Performance of Small Grain Varieties for Forage in Alabama, 2001-02 Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 244 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station John Jensen, Interim Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, September 2002 Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgments ................................ ................................ ................................ ... .... 2 Introduction ................................ ................................ ............................................. .... 3 Procedure ................................................................ ................................ ................ .... 3 Data Explanation ................................ ................................ ..................................... .... 3 Discussion ................................................................ ................................ ............... .... 3 Small Grain Dry Matter Yields by Season ................................ ............................... .... 4 Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina, 2002 ........... .... 4 Two-Year Averages 2001-02 ................................ ........................... .... 5 Three-Year Averages 2000-2002 ................................ ...................... .... 5 Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, 2002 ................ .... 6 Two-Year Averages 2001-02 ................................ ........................... .... 7 Three-Year Averages 2000-2002 ................................ ...................... .... 7 Upper Coastal Plain Substation, Winfield, 2002 ................................ ........... .... 8 Two-Year Averages 2001-02 ................................ ........................... .... 9 Three-Year Averages 2000-2002 ................................ ...................... .... 9 Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, 2002.............. .. 10 Two-Year Averages 2001-02 ................................ ........................... .. 11 Three-Year Averages 2000-2002 ................................ ...................... .. 11 Prattville Experiment Field, Prattville, 2002 ................................ ................ .. 12 Two-Year Averages 2001-02 ................................ ........................... .. 13 Three-Year Averages 2000-2002 ................................ ...................... .. 13 E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, 2002 .............. .. 14 Two-Year Averages 2001-02 ................................ ........................... .. 15 Three-Year Averages 2000-2002 ................................ ...................... .. 15 Brewton Experiment Field, Brewton, 2002 ................................ .................. .. 16 Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, 2002 ......................... .. 17 Two-Year Averages 2001-02 ................................ ........................... .. 18 Three-Year Averages 2000-2002 ................................ ...................... .. 18 Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope, 2002 ......................... .. 19 Two-Year Averages 2001-02 ................................ ........................... .. 20 Three-Year Averages 2000-2002 ................................ ...................... .. 20 Seed Sources ................................................................ ............................... .. 21 Information contained herein is available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin. 2 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION A CKNOWLEDGMENTS Appreciation is 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 Substation, Winfield...............................................................R.C. Rawls, Supt. Central Alabama Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction ................................J.L. Holliman, Supt. Prattville Experiment Field......................................................................................D.P. Moore, Supt. E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee ................................S.P. Nightengale, Supt. Southern Alabama Brewton Experiment Field .......................................................................................J.R. Akridge, Supt. Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope............................................N.R. McDaniel, Supt. M.D. Pegues, Assoc. Supt. Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland............................................L.W. Wells, Supt. B.E. Gamble, Asst. Supt. PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 3 THE 2002 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES FOR FORAGE K.M. Glass and E. van Santen Agric. Program Associate and Professor, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, AL 36849 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 the State 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 around the State for the past 3 years. PROCEDURE The experimental design for the tests was a split plot 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 entered. The tests are normally planted in late September to early October. In the 2002 harvest year, planting at the central and southern locations were delayed due to dry soil conditions. The tests were fertilized at planting with 100 pounds N per acre and clipped with a flail-type mower each time they reached 6 inches in height. The entire harvested forage from each plot was weighed. A sub-sample was also weighed green from each plot, then dried and reweighed. The percent dry matter figure from these weights was then used to calculate forage dry matter per acre. The tests were top-dressed 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. The 2002 yields at Headland were adversely affected due to moderate to severe incidence of barley yellow dwarf on all forage varieties. 4 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 1. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE M INA, A LABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Total ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ---------------------------------------------829 1204 988 1007 10 182 1101 985 963 1177 1244 1203 1127 1114 8 122 1232 1048 1472 1293 1423 1316 1538 1678 1432 1437 1354 1384 14 273 1201 1547 1519 1288 1170 1345 8 168 2563 2143 1884 2197 6 233 1943 1931 1900 1682 1589 1549 1413 1715 10 260 2876 3051 2324 2428 2043 2151 1900 1740 1956 1760 1454 2153 8 247 2531 2122 1684 1224 1282 1769 9 249 3392 3347 2872 3204 7 371 3044 2917 2862 2859 2832 2752 2539 2829 6 238 4108 4098 3796 3721 3466 3466 3438 3417 3388 3197 2808 3537 6 321 3732 3670 3203 2513 2452 3114 5 256 Wheat Pat Armor 3235 Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oat Plantation Exp 201 Horizon 314 LA 604 SC 910337 Horizon 474 Harrison Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------------- Rye Maton Elbon Oklon Bates NF 1 SS Early Graze Carolina Grazer 2000 Carolina Early Grazer 2000 NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------------------------- Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 351 RSI Exp 314 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------- PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 TABLE 2. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE V ALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION C ENTER, BELLE M INA, A LABAMA, 2001-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------358 397 339 239 136 334 375 368 590 432 472 421 481 659 482 714 467 731 712 692 545 535 650 739 852 1213 1028 925 1309 1114 1091 947 962 767 2231 1739 2134 2050 2103 1792 3076 2943 2068 2399 2323 1907 1903 1509 2291 1719 1353 787 596 1643 1580 1324 1187 327 343 508 403 389 458 445 501 727 699 373 4107 3445 4808 4412 4098 3964 4517 4506 4379 4262 4108 4096 3942 3759 4447 4094 2960 5 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Harrison Horizon 314 LA 604 Chapman Rye Elbon Maton Carolina Grazer 2000 Oklon Bates Carolina Early Grazer 2000 Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 TABLE 3. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2000-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------484 609 548 562 634 1297 891 789 1066 888 1056 1102 849 730 810 785 673 766 1028 867 755 957 1012 1044 932 753 2714 2303 2414 2356 2191 3092 3516 3667 2758 2397 1813 2565 1550 972 771 1556 1574 1176 753 601 536 756 868 1023 1087 808 4900 4493 5304 5165 4767 6170 5875 5746 5537 5165 4936 5686 3959 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Harrison Horizon 314 Chapman Rye Oklon Maton Elbon Bates Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 6 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 4. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ------------------------------------355 323 259 345 43 353 213 384 338 420 304 223 235 310 29 134 385 380 404 369 522 479 342 380 287 332 527 401 26 146 176 497 650 745 493 548 21 180 2003 1156 940 1366 10 236 1508 1547 1297 1296 1417 1417 1092 1368 14 275 1829 2044 1621 2053 1953 1029 2596 2082 1239 2109 2066 1875 9 227 1239 1283 1355 1399 1526 1360 20 405 1062 1619 1691 1457 20 501 1467 1154 1348 1201 1172 893 1152 1198 18 314 2427 1989 2380 1846 1732 2696 1238 1667 2460 1345 959 1885 21 549 2307 1798 1298 963 955 1464 21 475 3420 3098 2757 3092 9 481 3188 3086 2984 2917 2893 2533 2425 2861 13 549 4642 4412 4406 4268 4207 4204 4175 4129 3986 3787 3552 4161 11 624 3719 3578 3303 3107 2973 3336 15 746 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Pat Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oat Horizon 314 Harrison Plantation Exp 201 Horizon 474 Chapman SC 910337 LA 604 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Rye Bates NF 1 Oklon NF 65 Carolina Early Grazer 2000 Maton Wintergrazer 70 Carolina Grazer 2000 Elbon SS Early Graze Wren's Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 Trical 498 RSI Exp 314 RSI 351 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 TABLE 5. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, C ROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2001-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------355 323 213 384 235 304 342 404 385 287 527 522 380 479 497 493 650 1299 967 1080 1074 710 931 2169 1405 1474 1003 2875 2082 2027 746 1051 1505 1228 1900 1669 1717 1507 1458 1382 2186 2734 2693 2860 1030 1754 1970 2936 2010 1023 1077 2224 1691 3715 3531 3732 2943 2270 2416 2339 2735 2351 2213 1962 2103 1940 1956 1881 5777 4650 6725 6496 6135 5561 6966 6960 6891 6885 6783 6572 6339 6264 5498 4977 4837 7 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Horizon 314 Harrison LA 604 Chapman Rye Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Bates Elbon Wren's Abruzzi AL Carolina Early Grazer 2000 Carolina Grazer 2000 Maton Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 TABLE 6. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, C ROSSVILLE, A LABAMA, 2000-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------355 323 213 384 304 342 385 527 404 287 479 497 650 1299 967 1080 1074 931 2169 1474 2875 1405 1003 746 1051 1228 2283 2243 1908 1577 1617 2602 3234 1519 3163 2915 3266 2259 1608 1906 1549 2882 2705 2353 2245 2165 2231 2112 2449 1939 1822 1531 5842 5081 6083 5740 5205 7357 7259 7152 7085 6654 6430 5629 5017 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Rye Wintergrazer 70 Bates Wren's Abruzzi AL Oklon Elbon Maton Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 8 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 7. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT UPPER COASTAL P LAIN RESEARCH STATION, WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ---------------------------------------------523 37 142 295 191 NS 1311 244 1249 618 862 849 205 819 75 904 1752 230 845 496 122 164 657 409 503 611 623 643 136 1244 1975 466 342 1052 758 1150 77 1459 3673 2792 2575 3013 20 1028 3795 3866 2882 3142 2825 2933 2190 3090 15 668 3982 4604 3604 3600 3812 3513 2880 2928 2652 2629 2517 3338 19 900 2741 3923 3919 2300 1781 2933 11 478 4021 2841 2669 3177 27 1470 5106 4134 4130 3760 3687 3605 2395 3831 21 1186 5734 4834 4449 4097 4000 3728 3537 3336 3155 3143 3140 3923 32 1746 4717 4411 4324 3352 2463 3853 20 1165 Wheat Armor 3235 Pat Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oat Plantation Exp 201 Horizon 474 Harrison SC 910337 LA 604 Chapman Horizon 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------------- Rye NF 1 Elbon Oklon SS Early Graze Maton Bates Wintergrazer 70 Carolina Grazer 2000 Wren's Abruzzi AL NF 65 Carolina Early Grazer 2000 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------------------------- Triticale RSI 351 Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 498 RSI Exp 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------- PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 TABLE 8. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT UPPER COASTAL PLAIN RESEARCH STATION, WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 2001-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -----------------------------------------------------------------------523 142 849 1249 862 205 845 230 623 164 503 409 122 657 1975 466 1052 3324 2676 3196 2979 2685 2419 3767 4295 3662 3846 3344 3597 3705 2965 2851 3804 2866 505 489 640 453 618 651 340 374 532 308 390 203 362 413 343 362 317 4353 3307 4685 4681 4165 3275 4952 4900 4817 4318 4237 4209 4189 4035 5169 4633 4235 9 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Chapman Harrison LA 604 Horizon 314 Rye Oklon Elbon Carolina Early Grazer 2000 Bates Wren's Abruzzi AL Carolina Grazer 2000 Maton Wintergrazer 70 Triticale RSI 351 Trical 2700 Trical 498 TABLE 9. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT UPPER COASTAL PLAIN RESEARCH CENTER, WINFIELD, ALABAMA, 2000-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------------------------------------1003 1361 1212 1232 1370 1292 1323 2168 1176 886 861 1607 1362 3365 2915 3001 2874 2354 3223 3665 3260 3745 3462 3682 3475 2618 4307 3414 3446 3202 3292 5865 4565 3905 3922 3680 3248 3709 2910 8675 7689 7658 7308 7016 10379 9554 9334 8843 8028 7791 8791 6890 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Chapman Harrison Horizon 314 Rye Wintergrazer 70 Oklon Wren's Abruzzi AL Bates Maton Elbon Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 10 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 10. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ---------------------------------------------2334 2322 2375 2344 9 380 2890 2994 2382 2812 2611 2141 2364 2599 12 440 2074 2472 3541 3014 1595 1756 1334 2255 10 334 2240 3498 2693 2764 2714 2782 18 767 2890 2237 1833 2320 24 955 741 350 871 405 483 637 312 543 18 141 2661 2167 1061 1502 2866 2603 2964 2261 8 251 2685 625 1091 522 343 1053 34 545 5225 4559 4208 4664 13 1081 3630 3343 3253 3217 3093 2778 2676 3142 10 467 4735 4639 4602 4516 4461 4359 4298 4516 8 514 4925 4123 3784 3285 3056 3835 12 707 Wheat Roberts Armor 3235 Pat Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oat Plantation Exp 201 SC 910337 Horizon 314 Harrison Horizon 474 LA 604 Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------------- Rye Bates SS Early Graze Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Elbon Oklon Maton Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------------- Triticale Trical 336 RSI Exp 314 Trical 2700 Trical 498 RSI 351 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------- PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 11 TABLE 11. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT BLACK BELT R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, M ARION J UNCTION, A LABAMA, 2001-2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------------------------------------2334 2322 2812 2382 2364 2141 3541 3014 2074 1756 1595 1334 2714 2693 2764 5249 4365 3368 3705 3243 2985 5034 4835 5440 5132 4370 4576 4572 4063 3969 ------------------------------7583 6687 6180 6088 5607 5126 8575 7849 7514 6888 5965 5910 7285 6756 6733 Wheat Roberts Armor 3235 Oat Harrison Horizon 314 Chapman LA 604 Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Bates Oklon Elbon Maton Triticale RSI 351 Trical 2700 Trical 498 TABLE 12. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT BLACK BELT RESEARCH EXPERIMENT CENTER, MARION J UNCTION, A LABAMA, 2000-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------------------------------------1344 1297 1477 1317 1279 1571 1125 1941 923 714 845 1689 1717 3832 3317 2604 2852 2554 3607 4007 3801 3780 3375 3246 3111 2931 2063 1555 2476 2212 1883 1589 1505 874 1905 2252 2126 1053 923 7239 6170 6557 6381 5717 6767 6637 6616 6608 6340 6217 5853 5571 Wheat Roberts Armor 3235 Oat Harrison Horizon 314 Chapman Rye Wintergrazer 70 Bates Wren's Abruzzi AL Oklon Maton Elbon Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 12 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 13. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT F IELD, P RATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Total ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ---------------------------------------------2020 2275 1747 2014 15 522 2701 2585 2623 2588 2503 2178 1713 2413 12 425 3342 2888 2566 2809 2306 2196 1858 2567 14 519 3378 2454 2968 2779 2856 2887 12 523 1794 1433 1394 1540 10 276 894 983 903 930 959 1053 945 953 11 151 2169 2353 2270 1821 2086 2073 1937 2101 5 168 1245 1952 716 722 634 1054 9 142 3815 3708 3141 3555 11 703 3596 3568 3526 3518 3461 3232 2658 3365 9 429 5511 5242 4837 4630 4392 4269 3795 4668 7 470 4623 4406 3683 3501 3491 3941 9 561 Wheat Armor 3235 Pat Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oat Horizon 474 Plantation Exp 201 SC 910337 Chapman Harrison Horizon 314 LA 604 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------------- Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Bates Oklon Wintergrazer 70 SS Early Graze Elbon Maton Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------------- Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 498 RSI Exp 314 RSI 351 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) ---------------- PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 TABLE 14. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND TRITICALE V ARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2001-2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------------------------------------2020 1747 2588 2503 2178 1713 1912 2349 1754 1525 1931 1224 2242 2051 2025 2538 2498 2191 2246 2472 2018 3180 2630 3088 3239 2610 2836 2365 1756 1591 ------------------------------4559 4245 4779 4748 4650 3730 5092 4978 4842 4764 4541 4061 4607 3807 3616 13 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Chapman Harrison Horizon 314 LA 604 Rye Bates Wren's Abruzzi AL Oklon Elbon Wintergrazer 70 Maton Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 TABLE 15. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT F IELD, PRATTVILLE, A LABAMA, 2000-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ---------------------------------------------------------------1542 1279 1444 1502 1492 1628 1524 1343 1616 1840 1077 1891 1526 2368 2456 2400 2295 2130 2893 2904 2985 2530 2332 2689 2110 1282 758 812 1522 1300 1435 679 709 745 758 635 899 1015 600 4669 4547 5366 5096 5057 5201 5137 5073 4904 4808 4665 5016 3409 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Rye Bates Oklon Elbon Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Maton Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 14 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 16. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, P LANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ------------------------------------805 771 660 746 44 572 416 390 357 267 317 194 198 306 14 64 606 561 727 555 638 599 757 635 19 176 511 247 683 571 532 509 12 93 1145 833 1023 1000 16 272 1335 1287 1271 1138 1414 1169 924 1220 11 190 1247 1131 1827 1533 1433 1270 1803 1464 8 164 1490 716 1566 1217 1169 1231 7 131 3201 2783 2671 2885 5 243 2155 2145 2003 1856 1255 1493 1428 1762 12 308 3464 3549 2527 2948 2941 2981 2005 2916 6 267 2606 2897 1463 1485 1352 1960 11 330 5151 4387 4354 4631 6 499 3906 3822 3631 3261 2986 2856 2549 3287 7 358 5318 5241 5080 5036 5012 4850 4564 5014 5 357 4607 3859 3711 3272 3053 3701 9 501 Wheat Armor 3235 Pat Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oat Horizon 474 Plantation Exp 201 Harrison Horizon 314 Chapman SC 910337 LA 604 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Rye Elbon Maton Wintergrazer 70 SS Early Graze Bates Oklon Wren's Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 351 RSI Exp 314 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 TABLE 17. TWO-Y EAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS , RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING U NIT, TALLASSEE, A LABAMA, 2001-2002 Brand-Variety 15 Late Spring Total Autumn Winter Early Spring ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1255 943 929 1053 1235 819 1655 1319 1384 1271 1248 1618 1249 1353 1273 1653 1687 1184 1009 1072 766 1559 1653 1802 1963 2325 2297 1772 1531 1267 2623 2213 2004 1920 1142 1549 3346 3138 2724 2541 2046 1544 2420 1501 1357 ------------------------------5532 4844 4117 3981 3449 3133 6559 6110 5910 5775 5619 5458 5442 4386 3897 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Harrison Horizon 314 Chapman LA 604 Rye Maton Elbon Oklon Bates Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 TABLE 18. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, A LABAMA, 2000-2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1059 823 900 904 948 1441 1279 1208 1195 1210 1514 1078 1161 1699 1717 1429 1344 1237 1682 2003 1731 2191 2257 2220 1809 1430 2582 2514 2378 2026 1439 3116 2575 2953 2269 2059 1412 2216 1234 317 207 257 423 168 316 251 168 216 278 389 288 --5657 5261 4964 4698 3793 6555 6107 6059 5872 5805 5535 5391 3825 Wheat Armor 3235 Roberts Oat Harrison Horizon 314 Chapman Rye Maton Oklon Elbon Bates Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 16 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 19. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT BREWTON EXPERIMENT F IELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Total ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ------------------------------------1850 N/A N/A N/A 2799 2426 2259 1897 1858 2040 1818 2157 32 990 2535 2034 2165 2265 2596 2342 2052 1746 2525 1978 2125 2215 23 730 2007 2124 2523 2289 2034 2195 20 656 772 N/A N/A N/A 423 268 309 278 276 263 262 297 20 86 856 917 812 938 767 886 935 897 863 1035 862 888 14 179 750 727 589 537 497 620 14 133 2092 N/A N/A N/A 1286 1410 1240 1463 1250 1010 1218 1268 20 373 2335 2682 2644 2246 2040 2141 2333 2591 1845 2091 1766 2247 9 293 2605 1819 1143 1423 1042 1607 4 97 4715 N/A N/A N/A 4507 4105 3808 3638 3384 3312 3297 3722 20 1072 5726 5633 5621 5449 5402 5369 5320 5234 5233 5104 4753 5349 10 753 5362 4669 4255 4249 3574 4422 11 718 Wheat Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oat Horizon 314 Horizon 474 SC 910337 Harrison Plantation Exp 201 LA 604 Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Rye Oklon Elbon Maton SS Early Graze AFC20-20 Early NF 65 AFC 20-20X Bates Wintergrazer 70 NF 1 Wren's Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI Exp 314 RSI 351 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 TABLE 20. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, A LABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety 17 Autumn Winter Early Spring Total ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ------------------------------------671 N/A N/A N/A 725 506 761 951 552 711 750 708 32 326 936 940 728 899 894 809 897 941 952 1040 1099 921 16 211 519 1024 1047 1192 1018 960 18 270 1008 N/A N/A N/A 787 731 691 728 896 768 802 772 19 214 1056 911 904 1485 1385 1006 1233 1388 1325 1259 1387 1213 18 304 943 1134 1206 1060 760 1021 13 204 3939 N/A N/A N/A 3427 3593 3319 3078 3258 2950 2749 3196 25 1140 5391 5473 5307 4534 4409 4689 4351 4089 3885 3578 3109 4438 9 588 4224 2953 1929 1695 1169 2394 10 360 5618 N/A N/A N/A 4938 4829 4770 4757 4705 4428 4301 4676 15 1023 7383 7324 6939 6918 6688 6503 6481 6418 6163 5878 5595 6572 9 848 5685 5111 4182 3947 2947 4375 7 451 Wheat Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oat Horizon 314 LA 604 Plantation Exp 201 Horizon 474 Chapman Harrison SC 910337 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Rye Oklon Maton Elbon NF 65 SS Early Graze Bates NF 1 Wintergrazer 70 AFC20-20 Early AFC 20-20X Wren's Abruzzi AL Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 351 RSI Exp 314 Trical 498 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 18 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 21. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS , RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND , ALABAMA, 2001-2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------791 689 433 571 291 676 942 429 506 505 782 985 682 959 1627 1305 1469 1360 1434 2167 1520 1823 2256 2775 2901 2310 2374 1574 2668 2577 2584 2289 2135 3819 3826 3898 3274 2733 2014 1967 1280 817 ----------------------------5086 4571 4486 4219 3860 6662 6289 6150 6037 6013 5696 5262 4336 3350 Wheat Roberts Oat LA 604 Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Rye Oklon Maton Elbon Bates Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 RSI 351 Trical 498 TABLE 22. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND , ALABAMA, 2000-2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------791 433 571 291 1176 1005 942 1006 929 1282 985 959 1826 1712 1737 1810 2241 3010 2072 2529 1988 3436 2571 1938 2823 2813 2448 2291 3950 3079 4067 3501 3887 1951 2114 879 ------------------------5440 4957 4756 4391 7367 7094 7082 7037 6804 6668 5670 3775 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Rye Oklon Wintergrazer 70 Maton Bates Elbon Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 TABLE 23. SEASONAL DRY MATTER Y IELD OF WHEAT , OATS, R YE, AND T RITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2002 Brand-Variety 19 Autumn Winter Early Spring Total ----------------------------------- lbs/acre ------------------------------------944 N/A N/A N/A 2583 1596 1650 1678 1255 1197 1095 1579 39 894 1374 1629 1598 1050 1317 1499 1328 1294 1306 982 1046 1311 18 328 447 1030 887 835 1013 842 10 129 2925 N/A N/A N/A 2285 3017 2866 2479 2943 2590 2408 2655 11 407 2629 2283 2309 2120 2202 2192 1899 2218 2305 1913 2020 2190 15 460 1994 1524 1951 1976 1486 1786 6 172 3072 N/A N/A N/A 3449 3461 3125 3406 3194 3416 2939 3284 8 363 3056 2790 2789 2957 2602 2404 2864 2566 2404 3039 2853 2757 9 356 2602 2369 2075 1990 2256 2258 8 279 6942 N/A N/A N/A 8317 8073 7641 7563 7392 7203 6442 7519 12 1308 7059 6703 6696 6127 6121 6095 6091 6077 6016 5934 5919 6258 10 901 5043 4923 4913 4801 4756 4887 6 434 Wheat Roberts Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Oats Horizon 474 Horizon 314 Harrison Plantation Exp 201 SC 910337 LA 604 Chapman Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Rye SS Early Graze AFC 20-20X AFC20-20 Early Elbon NF 65 Wren's Abruzzi AL Oklon NF 1 Wintergrazer 70 Maton Bates Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Triticale Trical 336 Trical 498 RSI 351 Trical 2700 RSI Exp 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 20 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 24. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS , RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, F AIRHOPE, A LABAMA, 2001-2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------931 1609 1503 1233 1346 1190 1527 1304 1151 1379 1573 1081 980 1114 3288 2904 3025 2797 2668 2558 2537 2741 2450 2905 2598 2571 2512 2522 2327 3595 3186 3592 2852 2919 2520 2388 2807 1888 1845 2012 2004 1753 ----------------------------6545 8108 7715 7621 6867 6667 6584 6434 6407 6171 6016 5664 5495 5390 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 314 Harrison LA 604 Chapman Rye Elbon Oklon Bates Maton Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 498 Trical 2700 RSI 351 TABLE 25. THREE -YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, O ATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES C UT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST R ESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, F AIRHOPE, A LABAMA, 2000-2002 Brand-Variety Total Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1049 1508 1619 1354 1500 1732 1391 1587 1712 1739 1471 1296 2925 2762 2825 2593 2411 2467 2312 2563 2663 2539 2395 2291 1781 2902 2668 2285 2420 2101 2463 1973 1659 1438 1564 1401 ------------------------5755 7172 7113 6232 6330 6300 6166 6124 6035 5716 5429 4988 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 314 Harrison Chapman Rye Elbon Oklon Maton Bates Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 498 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2001-02 21 SEED SOURCES WHEAT Armor 3235, Pat Roberts University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Univ. of Georgia, Georgia Station Griffin, Georgia OATS Chapman, Horizon 314, Horizon 474, Plantation Exp 201* University of Florida Quincy, Florida LA 604, Harrison Arkansas County Seed Co., Stuttgart, Arkansas South Carolina Foundation Seed Clemson, South Carolina SC 910337* RYE Wren's Abruzzi AL Alabama Crop Improvement Assoc. Auburn, Alabama Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. Ardmore, Oklahoma Bates, Elbon, Maton, Oklon NF 1, NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Pennington Seed, Inc. Madison, Georgia Gainey Grain, Inc. Laurel Hill, North Carolina Southern States Coop., Richmond, Virginia AFC 20-20, AFC 20-20 Early Carolina Grazer, Carolina Early Grazer SS Early Grazer TRITICALE Trical 498, Trical 336, Trical 2700 RSI Exp 314*, RSI Exp 351* Resource Seeds, Inc. Union, Kentucky * Experimental line; not yet commercially available.