| Table 18: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Early Maturing Orchardgrass Variety Trial - Columbus, Ohio. | ||||
| Relative Yield 1997 | ||||
| 1997 Total | ||||
| Variety | 02-Jul | 25-Aug | ||
| Tons Dry Matter/Acre | (%mean) | |||
| Potomac | 1.07 | 0.55 | 1.65 | 110 |
| Udder | 1.02 | 0.59 | 1.60 | 106 |
| Profile | 0.97 | 0.60 | 1.55 | 104 |
| Benchmark | 1.00 | 0.54 | 1.54 | 102 |
| Mammoth | 0.80 | 0.62 | 1.41 | 94 |
| Mean | 0.93 | 0.58 | 1.50 | --- |
| LSD 0.05 | 0.18 | ns | ns | --- |
| CV % | 13.30 | 17.37 | 10.70 | --- |
| Table 19: | ||||
| 1997 Late Maturing Orchardgrass Variety Trial - Columbus, Ohio. | ||||
| Relative Yield 1997 | ||||
| 1997 Total | ||||
| Variety | 02-Jul | 25-Aug | ||
| Tons Dry Matter/Acre | (%mean) | |||
| Bengal | 1.18 | 0.83 | 2.01 | 109 |
| Stampede | 1.15 | 0.80 | 1.95 | 106 |
| Warrior | 1.27 | 0.67 | 1.94 | 105 |
| Pennlate | 1.15 | 0.75 | 1.90 | 103 |
| Libra | 1.10 | 0.79 | 1.89 | 102 |
| Haymate | 1.14 | 0.74 | 1.88 | 102 |
| Progress | 1.13 | 0.69 | 1.82 | 98 |
| Tekapo Grazing | 1.10 | 0.71 | 1.81 | 98 |
| Takena | 1.07 | 0.73 | 1.80 | 97 |
| Condor | 1.01 | 0.65 | 1.66 | 90 |
| Mean | 1.11 | 0.74 | 1.85 | --- |
| LSD 0.05 | 0.13 | ns | ns | --- |
| CV % | 7.87 | 12.81 | 7.29 | --- |
| ns = not significant at the .05 probability level. Data subjected to Nearest Neighbor AOV, adjusted means reported. | ||||
| Date seeded: | 04/02/97 | |||
| Establishment: | Seeded with a Carter cone seeder at 10 lbs/a. | |||
| Plot size: | 3' x 20', with 10' alleys and borders, RCBD with 4 reps. | |||
| Harvest area: | 3' x 20' | |||
| Soil type and status: | Crosby clay loam, pH = 6.6, P = 172, K =350 lb/a (10/97). | |||
| 1997 Fertilization: | Fall application of 200 lb/a of 0-0-60. | |||