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.--
---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 97.0 47.5 106.2 50.2 2 107.6 50.4 34
AGSOUTH GENETICS AGS2000 * 68.5 55.9 72.9 56.6 8 76.6 57.0 33
RESOURCE SEEDS TRICAL 342 - - 103.0 50.9 1 108.5 50.6 41
RESOURCE SEEDS RSI30065 - - - - 3 106.8 52.4 34
RESOURCE SEEDS RSI30127 - - - - 4 101.2 51.9 35
N.C. STATE UNIV. ARCIA - - - - 5 88.4 52.1 43
UNIV. OF FLA. FL9718E2 - - - - 6 86.9 51.7 48
UNIV. OF FLA. FL9716E1 - - - - 7 83.8 44.1 50
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AVERAGES 86.4 50.7 94.0 52.6 95.0 51.2 40
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L.S.D. (.10) 6.0 0.7 6.7 0.5 8.5 0.8 4.9
C.V. (%) 9.9 1.2 8.0 0.7 7.3 0.8 6.6
STD. ERROR OF ENTRY MEAN 2.5 0.3 2.7 0.2 3.5 0.3 1.8 DF=21
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PLANTED: DEC. 02, 2004 MANAGEMENT: V-RIPPED AND FIELD CULTIVATED.
HARVESTED: JUNE 15, 2005 HERBICIDE: 0.75 LB/ACRE 2,4-D
SOIL TYPE: NORFOLK LOAMY SAND SEEDING RATE: 3.0 BU/AC
SOIL TEST: P=HIGH, K=LOW-, pH=5.4
FERTILIZATION: LIME: 1000 LB/AC
PREPLANT: 210 LB/AC 14-0-35
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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