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.


Table 1. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties at the Pontotoc Research and Extension Center, Pontotoc, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

 

3/17/97

5/16/97

Total

Abundant

1730

926

2656

Big Daddy

1234

731

1966

Blizard

1367

771

2138

FLX19964N

2339

947

3286

FLX1996LR

2644

876

3520

Grazer

2614

629

3243

Gulf

1420

669

2088

Hurricane

2702

662

3363

Jackson

2775

636

3411

Marshall

2798

573

3371

ME-94

3267

841

4108

NC/FL1996LR

2505

902

3407

OFI-A94

2278

839

3117

OFI-FL95

2206

785

2991

OFI-PMI

1469

650

2119

Passerel

2708

746

3454

RIO

2484

650

3133

Rustmaster

2645

665

3310

Surrey

2584

684

3268

TAM 90

2016

843

2859

Tetrablend 444

1209

752

1960

TXRFMR-96

1609

778

2387

TXR95-2

2406

706

3113

TXR95-6

2510

734

3244

WVPB-R-3

2112

709

2820

WVPB-90-300

2652

817

3469

WVPB-93-101

2248

886

3133

Mean

2242

756

2998

LSD (0.05)

519

207

613

CV %

16

19

14

Planting date:

10/11/96

 

Fertilization:

10/10/96

60-30-0

12/03/96

30-0-0

3/22/97

68-0-0


Table 2. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

 

Harvest Dates

 

12/03/96

1/27/97

3/10/97

4/15/97

5/27/97

Total

Stand1

 

-------------------------lb/A-------------------------

%

Abundant

1097

517

891

1917

1288

5711

97

Big Daddy

1026

650

1065

2434

1463

6637

100

Blizard

1024

635

1116

2192

1470

6437

100

FLX1996G4N

1139

766

1098

2197

1577

6777

98

FLX1996LR

1155

764

1266

2353

1342

6880

100

Grazer

1097

606

1524

1704

1159

6091

97

Gulf

1066

578

1041

2159

1238

6082

97

Hurricane

1044

614

873

2207

1314

6053

98

Jackson

1450

874

1319

2208

1317

7168

98

Marshall

1265

634

993

2683

1447

7022

98

ME-94

1251

622

1075

2406

1473

6827

97

NC/FL1996LR

1168

879

1495

2746

1501

7788

98

OFI-A94

1348

844

1503

2622

1468

7785

97

OFI-FL 95

1298

657

1096

2263

1303

6318

98

OFI-PMI

1050

663

1063

2127

1427

6327

98

Passerel

1244

647

819

2112

1321

6144

98

RIO

1249

679

1141

2093

1432

6595

97

Rust Master

1145

599

963

2221

1151

6079

98

Surrey

1311

837

1465

2255

1472

7341

97

TAM 90

1222

675

871

1836

1124

5727

98

Tetrablend 444

1006

691

1124

2490

1542

6853

98

TXRFMR-96

1149

709

1046

2330

1184

6419

100

TXR95-2

1005

628

1050

2367

1196

6246

97

TXR95-6

1030

651

1219

2212

1263

6375

94

WVPB-R-3

1125

679

876

1873

1080

5634

95

WVBP-90-300

1066

704

1156

2528

1639

7093

100

WVPB-93-101

928

645

909

2021

1440

5943

98

Mean

1147

683

1113

2243

1357

6543

97.9

LSD (0.05)

287

223

417

541

351

1427

4.1

CV %

15

20

23

15

16

13

3

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

 

1/30/97 - 34-0-0

3/10/97 - 34-0-0

4/17/97 - 34-0-0

1Date: 11/18/96


 

 


Table 3. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS, 1993-1997.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Year

 

93-94

94-95

95-96

96-97

Mean

 

-------------------------------------lb/A-----------------------------------------

Florida 80

6542

8348

5453

 

Gulf

6849

7980

5054

6082

6491

Jackson

7374

9069

6416

7168

7507

Marshall

7391

8106

7930

7022

7612

RIO

7041

8351

6714

6595

7175

Rustmaster

6672

8299

6351

6079

6850

Surrey

6840

8607

6741

7341

7382

TAM 90

7292

8236

5909

5727

6791

Mean

7000

8375

6321

6573

7115




Table 4. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, Brown Loam Branch Station, Raymond, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry matter yield

Harvest Dates

 

11/21/96

2/19/97

3/11/97

5/7/97

Total

Abundant

1315

1904

1000

6093

10312

Big Daddy

1223

1824

954

5128

9133

Blizard

1204

1521

980

5804

9509

FLX1996G4N

1114

1541

1066

5010

8730

FLX1996LR

1118

1703

1020

4718

8559

Grazer

1300

1646

1134

5154

9233

Gulf

1191

1749

1022

4924

8885

Hurricane

1313

1959

1068

5955

10295

Jackson

1337

1906

1024

5417

9684

Marshall

1403

1974

1331

5099

9807

ME-94

1237

1416

1061

4554

8268

NC/FL1996LR

1037

1878

1009

5624

9548

OFI-A94

1372

1508

816

6080

9776

OFI-FL 95

1322

1532

1035

5675

9564

OFI-PMI

1265

1808

1083

5776

9931

Passerel

1114

1655

956

5266

8990

RIO

1427

1324

1051

5329

9130

Rust Master

1269

2355

1193

4909

9726

Surrey

1274

1718

1151

5200

9343

TAM 90

1324

1620

1029

5294

9266

Tetrablend 444

1149

2022

1000

4929

9100

TXRFMR-96

1167

1547

867

5336

8916

TXR95-2

1110

1792

1151

5640

9693

TXR95-6

1149

1593

945

6027

9715

WVPB-R-3

1293

1736

1197

5848

10074

WVBP-90-300

1103

1766

1346

5740

9956

WVPB-93-101

1114

1265

1153

5600

9133

Mean

1231

1713

1061

5412

9418

LSD (0.05)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

CV %

21

26

24

15

12

Planting date:

10/4/96

 

Fertilization:

60-60-0

10/1/96

68-0-0

2/20/97

60-60-60

4/3/97


Table 5. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, Brown Loam Branch, Raymond, MS, 1993-1997.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Year

 

93-94

94-95

95-96

96-97

Mean

 

-----------------------------lb/A-----------------------------

Florida 80

6425

9044

7678

 

Gulf

6482

8724

7175

8885

7807

Jackson

7142

9158

6195

9684

8045

Marshall

6776

9017

7243

9807

8211

RIO

7032

9505

7530

9130

8299

Rustmaster

6805

8907

7150

9726

8147

Surrey

6451

9825

6605

9343

8056

TAM 90

6889

9014

7844

9266

8253

Mean

6750

9149

7178

9406

8117




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).


Table 6. Dry matter yield of tall fescue varieties, Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1996-1997.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

6-year
average

9/25/96

12/9/96

4/8/97

5/6/97

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Alta

2224

465

2351

629

5671

4489

AU Triumph1

2193

366

1239

631

4430

3722

Desoto

1903

388

1312

533

4136

3687

Enforcer

2505

397

1262

683

4848

4164

Fawn

2446

597

1271

560

4875

4019

Forage Blend3

2470

433

2454

653

6011

 

Jesup (EI)1

2433

404

1666

663

5168

4314

Kentucky 31 EF2

2243

384

1691

481

4800

4108

Kentucky 31 EI

2593

405

2141

573

5713

4503

Martin

2280

406

1415

623

4724

3996

OFI-TF-B1

2020

399

1302

473

4195

3773

OFI-TF-B15

1990

292

1278

462

4022

3706

Penngrazer1

2733

314

1131

537

4715

3879

TF 8872

2048

307

1168

535

4060

3491

TF 9077

2397

517

1722

611

5248

4511

Mean

2313

416

1538

578

4847

4036

LSD (0.05)

552

228

419

181

903

 

CV %

17

38

19

22

13

 

Seeding rate:

25 lb/A

 

Planting date:

10/21/91

 

3Planting date:

9/21/92

 

Fertilization:

120-0-0

 

1Endophyte Fungus-Infected

2Endophyte Fungus-Free




Table 7. Dry matter yield of tall fescue varieties at Mississippi State, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

 

Harvest Dates

 

7-year
average

Stand
4/15/97

12/2/96

3/24/97

4/15/97

5/21/97>

Total

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

AU Triumph

571

567

536

407

2080

3176

76

Cajun

543

494

563

420

2019

3373

78

Desoto

581

431

591

456

2049

3251

87

Enforcer

619

323

385

518

1845

3211

89

Fawn

563

573

591

426

2153

3131

83

Forager

582

584

616

420

2198

3219

89

Jesup (El)1

875

391

488

393

2147

3358

93

GA 5 EI

661

425

467

387

1941

3251

94

GA 110 EF2

753

465

584

479

2281

3371

95

GA 196 EF

793

442

481

380

2097

3120

91

Johnstone

883

369

371

413

2036

3065

92

Kentucky 31 EI

810

335

460

538

2143

3526

93

Kentucky 31 EF

727

397

453

420

1997

3308

91

Martin

511

516

570

380

1977

3396

81

OFI-TF-B15

556

300

433

538

1827

3076

83

Penngrazer

742

414

563

492

2211

3335

95

TF 8872

598

596

611

479

2284

3215

88

TF 9077

812

533

577

479

2401

3275

92

Mean

678

450

514

436

2078

3241

88

LSD (0.05)

286

106

91

70

460

344

10

CV %

30

17

13

11

16

8

8

Planting date:

10/17/90

 

Fertilization:

65/65/65

9/23/96

 

51/0/60

3/11/97

Herbicide: 1.5pt/A Weedmaster

3/12/97

 

1Endophyte Fungus-Infected

2Endophyte Fungus-Free


 

Performance of Cool Season Perennial Grasses

A study was established in 1996 to evaluate selected varieties of four species of cool season perennial grasses. Fescue is considered to be the best adapted cool season perennial grass for Mississippi. Earlier varieties of orchard grass have not been persistent under Mississippi conditions. Little is known about tall oat grass. Prairie brome is being promoted as being a perennial, but under Mississippi environmental conditions, it will respond as a reseeding annual.

The test at Prairie was harvested two times and highest yields were produced by the brome grasses, but no variety produced significantly more than Kentucky fescue (Table 8). At Mississippi State, Stocker and Matua brome produced the highest yields (Table 9). In a similar study at Mississippi State, planted in 1994, the fescues showed their persistence by producing more than other species. The highest yielding fescue was Georgia 5 with 2,805 pounds per acre (Table 10). At Newton, the test was harvested two times and highest yields were produced by the brome grasses, with Muta being the highest producer, with 3,902 pounds of forage (Table 11). At Raymond, the highest yields were produced by the brome grasses, and there was no significant difference in the yields. The fescues were not harvested in the test at Raymond. At Poplarville, the brome grasses were harvested three times and the others two times, indicating the early vigor of the brome. The highest yielding Bromes were Matua and Stocker with 2,964 and 2,816 pounds per acre (Table 13).


Table 8. Dry matter yield of cool season perennial grasses, Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1997.

Item

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

 

4/8/97

5/6/97

Total

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Tall Fescue

Bull

754

476

1230

CAFA 401

885

520

1405

Georgia 5

800

476

1276

Jesup (EF)

862

650

1512

Kentucky 31

920

480

1400

PRO-B6

800

497

1297

WVPB TF B-3

513

474

987

WVPB TF B-5

315

270

585

WVPB TF B-16

681

504

1185

Orchardgrass

MoTol 85II

894

575

1469

9007238

876

526

1402

Tall Oat Grass

564692

533

420

953

Prairie Brome

Stocker

964

751

1715

Muta

790

708

1498

Gala

780

745

1450

Mean

757

527

1282

LSD (0.05)

342

301

645

CV %

31

37

30

Seeding rate:

Tall fescue 20 lb/A

Orchardgrass 15 lb/A

 

Tall oat grass 8 lb/A

Prairie Brome 25 lb/A

Planting date:

10/8/96

Fertilization: 120-0-0


Table 9. Dry matter yield of cool season perennial grasses at Mississippi State, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

4/25/97

5/30/97

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Tall Fescue

Bull

317

328

645

CAFA 401

476

508

984

Desoto

343

323

666

Georgia 5

348

406

754

Jesup (EF)

348

471

819

Kentucky 31

341

502

844

Pro B6

253

359

612

WVPB TF B-3

213

276

488

WVPB TF B-5

114

116

230

WVPB TF B-16

283

346

629

Orchardgrass

MoTol 85II

366

465

831

9007238

399

485

884

Tall Oat Grass

564692

242

477

719

Prairie Brome

Stocker

881

899

1780

Matua

920

882

1802

Gala

187

688

876

Mean

378

473

851

LSD (0.05)

117

165

256

CV %

21

24

21

Planted:

10-21-96

Fertilizer:

50-0-60 on 3-11-97

34-0-0 on 4-30-97

Herbicide

1.5 pt/A Weedmaster on 3-12-97


Table 10. Dry matter yield of cool season grasses at Mississippi State, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

3-year
average

12/10/96

3/25/97

4/15/97

5/30/97

 

------------------------------lb/A-----------------------------

Tall Fescue

Desoto1

57

386

522

698

2183

12743

Festorina

1048

370

420

593

2431

2732

Forage Blend

932

515

593

527

2567

2933

Fuego

894

378

435

632

2339

2915

Georgia 5

1265

439

574

527

2805

3307

Ky-31 FI

1047

396

496

606

2543

3300

Penngrazer

1089

384

499

566

2538

2960

Ky Bluegrass

Huntsville

670

133

142

303

1247

1009

Prairie Brome

Matua2

119

321

407

446

1293

2787

Mean

848

368

454

544

2216

2533

LSD (0.05)

252

81

106

120

340

537

CV %

20

15

16

15

11

15

Planting date:

9/22/94

Fertilizer:

65-65-65 - 9/23/96

 

50-0-60 - 3/11/97

Herbicide: 1.5 pt/A Weedmaster on 3/12/97

1planted Desoto 10-2-95

2allowed to reseed each summer

32 year average


Table 11. Dry matter yield of cool season perennial grasses, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS, 1996-97

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

Average
% crop

4/08/97

% crop1

5/27/97

% crop

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Tall Fescue

Bull

964

85

1174

96

2137

91

CAFA 401

1024

85

1259

95

2283

90

Georgia 5

1291

87

1324

92

2615

90

Jesup (EF)

885

83

1466

90

2351

87

Kentucky 31

1088

87

1183

92

2271

90

PRO-B6

1669

80

1456

78

3124

79

WVPBTFB-3

1018

72

1445

87

2463

80

WVPBTFB-5

696

70

1091

77

1787

74

WVPBTFB-16

1752

47

1315

63

3068

55

Orchardgrass

MoTol 85II

1097

70

1286

94

2383

82

9007238

778

82

1401

96

2179

89

Tall Oat Grass

564692

1129

63

1559

80

2688

72

Prairie Brome

Stocker

1778

92

1686

77

3463

84

Muta

2208

93

1695

83

3902

89

Gala

1189

80

1445

70

2634

75

Mean

1216

73

1387

79

2603

 

LSD (0.05)

685

21

414

26

905

 

CV %

34

17

18

20

21

 

1% crop - the part of the harvest that was the planted crop

Planting date:

10/08/96

Fertilization:

10/08/96 - Lime @ 2 T/A

11/12/96 - 65-65-65

1/30/97 - 34-0-0

 

3/10/97 - 34-0-0

4/17/97 - 34-0-0


Table 12. Dry matter yield of cool season perennial grasses, Brown Loam Branch Station, Raymond, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

2/19/97

3/11/97

5/7/97

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Orchardgrass

MoTol 85II

534

724

3076

4333

9007238

423

656

3356

4435

Tall Oat Grass

564692

391

619

3006

4015

Prairie Brome

Stocker

1795

791

4222

6808

Muta

1894

1173

3893

6959

Gala

734

732

3863

5331

Mean

962

783

3569

5314

LSD (0.05)

287

337

NS

1806

CV %

16

24

26

19

Planting date:

10/8/96

Fertilization:

60-60-0

10/1/96

68-0-0

2/20/97

60-60-60

4/3/97


Table 13. Yield of cool season perennial grasses, South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

3/4/97

4/1/97

4/29/97

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Tall Fescue

Bull

0

1291

329

1620

CAFA 401

0

1215

282

1497

Georgia 5

0

1571

369

1940

Jesup (EF)

0

646

188

834

KY 31

0

1198

274

1472

PRO-B6

0

1206

243

1449

WVPB TF B-3

0

518

188

706

WVPB TF B-5

0

518

188

706

WVPB TF B-16

0

1240

337

1577

Orchardgrass

MoTol 85II

0

544

235

779

9007238

0

756

212

968

Tall Oat Grass

564692

0

994

251

1245

Prairie Brome

Stocker

1433

1053

329

2816

Matua

1756

926

282

2964

Gala

864

629

306

1799

Mean

253

909

250

1413

LSD (0.05)

NS

NS

NS

511

CV %

27

33

27

25

Planted:

9/16/96

Fertilization:

9/16/96

68-72-72

2/5/97

68-N


 

Performance of Clovers

White Clovers were evaluated in two tests at Mississippi State. The highest yield of 11 varieties planted in fall of 1994 was produced by Osceola (Table 14). The highest yields produced by varieties planted in fall of 1995 were produced by an experimental line, T2 and Regal with yields of 6,392 and 5,866 pounds per acre (Table 15).


Table 14. Dry matter yield of white clover varieties at Mississippi State, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

7/25/96

8/26/96

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Brown Loam Syn. #2

564

1596

2160

California Ladino

933

1259

2192

Canopy

878

1235

2113

CW 190 (BL#2 selection)

803

1084

1887

CW 191

913

1353

2266

Louisiana S-1

1223

1230

2453

MSNR4

908

1084

1992

Osceola

1160

1346

2506

Regal

1019

1219

2238

RS C3-27

947

1210

2157

SRVR

532

1473

2005

Mean

898

1281

2179

LSD (0.05)

403

228

452

CV %

31

12

14

Seeding rate:

3 lb/A

Planting date:

9/15/94


Table 15. Dry matter yield of white clover varieties at Mississippi State, MS, 1996-97.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

7/17/96

8/21/96

5/5/97

6/3/97

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Brown Loam Syn. #2

630

1195

2258

1534

5617

California Ladino

724

810

1996

1336

4866

Canopy

598

1110

2152

1683

5543

CW 190 (BL#2 selection)

577

1033

2226

1457

5293

CW 983

707

1079

1969

1609

5364

DT population

541

981

2240

1445

5207

Louisiana S-1

276

710

1767

981

3734

Osceola

566

947

2252

1498

5263

OZ population

472

898

1721

1422

4513

PP population

604

983

1886

1338

4811

Regal

615

1170

2585

1496

5866

RS C3-27

612

1008

2214

1484

5318

SRVR

615

1090

2089

1491

5285

T2

721

1368

2704

1599

6392

Tillman

704

974

2710

1756

6144

Will

603

953

2465

1742

5763

Mean

598

1019

2202

1492

5311

LSD (0.05)

160

242

569

354

857

CV %

19

17

18

17

11

Seeding rate:

3 lb/A

Planting date:

9/12/95


 

Performance of Alfalfa

Twenty varieties of alfalfa planted in 1991 were evaluated at Poplarville, and highest yields were produced by Vector and Alfagraze, with yields of 5,874 and 5,162 pounds per acre. Alfagraze also had one of the best cover ratings, indicating that a good stand was maintained after five years.


Table 16. Effect of variety on dry matter yield of alfalfa, South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Cover1

Harvest Dates

Total

4/18

5/24

6/17

7/28

8/26

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

 

Alfagraze

1267

1017

945

1186

747

5162

7.5

Apollo

1190

968

889

1064

681

4792

6.0

Apollo Supreme

928

792

718

975

558

3972

7.0

Asset

950

851

832

1041

539

4214

5.5

Cimarron

1157

831

992

1081

803

4865

7.2

Cimarron VR

971

733

700

953

520

3878

4.8

Crochett

775

753

766

1003

577

3874

5.5

DS 952

764

812

766

1070

831

4243

7.5

DS 957

928

900

889

1130

747

4594

7.2

Florida 77

994

919

955

1219

860

4947

7.5

Haymark

743

724

652

964

520

3603

5.0

NK 88780

1037

919

832

1042

756

4587

5.8

Pioneer 5472

1212

890

936

1252

822

5113

6.3

Pioneer 5373

1135

890

936

1125

747

4834

6.8

Terminator

950

773

747

1031

652

4153

5.0

Vector

2282

909

889

1192

652

5874

5.6

VS 754

819

812

775

1070

662

4137

6.0

Wampr

961

802

870

1036

633

4302

5.3

WL 320

983

958

955

1042

841

4779

7.0

WL 83T27

906

890

936

1142

794

4668

5.8

Mean

1048

857

849

1078

697

4530

6.2

LSD (0.05

NS

NS

NS

NS

217

1107

NS

CV %

54

16

18

13

21

17

26

Planted:

1991

Fertilization:

0-96-96

 

2 lb Boron

1canopy cover estimated on a 1-10 scale where 1=10% and 10=100% cover, 8/20/96.

Table 17. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties at the Pontotoc Research and Extension Center, Pontotoc, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

3-year average

6/7/96

7/30/96

9/10/96

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Alicia

1043

2050

2463

5556

7488

Coastal

1818

2048

2885

6752

7896

Common

1334

1745

2035

5114

7447

Grazer

1367

1406

1868

4641

6056

HS Common

1246

1457

1799

4503

6613

Lancaster

1257

935

1493

3686

6102

Murphy

2131

1817

2512

6461

7523

Murphy 2

1216

1150

2083

4449

6237

Tifton 44

1612

1751

2813

6177

7536

Tifton 78

1395

1851

2538

5784

7669

Tifton 78WH

1465

1986

2422

5872

7750

Tifton 85

1155

2182

2262

5599

8110

Mean

1420

1698

2264

5383

7202

LSD (0.05)

637

513

698

1382

 

CV %

31

21

21

18

 

Sprigged:

5/23/93

Fertilization:

5/10/96

60-60-60

7/02/96

68-0-0

8/02/96

68-0-0


Table 18. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties at Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

6/17/96

7/10/96

8/8/96

9/24/96

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Alicia

721

1108

1618

1830

5279

Coastal

1848

1276

1840

1920

6886

Common

556

1430

1913

1713

5597

Grazer

813

1274

1732

1393

5213

Hardie

639

1697

1771

1800

5907

Lancaster

562

1253

1478

1439

4733

Murphy

1075

1495

1687

1571

5829

Poplarville

730

1549

1846

1682

5807

Prairie I

866

1572

2102

1266

5827

Prairie II

992

1733

1462

1501

5254

Prairie III

769

1410

2144

1447

5774

Russell

856

1375

1542

1788

5563

Tifton 44

1796

1606

2325

1673

7402

Tifton 78

572

983

1858

1658

5072

Tifton 78WH

740

1464

1588

1659

5452

Tifton 85

1366

1282

1815

1944

6408

Mean

932

1406

1795

1643

5750

LSD (0.05)

579

428

425

386

1119

CV %

44

21

17

17

14


Table 19. Ground cover of bermudagrass varieties, Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1996.

Variety

Ground Cover1

April 18

June 27

August 5

 

------------------------------%------------------------------

Alicia

3

80

79

Coastal

38

88

99

Common

7

89

79

Frazer

48

97

99

Hardie

20

97

98

Lancaster

65

97

99

Murphy

75

100

99

Poplarville

40

99

100

Prairie I

42

98

100

Prairie II

32

98

100

Prairie III

45

99

100

Russell

19

97

100

Tifton 44

53

92

79

Tifton 78 WH

4

70

91

Tifton 78

6

71

86

Tifton 85

7

71

86

LSD (0.05)

16

12

19

1Visual estimations were made to determine winter hardiness. A higher percentage ground cover, particularly at the April 18 evaluation, would indicate less winter-kill.

Table 20. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties at the Animal Research Center, Mississippi State University, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry matter yield1

Bermudagrass yield2

Winter
damage
4-11-96

Harvest Dates

Total

Harvest Dates

Total

3-year
average

5-24

6-21

7-26

5-24

6-21

7-26

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Rating5

Alicia

1206

972

1426

3604

1126

913

1252

3290

6206

5.3

Coastal

1161

918

1546

3625

1131

913

1472

3516

6242

7.3

Common

114

1307

1683

3104

18

584

182

784

3063

3.5

Grazer

60

1175

1346

2581

27

884

883

1793

4086

7.5

Lancaster

145

840

1098

2083

116

650

667

1433

4030

7.8

Murphy

818

1035

1242

3094

746

902

752

2400

4789

7.5

Russell3

834

1167

1314

3314

795

1109

1129

3033

33784

6.0

Tifton 44

1560

957

1474

3991

1525

931

1294

3751

6483

7.8

Tifton 78

719

988

1586

3293

587

754

704

2045

5397

3.5

Tifton 78WH

584

1276

1498

3358

488

905

719

2111

5052

3.8

Tifton 85

563

1167

1578

3281

400

914

723

2037

4218

5.3

Mean

703

1073

1436

3212

633

860

889

2381

4582

5.4

LSD (0.05)

542

463

239

736

522

444

339

881

840

1.6

CV %

53

30

12

16

57

36

26

26

13

21

Established:

6/07/93

Fertilizer:

4/3/96

65-65-65

6/26/96

50-0-0

8/9/96

40-120-120

Herbicide:

none

Insecticide

Methyl Parathion at 1.25 lb ai/A

1Dry matter yield = all forage from plot

2Bermudagrass yield = a visual estimate of weeds and other grasses subtracted from total yield

3Planted Russell on 4/27/96

42 year average

5Rating 1=growth from mother plant only, 10=10% cover


Table 21. Dry matter yield and ground cover of bermudagrass varieties, Animal Research Center, Mississippi State, MS, 1996.

Variety

Ground
cover
7/17/96

Ground
cover
8/7/96

BG1
stand
8/7/96

BG DM
yield
7/17/96

BG DM
yield
8/7/96

Total
BG
yield

Total
Forage
yield

Insect
damage1
8/27/96

 

---------------%---------------

-------------------lb/A--------------------

rating

Coastal

25C

65C

51D

37C

430C

466C

946C

5.0A

Lott

61B

88AB

94AB

599B

889A

1489B

1754AB

2.5C

Poplarville

20C

82B

71C

23C

541BC

564C

926C

4.3AB

Tifton 44

30C

85AB

83BC

101C

724AB

825C

1135C

4.3AB

Tifton 85

51B

81B

83BC

394BC

819A

1213B

1588B

3.3BC

Sumrall 007

89A

100A

100A

1116A

766A

1882A

2009A

2.3

Mean

46

83

80

378

695

1073

1393

3.6

LSD (0.05)

15

16

14

390

219

366

347

1.2

CV %

21

13

12

68

21

23

17

21

Planting date: 6/4/96

Herbicide: Karmex at 1 lb/A ai after planting

Fertilizer: 500 lb/A 13-13-13 on 6/18/96 and 500 lb/A 8-24-24 on 8/7/96

Insecticide: 3 pt/A Methyl Parathion on 8/28/96 for fall armyworms

1Fall armyworm damage rating: 0=none, 1=little, 5=severe

BG1 = Bermudagrass


Table 22. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

2-year
average

6/04/96

7/02/96

8/08/96

9/25/96

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Alicia

2955

2329

2386

1703

9373

9109

Coastal

2870

2600

2595

1792

9856

9411

Common

1509

2181

1800

1141

6630

6950

Grazer

668

1881

1674

993

5217

6028

Hardie

1804

1702

1718

1066

6291

7039

Lancaster

1456

1935

1908

496

5795

5669

Murphy

3086

2072

2064

1576

8797

8617

Poplarville

2069

2174

1821

1085

7149

7011

Tifton 44

3674

2653

2226

1646

10199

10418

Tifton 78

2886

2814

2209

1930

9839

10286

Tifton 78 WH

2743

2541

2410

1990

9684

9861

Tifton 85

1384

2725

2360

1961

8429

9072

Mean

2267

2301

2098

1448

8105

8289

LSD (0.05)

623

481

467

364

1225

 

CV %

19

15

16

18

11

 

Planted:

April 1995

Fertilization:

3/13/96 - 65-65-65

6/06/96 - 68-0-0

9/23/96 - Lime& 1 T/A


Table 23. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties at the Brown Loam Branch Station, Raymond, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

3-year
average

5/24/96

7/11/96

8/9/96

9/13/96

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Alicia

2159

2157

2184

2307

8807

7275

Coastal

2771

1454

2116

2208

8549

6948

Common

2520

902

1629

1692

6742

6572

Grazer

1378

910

1485

1449

5220

4595

Hardie

2131

970

1208

1277

5585

5584

Landcaster

982

716

812

816

3325

4926

Murphy I

2588

881

1844

1869

7182

4436

Murphy II

1816

448

1125

1132

4521

4381

Poplarville

2331

721

1780

1637

6470

5725

Tifton 44

2654

1727

2567

2155

9102

7178

Tifton 78

2247

1815

2335

2190

8587

7896

Tifton 78 WH

2243

1993

2404

2440

9079

8770

Tifton 85

1244

1787

2276

1968

7275

7126

Pensacola Bahia

1771

3017

1580

1692

8037

68761

Tifton 9 Bahia

1696

2383

1513

1811

7403

72051

Mean

2035

1459

1791

1775

7059

 

LSD (0.05)

539

490

507

476

1351

 

CV %

19

24

20

19

13

 

Planting date:

4/94

12-year average


Table 24. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties at South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Cold Injury
Rating1
4/12

Cover2

Harvest Dates

Total

6/26

7/15

8/19

4/12

5/21

 

---------------lb/A---------------

 

%

%

Alicia

2131

1209

1807

5148

3

40

85

Coastal

2293

1421

1994

5709

3.5

19

61

Murphy

1483

1359

997

3839

3.25

35

81

Tifton 44

2231

1595

2032

5858

3.5

29

66

Tifton 78

2231

1595

1620

5447

2.5

21

74

Tifton 85

2368

1396

2119

5883

2

11

54

World Feeder

1396

1159

935

3490

3

60

96

Mean

2019

1391

1643

5053

3.0

31

74

LSD (0.05)

491

306

810

1036

NS

19

26

CV %

16

15

33

14

32

41

24

Planting date:

4/1/95

Fertilization:

3/12/96

68-72-72

5/16/96

68-0-0

1Rating system: 1=dead, 2=froze back to original clump, 3=third node from mother plant sprouted, 4=sprout from underground.

2Percent ground cover.


 

Performance of Bahiagrass

Tifton 9 Bahia was compared to Pensacola at three locations. At Mississippi State, Tifton 9 produced significantly more dry matter the first year after establishment, with most of the difference occurring in the first harvest (Table 25). There was a trend for higher yields from Tifton 9 in the second year after establishment, but the difference was not significant (Table 27). At Poplarville when planted at 7 and 14 pounds per acre, there were no significant differences due to seeding rate, but there was a significant increase in dry matter yield for Tifton 9 in 1996 and for the two year average (Table 28). At Raymond the two bahia grasses were included in a bermudagrass test, and there were no significant differences in yield in 1996 (Table 23).


Table 25. Dry matter yield of bahiagrass the year following establishment, Mississippi State, MS, 1995.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

5/22/95

6/5/95

6/22/95

7/12/95

8/14/95

10/6/95

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Pensacola

827

1345

1027

2248

1863

1272

8582

Tifton 9

2131

1637

1093

2423

2182

1428

10893

LDS (0.05)

301

NS

NS

NS

151

NS

1377

Planting date:

5/25/94

Fertilization:

5/23/95

34-0-0

6/22/95

34-0-0

Establishment year yield on 7/21/94 as 1412 lb/A for Tifton 9 and 658 lb/A for Pensacola (LSD (0.05) = 530). All plots had 100% stands of bahiagrass.


Table 26. Dry matter yield of bahiagrass the second year following establishment, Mississippi State, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

2-year
Average

6/7/96

7/7/96

8/7/96

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Pensacola

438

1401

540

2379

5480

Tifton 9

662

1709

405

2665

6779

LSD (0.05)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Planting date:

5/25/94

Fertilization:

4/3/96

13-13-13

8/15/96

6-24-24

Herbicide:

4/4/96

1 qt. Weedmaster


Table 27. Recovery of bahiagrass stand following winter kill in 1995-96, Mississippi State, MS.

Variety

Observation Dates

5/24/96

6/7/96

7/17/96

8/7/96

4/15/97

 

------------------------------%/stand------------------------------

Pensacola

30

49

56

71

84

Tifton 9

9

30

51

57

74

LSD (0.05)

20

NS

NS

NS

NS

Planting date: 5/25/94


Table 28. Effect of variety and seeding rate on dry matter yield of bahiagrass, South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS, 1996.

Variety

Seeding
rate

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

2-year
average

6/26/96

7/31/96

 

------------------------------lb/A-----------------------------

Pensacola

7

1721

1537

3258

2526

Pensacola

14

1667

1526

3194

2491

Tifton 9

7

2044

1785

3830

3070

Tifton 9

14

2286

1797

4083

3270

Mean

 

1930

1661

3591

2839

LSD (0.05)

 

335

188

390

243

CV %

 

11

7

 

7

Planting date:

10/92

Fertilization:

3/12/96

68-72-72

 

6/28-96

68-0-0


 

Performance of Sericea Lespedeza

Sericea Lespedeza varieties were evaluated at Prairie and Poplarville. The tests were harvested three times at each location. Highest yields at Prairie were produced by Serela 76 and Serela with 8,002 and 7,789 pounds per acre. At Poplarville, the highest yields were also from Serela 76 and Serela with 6,506 and 5,939 pounds per acre.


Table 29. Dry matter yield of sericea lespedeza varieties at Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

5/16/96

7/10/96

9/26/96

 

------------------------------lb/A------------------------------

Au Donnally

0

0

0

0

Au Lotan

1659

3546

2228

7432

Appalow

0

0

0

0

AM312

1700

3124

1510

6333

Interstate

1319

2940

2153

6411

Interstate 76

1253

2988

2746

6911

Serela

1739

3002

3049

7789

Serela 76

1587

3528

2887

8002

Mean

1542

3187

2428

7146

LSD (0.05)

710

683

1323

1763

CV %

31

14

36

16


Table 30. Dry matter yield of sericea lespedeza varieties, South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS, 1996.

Variety

Dry Matter Yield

Harvest Dates

Total

6/14/96

7/19/96

9/5/96

 

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AM 312

1930

1693

1759

5382

Appalow

1334

1102

1216

3652

AU 9

1438

1278

1310

4026

AU 170

1930

1677

1759

5366

AU 344

1438

1422

1310

4170

AU Lotan

2081

1949

1897

5927

AU Donnelly

1854

1725

1690

5269

Interstate

1798

1549

1638

4985

Interstate 76

2157

1709

1966

5832

Serala

2138

1853

1948

5939

Serala 76

2460

1805

2242

6506

Mean

1886

1630

1718

5234

LSD (0.05)

461

443

419

1177

CV %

14

16

14

13

Planting date: