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CropWatch: Variety Testing

Information from the variety and hybrid testing program

Table 1. Dry matter forage yields and plants surviving at end of season on selected ryegrass genotypes near Scottsbluff, NE in 2005-2006 growing season.
Ryegrass entryHarvest Date June 5, 2006
 lb/A Surviving Stand - %
 April 27, 2006(Duncan grouping) (Duncan grouping)
Stockaid4860A100A
NE / FL 24 20054660AB100A
1/3 (23) + 1/3 (24) + 1/3 (Big David)4620AB100A
NE 2005 #4 FLx 2000 (New 1) 4x LRCT4590AB99A
NE 2005 #3 FL / NE 2001 4x LRCT4560AB96A
Marshall4550AB99A
FLx 2002 (LA3) LRCT4450AB99A
FL / WI 2005 (PE) LRCT (from Albrecht)4370AB98A
Big David4360AB100A
M / FLx 2005 (4x) LR4320AB98A
NE 2005 #2 FL / NEx 2000 (New 1) 4x LR late4300AB98A
Ed4170AB95A
NE 2005 #1 FL / NEx 2002 (New) 4x LR late4160AB99A
FLx 2003 (New 3) LRCT4120AB99A
NE / FL 23 20054110AB100A
FL / NEx 2005 (Misc. 2x) LRCT4070AB95A
FLx 2005 (PE) LRCT3990ABC88A
Surrey II3980ABC98A
NE 2005 #5 NEx 2001 4x LRCT3870BC95A
M / FLx 2004 (New 4) LRCT3710BCD84A
NE 2005 #6 Quincy 4x LR late3180CDE65B
FLx 2003 (New 2) ER Select (Nursery 25)2910DEF87A
Jumbo (4x)2790EF41CDE
Gulf2690EFG51BCD
Prine (4x)2690EFG58BC
M / FLx 2005 (4X) LRCT Select [100% 4x]2540EFG56BC
Big Boss (4x)2400EFG55BC
FLx 2003 SM (4x)2320EFG56BC
Attain (4x)2220FG33DEF
Verdure (4x)1880GH30EFG
Angus 1 (4x)1860GH26EFG
M / FLx 2005 (4x) LRCT [Bulk 25 % 2x]1810GH14FG
M / FLx 2005 (4x) ER early1790GH40CDE
FLx 2004 (G) 4x ERLS1300H13G