Performance of Small Grain Varieties for Forage in Alabama, 2005-06

Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 276 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Richard Guthrie, Acting Director Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, July 2006
Printed in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4 PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................... 4 DATA EXPLANATION ............................................................................................................... 4 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................................ 4 SMALL GRAIN DRY MATTER YIELDS BY SEASON ............................................................ 5 Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina, 2006 .......................................... 5 Two-Year Averages 2005-2006 ................................................................................................. 6 Three-Year Averages 2004-2006 ............................................................................................... 6
Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville, 2006 ............................................................. 7

Two-Year Averages 2005-2006 ................................................................................................. 8 Three-Year Averages 2004-2006 ............................................................................................... 8 Two-Year Averages 2005-2006 ................................................................................................. 9 Three-Year Averages 2004-2006 ............................................................................................... 9 Two-Year Averages 2005-2006 ............................................................................................... 11 Three-Year Averages 2004-2006 ............................................................................................. 11

Black Belt Research and Extension Center, Marion Junction, 2006 .......................................................... 9

Prattville Experiment Field, Prattville, 2006 ............................................................................................. 10

E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee, 2006 .......................................................... 12

Two-Year Averages 2005-2006 ............................................................................................... 13 Three-Year Averages 2004-2006 ............................................................................................. 13 Two-Year Averages 2005-2006 ............................................................................................... 15 Three-Year Averages 2004-2006 ............................................................................................. 15 Two-Year Averages 2005-2006 ............................................................................................... 17 Three-Year Averages 2004-2006 ............................................................................................. 17 Two-Year Averages 2005-2006 ............................................................................................... 19 Three-Year Averages 2004-2006 ............................................................................................. 19

Brewton Experiment Field, Brewton, 2006 ............................................................................................... 14

Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, 2006..................................................................... 16

Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Fairhope., 2006 ................................................................... 18

SEED SOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 20

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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, 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. Prattvile Experiment Field, Prattville.......................................................................D.P. Moore, Supt. E.V. Smith Research Center, Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee .................................S.P. Nightengale, Supt.

Southern Alabama

Brewton Experiment Field, Brewton.......................................................................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.

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THE 2006 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.

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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, 2006 Brand-Variety Wheat SS MPV 57 GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968 1860 1857 1855 1662 1654 1723 1336 2297 2358 1935 2202 2158 2152 2030 1435 1890 1904 14 485 1103 1046 1576 1326 1372 1194 957 1161 1208 1021 1153 832 1242 1115 1130 1457 900 1164 10 174 3071 2906 3433 3181 3034 2848 2680 2497 3505 3378 3088 3034 3400 3267 3160 2892 2791 3069 8 503 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 AR 0258-7 Florida 501 SS 76-40 LA 981DSBS-58

Rye
Wintergrazer 70 NF 65 Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 336 RSI 4236 RSI 4227 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2005-2006 Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore SS MPV 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2081 1821 1698 2164 2016 2300 2360 1569 2032 1935 1998 15 226 1178 1408 1831 1640 1346 1061 964 2345 1603 1306 1468 12 194 3260 3229 3529 3804 3362 3361 3324 3914 3635 3242 3466 10 320

Oat
SS 76-40

Rye
Wintergrazer 70 Maton NF 65 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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, 2004-2006 Brand-Variety Rye Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL . . . . . . . . 993 1092 1069 485 1141 956 29 505 2475 2253 1860 2246 1971 2161 13 170 1355 855 1779 1276 1036 1260 13 123 4823 4201 4709 4006 4148 4377 8 283 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006. Brand-Variety Wheat SS MPV 57 GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 516 1147 0 550 929 392 0 208 82 225 2715 2666 3151 3002 2730 2684 2484 2260 6230 5226 4761 2980 3698 3097 2681 2973 3229 3328 17 735 1115 1152 1353 1424 1416 1174 1318 1097 1040 980 919 1221 1199 954 823 1039 1140 1139 17 247 3830 3818 4504 4426 4146 3858 3802 3357 7270 6206 6196 5349 4898 4600 4434 4404 4368 4674 11 823 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 LA 99016SBSB-98 SS 76-40 Florida 501 AR 0258-7 LA 981DSBS-58

Rye
Maton Wintergrazer 70 NF 65 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 4236 RSI 342 RSI 4227 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2005-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
SS MPV 57 GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 702 444 846 743 1229 1232 626 1213 770 838 30 199 2796 2590 2642 4903 4307 3782 2258 3497 2403 3556 3274 16 423 3350 2987 4544 4375 4602 3542 4826 5583 4295 3538 4164 14 481 6722 6279 7629 10124 9653 8554 8316 9706 7910 7864 8276 9 623

Oat
SS 76-40

Rye
Maton Wintergrazer 70 NF 65 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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, 2004-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Rye
Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL . . . . . . . . 618 1491 731 599 1310 950 27 153 5959 3663 4578 4656 3166 4404 11 273 3867 4132 4747 3158 3619 3905 17 467 10443 9286 10055 8413 8096 9259 8 507

Triticale
Trical 2700 Trical 336 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 2858 2410 2285 2063 2008 2358 2298 2267 2191 2526 2327 2252 2118 1928 2258 6 294 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 2858 2410 2285 2063 2008 2358 2298 2267 2191 2526 2327 2252 2118 1928 2258 6 294 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 LA 981DSBS-58 AR 0258-7

Rye
Maton NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 336 RSI 4236 Trical 2700 RSI 4227 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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, 2005-2006. TRIAL WAS NOT PLANTED IN 2005 DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL

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, 2004-2006. TRIAL WAS NOT PLANTED IN 2005 DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL

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TABLE 10. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE PRATTVILLE EXPERIMENT FIELD, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 2006. Brand-Variety Wheat GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 559 611 573 691 477 1096 1329 1027 1234 838 548 809 855 795 800 16 146 3298 3635 3482 2971 2848 2915 4096 3622 3597 2536 3733 4012 3536 3062 3083 3362 10 435 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3856 4193 4093 3544 3539 3392 5192 4950 4624 3770 4571 4560 4345 3917 3877 4162 9 476 Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Oat
LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 981DSBS-58 Florida 501 AR 0258-7

Rye
Wintergrazer 70 NF 65 Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
RSI 4236 Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 RSI 4227 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2005-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . 1075 1404 1461 1627 2227 923 1395 1441 1444 24 242 3220 3594 3466 3207 2477 3551 2986 2471 3122 11 240 . . . . . . . . . . . 4295 4998 4927 4835 4705 4474 4381 3913 4566 17 320

Rye
Wintergrazer 70 Maton NF 65 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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, 2004-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Rye
Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL . . . . . . . . 1259 2037 1433 1552 817 1419 28 204 3448 2669 2999 2533 3255 2981 13 247 . . . . . . . . 4707 4706 4432 4085 4072 4400 14 389

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 452 237 531 196 449 154 839 1123 1145 831 446 395 386 573 120 525 19 128 1198 869 1016 782 771 709 1051 2075 1459 927 1384 986 1292 1645 673 1123 17 228 2089 2018 1429 1927 1671 1875 3850 1958 2448 2858 2474 2714 2210 1624 2659 2254 15 431 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3739 3124 2976 2904 2891 2739 5741 5156 5051 4617 4305 4096 3887 3842 3452 3901 13 605

Oat
LA 99016SBSB-98 Florida 501 LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 LA 981DSBS-58 AR 0258-7

Rye
Maton Wren’s Abruzzi AL NF 65 Wintergrazer 70

Triticale
RSI 4227 Trical 2700 RSI 4236 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2005-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 435 777 956 929 974 438 569 217 662 33 186 868 1185 844 1343 1651 896 1298 543 1079 16 141 1548 2745 2197 1895 1455 1776 1091 1826 1817 17 216 772 923 995 571 509 617 549 584 690 16 132 3623 5628 4993 4739 4590 3728 3506 3170 4247 13 385

Rye
Maton Wintergrazer 70 NF 65 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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, 2004-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Rye
Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL 905 995 522 519 215 631 38 168 696 1595 851 1219 521 976 19 151 1989 1234 1464 867 1442 1399 26 291 1026 680 872 274 487 668 39 175 4617 4504 3710 2880 2665 3675 13 481

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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TABLE 16. SEASONAL DRY MATTER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS, RYE, AND TRITICALE VARIETIES CUT AS FORAGE AT THE BREWTON EXPERIMENT FIELD, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2527 2587 2451 2612 2191 5674 3830 3070 3567 2608 3031 3061 2862 3135 3086 38 1406 2142 1782 1634 1366 1519 2295 1632 2136 1264 2334 1745 1640 1563 1094 1725 10 217 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4669 4368 4084 3978 3710 7969 5462 5206 4831 4942 4776 4700 4426 4229 4811 24 1379

Oat
LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 981DSBS-58 Florida 501

Rye
Maton NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 336 RSI 4236 RSI 4227 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2005-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 3511 2720 2175 2609 2065 2269 2433 2469 45 848 2150 2299 1835 2196 1497 2223 1702 1209 1889 10 122 . . . . . . . . . . . 4117 5811 4554 4372 4106 4288 3971 3641 4358 25 853

Rye
Maton NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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, 2004-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Rye
Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL 1239 1302 1015 1396 1004 1191 10 128 1785 2287 1799 2034 2310 2043 5 80 2357 1551 2357 1733 1252 1850 11 128 . . . . . . . . 5382 5140 5172 5162 4567 5084 6 163

Triticale
Trical 336 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4355 5638 4634 4130 4617 5624 3849 3906 4736 5611 4804 4085 4049 2857 4493 8 602 1492 1365 1642 1833 1296 1975 3414 3280 2337 1792 1904 1770 1803 1779 1977 15 350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5847 7003 6276 5963 5913 7599 7263 7186 7073 7403 6708 5855 5853 4635 6470 8 726

Oat
LA 981DSBS-58 LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 Florida 501

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AL Maton Wintergrazer 70 NF 65

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 4227 RSI 342 RSI 4236 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2005-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 757 1070 1070 870 855 967 675 479 843 11 157 2557 3316 2680 2252 2204 3233 2770 1580 2574 14 353 2577 2872 3256 3865 3912 2622 2379 2278 2970 10 233 . . . . . . . . . . . 5892 7258 7007 6987 6971 6822 5825 4337 6387 8 420

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AL NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Maton

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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, 2004-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 1806 1243 1556 1331 772 1342 19 173 2825 1706 2673 2535 1438 2236 17 205 2568 4016 2398 2122 2481 2717 9 168 . . . . . . . . 7200 6965 6627 5987 4691 6294 9 332

Triticale
Trical 2700 RSI 342 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2504 2583 2471 2509 2411 2708 2837 2580 2630 2916 2560 2691 2585 2877 2633 7 215 2590 2842 2802 2558 2496 3316 2460 2669 2127 2363 2538 2102 2113 1768 2482 8 293 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5094 5425 5273 5068 4906 6024 5298 5249 4756 5279 5098 4793 4698 4645 5115 5 394

Oat
LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 LA 99016SBSB-98 LA 981DSBS-58 Florida 501

Rye
Maton NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
RSI 4236 Trical 336 RSI 4227 Trical 2700 RSI 342 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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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, 2005-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total

------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Wheat
GA Gore 1387 1507 1672 1360 1641 1458 1155 1437 1452 8 204 1810 1876 2024 1756 1948 2073 1734 1870 1886 9 167 2590 3316 2460 2669 2127 1768 2538 2113 2448 7 303 . . . . . . . . . . . 5787 6698 6156 5785 5716 5299 5426 5420 5786 7 259

Rye
Maton NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Wren’s Abruzzi AL

Triticale
RSI 342 Trical 336 Trical 2700 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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, 2004-2006. Brand-Variety Autumn Winter Early Spring Late Spring Total ------------------------------------ lbs/acre --------------------------------------

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi AL Wintergrazer 70 1810 1690 1640 1633 1734 1702 19 218 1689 1524 1755 1662 1526 1631 12 131 2573 2773 2720 2710 2684 2692 15 373 . . . . . . . . 6073 5987 6115 6006 5944 6025 10 297

Triticale
RSI 342 Trical 2700 Trical 336 Test Mean C.V. (%) LSD(0.10)

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SEED SOURCES

Wheat
GA Gore SS-MPV-57 Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Southern States Coop., Richmond, Virginia

Rye
Wren’s Abruzzi Maton, NF 65 Wintergrazer 70 Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma Pennington Seed, Inc., Madison, Georgia

Triticale
Trical 336, Trical 342, Trical 2700 RSI 4236, RSI 4227 Resource Seeds, Inc., Union, Kentucky

Oat
Fla. 501 AR0258-7 * LA 9810SBS-58 * LA 97006GBS-22-B-S2 * LA 99016SBSB-98 * SS 76-40 Alabama Crop Improvement Assn., Auburn, Alabama University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Southern States Coop. Richmond, Virginia

* Experimental line; not yet commercially available.