Table 20. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties at the Brown Loam Branch Station, Raymond, MS, 1994.

                    Ground1/            Harvest dates
Variety              cover         7/25/94        9/16/94          Total
-----------------------%----------------------lb/A-----------------------
Alicia                85.3          2613           3524            6137
Coastal               55.8          2481           3459            5940
Common                84.8          3363           3548            6911
Grazer                64.0          2521           2515            5036
Hardie                92.8          3552           3705            7257
Lancaster             50.3          1784           2464            4248
Murphy I              83.3          3471           4047            7518
Murphy II             67.0          2366           3074            5440
Poplarville           90.8          2665           3074            5739
Tifton 44             57.0          2145           3686            5831
Tifton 78             71.5          2847           4160            7007
Tifton 78WH2/         76.3          3300           4794            8094
Tifton 85             82.0          3978           3745            7723
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Mean                  66.2          2853           3526             6375
LSD (0.05)            15.7           987           1016             1506
CV%                     17            21             20               17

Planting date:    04/20/94
Fertilization:    05/09/94    34-0-0
                  07/25/94    34-0-0

1/Ground cover ratings made 06/30/94.
2/Winter hardy variety of Tifton 78.