TRITICALE: RESULTS OF THE VARIETY PERFORMANCE TRIALS AT THE
PEE DEE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER, FLORENCE.
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--3-YEAR AVG.-- --2-YEAR AVG.--
---2001-2003-- ---2002-2003-- ----------------2003 DATA--------------
YIELD TEST YIELD TEST RANK YIELD TEST PLANT 50%
COMPANY OR VARIETY WEIGHT WEIGHT WEIGHT HEIGHT HEADED
BRAND NAME OR STRAIN (BU/A) (LB/BU) (BU/A) (LB/BU) (BU/A) (LB/BU) (IN) (DATE)
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RESOURCE SEEDS TRICAL 314 76.5 46.6 72.9 45.0 2 78.6 42.1 35
RESOURCE SEEDS TRICAL 498 64.4 42.2 57.7 39.7 7 67.4 37.4 38
PUBLIC ARCIA 60.0 47.1 60.2 45.6 8 61.2 43.5 47
PUBLIC SUNLAND 57.7 50.9 51.8 48.7 12 56.6 47.9 38
RESOURCE SEEDS TRICAL 2115 57.2 45.6 62.4 43.8 11 58.9 40.6 36
RESOURCE SEEDS TRICAL 2205 51.3 46.9 51.5 45.0 13 42.7 41.8 39
PUBLIC FL91142-P1-A1 - - 74.3 45.6 3 77.2 42.4 44
PUBLIC FL91142-A19 - - 67.5 45.2 4 75.4 44.2 48
PUBLIC FL91142-A2 - - 58.4 45.4 9 61.1 42.8 46
PUBLIC FL98T0722-G2 - - - - 1 85.4 46.4 45
PUBLIC FL94128-Y1-A8 - - - - 5 74.9 44.5 44
PUBLIC FL91142-P1-G7 - - - - 6 73.1 44.2 43
AG SOUTH GENETIC AGS2000 * - - - - 10 59.8 54.4 36
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AVERAGES 61.2 46.5 61.9 44.9 67.0 44.0 41
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L.S.D. (.10) 15.2 1.7 6.0 2.5 8.7 1.5 2.8
C.V. (%) 8.7 1.7 10.5 1.9 10.5 1.9 3.8
STD. ERROR OF ENTRY MEAN 6.0 0.7 2.3 0.9 3.5 0.6 1.1 DF=36
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PLANTED: NOV. 21, 2002 MANAGEMENT: V-RIPPED AND FIELD CULTIVATED.
HARVESTED: JUNE 23, 2003 HERBICIDE: 0.75 LB/ACRE 2,4-D
SOIL TYPE: NORFOLK LOAMY SAND SEEDING RATE: 3.0 BU/AC
SOIL TEST: P=MEDIUM+, K=MEDIUM, pH=5.8
FERTILIZATION: LIME: 1000 LB/AC
PREPLANT: 30 LB/AC N.
TOPDRESS: 50 LB/AC N.
* WHEAT, BU/AC CALCULATED USING TEST WEIGHT OF 60 LB/BU
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