Table 5. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, South Mississippi Branch Station, Poplarville, MS, 1998-99. Variety     Harvest Dates Total 11/30/98 12/15/98 2/10/99 3/8/99 4/8/99 lb/A lb/A lb/A lb/A lb/A lb/A Beef Builder 2187 1116 1058 1240 653 6254 Big Daddy 1884 1216 1061 1460 687 6308 Blizzard 1679 921 888 1095 712 5295 FL4N 1245 962 845 925 368 4346 FLX1997 (G) 4N 1821 1527 1469 1195 692 6703 FLX1998 (SII) LR 1746 1070 1101 1025 513 5455 FLX1997 (NEW) 2N LR 1884 1050 989 1170 836 5929 FLX1998 (NEW) 4N Late 2002 1402 1249 1369 936 6958 Gulf (Certified) 1439 938 1101 1203 767 5447 Hercules 2250 1406 1173 1427 687 6944 Hurricane 1387 1058 964 979 592 4980 Jackson 1636 1228 1021 1265 553 5703 Marshall 1710 1000 982 1066 558 5316 ME-94 1655 1128 1047 1178 702 5711 OFI-A94 1513 962 1054 1041 667 5238 Passerel 1774 1104 873 1083 383 5217 Passerel Plus 1655 1108 1112 1074 652 5601 Ribeye 1876 983 1029 1282 463 5633 Rio 1880 1099 848 1041 428 5297 Rust Master 1624 1070 780 1170 752 5395 Sirloin 1273 1008 1234 1216 1075 5806 Southern Star 2002 983 805 1104 553 5446 Stampede 1458 938 1141 1079 642 5257 Surrey 1837 1174 902 992 587 5492 TAM 90 1817 962 812 1012 503 5106 Tetragold 2057 1203 1267 1369 742 6638 TXR96-3 1549 875 881 1153 687 5145 TXR97-3 1923 992 870 1149 632 5566 Typhoon 1864 942 913 1137 443 5299 WVPB-AR-93-101 1738 1112 805 1203 553 5410 WVPB-AR-98-L 1923 1415 1332 1406 498 6574 WVPB-AR-R-3 1734 938 808 1091 612 5184 WVPB-F-11 1549 1157 1213 1228 553 5700   Mean 1745 1092 1018 1164 627 5647 LSD (0.05) 521 230 NS 241 337 809 CV% 21 15 30 15 38 10   Planting date: 10/5/98 Fertilization: 9/20/98 - 0-96-96 10/10/98 - 68-0-0 02/01/99 - 102-0-0