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
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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