Soil type ............... Loring silt loam
Soil pH ................. 6.0
Soil fertility .......... P--high, K--high
Fertilizer added ........ 0-25-26 @ 300 lb/a
Herbicide Application.... Dual @ 1 qt/a ppi
                          Classic @ 0.67 oz/a
                          Fusilade @ 0.75 pt/a

Planting date ........... Group IV                      4/11/96
                          Groups V-VI                   5/08/96

Harvest date ............ Group IV E & L                9/04/96
                          Group V E & L                10/10/96
                          Group VI                     10/31/96

Location Summary

Warm temperatures and adequate rainfall during April and early May allowed for timely planting and resulted in excellent stands and growth. Showers during June and July resulted in good growth and pod set in all maturity groups. Weather permitted harvest on time. Yields were good. Late season insects were observed but did not reach threshhold levels. Diseases were not a problem.

Rainfall Summary

             Inches
April......... 6.78
May........... 2.46
June.......... 6.80
July.......... 2.45
August........ 5.18
September..... 3.09
October....... 2.00
 Total........ 28.76

Table 6A. Results of the 1996 Mississippi Soybean Variety Trials on a Loring silt loam soil at the MAFES Brown Loam Branch (Raymond, location 6)

Maturity Group IV		Yield (bu/a)			Maturity date	Plant height (in.)	Lodging score
Variety	Brand	3-Year avg.	2-Year avg.	1996
***Planted 4/11/96--Early maturing group***
**Released varieties**
TV 4479	Terral	---	---	47.6	8/06	27	2
DK4860	Delta King	---	---	43.6	8/05	26	2
HY 4540	HyPerformer	---	---	42.8	8/06	25	2
Dixie 478	Dixie	---	---	42.7	8/12	31	2
AP 4880	HyPerformer	---	---	41.4	8/07	29	2
A4715	Asgrow	---	---	40.2	8/05	25	1
HBK 4600	Hornbeck	---	---	40.0	8/04	25	2
TN4-86	Public	---	---	36.3	8/06	36	3
TV 4596	Terral	---	---	31.8	8/08	30	2
STRESSLAND	Public	---	---	28.1	8/04	28	2
DP 3456	Deltapine	---	---	27.7	8/05	26	2
A4341	Asgrow	---	---	20.3	8/07	22	1
**Experimental lines**
F91-3076	Public	---	---	47.9	8/23	32	2
HBK X9649	Hornbeck	---	---	33.4	8/04	30	2
TVX 4100RR	Terral	---	---	24.6	8/04	26	2
Overall mean		---	---	36.5
LSD @ .10		---	---	7.2
Error degrees of freedom		---	---	28
CV (%)		---	---	14.2
R2 %		---	---	82

Table 6B. Results of the 1996 Mississippi Soybean Variety Trials on a Loring silt loam soil at the MAFES Brown Loam Branch (Raymond, location 6)

Maturity Group IV		Yield (bu/a)			Maturity date	Plant height (in.)	Lodging score
Variety	Brand	3-Year avg.	2-Year avg.	1996
***Planted 4/11/96--Late maturing group***
**Released varieties**
RA 452	Northrup King	---	---	56.4	8/22	36	2
P9511	Pioneer	---	---	54.0	8/23	37	2
S48-14	Northrup King	---	---	51.7	8/16	28	2
H4994	Hartz	---	---	51.1	8/30	22	2
KS 4895	Public	---	---	47.9	8/05	37	2
TV 4990	Terral	---	---	47.9	8/30	37	2
FFR 493	AgraTech	---	---	47.0	8/06	32	2
499	Riverside	---	---	46.3	8/30	43	3
DP 3478	Deltapine	---	---	43.5	8/05	28	2
A4922	Asgrow	---	---	43.3	8/22	32	2
HY 498	HyPerformer	---	---	42.9	8/30	35	3
Manokin	Public	---	---	41.9	8/22	18	2
CX 499c	DEKALB	---	---	39.7	8/08	35	2
TN4-94	Public	---	---	38.1	8/22	35	2
Wicomico	Public	---	---	37.5	8/30	23	2
TN4-86	Public	---	---	36.6	8/05	36	2
HBK 49	Hornbeck	---	---	36.2	8/30	44	3
4875	Delta King	---	---	33.3	8/16	25	2
3495	Dyna-Gro	---	---	32.7	8/30	38	2
9481	Pioneer	---	---	32.5	8/16	27	2
CX 478	DEKALB	---	---	28.6	8/11	30	2
**Experimental lines**
HBK X9649	Hornbeck	---	---	58.7	8/30	27	2
EXP42794	AgraTech	---	---	54.1	8/20	41	2
TVX 4662	Terral	---	---	49.3	8/08	33	2
X9551	Northrup King	---	---	49.2	8/20	36	2
DPX 3480	Deltapine	---	---	49.1	8/20	30	2
TVX 4770	Terral	---	---	47.9	8/20	34	2
F91-1076	Public	---	---	45.7	8/30	31	2
DPX 3497	Deltapine	---	---	44.0	8/22	35	2
Overall mean		---	---	44.4
LSD @ .10		---	---	7.7
Error degrees of freedom		---	---	56
CV (%)		---	---	12.7
R2 %		---	---	74

Table 6C. Results of the 1996 Mississippi Soybean Variety Trials on a Loring silt loam soil at the MAFES Brown Loam Branch (Raymond, location 6)

Maturity Group V Early		Yield (bu/a)			Maturity date	Plant height (in.)	Lodging score
Variety	Brand	3-Year avg.	2-Year avg.	1996
***Planted 5/8/96--Early maturing group***
**Released varieties**
H5545	Hartz	---	---	55.0	9/16	27	2
RVS 549	Riverside	---	---	50.8	9/20	25	1
H5050	Hartz	---	---	49.9	9/23	36	3
DK 5475	Delta King	---	---	48.3	9/20	23	1
HY 574	HyPerformer	---	---	46.5	9/28	32	2
S57-11	Northrup King	---	---	45.1	9/16	27	2
TV 5495	Terral	---	---	43.6	9/27	35	1
DK 5850	Delta King	---	---	43.1	9/16	28	2
AP 572STS	HyPerformer	---	---	41.4	9/25	24	1
Hutcheson	Public	---	---	41.3	9/22	25	1
H5454	Hartz	---	---	41.1	9/13	28	2
TN5-95	Public	---	---	40.1	9/10	24	2
AT 555	AgraTech	---	---	40.0	9/10	27	2
RVS 77	Riverside	---	---	39.7	9/25	28	1
H5233	Hartz	---	---	39.1	9/20	44	3
Deltapine 415	Deltapine	---	---	38.7	9/14	30	2
R Robin-5	Riverside	---	---	38.3	9/22	26	1
DP 3571S	Deltapine	---	---	37.9	9/15	32	1
Rhodes	Public	---	---	37.4	9/19	27	1
TV 5797	Terral	---	---	37.1	9/21	30	1
FFR 514	AgraTech	---	---	36.8	9/06	25	1
H5088RR	Hartz	---	---	35.7	9/28	29	2
H5218	Hartz	---	---	34.5	9/16	23	1
A5547	Asgrow	---	---	32.8	9/09	26	1
499	Riverside	---	---	32.3	9/13	46	3
DP3519S	Deltapine	---	---	32.1	9/03	28	2
RVS 529I	Riverside	---	---	31.4	9/10	42	3
A5403	Asgrow	---	---	30.8	9/17	26	1
Pace	Public	---	---	29.2	9/09	36	3
CX 510C	DeKalb	---	---	28.5	9/05	18	1
ACCOMAC	Public	---	---	28.3	9/13	26	2
Dixie 544	Dixie	---	---	28.1	9/06	24	2
Dixie 579	Dixie	---	---	27.3	9/14	21	1
5555	Terra Vig	---	---	26.2	9/28	40	2
3576	Dyna-Gro	---	---	24.1	9/10	20	1
Delsoy 5500	Public	---	---	22.5	9/16	31	2
**Experimental lines**
TVX 5770	Terral	---	---	45.1	9/17	31	1
TVX 5666RR	Terral	---	---	39.1	9/15	25	2
HX517462	Hartz	---	---	36.4	9/25	36	2
HBK X9651	Hornbeck	---	---	33.3	9/18	29	2
DGC 5530	DeKalb	---	---	31.2	9/13	21	1
D92-3267	Public	---	---	30.8	9/16	26	1
F91-1419	Public	---	---	29.3	9/14	23	2
N90-516	Public	---	---	27.0	9/05	20	1
DGC 6469	DeKalb	---	---	22.8	9/03	30	2
Overall mean		---	---	36.2
LSD @ .10		---	---	9.7
Error degrees of freedom		---	---	88
CV (%)		---	---	19.7
R2 %		---	---	65

Table 6D. Results of the 1996 Mississippi Soybean Variety Trials on a Loring silt loam soil at the MAFES Brown Loam Branch (Raymond, location 6)

Maturity Group V Late		Yield (bu/a)			Maturity date	Plant height (in.)	Lodging score
Variety	Brand	3-Year avg.	2-Year avg.	1996
***Planted 5/8/96--Late maturing group***
**Released varieties**
9594	Pioneer	---	---	61.7	9/25	33	2
UARK-5896	Public	---	---	58.3	9/29	36	2
HSC 591	HyPerformer	---	---	55.9	9/26	39	2
A5979	Asgrow	---	---	54.6	9/28	34	2
A5944	Asgrow	---	---	53.5	9/28	30	2
9592	Pioneer	---	---	53.2	9/24	35	2
A5885	Asgrow	---	---	53.0	9/27	33	2
H5488	Hartz	---	---	52.7	9/27	35	2
S59-60	Northrup King	---	---	50.2	9/29	34	2
HBK 58	Hornbeck	---	---	49.4	9/28	31	1
Hutcheson	Public	---	---	49.1	9/24	30	2
A5848	Asgrow	---	---	48.9	9/28	32	2
55	Buckshot	---	---	47.6	9/28	34	2
DP 3588	Deltapine	---	---	47.4	9/18	41	2
EK58	Buckshot	---	---	47.4	9/27	29	2
DP 3589	Deltapine	---	---	41.7	9/24	42	2
HBK 54	Hornbeck	---	---	46.5	9/20	27	1
A5843	Asgrow	---	---	43.7	9/28	29	2
TV5893	Terral	---	---	39.0	9/19	36	3
**Experimental lines**
HXLA88-25723	Hartz	---	---	67.8	9/28	39	2
ACT 96-59	Asgrow	---	---	60.4	9/28	33	2
R92-1327	Public	---	---	56.6	9/28	32	2
LDKX-51695	Delta King	---	---	54.4	9/28	31	2
DGC 60071	DeKalb	---	---	52.9	9/30	26	2
R92-1294	Public	---	---	51.8	9/29	31	2
DGC 60069	DeKalb	---	---	38.9	9/22	38	3
F91-1577	Public	---	---	38.7	9/22	35	3
HBK X9659	Hornbeck	---	---	38.7	9/29	29	2
DGC 658	DeKalb	---	---	31.7	9/24	35	2
D93-6598	Public	---	---	31.6	9/28	41	3
D93-6302	Public	---	---	26.9	9/29	45	2
Overall mean		---	---	48.7
LSD @ .10		---	---	10.7
Error degrees of freedom		---	---	---
CV (%)		---	---	16.1
R2 %		---	---	68

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Table 6E. Results of the 1996 Mississippi Soybean Variety Trials on a Loring silt loam soil at the MAFES Brown Loam Branch (Raymond, location 6)

Maturity Group VI		Yield (bu/a)			Maturity date	Plant height (in.)	Lodging score
Variety	Brand	3-Year avg.	2-Year avg.	1996
**Released varieties**
RVS 678	Terra	---	---	54.2	10/06	33	2
A6297	Asgrow	---	---	53.6	10/02	32	2
FFR 665	AgraTech	---	---	53.2	10/09	26	1
TN6-90	Public	---	---	52.6	10/07	33	2
P9631	Pioneer	---	---	50.8	10/01	37	2
9692	Pioneer	---	---	50.1	10/11	30	1
H6104	Hartz	---	---	49.4	10/01	30	2
A6785	Asgrow	---	---	49.1	10/06	40	2
DP 3640	Deltapine	---	---	48.8	9/30	36	2
9611	Pioneer	---	---	48.0	9/30	34	2
AT 655	AgraTech	---	---	48.0	10/09	35	2
S65-50	Northrup King	---	---	47.9	9/30	31	1
H6255	Hartz	---	---	47.7	10/02	32	2
S62-62	Northrup King	---	---	47.4	9/27	25	1
HY 663	HyPerformer	---	---	46.9	10/06	35	2
DP 3681	Deltapine	---	---	46.5	10/09	34	2
723	Buckshot	---	---	45.7	10/12	38	2
9592	Pioneer	---	---	44.7	10/04	33	3
A6961	Asgrow	---	---	42.9	10/14	32	1
699	Riverside	---	---	42.8	10/09	33	1
TV 6565	Terra-Vig	---	---	42.3	10/11	31	1
H6200	Hartz	---	---	42.2	9/30	32	2
Dillon	Public	---	---	41.7	9/30	31	1
6792	Terra-Vig	---	---	41.7	10/04	33	2
TV 6696	Terral	---	---	41.4	10/10	31	1
A6711	Asgrow	---	---	41.2	10/09	28	1
9641	Pioneer	---	---	41.1	10/02	31	2
H6191	Hartz	---	---	40.9	10/20	22	1
HBK 67	Hornbeck	---	---	40.9	10/15	30	1
66	Buckshot	---	---	38.7	10/16	34	2
Young	Public	---	---	38.6	10/04	41	2
**Experimental lines**
DGC60068	DeKalb	---	---	49.8	10/01	34	2
SC89-147	Public	---	---	49.4	10/13	30	1
G89-2223	Public	---	---	49.0	10/04	27	2
R92-1258	Public	---	---	47.5	10/01	33	1
X9662	Northrup King	---	---	47.4	9/30	32	1
ACT 96-63	Asgrow	---	---	47.3	10/06	27	2
SC 89-181	Public	---	---	43.6	10/11	32	2
V88-494	Public	---	---	42.5	10/09	25	1
LDKX-60616	Delta King	---	---	42.0	10/04	31	2
HY6-X621	HyPerformer	---	---	40.4	10/09	33	2
D93-6320	Public	---	---	37.5	10/01	46	4
HY6-X697	HyPerformer	---	---	35.1	10/17	29	1
Overall mean		---	---	45.4
LSD @ .10		---	---	10.4
Error degrees of freedom		---	---	84
CV (%)		---	---	16.8
R2 %		---	---	38