Performance of Ryegrass
Twenty-seven
ryegrass varieties were planted at three locations. At
Pontotoc the test was damaged by extreme cold and was only
harvested two times. The highest yields were produced by two
experimental lines, ME-94 from Wax Seeds and FLX 1996LR from
University of Florida, with yields of 4,108 and 3,520
compared to 2,088 pounds per acre for Gulf. The test at
Newton was harvested five times and had an average yield of
6,543 pounds per acre. The highest yield was produced by an
experimental OFI-A94 from Olsen-Fennel Seed Company followed
by NC/FL1966LR from University of Florida with yields of
7,341 and 7,168 compared to 6,082 for Gulf. At Raymond, the
highest yields were produced by Hurricane and Abundant with
yields of 10,312 and 10,295 pounds per acre compared to
8,885 for Gulf. Planting
date: 10/11/96 Fertilization: 10/10/96 60-30-0 12/03/96 30-0-0 3/22/97 68-0-0
Seeding
rate: 35
lb Planting
date: 10/03/96 Fertilization: 9/23/96
- Lime @ 1 T/A 10/03/96
- 65-65-65 12/09/96
- 34-0-0 1Date:
11/18/96
Planting
date: 10/4/96 Fertilization: 60-60-0 10/1/96 68-0-0 2/20/97 60-60-60 4/3/97
Performance of Fescue
Sixteen varieties of tall fescue were evaluated at Prairie and no variety produced significantly more than fungus-infected Kentucky 31 (Table 6). There were only small differences in total yield when averaged over six years. At Mississippi State, there were significant differences in total yield among 20 varieties evaluated, but no variety produced significantly more than the endophyte-infected Kentucky 31 variety (Table 7).