Table 10. Dry matter yield of tall fescue varieties at Mississippi State, MS, 1994-95.


                            Dry matter yield

                            Harvest dates                 5 Year            Headed
Variety            10/24/94   4/03/95   5/02/95   Total   Average   Stand   5/02/95
---------------------------------------------lb/A----------------  --------%--------
AU Triumph            838      1360       980      3177     3765      89      71
Cajun                 691      1038      1070      2800     3614      84      84
Fawn                  849      1297      1184      3329     3927      87      78
Forager               931      1253      1167      3351     3864      94      81
GA Jesup EI1/        1037       873      1161      3071     3943      94      80
GA Jesup
  Improved EI        1039       931       985      2956     3450      97      71
GA 5 EI              1187      1087      1025      3299     3993      97      64
GA 110 EF2/           943      1097      1212      3252     3988      93      78
GA 196 EF             966      1004      1099      3069     3630      93      74
Johnstone             932       678       917      2527     3190      93      46
Kentucky 31 EF       1123       965      1167      3255     3650      94      74
Kentucky 31 EI       1126       877      1093      3096     3873      94      55
MSF 77-1              962       970      1206      3138     3473      90      88
Martin                812      1136      1195      3142     3712      94      81
OF-TF-B1              849      1131      1036      3016     4065      93      65
OF -TF-B15            952       843      1138      2934     3484      97      66
PennGrazer           1034      1087      1229      3350     3693      95      83
TF 9077              1057       970      1082      3109     3593      91      79
TF 8872               800       999      1133      2932     3577      91      76
WVB-88-TF-B-14        893       887      1172      2952     3533      97      60
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Mean                 1159      1024      1112      3295     3701      93      73
LSD(0.05)             216        182      134       404      465       9      13
CV%                    12         13        8         8        9       7      13

Planting date:    10/17/90
Fertilization:    09/13/94    50-0-0
                  02/20/95    50-0-0
Herbicides:           none

1/ Endophyte Fungus - Infected
2/ Endophyte Fungus - Free