Table 9. Dry matter yield of tall fescue varieties at the Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1994-95.

                         Dry matter yield

                              Harvest dates
                                                              4 Year
Variety            11/23/94    5/02/94    6/13/95    Total    average
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Alta                 2372       2053        539       4964      4345
AU Triumph1/         2884       1050        390       4324      3960
Fawn                 3294       1749        653       5043      4318
GA Jesup EI1/        3515       1890        493       5405      4393
GA Jesup Imp EI      2706       2029        554       5289      4675
Kentucky 31 EF2/     3165       1960        201       5326      4465
Kentucky 31 EI       2239       2201        413       4953      4484
Martin               2846       1812        295       4953      4175
MSF 77-1             2170       2138        523       4831      4061
OFI-TF-81            3282       1742        494       5518      4415
OFI-TF-B15           2037       2574        787       5398      4568
Penngrazer1/         3402       1283        261       4946      4127
TF 8872              2838       1454        659       4951      4136
TF 9077              3181       2115        748       6001      5072
WVB-88TF-B-14        2881       1835        558       5274      4458
Forage Blend3/       2777       2963        740       6480
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Mean                 2737        2058       534       5229      4376
LSD (0.05)           1175         785       289       1413
CV%                    30          27        39         18

Seeding rate:       25 lb/A
Planting date:     10/21/91
3/Planting date:   09/21/92
Fertilization:     10/05/94    60-0-0
                   02/16/95    60-0-0

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