Table 6. Dry matter yield of cool-season perennial grasses,
Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1999.
Variety

Harvest Dates

Total
3-Year
Average
4/13/99
5/3/99
5/27/99

 

lb/A
lb/A
lb/A
lb/A
lb/A
Tall Fescue
   Bull
1219
897
604
2721
3246
   CAFA 401
1271
926
733
2390
3306
   Georgia 5
1716
911
771
3399
3813
   Jesup (EF)
1069
793
662
2485
3180
   Kentucky 31
1378
993
804
3176
3808
   PRO-B6
1064
965
800
2831
3462
   WVPBTF B-3
1414
1022
862
3299
3485
   WVPBTF B-5
1107
996
719
2823
3011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mean
1307
947
740
2996
3414
LSD (0.05)
371
146
176
445

 

CV%
19
10
16
12

 

Planting date:  10/8/96
Fertilization:  180-0-0