Performance of Small Grain Varieties for Forage in Alabama, 2003-04 Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 260 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station John Jensen, Interim Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, July 2004 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, 2004 ........... .... 4 Two-Year Averages 2003-04 ................................ ........................... .... 5 Three-Year Averages 2002-2004 ................................ ...................... .... 6 Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, 2004 ................ .... 7 Two-Year Averages 2003-04 ................................ ........................... .... 8 Three-Year Averages 2002-2004 ................................ ...................... .... 9 Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, 2004.............. .. 10 Two-Year Averages 2003-04 ................................ ........................... .. 11 Three-Year Averages 2002-2004 ................................ ...................... .. 12 Prattville Experiment Field, Prattville, 2004 ................................ ................ .. 13 Two-Year Averages 2003-04 ................................ ........................... .. 14 Three-Year Averages 2002-2004 ................................ ...................... .. 15 E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, 2004 .............. .. 16 Two-Year Averages 2003-04 ................................ ........................... .. 17 Three-Year Averages 2002-2004 ................................ ...................... .. 18 Brewton Experiment Field, Brewton, 2004 ................................ .................. .. 19 Two-Year Averages 2003-04 ................................ ........................... .. 20 Three-Year Averages 2002-2004 ................................ ...................... .. 21 Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, 2004 ......................... .. 22 Two-Year Averages 2003-04 ................................ ........................... .. 23 Three-Year Averages 2002-2004 ................................ ...................... .. 24 Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope, 2004 ......................... .. 25 Two-Year Averages 2003-04 ................................ ........................... .. 26 Three-Year Averages 2002-2004 ................................ ...................... .. 27 Seed Sources ................................................................ ............................... .. 28 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. Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville...................................R.A. Dawkins, 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, 2003-04 3 THE 2004 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 eight 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. 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. Cold weather and wet conditions in the fall combined to reduce fall and winter growth. 4 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 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, 2004 Brand-Variety Wheat Jackson Roberts Oat Walken Harrison TX01CSRH Sel 1 FL 9708-P37 Horizon 314 Horizon 474 Magnum 2000 Rye Wintergrazer 70 FL PL97P20 FLNF94 Sel Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 FL 91142-A19 Trical 2115 FL 94128-Y1-A8 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------861 838 1200 830 518 590 644 721 1355 993 1101 477 1092 1069 485 1083 1141 845 1115 692 883 34 486 2472 2311 2630 2762 2520 2571 2399 2530 369 3099 2174 2751 2040 2443 2673 1887 2042 1696 1437 1607 2221 9 281 443 516 976 872 1129 1003 929 689 230 784 642 661 637 647 620 728 497 557 490 617 683 18 151 3777 3665 4806 4464 4168 4164 3972 3940 1954 4875 3917 3890 3769 4159 3778 3699 3680 3098 3043 2916 3787 9 554 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 5 TABLE 2. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2003-2004 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------471 387 481 292 374 485 719 571 1055 1023 765 336 900 706 732 2499 3005 2988 2933 2842 2891 3464 2961 2246 2125 3029 3303 2153 1966 1715 470 747 596 781 670 478 554 464 529 523 483 603 683 514 524 3441 4139 4066 4007 3886 3853 4737 3995 3830 3670 4277 4242 3736 3187 2972 Wheat Roberts Oat FL 9708-P37 Harrison TX01CSRH Sel 1 Horizon 314 Horizon 474 Rye Wintergrazer 70 FLNF94 Sel FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 Trical 2115 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 620 43 239 2675 8 198 575 17 74 3869 8 334 6 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 3. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT TENNESSEE VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, BELLE MINA, ALABAMA, 2002-2004 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------643 722 578 738 994 1133 1026 624 1106 918 2053 2147 2194 2084 3040 1627 2316 2732 1635 1303 555 758 791 691 689 623 733 716 818 598 3251 3628 3563 3513 4220 3383 4075 4072 3558 2819 Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison Horizon 314 Horizon 474 Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 848 27 167 2113 23 310 697 19 81 3608 8 247 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 7 TABLE 4. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2004. Brand-Variety Wheat Roberts Jackson Oat Walken Horizon 474 FL 9708-P37 Harrison TX01CSRH Sel 1 Horizon 314 Magnum 2000 Rye Wintergrazer 70 FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL FLNF94 Sel Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 FL 91142-A19 Trical 2115 FL 94128-Y1-A8 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------755 419 395 561 406 496 264 348 1033 368 2675 2009 329 940 256 1021 1505 882 1487 951 855 17 186 5720 5746 7146 6435 5890 6236 5732 5282 4089 9261 6374 6473 7492 6739 6857 5556 4693 4817 4183 3984 5935 7 471 2544 2413 3447 2610 2947 2360 2536 2559 2577 2396 2674 2744 2535 3074 2398 2269 2269 2503 1898 1842 2530 13 394 9020 8577 10988 9605 9242 9092 8533 8190 7699 12025 11723 11225 10356 10753 9511 8845 8467 8202 7568 6777 9320 6 683 8 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 5. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2003-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------755 561 406 496 264 348 368 2675 2009 329 940 256 1021 882 951 817 18 159 3914 4500 4180 4487 4245 3797 6613 5184 5186 5618 5300 5088 4331 3786 3430 4644 8 285 2295 1887 2265 1891 2045 2017 1642 1734 1804 1569 2725 2212 2079 2439 1781 2026 18 273 6964 6947 6851 6874 6554 6162 8623 9594 8999 7516 8965 7556 7431 7106 5794 7487 8 451 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 FL 9708-P37 Harrison TX01CSRH Sel 1 Horizon 314 Rye Wintergrazer 70 FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL FLNF94 Sel Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 Trical 2115 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 TABLE 6. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE SAND MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2002-2004. 9 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------108 128 140 71 114 176 166 58 164 248 637 681 619 619 988 1358 741 498 849 783 3149 3376 3400 3020 4821 3777 4133 4161 3206 2608 1530 1261 1258 1344 1095 1202 1817 1475 1386 1188 5424 5446 5417 5055 7018 6514 6856 6192 5605 4827 5835 Wheat Roberts Oat Harrison Horizon 474 Horizon 314 Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 137 84 79 777 41 193 3565 16 343 1356 24 196 10 371 10 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 7. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2004. Brand-Variety Wheat Roberts Jackson Oat Horizon 474 Harrison Horizon 314 TX01CSRH Sel 1 FL 9708-P37 Walken Magnum 2000 Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL FL PL97P20 FLNF94 Sel Wintergrazer 70 Triticale FL 91142-A19 Trical 308 FL 94128-Y1-A8 Trical 2115 Trical 336 Trical 2700 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------938 487 640 596 448 675 378 468 1282 1893 1380 821 520 1398 1503 1576 1202 624 702 1109 932 19 226 3970 3929 4414 4206 4122 3660 3708 3536 2473 3377 3847 3783 3515 3464 3254 2967 3289 3832 3553 1409 3515 10 426 4908 4416 5054 4803 4571 4335 4086 4004 3756 5270 5227 4604 4035 4863 4757 4543 4490 4456 4255 2519 4447 10 555 PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 11 TABLE 8. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2003-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------508 890 720 475 637 645 738 349 318 198 1225 494 1184 770 1541 713 29 250 1971 1576 1380 1359 1197 1088 2311 2421 1956 1500 2063 1760 1796 1543 1730 1710 13 228 2158 2605 2522 2422 2460 2555 ---------------2131 ---1945 ---2350 11 208 4637 5071 4623 4256 4294 4287 3049 2770 2274 1698 3288 4385 2980 4257 3271 3607 9 313 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 Harrison TX01CSRH Sel 1 FL 9708-P37 Horizon 314 Rye FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL FLNF94 Sel Wintergrazer 70 Triticale Trical 308 Trical 336 Trical 2115 Trical 2700 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 12 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 9. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BLACK BELT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, MARION JUNCTION, ALABAMA, 2002-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------947 1167 1177 1009 1297 1071 911 1313 1154 1680 1173 25 177 2277 1211 1055 1015 1967 1501 2068 1490 1392 1362 1534 33 309 1439 1737 1682 1703 1126 1172 1421 1085 1297 470 1313 27 216 4664 4115 3914 3728 4390 3743 4400 3887 3843 3511 4019 10 272 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 Harrison Horizon 314 Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Triticale Trical 336 Trical 308 Trical 2700 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 13 TABLE 10. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2004. Brand-Variety Wheat Roberts Jackson Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------623 359 1505 699 417 495 433 511 379 1919 1656 1297 971 2012 1509 1772 1188 1292 1311 603 1048 28 442 2586 2764 2586 3164 3098 2826 2834 2519 2182 3275 3052 3258 3155 2774 3026 2657 3037 2895 2434 2663 2839 22 724 ---------------------------------------------------------------------3209 3123 4091 3863 3515 3321 3267 3030 2561 5194 4708 4555 4125 4786 4535 4430 4224 4187 3745 3267 3887 18 856 Oat Magnum 2000 Walken Horizon 474 Harrison Horizon 314 FL 9708-P37 TX01CSRH Sel 1 Rye FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL FLNF94 Sel Wintergrazer 70 Triticale FL 94128-Y1-A8 Trical 2700 FL 91142-A19 Trical 2115 Trical 308 Trical 314 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 14 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 11. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2003-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------628 771 713 1019 582 308 1602 1849 1838 1052 993 1054 767 982 484 976 29 334 1290 809 781 727 915 585 2243 2077 1046 1740 1655 1621 1442 1370 1279 1305 22 302 2051 1990 2120 2275 2093 1771 2223 2057 2577 2441 2148 1980 2057 1719 2201 2113 22 362 1706 4374 3665 2655 2606 3849 1221 1247 1456 993 1951 2173 2219 1953 1443 2234 17 412 5675 7945 7279 6676 6197 6513 7288 7229 6917 6226 6747 6829 6483 6023 5407 6629 13 562 Wheat Roberts Oat FL 9708-P37 Horizon 314 Horizon 474 Harrison TX01CSRH Sel 1 Rye FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 FLNF94 Sel Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 2115 Trical 314 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 15 TABLE 12. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2002-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------209 238 340 194 616 613 331 351 161 327 338 61 134 1443 1247 1385 1444 2499 1634 2229 2033 1671 1840 1742 20 315 1832 1765 1815 1715 2094 2325 1847 1532 2118 1386 1843 23 269 569 1222 885 869 416 485 650 724 481 651 695 40 170 4052 4470 4424 4222 5625 5057 5057 4640 4431 4204 4618 13 466 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 314 Horizon 474 Harrison Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 336 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 16 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 13. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------627 222 906 715 1046 1199 741 669 755 1036 804 882 479 690 749 420 500 652 210 472 689 15 146 529 326 735 677 825 542 437 525 558 1484 398 1193 510 760 1049 1061 968 791 478 695 727 24 264 988 605 698 587 664 392 601 651 516 791 1573 1026 1393 841 439 420 433 358 673 518 708 17 492 999 ---1198 1107 1217 1030 1021 1199 ---850 1058 720 893 1127 1101 ---------1167 ---1049 ------2477 1153 3138 3087 2941 2820 2800 2644 1830 4161 3833 3581 3276 3418 2604 1902 1901 1802 1751 1685 2640 17 626 Wheat Roberts Jackson Oat FL 9708-P37 Harrison Horizon 474 Magnum 2000 Walken Horizon 314 TX01CSRH Sel 1 Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 FL PL97P20 FLNF94 Sel Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 308 FL 91142-A19 FL 94128-Y1-A8 Trical 314 Trical 336 Trical 2115 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 17 TABLE 14. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 2003-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------353 817 611 530 495 493 720 653 640 435 435 515 156 341 486 512 16 104 480 832 625 724 626 623 1688 621 1534 983 805 1025 676 736 734 848 27 171 1102 1136 1252 955 1136 1048 785 1788 963 1443 1125 646 1032 664 475 1037 24 272 668 724 801 711 765 ---------------749 ---761 ------740 18 141 2603 3509 3289 2920 3023 2164 3193 3062 3137 2861 3113 2187 2624 1742 1695 2741 17 372 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 FL 9708-P37 Harrison Horizon 314 TX01CSRH Sel 1 Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 FL PL97P20 FLNF94 Sel Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 336 Trical 2115 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 18 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 15. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE E.V. SMITH RESEARCH CENTER, PLANT BREEDING UNIT, TALLASSEE, 2003-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------456 683 472 419 678 732 460 571 186 514 517 22 81 661 1000 906 797 1023 1726 1033 1205 689 895 994 25 150 1625 1476 1304 1376 2034 1192 1618 918 1654 812 1401 22 199 223 212 474 377 353 283 499 122 248 0 279 105 192 2965 3371 3157 2969 4087 3934 3611 2817 2776 2221 3191 15 284 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 Harrison Horizon 314 Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 336 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 19 TABLE 16. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BREWTON EXPERIMENT FIELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1181 1001 1072 1198 1243 1064 1089 970 1048 826 1239 1302 1130 1015 1396 1004 1216 1020 1145 944 1105 12 153 1433 1444 982 1287 1159 1332 1159 1148 745 1342 1005 1643 1472 1268 1562 2064 1691 1627 1603 1532 1375 10 157 2266 2123 4910 2279 2280 1972 2048 1711 1055 2852 2678 1659 1947 2626 1794 1340 1298 1504 1266 1417 2051 56 1383 ---------------------------------------------------------------------4879 4568 6964 4765 4682 4368 4296 3829 2848 5021 4923 4604 4549 4909 4752 4409 4205 4201 4014 3893 4534 27 1456 Wheat Roberts Jackson Oat TX01CSRH Sel 1 FL 9708-P37 Horizon 474 Harrison Horizon 314 Walken Magnum 2000 Rye FLNF94 Sel Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL FL PL97P20 Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 FL 91142-A19 FL 94128-Y1-A8 Trical 308 Trical 2115 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 20 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 17. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BREWTON EXPERIMENT FIELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2003-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------793 947 954 960 869 906 1107 852 1164 1152 700 863 844 1013 854 932 20 148 1373 1146 1225 1189 1177 1140 1507 1747 1642 1359 1417 1624 1590 1444 1494 1405 16 182 1862 3103 1735 1759 1650 1582 1781 1700 1376 1597 1795 1138 1179 1118 974 1623 58 743 ------------------------------------------------------4029 5196 3915 3908 3696 3628 4395 4299 4182 4107 3912 3625 3613 3576 3322 3960 25 826 Wheat Roberts Oat TX01CSRH Sel 1 FL 9708-P37 Horizon 474 Horizon 314 Harrison Rye Wintergrazer 70 FLNF94 Sel Wren's Abruzzi AL FL PL97P20 Triticale Trical 336 Trical 308 Trical 2115 Trical 2700 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 TABLE 18. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BREWTON EXPERIMENT FIELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2002-2004. 21 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1146 1449 1512 1236 1579 1485 1135 1383 1410 1222 1356 31 294 1173 882 926 852 1292 1382 1195 1205 1192 1074 1117 25 171 1939 1643 1529 1542 1803 1506 2065 1352 1031 1057 1547 23 221 ---------------------------------------4257 3974 3966 3631 4674 4373 4395 3940 3633 3353 4020 16 465 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 Horizon 314 Harrison Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 Trical 314 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 22 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 19. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1802 1199 2007 1637 1423 1233 2897 1478 1421 1616 2543 686 1666 1987 2145 2097 1064 2099 1988 1837 1741 18 376 898 814 732 600 589 538 486 798 565 615 1844 1514 1871 2064 1552 1653 1154 1315 1705 1364 1134 14 204 2582 2182 2718 2803 2993 2960 1322 2355 2532 4316 1961 4025 2564 1606 1952 1592 2886 1540 1134 1367 2370 8 213 ---------------------------------------------------------------------5281 4195 5457 5040 5005 4731 4704 4631 4518 6547 6347 6224 6100 5656 5649 5342 5105 4955 4827 4568 5244 7 450 Wheat Roberts Jackson Oat Horizon 474 FL 9708-P37 TX01CSRH Sel 1 Harrison Magnum 2000 Horizon 314 Walken Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL FLNF94 Sel FL PL97P20 Triticale FL 91142-A19 Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 336 Trical 314 FL 94128-Y1-A8 Trical 2115 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 23 TABLE 20. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, 2003-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1802 2007 1233 1637 1423 1478 1616 686 1666 2543 2145 2097 1064 2099 1837 1689 19 353 993 860 856 692 709 713 992 1794 2285 2176 1649 1766 1046 1326 1353 1281 20 189 3185 3602 3812 3734 3661 3130 4617 3775 2678 2324 2820 2171 3251 1730 1801 3086 9 213 ------------------------------------------------------5980 6469 5901 6063 5793 5321 7225 6255 6629 7043 6614 6034 5361 5155 4991 6056 8 326 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 Harrison FL 9708-P37 TX01CSRH Sel 1 Horizon 314 Rye Wintergrazer 70 FLNF94 Sel FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 336 Trical 314 Trical 2115 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 24 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 21. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, 2002-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------824 986 648 734 852 1214 1056 528 1048 1097 899 30 166 998 816 827 738 1124 1913 1477 1012 1580 1237 1172 24 168 3437 3428 3525 3229 4441 2586 2639 3303 1904 1578 3007 17 346 ---------------------------------------5259 5230 4999 4701 6417 5713 5173 4842 4531 3913 5078 10 377 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 Harrison Horizon 314 Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren's Abruzzi AL Triticale Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 308 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 25 TABLE 22. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1726 1710 2065 1445 1880 1804 1553 1678 1684 1956 1980 1683 2020 2067 1822 1896 1829 2313 2001 1661 1839 19 421 1565 1035 1027 1433 1577 1422 1384 1234 1312 1213 1172 1217 1060 1108 1118 1083 1247 1111 972 991 1214 22 318 2624 2114 2940 3093 2258 2487 2753 2427 2058 3713 3020 3220 2876 3985 3673 3466 3308 2831 2829 3145 2941 31 1066 ---------------------------------------------------------------------5915 4859 6032 5970 5714 5712 5690 5339 5054 6881 6171 6120 5957 7160 6613 6445 6384 6255 5802 5797 5994 15 1080 Wheat Jackson Roberts Oat Harrison Horizon 314 TX01CSRH Sel 1 Horizon 474 Walken Magnum 2000 FL 9708-P37 Rye FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL FLNF94 Sel Wintergrazer 70 Triticale Trical 2115 FL 91142-A19 FL 94128-Y1-A8 Trical 2700 Trical 336 Trical 314 Trical 308 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 26 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION TABLE 23. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2003-2004. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------1710 1684 1804 1445 1880 2065 1683 1956 1980 2020 2313 2067 1829 1661 2001 1873 20 400 1895 2983 2711 2413 2496 2140 3040 2546 2618 2151 2522 2083 2282 2059 1869 2387 26 493 2214 2745 2699 3026 2711 2804 2338 2481 2239 2495 2420 2872 2708 2463 2203 2561 27 526 ------------------------------------------------------5819 7413 7213 6884 7086 7008 7061 6983 6837 6667 7255 7023 6819 6183 6074 6822 13 692 Wheat Roberts Oat FL 9708-P37 Horizon 474 Horizon 314 TX01CSRH Sel 1 Harrison Rye FLNF94 Sel FL PL97P20 Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2115 Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) PERFORMANCE OF SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES IN ALABAMA, 2003-04 TABLE 24. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE GULF COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 2002-2004. 27 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre -------------------------------------885 1462 1013 1238 1159 1109 920 888 849 1005 1053 42 283 2238 2569 2614 2382 2476 2203 2346 2180 2023 1742 2277 16 228 2500 2949 3171 2911 2294 2465 2480 2468 2334 2221 2579 23 360 ---------------------------------------5623 6980 6799 6531 5929 5776 5747 5537 5206 4967 5910 15 576 Wheat Roberts Oat Horizon 474 Horizon 314 Harrison Rye Wren's Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 Triticale Trical 336 Trical 2700 Trical 308 Trical 314 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10) 28 ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION SEED SOURCES WHEAT Roberts Univ. of Georgia, Georgia Station Griffin, Georgia Alabama Crop Improvement Assn. Auburn, Alabama Jackson OATS Horizon 314, Horizon 474, FL 9708-P37* University of Florida Quincy, Florida Harrison Arkansas County Seed Co. Stuttgart, Arkansas Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Pennington Seed, Inc. Madison, Georgia TX01CSRH Sel 1* Magnum 2000 Walker RYE Wren's Abruzzi AL Alabama Crop Improvement Assoc. Auburn, Alabama Pennington Seed, Inc. Madison, Georgia University of Florida Quincy, Florida Wintergrazer 70 FL PL97P20*, FLNF 94 Sel*, TRITICALE Trical 2115, Trical 336, Trical 2700 Trical 314 (formerly RSI Exp 314), Trical 308 (formerly RSI Exp 351) FL 91142-A19* FL 94128-Y1-A8* Resource Seeds, Inc. Union, Kentucky University of Florida Quincy, Florida * Experimental line; not yet commercially available.