| 1998 Freeport Grass Variety Trial |
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1999 |
2-yr |
Relative
Yield
% Trial
Mean |
| Brand-Variety |
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22-May |
22-Jun |
24-Jul |
28-Aug |
Total |
Total |
Total |
| * Experimental |
Species* |
T DM/A |
T DM/A |
T DM/A |
T DM/A |
T DM/A |
T DM/A |
T DM/A |
| KENTUCKY 31 |
TF |
3.80 |
2.22 |
1.82 |
0.72 |
8.56 |
7.35 |
15.91 |
134 |
| SELECT |
TF |
3.90 |
1.83 |
1.69 |
0.72 |
8.14 |
7.73 |
15.86 |
134 |
| TF 33 |
TF |
4.44 |
2.24 |
1.86 |
0.82 |
9.36 |
6.27 |
15.63 |
132 |
| BENCHMARK |
OG |
3.75 |
1.69 |
1.07 |
0.50 |
7.02 |
6.63 |
13.64 |
115 |
| OG9501* |
OG |
3.69 |
1.55 |
1.08 |
0.51 |
6.82 |
6.64 |
13.46 |
113 |
| WARRIOR |
OG |
3.57 |
1.69 |
0.94 |
0.55 |
6.75 |
6.71 |
13.46 |
113 |
| OG 8703 |
OG |
3.58 |
1.72 |
1.07 |
0.48 |
6.85 |
6.18 |
13.03 |
110 |
| CONDOR |
OG |
3.43 |
1.57 |
0.97 |
0.44 |
6.41 |
6.30 |
12.70 |
107 |
| HAYMATE |
OG |
3.28 |
1.74 |
1.08 |
0.49 |
6.59 |
6.05 |
12.64 |
106 |
| PIZZA |
OG |
3.21 |
1.86 |
1.07 |
0.45 |
6.59 |
6.01 |
12.59 |
106 |
| POTOMAC |
OG |
3.25 |
1.22 |
1.15 |
0.52 |
6.14 |
6.44 |
12.58 |
106 |
| LINCOLN |
SB |
3.02 |
0.91 |
1.20 |
0.33 |
5.47 |
5.98 |
11.44 |
96 |
| CLAIR |
TM |
3.13 |
1.15 |
1.00 |
0.31 |
5.59 |
5.56 |
11.14 |
94 |
| COLT |
TM |
2.72 |
1.13 |
1.06 |
0.29 |
5.20 |
5.45 |
10.65 |
90 |
| BISON |
HRG |
2.98 |
1.70 |
1.05 |
0.37 |
6.10 |
4.46 |
10.56 |
89 |
| GRAND DADDY |
PRT |
2.89 |
1.75 |
0.78 |
0.33 |
5.74 |
4.75 |
10.49 |
88 |
| BART |
TM |
2.65 |
1.08 |
0.94 |
0.35 |
5.01 |
5.05 |
10.07 |
85 |
| ROSALIN |
PR |
2.42 |
1.52 |
0.93 |
0.32 |
5.19 |
4.31 |
9.50 |
80 |
| MOLISTO |
HRG |
2.48 |
1.54 |
0.95 |
0.30 |
5.27 |
3.97 |
9.23 |
78 |
| POLLY II |
HRG |
2.29 |
1.64 |
1.09 |
0.26 |
5.27 |
3.78 |
9.05 |
76 |
| TONGA |
PRT |
2.43 |
1.35 |
0.99 |
0.33 |
5.11 |
3.93 |
9.03 |
76 |
| BG-34 |
PR |
1.82 |
1.58 |
0.81 |
0.34 |
4.54 |
3.84 |
8.38 |
71 |
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| Mean |
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3.12 |
1.58 |
1.12 |
0.44 |
6.26 |
5.61 |
11.86 |
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| 5%_LSD |
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0.53 |
0.25 |
0.24 |
0.09 |
0.75 |
0.65 |
1.26 |
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| CV(%) |
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12.02 |
11.05 |
14.97 |
14.45 |
8.50 |
8.22 |
7.53 |
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| MCV(%) |
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16.99 |
15.62 |
21.15 |
20.42 |
12.00 |
11.62 |
10.64 |
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| Date of Seeding: April 25th, 1998. |
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| Soil Type: Flagg silt loam. |
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| Herbicides: August 4th (Weedone 638). |
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| Fertilization: April 4th and May 22nd (75 lbs. N). |
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| Plot Dimensions: 3' x 19'. |
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| * OG= Orchard grass |
PG= Prairie grass |
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| PR= Perennial ryegrass |
HRG= Hybrid ryegrass |
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| SB= Smooth bromegrass |
PRT= Perennial ryegrass tetrapoid |
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| TF= Tall fescue |
MX= Mixture |
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| C= Chicory |
FS= Festulolium |
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| TM= Timothy |
LH= Lolium Hybidum |
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