson Pioneer 26R38 GA 91426E39 Pioneer 26R24 SABBE Roberts Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Oats Harrison LA 9339E45 Ga Mitchell Dallas LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Horizon 314 Chapman TX 96D011 LA 604 Secretariat LA 495 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Rye Wren’s Abruzzi AL Bates Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s 96 96P16M SPI Rye Oklon 96RS1 Carolina Early Grazer 2000 FL-SYN-T Carolina Grazer 2000 Maton Elbon Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

6,492 6,642 — — — — 6,618 — — — 6,911 — — 7,608 6,854 734 7 6,331 6,584 5,926 6,029 6,218 6,540 6,174 4,983 5,333 5,746 5,986 494 6 9,008 8,219 8,167 8,161 8,014 7,745 7,661 7,628 7,413 7,276 7,259 6,189 5,874 7,586 697 7

— — — — — — — — — — — — 5,348 5,348 — — 5,249 — 4,743 — — 5,194 5,424 — — — 5,153 — — 5,166 5,001 4,876 4,798 — — 4,908 — — — — 4,474 4,527 4,821 — — continued

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TABLE 9,
Brand-Variety

CONTINUED .

BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER SMALL GRAIN TRIAL, MARION J UNCTION
—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—————Grain-only yield/acre 1—————
2001 bu.

Triticale Trical 498 — — RSI 351 — — TX 94D7575 — — Trical 2700 — — Test Mean — — L.S.D. (.10) — — C.V. (%) — — 1 Grain-only test not reported due to weed infestation.

— — — — — — —

7,416 8,800 — 7,035 7,751 992 7

— — — 4,708 4,708 — —

T ABLE 10. SOUTH ALABAMA REGIONAL A VERAGES OF S MALL G RAIN VARIETY PERFORMANCE
Brand-Variety Average yield/ac. ——Grain only—— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
bu. bu. bu.

Average yield/ac. ———Forage only——— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
lb. lb. lb.

————2001 average———— Lodg- Height 1/10 Test wt. ing headed
pct. in. date lb./bu.

Wheat AGS 2000 80 SS 518 76 Northrup King Coker 9835 75 Pioneer 2684 76 Northrup King 9663 64 Jackson 75 Roberts 63 Pioneer 26R38 80 Pioneer 26R61 76 VA97W-206 73 VA 96W-270 73 SS 520 70 GA 91426E39 69 GA 901146E15 68 USG 3209 68 Test Mean 72 L.S.D. (.10) 14 C.V. (%) 15 Oats Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Ga Mitchell LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 9339E45 TX 98D666 LA 604 Secretariat LA 495 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) 119 116 122 125 122 118 114 109 — 118 16 10

82 79 71 74 64 60 56 — 76 — 68 60 — 68 — 69 9 10 106 100 100 85 — — — — — 98 21 15

76 72 68 67 61 51 50 — — — — — — — — 64 7 8 99 90 87 81 — — — — — 89 18 14

— — — — — — 5,200 — — — — — 5,267 4,861 — 5,109 596 8 6,414 6,214 5,565 6,241 6,019 5,777 5,513 5,809 6,351 5,989 596 7

— — — — — — 4,982 — — — — — — — — 4,982 — — 5,781 5,723 5,224 5,665 — — — — 5,904 5,660 413 5

— — — — — — 5,450 — — — — — — — — 5,450 — — 6,571 6,192 5,599 6,002 — — — — 6,321 6,137 778 9

2 4 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 — — 30 9 5 8 19 22 39 12 — 18 — —

39 37 36 37 42 38 35 42 40 36 38 39 37 34 34 38 — — 44 46 40 40 41 48 44 42 — 43 — —

4—-4 3-31 4- 5 3-31 4- 4 4- 7 3-31 4- 2 4- 3 4- 4 3-29 3-30 3-31 3-31 3-30 — — — 4-12 4-11 4- 7 4-11 4-10 4-15 4- 9 4-12 — — — —

56.4 52.0 52.9 57.9 55.3 53.4 53.3 54.7 53.5 48.4 53.0 53.0 54.7 50.3 53.0 53.4 — — 29.8 32.3 28.7 31.8 29.2 30.5 32.7 30.1 — 30.6 — — continued

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TABLE 10, CONTINUED. SOUTH ALABAMA REGIONAL AVERAGES
Brand-Variety Average yield/ac. ——Grain only—— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
bu. bu. bu.

OF

SMALL GRAIN VARIETY PERFORMANCE
————2001 average———— Lodg- Height 1/10 Test wt. ing headed
pct. in. date lb./bu.

Average yield/ac. ———Forage only——— 2001 2-yr. 3-yr.
lb. lb. lb.

Rye Wren’s 96 Bates Oklon Elbon Maton Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL SPI Rye 96RS1 96P16M FL-SYN-T Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale Trical 498 RSI 351 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 79 49 — 64 7 7

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 90 — — 90 — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 81 — — 81 — —

6,143 6,587 6,788 6,764 6,225 6,199 5,788 6,537 6,141 5,612 5,206 6,181 786 9 4,644 5,314 6,134 5,364 596 8

6,364 6,267 6,265 6,208 6,200 6,176 5,677 6,327 — — — 6,186 850 10 4,310 — 5,683 4,997 533 7

6,800 6,793 6,745 6,676 6,621 6,584 6,032 — — — — 6,607 792 9 — — 5,850 5,850 — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 — 1 — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 42 38 — 40 — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3-26 4- 7 — — — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 44.7 40.3 — 42.5 — —

TABLE 11. MONROEVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD S MALL GRAIN TRIAL, M ONROEVILLE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Wheat Pioneer 26R61 AGS 2000 Jackson GA 901146E15 Pioneer 26R38 VA97W-206 SS 518 Northrup King Coker 9835 Pioneer 2684 VA 96W-270 Roberts SS 520 GA 91426E39 USG 3209 Northrup King 9663 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

99 98 97 95 95 95 93 91 88 80 80 79 77 75 68 87 20 17

57.0 56.5 55.1 53.4 56.2 51.0 53.2 52.1 56.6 53.7 53.4 55.0 55.4 53.9 55.4 54.5 — —

— 97 76 — — — 88 88 88 — 69 — — — 69 82 — —

— — — 4,890 — — — — — — 4,895 — 5,295 — — 5,027 266 3

— — — — — — — — — — 5,224 — — — — 5,224 — — continued

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TABLE 11, CONTINUED. MONROEVILLE E XPERIMENT FIELD SMALL GRAIN T RIAL, MONROEVILLE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre—————
2001 bu. Test wt. lb./bu 3-yr. av. bu.

—Forage-only yield/acre—
2001 lb. 3-yr. av. lb.

Oats LA 9339E45 Harrison TX 98D666 Ga Mitchell LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Chapman LA 604 Horizon 314 Secretariat LA 495 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Rye Elbon Maton Oklon Bates SPI Rye Wintergrazer 70 96RS1 96P16M Wren’s 96 Wren’s Abruzzi AL FL-SYN-T Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale Trical 498 RSI 351 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%)

130 125 125 125 123 122 116 114 — 122 13 7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 103 78 — 90 9 4

29.9 32.3 33.6 34.2 29.0 30.4 30.5 29.3 — 31.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 46.6 45.3 — 46.0 — —

— 110 — 87 — 98 — 92 — 97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 106 — — 106 — —

5,441 5,844 5,019 5,928 5,676 5,388 5,076 6,066 5,923 5,596 391 5 6,726 6,540 6,346 6,242 6,114 5,661 5,251 5,117 5,106 4,629 4,325 5,641 538 7 4,112 4,587 6,462 5,054 770 9

— 5,190 — 5,470 — 5,187 — 5,571 5,415 5,367 — — 6,220 5,921 6,185 6,230 — 6,140 — — 6,343 5,414 — 6,065 — — — — 5,661 5,661 — —

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TABLE 12. WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION C ENTER SMALL GRAIN TRIAL, HEADLAND
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre————— 2001 Test wt. 3-yr. av. bu. lb./bu bu. 50.0 49.2 50.5 49.7 56.0 46.6 54.6 44.1 45.9 48.0 47.8 44.8 50.5 38.5 51.0 48.5 — — 27.7 30.0 32.2 30.7 28.5 29.2 31.5 29.5 — 29.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 34.4 39.4 — 36.9 — — — — — 50 50 56 57 — — 34 — — 45 — 41 48 — — 77 80 — — 78 — 73 — — 77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 59 — 59 — — —Forage-only yield/acre— 2001 3-yr. av. lb. lb. — — 4,070 — — — — — — — — 3,730 — — 4,555 4,118 759 11 4,015 5,322 4,176 4,396 5,034 4,314 5,010 5,125 4,694 4,676 547 8 7,066 6,981 6,942 6,798 6,608 6,571 6,526 6,360 6,060 5,839 5,254 6,455 959 11 5,490 3,753 5,413 4,886 716 8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5,722 5,722 — — 5,399 5,858 — — 6,182 — 6,230 — 6,193 5,972 — — — 7,726 7,577 7,022 7,433 7,736 — 7,218 — — 7,596 7,473 — — — — 6,128 6,128 — —

Wheat Pioneer 26R38 56 VA 96W-270 54 GA 91426E39 52 Northrup King Coker 9835 51 Pioneer 2684 51 SS 518 51 AGS 2000 50 Pioneer 26R61 46 SS 520 45 Jackson 44 USG 3209 43 GA 901146E15 42 Northrup King 9663 42 VA97W-206 41 Roberts 35 Test Mean 47 L.S.D. (.10) 15 C.V. (%) 22 Oats Chapman Ga Mitchell TX 98D666 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Horizon 314 LA 604 Harrison LA 9339E45 Secretariat LA 495 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Rye SPI Rye Wren’s 96 Oklon Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Bates 96RS1 Elbon 96P16M FL-SYN-T Maton Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale RSI 351 Trical 498 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) 103 103 83 80 80 79 78 77 — 86 21 17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 47 42 — 45 15 14

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TABLE 13. GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER S MALL GRAIN TRIAL, FAIRHOPE
Brand-Variety —————Grain-only yield/acre————— 2001 Test wt. 3-yr. av. bu. lb./bu bu. 58.0 61.2 58.0 58.0 57.3 56.9 56.1 56.0 55.6 57.0 60.1 59.5 58.3 55.5 52.7 57.3 — — 27.9 31.7 31.3 32.2 33.2 28.1 32.2 30.5 — 30.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 48.2 41.1 — 44.7 — — 74 65 — — — 66 72 — — 42 68 — — 42 — 61 — — — 129 75 — 86 87 — — — 94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 78 — — 78 — — —Forage-only yield/acre— 2001 3-yr. av. lb. lb. — — — — — — — — — — — — 6,435 6,150 5,963 6,182 936 9 7,985 8,142 7,474 6,766 7,789 7,291 7,343 8,038 8,435 7,696 837 8 7,205 7,077 6,948 6,881 6,646 6,430 6,342 6,327 5,938 5,659 5,455 6,446 876 10 6,067 5,866 6,527 6,153 649 6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5,405 — 5,405 — — — 7,961 6,678 — 7,156 6,212 — — 7,355 7,072 — — 6,589 6,473 6,412 6,346 — — 6,332 6,180 5,661 — — 6,285 — — — — 5,761 5,761 — —

Wheat AGS 2000 93 Pioneer 2684 89 Pioneer 26R38 87 SS 520 86 USG 3209 85 Northrup King Coker 9835 85 SS 518 84 VA 96W-270 84 VA97W-206 84 Jackson 83 Northrup King 9663 81 Pioneer 26R61 81 GA 91426E39 79 Roberts 74 GA 901146E15 67 Test Mean 83 L.S.D. (.10) 4 C.V. (%) 4 Oats LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 Horizon 314 Ga Mitchell LA 9339E45 Harrison Chapman TX 98D666 LA 604 Secretariat LA 495 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Rye Elbon Oklon Bates Maton 96RS1 SPI Rye Wren’s 96 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL 96P16M FL-SYN-T Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) Triticale Trical 498 RSI 351 Trical 2700 Test Mean L.S.D. (.10) C.V. (%) 164 164 148 145 143 142 135 131 — 147 15 7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 90 22 — 56 9 6

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TABLE 14. DISEASE RATINGS : SEPTORIA BLOTCH,WHEAT1
Brand-Variety Northern Alabama AGS 2000 3.2 AR 494B-2-2 3.3 AR 584-3-1 2.9 GA 901146E15 3.0 GA 91426E39 2.9 Jackson 3.0 NK BL940582 3.3 NK BL940812 2.6 NK Coker 9025 3.0 NK Coker 9704 3.4 NK Coker 9835 — Northrup King 9663 3.0 Northrup King Coker 9543 3.3 Pioneer 2684 2.8 Pioneer 26R24 2.9 Pioneer 26R38 — Pioneer 26R61 — Pioneer XW586 3.1 Pioneer XW692 2.3 Roberts 3.0 SABBE 3.2 SS 518 3.2 SS 522 2.8 SS 535 2.8 USG 3209 3.0 VA 96W-158 3.0 VA 96W-270 3.1 VA97W-206 3.0 1 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. Central Alabama 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.6 3.8 3.5 — — — — — — — 3.2 3.7 2.9 — — — 3.2 4.0 — — — — 3.4 2.7 2.8 Southern Alabama 3.8 — — 4.3 4.2 3.6 — — — — 3.3 3.3 — 4.1 — 3.6 3.6 3.6 — 3.5 — 3.6 — — — 4.1 3.4 3.4

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TABLE 15. DISEASE RATINGS: LEAF RUST , WHEAT1
Brand-Variety Northern Alabama AGS 2000 0.0 AR 494B-2-2 0.2 AR 584-3-1 0.0 GA 901146E15 0.0 GA 91426E39 0.0 Jackson 0.0 NK BL940582 0.0 NK BL940812 0.0 NK Coker 9025 0.2 NK Coker 9704 0.0 NK Coker 9835 — Northrup King 9663 0.0 Northrup King Coker 9543 0.3 Pioneer 2684 0.0 Pioneer 26R24 0.0 Pioneer 26R38 — Pioneer 26R61 — Pioneer XW586 0.2 Pioneer XW692 0.0 Roberts 0.0 SABBE 0.0 SS 518 0.0 SS 522 0.0 SS 535 0.0 USG 3209 0.0 VA 96W-158 0.0 VA 96W-270 0.2 VA97W-206 0.0 1 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. Central Alabama 0.4 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 3.3 — — — — — — — 1.8 1.0 1.8 — — — 1.6 1.2 — — — — 2.0 1.0 1.3 Southern Alabama 0.7 — — 0.4 0.0 2.1 — — — — 3.4 1.5 — 1.9 — 1.3 0.6 1.8 — 1.2 — 1.0 — — — 1.2 1.2 1.4

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TABLE 16. D ISEASE R ATINGS : P OWDERY MILDEW, WHEAT1
Brand-Variety Northern Alabama AGS 2000 1.8 AR 494B-2-2 2.0 AR 584-3-1 2.2 GA 901146E15 2.0 GA 91426E39 1.7 Jackson 2.7 NK BL940582 2.3 NK BL940812 2.0 NK Coker 9025 2.8 NK Coker 9704 2.2 NK Coker 9835 — Northrup King 9663 2.3 Northrup King Coker 9543 2.5 Pioneer 2684 2.3 Pioneer 26R24 1.8 Pioneer 26R38 — Pioneer 26R61 — Pioneer XW586 1.8 Pioneer XW692 1.5 Roberts 2.0 SABBE 2.0 SS 518 0.8 SS 522 2.7 SS 535 2.3 USG 3209 0.9 VA 96W-158 1.2 VA 96W-270 1.0 VA97W-206 1.7 1 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. Central Alabama 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 — — — — — — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 — — — 0.0 0.0 — — — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 Southern Alabama 0.0 — — 0.0 0.3 0.0 — — — — 0.3 0.4 — 0.2 — 0.0 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 — 0.0 — — — 0.0 0.0 0.0

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T ABLE 17. DISEASE RATINGS: BARLEY YELLOW DWARF, W HEAT1
Brand-Variety AGS 2000 AR 494B-2-2 AR 584-3-1 GA 901146E15 GA 91426E39 Jackson NK BL940582 NK BL940812 NK Coker 9025 NK Coker 9704 NK Coker 9835 Northrup King 9663 Northrup King Coker 9543 Pioneer 2684 Pioneer 26R24 Pioneer 26R38 Pioneer 26R61 Pioneer XW586 Pioneer XW692 Roberts SABBE SS 518 SS 522 SS 535 USG 3209 VA 96W-158 VA 96W-270 VA97W-206 1 Percent symptomatic plants. Northern Alabama 64.2 59.2 50.0 56.7 25.8 80.0 76.7 58.3 70.7 58.3 — 60.0 66.7 32.5 60.8 — — 51.7 40.8 64.2 70.0 59.2 74.2 27.5 49.2 62.5 48.3 63.3 Central Alabama 34.2 19.3 35.0 35.8 36.7 44.2 — — — — — — — 41.8 29.3 33.2 — — — 23.5 34.2 — — — — 57.5 32.5 41.7 Southern Alabama 35.6 — — 62.2 58.9 38.3 — — — — 47.8 33.3 — 72.2 — 55.6 42.2 55.6 — 52.2 — 37.8 — — — 81.1 48.9 41.7

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TABLE 18. DISEASE RATINGS: OAT
Brand-Variety Northern Alabama Chapman Dallas GA Mitchell Harrison Horizon 314 LA 604 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 9339E45 TX 96D011 TX 96D070 Central Alabama Chapman Dallas GA Mitchell Harrison Horizon 314 LA 604 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 LA 9339E45 Secretariat LA 495 TX 96D011 Helminthosporium leaf spot1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.9 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 1.8 Crown rust1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Barley yellow dwarf 2 26.7 20.8 37.5 29.2 30.0 35.0 38.3 31.7 26.7 27.5 50.0 46.7 50.8 44.3 38.5 40.3 41.0 39.2 37.0 33.5 38.9 35.0 23.3 29.4 17.2 35.0 28.3 37.8

Southern Alabama Chapman 1.8 1.0 GA Mitchell 2.8 1.0 Harrison 2.4 1.3 Horizon 314 2.8 0.0 LA 604 1.9 0.0 LA 90113AFL2-1-19-3-1 3.0 0.0 LA 9339E45 2.3 0.0 TX 98D666 2.7 0.0 1 0-10 scale: 0=no disease, 10 = severe disease. 2Percent symptomatic plants.

TABLE 19. DISEASE RATINGS: TRITICALE
Brand-Variety Northern Alabama RSI 351 Trical 498 TX 94D7575 Central Alabama RSI 351 Trical 498 TX 94D7575 Septoria blotch1 2.2 2.0 2.2 3.3 3.0 2.5 Leaf rust1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Barley yellow dwarf 2 30.8 25.0 30.0 42.1 36.7 27.8 61.1 61.1

Southern Alabama RSI 351 4.4 0.0 Trical 498 4.3 0.3 1 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. 2Percent symptomatic plants.

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TABLE 20. DISEASE RATINGS : BARLEY
Brand-Variety Septoria blotch1 Spot blotch1 Callao 2.5 3.1 Nomini 2.2 2.8 Starling 1.8 2.5 TX 94D632 2.2 2.8 VA 96-44-304 2.3 3.2 VA 96-44-321 2.2 2.5 VA 96B-248 2.2 2.8 VA 97B-142 2.3 3.3 VA 97B-176 2.2 3.2 VA 97B-178 2.5 2.3 VA 97B-388 2.0 2.7 1 0-10 scale: 0 = no disease, 10 = severe disease. 2 Percent symptomatic plants. Net blotch1 1.5 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.5 Barley scald 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Barley yellow dwarf 2 71.7 61.7 71.7 70.0 73.3 62.5 60.0 65.0 61.7 73.3 63.3

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Sources of Seed
Wheat
AR 494B-2-2* AR 584A-3-1* GA 91426E39*, GA 901146E15* Roberts University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Univ. of Georgia, Georgia Station Griffin, Georgia

Oats
Chapman, Horizon 314 Univ. of Florida, Agric. Res. Ctr. Quincy, Florida Alabama Crop Improvement Assn. Auburn, Alabama Alabama Farmer’s Coop Decatur, Alabama Texas A&M University Dallas, Texas

Ga Mitchell

Harrison Coker (all varieties, Syngenta Seeds brands, and hybrids) Bay, Arkansas Pioneer (all varieties, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. brands, and hybrids) Huntsville, Alabama VA 96W-158* VA 96W-270* SR 204, SR 218 Virginia Polytechnic Inst. Blacksburg, Virginia Croplan Genetics Memphis, Tennessee Mixon Seed Company Orangeburg, South Carolina UniSouth Genetics, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee TX 96D011*, TX 98D666* Dallas

LA 90112AFL2-1-19-3-1* Louisiana State University LA 9339E45* Baton Rouge, Louisiana LA 604 Arkansas County Seed Co. Stuttgart, Arkansas Terral Seed, Inc. Lake Providence, Louisiana

Santee

Secretariat LA 495

USG 3209

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AL Alabama Crop Improvement Assoc. Auburn, Alabama Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. Ardmore, Oklahoma Univ. of Georgia, Georgia Station Griffin, Georgia Pennington Seed, Inc. Madison, Georgia Gainey Grain, Inc. Laurel Hill, North Carolina

Barley
TX 94D632* Texas A&M University Dallas, Texas Virginia Polytechnic Inst. Blacksburg, Virginia Bates, Elbon, Maton, Oklon

Callao, Nomini, Starling

Wren’s 96, 96RSI* 96P16M* Wintergrazer 70, SPI Rye

Triticale
Trical 498, Trical 2700 RSI Exp351* Resource Seeds, Inc. Union, Kentucky

Carolina Grazer 2000 Carolina Early Grazer 2000

* Experimental line; not yet commercially available.