TRITICALE: RESULTS OF THE VARIETY PERFORMANCE TRIALS AT THE
EDISTO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER, BLACKVILLE.
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--3-YEAR AVG.-- --2-YEAR AVG.--
---2003-2005-- ---2004-2005-- ----------------2005 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 314 114.1 47.1 125.4 49.7 3 136.6 44.7 38
AGSOUTH GENETICS AGS2000 * 88.5 55.7 95.4 56.7 8 100.7 54.3 38
RESOURCE SEEDS TRICAL 342 - - 140.5 49.7 1 158.1 45.8 52
RESOURCE SEEDS RSI30065 - - - - 2 141.5 49.0 34
RESOURCE SEEDS RSI30127 - - - - 4 127.8 46.0 35
UNIV. OF FLA. FL9718E2 - - - - 5 126.3 50.2 52
UNIV. OF FLA. FL9716E1 - - - - 6 116.9 42.2 49
N.C. STATE UNIV. ARCIA - - - - 7 106.5 46.2 44
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AVERAGES 108.6 50.2 120.4 52.0 126.8 47.3 43
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L.S.D. (.10) 8.3 1.9 8.6 0.9 13.3 1.1 4.0
C.V. (%) 10.9 3.3 8.1 1.1 8.6 1.2 4.9
STD. ERROR OF ENTRY MEAN 3.4 0.7 3.4 0.3 5.5 0.4 1.5 DF=21
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PLANTED: NOV. 18, 2004 MANAGEMENT: CHISEL PLOW AND DISK.
HARVESTED: JUNE 16, 2005 HERBICIDE: 0.75 LB/ACRE 2,4-D
SOIL TYPE: VARINA LOAMY SAND SEEDING RATE: 3.0 BU/AC
SOIL TEST: P=HIGH+, K=MEDIUM-, pH=6.2
FERTILIZATION:
PREPLANT: 0 LB/AC
TOPDRESS: 70 LB/AC N.
* WHEAT, BU/AC CALCULATED USING TEST WEIGHT OF 60 LB/BU
TRITICALE, BU/AC CALCULATED USING TEST WEIGHT OF 48 LB/BU
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