| Table 1. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS, 1997-98.1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | ||||
| 12/17/97 | 1/29/98 | 3/11/98 | 4/8/98 | 5/12/98 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Big Daddy | 228 | 1,204 | 1,784 | 1,490 | 1,391 | 6,096 |
| Blizzard | 368 | 1,204 | 1,530 | 1,416 | 1,173 | 5,690 |
| CAS-BSC12 | 90 | 306 | 1,872 | 1,274 | 1,402 | 4,945 |
| CAS-MM6 | 188 | 872 | 1,611 | 2,024 | 1,210 | 5,905 |
| FL4N | 199 | 1,108 | 1,432 | 1,537 | 1,479 | 5,755 |
| FLX1997 (G) 4N | 381 | 1,290 | 1,854 | 1,352 | 1,075 | 5,952 |
| Gulf | 168 | 1,222 | 1,641 | 1,360 | 1,343 | 5,733 |
| Hercules | 309 | 970 | 1,433 | 1,462 | 1,200 | 5,374 |
| Hurricane | 323 | 1,158 | 1,393 | 1,334 | 1,466 | 5,673 |
| Jackson | 259 | 1,193 | 1,599 | 1,265 | 1,092 | 5,409 |
| Marshall | 282 | 1,193 | 1,587 | 1,638 | 1,355 | 6,054 |
| ME-94 | 196 | 1,231 | 1,768 | 1,363 | 1,184 | 5,741 |
| OFI-A94 | 296 | 1,352 | 1,896 | 1,283 | 1,313 | 6,140 |
| OFI-FL 95 | 242 | 1,298 | 1,913 | 1,504 | 1,439 | 6,396 |
| Passerel | 175 | 1,263 | 1,784 | 1,565 | 1,253 | 6,040 |
| Ribeye | 190 | 1,272 | 1,351 | 1,459 | 1,306 | 5,578 |
| RIO | 84 | 1,222 | 1,799 | 1,490 | 1,528 | 6,123 |
| Rust Master | 341 | 1,332 | 1,551 | 1,303 | 1,298 | 5,824 |
| Southern Star | 304 | 1,210 | 1,283 | 1,307 | 1,132 | 5,236 |
| Surrey | 359 | 1,401 | 1,988 | 1,281 | 1,155 | 6,184 |
| TAM 90 | 285 | 1,355 | 1,628 | 1,401 | 1,209 | 5,879 |
| Tetragold | 305 | 1,208 | 1,404 | 1,475 | 1,515 | 5,907 |
| T-444 Plus | 390 | 1,225 | 1,648 | 1,487 | 1,119 | 5,868 |
| TXR95-5 | 174 | 1,070 | 1,363 | 1,451 | 1,388 | 5,445 |
| TXR95-6 | 307 | 1,478 | 1,518 | 1,352 | 1,316 | 5,970 |
| WVPB-A-13 | 157 | 854 | 1,736 | 1,574 | 1,221 | 5,541 |
| WVPB-F-11 | 266 | 1,156 | 2,209 | 1,385 | 1,518 | 6,534 |
| WVPB-AR-101 | 158 | 1,467 | 1,791 | 1,326 | 1,161 | 5,904 |
| WVPB-R-3 | 258 | 1,344 | 1,734 | 1,319 | 1,269 | 5,923 |
| Mean | 251 | 1,188 | 1,658 | 1,430 | 1,293 | 5,821 |
| LSD (0.05) | 243 | 209 | 463 | 200 | 294 | 733 |
| CV% | 59 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| 1Seeding
rate: 35lb/A. Planting date: 10/2/97. Fertilization: 10/20/97 - 65-65-65; 12/3/97 - 68-0-0; 1/29/98 - 68-0-0; 3/13/98 - 34-0-0. 2Bromus stamineus. |
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| Table 2. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS, 1994-1998. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Year | Mean | |||
| 94-95 | 95-96 | 96-97 | 97-98 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Gulf | 7,980 | 5,054 | 6,082 | 5,733 | 6,212 |
| Jackson | 9,069 | 6,416 | 7,168 | 5,409 | 7,015 |
| Marshall | 8,106 | 7,930 | 7,022 | 6,054 | 7,278 |
| RIO | 8,351 | 6,714 | 6,595 | 6,123 | 6,946 |
| Rust Master | 8,299 | 6,351 | 6,079 | 5,824 | 6,638 |
| Surrey | 8,607 | 6,741 | 7,341 | 6,184 | 7,218 |
| TAM 90 | 8,236 | 5,909 | 5,727 | 5,879 | 6,438 |
| Mean | 8,375 | 6,321 | 6,573 | 5,886 | 6,821 |
| Table 3. Dry matter yield of annual ryegrass variety trials, South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS, 1997-1998.1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | |||
| 1/20/97 | 2/20/98 | 3/16/98 | 4/14/98 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Big Daddy | 2,134 | 2,489 | 1,188 | 2,123 | 7,934 |
| Blizzard | 1,725 | 2,235 | 1,077 | 1,917 | 6,953 |
| CAS-BSCI2 | 678 | 1,127 | 982 | 1,982 | 4,770 |
| CAS-MM6 | 1,383 | 1,700 | 1,313 | 2,036 | 6,433 |
| DLF-1-AR | 968 | 1,485 | 1,064 | 1,917 | 5,434 |
| DLF-2-AR | 1,220 | 1,725 | 1,257 | 2,287 | 6,489 |
| FL4N | 1,972 | 2,166 | 1,144 | 2,091 | 7,373 |
| FL X1997 (G) 4N | 2,233 | 2,166 | 1,068 | 1,840 | 7,308 |
| Gulf | 1,547 | 2,107 | 1,042 | 1,862 | 6,559 |
| Hercules | 2,165 | 2,077 | 1,150 | 1,470 | 6,863 |
| Hurricane | 1,475 | 1,872 | 1,124 | 1,884 | 6,355 |
| Jackson | 1,098 | 1,862 | 1,025 | 1,971 | 5,956 |
| Marshall | 1,347 | 1,730 | 1,058 | 1,917 | 6,051 |
| ME 94 | 1,212 | 1,661 | 1,171 | 2,200 | 6,244 |
| OFI-FL95 | 1,418 | 1,642 | 1,064 | 1,764 | 5,888 |
| OFI-A94 | 1,826 | 2,073 | 1,038 | 1,917 | 6,854 |
| Passerel | 1,529 | 1,661 | 1,210 | 1,917 | 6,317 |
| Ribeye | 1,395 | 1,891 | 1,115 | 2,036 | 6,439 |
| RIO | 1,585 | 1,926 | 849 | 1,590 | 5,951 |
| Rust Master | 1,490 | 2,107 | 1,120 | 2,483 | 7,201 |
| Southern Star | 1,525 | 2,122 | 1,051 | 1,949 | 6,647 |
| Surrey | 1,723 | 1,990 | 1,042 | 1,917 | 6,672 |
| Tetragold | 1,963 | 2,420 | 1,120 | 2,004 | 7,507 |
| T-444 Plus | 1,898 | 2,009 | 14,098 | 1,884 | 6,890 |
| TAM 90 | 1,265 | 1,916 | 1,060 | 2,058 | 6,299 |
| TXR95-5 | 1,464 | 2,068 | 1,060 | 1,960 | 6,552 |
| TXR95-6 | 1,772 | 2,127 | 1,000 | 1,917 | 6,815 |
| WVPB-AR-101 | 1,597 | 2,097 | 1,128 | 2,211 | 7,033 |
| WVPB-R-3 | 1,399 | 1,842 | 1,055 | 2,221 | 6,518 |
| WVPB-F-11 | 1,300 | 1,882 | 1,085 | 1,982 | 6,249 |
| WVPB-A-13 | 1,357 | 1,813 | 1,274 | 2,080 | 6,524 |
| Mean | 1,537 | 1,935 | 1,098 | 1,980 | 6,551 |
| LSD (0.05) | 468 | 409 | 169 | NS | 795 |
| CV% | 22 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 9 |
| 1Seeding
rate: 35 lb/A. Planting date: 10/23/97. Fertilization: 10/15/97 - 68-72-72; 2/1/98 - 103-0-0. 2Bromus stamineus. |
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| Table 4. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, Brown Loam Branch, Raymond, MS, 1997-98.1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | |||
| 11/26/97 | 2/10/98 | 3/27/98 | 5/27/98 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Big Daddy | 1,492 | 1,703 | 1,947 | 2,197 | 7,339 |
| Blizzard | 1,049 | 1,726 | 2,026 | 1,879 | 6,681 |
| CAS-BSC12 | 134 | 1,352 | 2,139 | 2,656 | 6,280 |
| CAS-MM6 | 1,078 | 1,748 | 2,045 | 2,485 | 7,355 |
| FL4N | 832 | 1,954 | 1,979 | 2,101 | 6,866 |
| FL X1997 (G) 4N | 921 | 2,080 | 2,345 | 1,837 | 7,182 |
| Gulf | 864 | 2,492 | 2,080 | 1,743 | 7,180 |
| Hercules | 1,647 | 1,675 | 2,033 | 1,745 | 7,100 |
| Hurricane | 1,291 | 1,675 | 2,275 | 2,966 | 8,206 |
| Jackson | 1,286 | 1,923 | 2,230 | 2,345 | 7,784 |
| Marshall | 1,141 | 1,698 | 1,860 | 2,413 | 7,112 |
| ME 94 | 1,183 | 1,673 | 2,174 | 2,378 | 7,407 |
| OFI-FL95 | 1,169 | 1,263 | 1,778 | 1,848 | 6,058 |
| OFI-A94 | 1,520 | 1,642 | 1,724 | 1,895 | 6,782 |
| Passerel | 1,410 | 1,703 | 2,059 | 2,394 | 7,566 |
| Ribeye | 733 | 2,307 | 1,965 | 1,829 | 6,835 |
| RIO | 1,260 | 1,300 | 1,902 | 2,410 | 6,873 |
| Rust Master | 1,260 | 2,321 | 2,378 | 1,834 | 7,793 |
| Southern Star | 1,724 | 2,263 | 2,024 | 2,521 | 8,531 |
| Surrey | 1,794 | 1,724 | 2,197 | 1,888 | 7,604 |
| Tetragold | 942 | 2,478 | 2,054 | 1,851 | 7,325 |
| T-444 Plus | 1,680 | 2,303 | 2,073 | 2,176 | 8,232 |
| TAM 90 | 1,558 | 1,790 | 2,148 | 2,190 | 7,686 |
| TXR95-5 | 351 | 1,993 | 2,441 | 2,446 | 7,231 |
| TXR95-6 | 967 | 2,073 | 2,132 | 1,881 | 7,053 |
| WVPB-AR-101 | 1,291 | 2,085 | 1,696 | 2,038 | 7,109 |
| WVPB-R-3 | 1,188 | 1,485 | 2,043 | 1,694 | 6,409 |
| WVPB-F-11 | 1,108 | 2,050 | 2,244 | 1,972 | 7,374 |
| WVPB-A-13 | 881 | 1,183 | 1,818 | 1,860 | 5,741 |
| Mean | 1,164 | 1,850 | 2,062 | 2,120 | 7,196 |
| LSD (0.05) | 495 | 882 | 576 | 815 | 1,764 |
| CV% | 30 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 17 |
| 1Seeding
rate: 35 lb/A. Planting date: 10/1/97. Fertilization: 10/21/97 - 60-60-60; 2/25/98 - 60-0-0. 2Bromus stamineus. |
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| Table 5. Dry matter yield of ryegrass varieties, Brown Loam Branch, Raymond, MS, 1994-1998. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Year | Mean | |||
| 94-95 | 95-96 | 96-97 | 97-98 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Gulf | 8,724 | 7,175 | 8,885 | 7,180 | 7,991 |
| Jackson | 9,158 | 6,195 | 9,684 | 7,784 | 8,205 |
| Marshall | 9,017 | 7,243 | 9,807 | 7,112 | 8,295 |
| RIO | 9,505 | 7,530 | 9,130 | 6,873 | 8,259 |
| Rust Master | 8,907 | 7,150 | 9,726 | 7,793 | 8,394 |
| Surrey | 9,825 | 6,605 | 9,343 | 7,604 | 8,344 |
| TAM 90 | 9,014 | 7,844 | 9,266 | 7,686 | 8,452 |
| Mean | 9,149 | 7,178 | 9,406 | 7,433 | 8,277 |
| Table 6. Dry matter yield of cool-season perennial grasses, Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1998.1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | 2-year avg. |
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| 11/17/97 | 03/25/98 | 4/14/98 | 5/12/98 | |||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Tall Fescue | ||||||
| Bull | 1,648 | 1,726 | 1,502 | 1,435 | 6,312 | 3,771 |
| CAFA 401 | 1,837 | 1,828 | 1,644 | 1,729 | 7,039 | 4,222 |
| Georgia 5 | 1,676 | 2,111 | 1,737 | 1,652 | 7,178 | 4,227 |
| Jesup (EF) | 2,257 | 1,651 | 1,325 | 1,448 | 6,240 | 3,876 |
| Kentucky 31 | 2,300 | 1,736 | 1,625 | 1,625 | 7,485 | 4,442 |
| PRO-B6 | 1,861 | 1,578 | 1,640 | 1,817 | 6,890 | 4,094 |
| WVPB TF B-3 | 1,555 | 1,573 | 1,485 | 1,742 | 6,356 | 3,672 |
| WVPB TF B-5 | 1,222 | 1,238 | 1,474 | 1,879 | 5,814 | 3,199 |
| Orchardgrass | ||||||
| MoTol 85II | 1,712 | 551 | 1,219 | 1,852 | 5,345 | 3,407 |
| 9007238 | 1,552 | 760 | 1,368 | 1,898 | 5,575 | 3,490 |
| Tall Oat Grass | ||||||
| 564692 | 1,687 | 676 | 1,039 | 2,181 | 5,577 | 3,265 |
| Prairie Brome | ||||||
| Gala | 1,550 | 918 | 1,602 | 2,301 | 6,371 | 3,911 |
| Muta | 1,698 | 1,031 | 1,482 | 1,644 | 5,856 | 3,677 |
| Stocker | 2,235 | 538 | 1,198 | 2,146 | 6,109 | 3,912 |
| Mean | 1,761 | 1,309 | 1,458 | 1,781 | 6,293 | 4,833 |
| LSD (0.05) | 538 | 510 | 480 | 409 | 1,335 | |
| CV% | 21 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 14 | |
| Table 7. Dry matter yield of cool-season perennial grasses, Mississippi State, MS, 1997-1998.1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | 2-year avg. |
Stand (4/21/98) |
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| 12/5/97 | 4/2/98 | 4/21/98 | 5/20/98 | ||||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | pct | |
| Tall Fescue | |||||||
| Bull | 321 | 589 | 972 | 994 | 2,875 | 1,438 | 98 |
| CAFA 401 | 545 | 827 | 1,051 | 1,139 | 3,562 | 2,273 | 99 |
| Desoto | 239 | 359 | 730 | 1,046 | 2,372 | 3,038 | 92 |
| Georgia 5 | 466 | 688 | 963 | 1,062 | 3,157 | 1,956 | 99 |
| Jessup(EF) | 362 | 544 | 950 | 1,041 | 2,897 | 1,858 | 98 |
| Kentucky 31 | 550 | 560 | 1,063 | 1,340 | 3,512 | 2,178 | 100 |
| PRO B6 | 449 | 575 | 1,138 | 1,373 | 3,535 | 2,074 | 98 |
| WVPB TF B-3 | 453 | 396 | 915 | 1,241 | 3,005 | 1,747 | 98 |
| WVPB TF B-5 | 307 | 310 | 751 | 1,360 | 2,727 | 1,479 | 97 |
| WVPB TF B-16 | 451 | 773 | 1,132 | 1,257 | 3,614 | 2,122 | 99 |
| Orchardgrass | |||||||
| MoTol 85II | 230 | 276 | 1,062 | 1,809 | 3,378 | 2,105 | 91 |
| 9007238 | 233 | 597 | 1,112 | 1,352 | 3,294 | 2,089 | 92 |
| Tall Oat Grass | |||||||
| 564692 | 19 | 82 | 02 | 3,406 | 3,506 | 2,113 | 16 |
| Prairie Brome | |||||||
| Gala | 28 | 70 | 124 | 745 | 968 | 931 | 21 |
| Matua3 | 263 | 589 | 611 | 1,057 | 2,520 | 2,161 | 83 |
| Stocker | 160 | 427 | 579 | 1,035 | 2,201 | 1,991 | 81 |
| Mean | 317 | 479 | 821 | 1,329 | 2,945 | 85 | |
| LSD (0.05) | 194 | 255 | 220 | 290 | 775 | 18 | |
| CV% | 43 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
| Table 8. Dry matter yield of cool-season perennial grasses, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS, 1998.1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | 2-year avg. | ||
| 3/25/98 | 4/16/98 | 5/12/98 | |||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Tall Fescue | |||||
| Bull | 1,613 | 2,093 | 533 | 4,239 | 3,188 |
| CAFA 401 | 1,517 | 1,959 | 643 | 4,119 | 3,201 |
| Georgia 5 | 1,396 | 2,363 | 559 | 4,317 | 3,466 |
| Jesup Minus (EF) | 1,340 | 2,196 | 598 | 4,135 | 3,243 |
| Kentucky 31 | 1,389 | 1,970 | 512 | 3,872 | 3,072 |
| PRO-B6 | 1,556 | 1,934 | 547 | 4,038 | 3,581 |
| WVPB TF B-3 | 1,637 | 1,768 | 586 | 3,991 | 3,227 |
| WVPB TF B-5 | 1,244 | 1,268 | 485 | 2,996 | 2,392 |
| WVPB TF B-16 | 1,700 | 1,775 | 664 | 4,139 | 3,603 |
| Orchardgrass | |||||
| MoTol 85II | 1,219 | 1,074 | 619 | 2,912 | 2,648 |
| 9007238 | 1,340 | 1,036 | 528 | 2,903 | 2,550 |
| Mean | 1,450 | 1,767 | 570 | 3,787 | 3,106 |
| LSD (0.05) | 261 | 396 | 273 | 583 | |
| CV% | 10 | 13 | 28 | 9 | |
| Table 9. Yield of cool-season grasses, South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS, 1996-98.1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | ||||
| 3/4/97 | 4/1/97 | 4/29/97 | 7/9/97 | 1/29/98 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Tall Fescue | ||||||
| Bull | 0 | 1,291 | 329 | 937 | 988 | 3,546 |
| CAFA 401 | 0 | 1,215 | 282 | 1,012 | 883 | 3,392 |
| Georgia 5 | 0 | 1,571 | 369 | 1,229 | 2,088 | 5,257 |
| Jessup Minus | 0 | 646 | 188 | 701 | 666 | 2,202 |
| KY 31 | 0 | 1,198 | 274 | 1,061 | 1,505 | 4,038 |
| PRO-B6 | 0 | 1,206 | 243 | 907 | 1,194 | 3,549 |
| WVPB TF B-3 | 0 | 764 | 180 | 1,061 | 505 | 2,512 |
| WVPB TF B-5 | 0 | 518 | 188 | 682 | 222 | 1,611 |
| WVPB TF B-16 | 0 | 1,240 | 337 | 1,111 | 1,327 | 4,016 |
| Orchardgrass | ||||||
| Mo Tol 85II | 0 | 544 | 235 | 602 | 0 | 1,618 |
| 9007238 | 0 | 756 | 212 | 763 | 0 | 2,032 |
| Tall Oatgrass | ||||||
| 564692 | 0 | 994 | 251 | 173 | 0 | 1,487 |
| Prairie Brome | ||||||
| Stocker | 1,433 | 1,053 | 329 | 540 | 1,805 | 5,374 |
| Gala | 864 | 629 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 1,799 |
| Matua | 1,756 | 926 | 282 | 527 | 1,511 | 5,211 |
| Mean | 270 | 970 | 267 | 753 | 846 | 3,176 |
| LSD (0.05) | 100 | 436 | 99 | 420 | 738 | 960 |
| CV% | 26 | 32 | 26 | 39 | 61 | 21 |
| Table 10. Dry matter yield of cool-season grasses, Mississippi State, MS, 1997-1998.1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | 4-year avg. |
Stand (4/22/98) |
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| 12/10/97 | 4/2/98 | 4/22/98 | 5/18/98 | ||||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | pct | |
| Tall Fescue | |||||||
| Desoto | 582 | 558 | 752 | 437 | 2,329 | 1,537 | 93 |
| Festorina | 453 | 265 | 710 | 555 | 1,974 | 2,543 | 93 |
| Forage Blend | 422 | 725 | 744 | 422 | 2,314 | 2,778 | 89 |
| Fuego | 363 | 281 | 605 | 517 | 1,767 | 2,628 | 87 |
| Georgia 5 | 603 | 573 | 823 | 474 | 2,474 | 3,099 | 95 |
| KY-31 EI | 589 | 418 | 892 | 541 | 2,440 | 3,085 | 98 |
| Penngrazer | 416 | 334 | 710 | 427 | 1,887 | 2,692 | 92 |
| KY Bluegrass | |||||||
| Huntsville | 354 | 65 | 313 | 185 | 917 | 986 | 95 |
| Prairie Brome | |||||||
| Matua2 | 194 | 285 | 526 | 412 | 1,418 | 2,445 | 78 |
| Mean | 354 | 362 | 650 | 478 | 1,844 | 2,361 | 91 |
| LSD (0.05) | 152 | 186 | 280 | 101 | 539 | 14 | |
| CV% | 30 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 15 | |
| Table 11. Dry matter yield of tall fescue varieties, Mississippi State, MS, 1997-1998.1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | 8-year avg. |
Stand (4/21/98) |
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| 12/10/97 | 4/1/98 | 4/21/98 | 5/21/98 | ||||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | pct | |
| AU Triumph | 208 | 770 | 582 | 636 | 2,195 | 3,053 | 91 |
| Cajun | 237 | 658 | 645 | 587 | 2,127 | 3,217 | 95 |
| Desoto | 353 | 623 | 662 | 554 | 2,192 | 3,118 | 99 |
| Enforcer | 282 | 335 | 639 | 728 | 1,985 | 3,057 | 98 |
| Fawn | 385 | 824 | 729 | 592 | 2,531 | 3,056 | 97 |
| Forager | 343 | 803 | 752 | 570 | 2,529 | 3,132 | 98 |
| GA 5 EI | 344 | 565 | 657 | 598 | 2,163 | 3,115 | 100 |
| GA 110 EF2 | 412 | 512 | 653 | 619 | 2,196 | 3,224 | 98 |
| GA 196 EF | 405 | 613 | 646 | 576 | 2,240 | 3,010 | 100 |
| Jessup EI3 | 396 | 439 | 631 | 587 | 2,053 | 3,195 | 100 |
| Jessup IMP FI | 421 | 375 | 651 | 620 | 2,277 | 3,030 | 100 |
| Johnstone | 390 | 353 | 520 | 570 | 1,834 | 2,911 | 98 |
| KY 31 EI | 526 | 389 | 591 | 668 | 2,175 | 3,357 | 100 |
| KY 31 EF | 395 | 457 | 608 | 587 | 2,047 | 3,150 | 100 |
| Martin | 163 | 601 | 538 | 451 | 1,753 | 3,190 | 92 |
| OFI-TF-B15 | 272 | 347 | 614 | 641 | 1,875 | 2,926 | 99 |
| OFI-TF-B1 | 182 | 487 | 613 | 598 | 1,879 | 2,885 | 98 |
| Penngrazer | 473 | 605 | 636 | 560 | 2,273 | 3,282 | 100 |
| TF 8872 | 349 | 693 | 623 | 609 | 2,273 | 3,097 | 94 |
| TF 9077 | 274 | 564 | 608 | 592 | 2,083 | 3,120 | 98 |
| Mean | 340 | 564 | 630 | 598 | 2,132 | 3,182 | 98 |
| LSD (0.05) | 176 | 189 | 94 | 94 | 448 | 311 | 4 |
| CV% | 37 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| Table 12. Dry matter yield of warm-season perennial grasses, Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1998.1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | |
| 7/1/97 | 8/27/97 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Switch Grass | |||
| Almo | 3,172 | 3,183 | 6,355 |
| Cave-in-Rock | 2,010 | 2,150 | 4,160 |
| Kanlow | 2,680 | 2,864 | 5,544 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | 1,558 | 2,377 | 3,935 |
| Indiangrass | |||
| Ga514678 | 1,896 | 1,934 | 3,830 |
| Lometa | 2,183 | 2,012 | 4,195 |
| Big Bluestem | |||
| Kaw | 2,061 | 2,218 | 4,234 |
| PMC | 1,623 | 1,820 | 3,443 |
| Little Blue Stem | 1,482 | 1,762 | 3,244 |
| Mean | 2,074 | 2,258 | 4,331 |
| LDS (0.05) | 897 | 740 | 1,168 |
| CV% | 31 | 24 | 19 |
| Table 13. Dry matter yield of white clover varieties at Mississippi State, MS, summer 1997.1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | |
| 7/1/97 | 8/25/97 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Advantage (RS C3-27) | 1,653 | 789 | 2,442 |
| Brown Loam Syn. #2 | 1,689 | 730 | 2,419 |
| California Ladino | 1,627 | 728 | 2,355 |
| Canopy | 1,698 | 866 | 2,564 |
| CW 190 (BL#2 selection) | 1,723 | 871 | 2,594 |
| CW 983 | 1,703 | 797 | 2,500 |
| DT | 1,674 | 716 | 2,390 |
| Louisiana S-1 | 1,226 | 795 | 2,021 |
| Osceola | 1,685 | 726 | 2,411 |
| OZ | 1,679 | 791 | 2,470 |
| PP | 1,613 | 644 | 2,257 |
| Regal | 1,889 | 737 | 2,626 |
| SRVR | 1,832 | 851 | 2,683 |
| Tillman | 1,953 | 747 | 2,699 |
| Tillman 2 | 1,852 | 857 | 2,709 |
| Will | 2,004 | 736 | 2,740 |
| Mean | 1,719 | 774 | 2,493 |
| LSD(0.05) | 271 | 168 | 295 |
| CV % | 11 | 15 | 8 |
| Table 14. Dry matter yield of white clover varieties at Mississippi State, MS, spring 1997 - spring 1998.1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | ||||
| 5/1/97 | 6/5/97 | 7/10/97 | 8/26/97 | 5/6/98 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Advantage (RS C3-27) | 2,754 | 1,587 | 1,624 | 954 | 2,745 | 9,664 |
| Brown Loam Syn. #2 | 2,895 | 1,820 | 1,709 | 848 | 2,082 | 9,354 |
| California Ladino | 2,318 | 1,631 | 1,659 | 723 | 2,310 | 8,641 |
| Canopy | 2,477 | 1,597 | 1,562 | 764 | 1,847 | 8,247 |
| CW 190 (BL#2 selection) | 2,894 | 1,484 | 1,470 | 791 | 2,211 | 8,850 |
| CW 983 | 3,120 | 1,550 | 1,579 | 810 | 2,295 | 9,354 |
| Louisiana S-1 | 3,090 | 1,237 | 1,105 | 943 | 2,491 | 8,866 |
| Osceola | 3,041 | 1,586 | 1,550 | 681 | 1,902 | 8,760 |
| Prestige | 1,567 | 839 | 852 | 854 | 2,553 | 6,665 |
| Regal | 2,227 | 1,513 | 1,472 | 1,059 | 1,718 | 7,989 |
| SRVR | 3,339 | 1,352 | 1,466 | 721 | 2,577 | 9,455 |
| Tillman | 2,338 | 1,603 | 1,754 | 983 | 2,436 | 9,114 |
| Tillman 2 | 2,915 | 1,686 | 1,764 | 1,010 | 2,654 | 10,029 |
| Will | 2,316 | 1,593 | 1,586 | 743 | 1,684 | 7,922 |
| Mean | 2,664 | 1,506 | 1,511 | 849 | 2,250 | 8,779 |
| LSD (0.05) | 761 | 249 | 187 | 183 | 856 | 1,023 |
| CV% | 20 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 8 |
| Table 15. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties, Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1997.1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | Winter survival |
||
| 6/18/97 | 7/17/97 | 8/26/97 | |||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | pct | |
| Coastal | 1,880 | 1,764 | 3,742 | 7,386 | 82.5 |
| Grazer | 849 | 1,747 | 3,457 | 6,053 | 100.0 |
| Hardie | 1,340 | 1,718 | 3,019 | 6,076 | 65.0 |
| Lancaster | 554 | 1,427 | 2,749 | 4,715 | 100.0 |
| Murphy | 1,591 | 1,482 | 3,262 | 6,335 | 100.0 |
| Poplarville | 746 | 1,859 | 4,278 | 6,883 | 100.0 |
| Prairie I | 1,158 | 2,113 | 3,470 | 6,470 | 100.0 |
| Prairie II | 1,033 | 1,811 | 3,114 | 5,958 | 100.0 |
| Prairie III | 977 | 2,044 | 3,326 | 6,347 | 100.0 |
| Russell | 1,693 | 1,483 | 2,604 | 5,780 | 60.0 |
| Tifton 44 | 1,557 | 2,066 | 3,476 | 7,099 | 27.5 |
| Tifton 85 | 1,582 | 1,245 | 3,172 | 5,999 | 47.5 |
| Mean | 1,246 | 1,729 | 3,305 | 6,238 | 72.8 |
| LSD (0.05) | 260 | 312 | 655 | 963 | 14.8 |
| CV% | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14.0 |
| Table 16. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties, Brown Loam Station, Raymond, MS, 1997.1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | |||
| 5/13/97 | 7/1/97 | 8/15/97 | 10/3/97 | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Alicia | 2,604 | 2,424 | 2,311 | 724 | 8,073 |
| Coastal | 2,436 | 2,144 | 1,959 | 392 | 6,931 |
| Common | 2,452 | 1,376 | 839 | 106 | 4,772 |
| Grazer | 1,319 | 2,148 | 578 | 70 | 4,106 |
| Hardie | 1,311 | 1,846 | 530 | 386 | 3,972 |
| Lancaster | 812 | 1,798 | 412 | 13 | 3,035 |
| Murphy I | 2,699 | 1,628 | 1,347 | 158 | 5,832 |
| Murphy II | 1,116 | 1,574 | 590 | 28 | 3,308 |
| Poplarville | 1,066 | 2,314 | 1,152 | 173 | 4,704 |
| Tifton 85 | 2,239 | 2,248 | 1,771 | 316 | 6,574 |
| Tifton 78 | 2,675 | 2,165 | 1,799 | 585 | 7,224 |
| Tifton 78 WH | 2,967 | 1,955 | 2,006 | 720 | 7,645 |
| Tifton 44 | 2,187 | 2,373 | 1,977 | 341 | 6,877 |
| Pensacola Bahia | 1,499 | 4,297 | 1,756 | 519 | 8,072 |
| Tifton 9 Bahia | 2,516 | 4,676 | 1,590 | 733 | 9,515 |
| Mean | 1,993 | 2,331 | 1,374 | 345 | 6,043 |
| LSD (0.05) | 583 | 950 | 493 | 287 | 1,603 |
| CV% | 20 | 29 | 25 | 58 | 19 |
| Table 17. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties, Coastal Plain Branch, Newton, MS, 1997.1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | 3-year avg. | ||
| 6/07/97 | 7/23/97 | 9/11/97 | |||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Alicia | 2,055 | 2,290 | 2,099 | 6,444 | 8,221 |
| Coastal | 1,285 | 2,130 | 1,918 | 5,334 | 8,052 |
| Common | 1,007 | 1,118 | 1,213 | 3,337 | 5,746 |
| Grazer | 443 | 966 | 596 | 2,004 | 4,687 |
| Hardie | 1,136 | 1,287 | 1,106 | 3,529 | 5,869 |
| Lancaster | 749 | 1,014 | 331 | 2,093 | 4,477 |
| Murphy | 2,335 | 1,847 | 1,231 | 5,413 | 7,549 |
| Poplarville | 788 | 1,297 | 833 | 2,917 | 5,646 |
| Tifton 85 | 1,354 | 2,519 | 2,389 | 6,262 | 8,135 |
| Tifton 78 WH | 2,561 | 2,419 | 2,188 | 7,167 | 8,963 |
| Tifton 78 | 2,506 | 2,415 | 2,226 | 7,148 | 9,240 |
| Tifton 44 | 2,069 | 2,328 | 1,767 | 6,163 | 9,000 |
| Mean | 1,524 | 1,802 | 1,491 | 4,817 | 7,132 |
| LSD (0.05) | 490 | 403 | 325 | 887 | |
| CV% | 22 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Table 18. Dry matter yield and stand of bermudagrass varieties, Mississippi State, MS, 1997.1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total yield | |||||
| 6/6/97 | 7/11/97 | 9/5/97 | |||||
| Yield | Stand | Yield | Stand | Yield | Stand | ||
| lb/A | pct | lb/A | pct | lb/A | pct | lb/A | |
| Alicia | 572 | 90 | 457 | 65 | 804 | 61 | 1,833 |
| Coastal | 692 | 98 | 1,077 | 90 | 1,825 | 93 | 3,595 |
| Murphy | 275 | 93 | 294 | 64 | 434 | 46 | 1,003 |
| Russell | 610 | 95 | 564 | 72 | 1,023 | 71 | 2197 |
| Sumrall | 1,010 | 99 | 884 | 93 | 1,459 | 91 | 3,353 |
| Tifton 44 | 589 | 99 | 840 | 83 | 1,176 | 83 | 2,605 |
| Tifton 78 | 440 | 71 | 578 | 64 | 690 | 50 | 1,709 |
| Tifton 78 WH | 322 | 76 | 578 | 51 | 653 | 50 | 1,553 |
| Mean | 564 | 90 | 659 | 73 | 1,008 | 68 | 2,231 |
| LSD (0.05) | 362 | 19 | 385 | 28 | 595 | 21 | 1,233 |
| CV% | 44 | 13 | 40 | 26 | 40 | 21 | 38 |
| Table 19. Dry matter yield of bermudagrass varieties, South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS.1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | 2-year avg |
|||
| 6/3/97 | 6/23/97 | 7/17/97 | 8/27/97 | |||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Alicia | 3,190 | 1,181 | 1,262 | 676 | 6,310 | 5,729 |
| Coastal | 3,376 | 1,338 | 1,395 | 966 | 7,074 | 6,392 |
| Murphy | 3,142 | 1,107 | 919 | 470 | 5,639 | 4,739 |
| Tifton 85 | 3,231 | 892 | 1,326 | 958 | 6,408 | 6,146 |
| Tifton 44 | 2,985 | 1,397 | 1,290 | 766 | 6,437 | 6,148 |
| Tifton 78 | 3,533 | 1,299 | 1,294 | 811 | 6,938 | 6,193 |
| Mean | 3,243 | 1,202 | 1,247 | 774 | 6,467 | 5,891 |
| LSD (0.05) | NS | 229 | 194 | 223 | NS | |
| CV% | 16 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 10 | |
| Table 20. Dry matter yield and stand of experimental bermudagrasses, Mississippi State, MS, 1997.1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety/Line | Harvest dates | Total yield | ||||
| 6/4/97 | 7/10/97 | 8/22/97 | ||||
| Yield | Yield | Stand | Yield | Stand | ||
| lb/A | lb/A | ct | lb/A | pct | lb/A | |
| Coastal | 1,434 | 1,559 | 90 | 1,350 | 86 | 4,343 |
| Lott | 1,153 | 1,356 | 91 | 1,680 | 92 | 4,189 |
| Poplarville | 964 | 1,073 | 92 | 1,091 | 89 | 3,128 |
| Sumrall | 1,445 | 1,559 | 99 | 1,667 | 96 | 4,670 |
| Tifton 44 | 1,163 | 1,612 | 95 | 1,053 | 83 | 3,828 |
| Tifton 85 | 1,305 | 1,727 | 89 | 1,289 | 88 | 4,320 |
| Mean | 1,244 | 1,481 | 93 | 1,355 | 89 | 4,080 |
| LSD (0.05) | 287 | 370 | 9 | 357 | 14 | 774 |
| CV% | 15 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 13 |
| Table 21. Dry matter yield and ground cover of experimental bermudagrasses, Mississippi State, MS, 1997.1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety/Line | Harvest dates | Total yield | ||||
| 7/21/97 | 8/14/97 | 9/5/97 | ||||
| Ground cover | Yield | Ground cover | Yield | Ground cover | ||
| pct | lb/A | pct | lb/A | pct | lb/A | |
| Coastal | 19 | 210 | 52 | 591 | 71 | 801 |
| Lott | 68 | 1,136 | 87 | 911 | 100 | 2,047 |
| McDonald | 16 | 92 | 34 | 141 | 40 | 233 |
| Sumrall 007 | 78 | 1,096 | 98 | 998 | 100 | 2,094 |
| Tifton 44 | 23 | 246 | 61 | 440 | 66 | 646 |
| Tifton 85 | 70 | 1,410 | 95 | 1,001 | 100 | 2,411 |
| Mean | 45 | 698 | 71 | 674 | 80 | 1,372 |
| LSD (0.05) | 17 | 333 | 27 | 341 | 12 | 547 |
| CV% | 25 | 32 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 26 |
| Table 22. Dry matter yield of bahiagrass varieties, Mississippi State, MS, 1997.1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Harvest dates | Total | 3-year avg. |
Stand (8/18/97) |
|||
| 6/6/97 | 6/22/97 | 7/16/97 | 8/18/97 | ||||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | pct | |
| Pensacola | 382 | 774 | 1,180 | 1,136 | 3,472 | 4,811 | 97 |
| Tifton 9 | 709 | 635 | 954 | 1,013 | 3,311 | 5,623 | 97 |
| Mean | 546 | 704 | 1,067 | 1,074 | 3,392 | 5,217 | 97 |
| LSD(0.05) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
| CV % | 29 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 2 | |
| Table 23. Effect of variety and seeding rate on dry matter yield of bahiagrass, South Mississippi Branch, Poplarville, MS, 1997.1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Seeding rate |
Harvest dates | Total | 3-year avg. | |||
| 6/3/97 | 6/19/97 | 7/17/97 | 8/11/97 | ||||
| lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | lb/A | |
| Pensacola | 7 | 1,346 | 417 | 649 | 789 | 3,202 | 2,752 |
| Pensacola | 14 | 1,446 | 350 | 608 | 697 | 3,103 | 2,695 |
| Tifton 9 | 7 | 1,570 | 381 | 544 | 766 | 3,262 | 3,134 |
| Tifton 9 | 14 | 1,657 | 344 | 476 | 709 | 3,186 | 3,242 |
| Mean | 1,505 | 373 | 569 | 740 | 3,188 | 2,956 | |
| LSD (0.05) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 272 | |
| CV% | 13 | 12 | 42 | 11 | 15 | ||