SUMMER ANNUAL FORAGES
Tifton, Georgia:
Evaluation of Summer Annual Forage, 2012
and Two-Year Average Yields, 2010-2012
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid Name
or Number
Sorghum x Sudangrass
Chromatin Inc
FS000HS
Dyna-Gro
710F
Gayland Ward
Sweet For Ever
Chromatin Inc
FS000HT
Gayland Ward
Super Sugar
11612
10933
10944
9289
10511
14182
12676
11391
12171
9578
25794
23609
22335
21460
20090
.
26649
26871
.
26119
Gayland Ward
Alta Seeds
Coffey
Gayland Ward
Advanta
Sweet For Ever BMR
AS5201
MaxiGain bmr-6
Exp 2734 - BMR
XS6403
9574
10865
9387
9363
9500
10047
8396
9725
8272
6735
19621
19261
19112
17635
16236
.
.
.
.
.
Alta Seeds
Coffey
Alta Seeds
Alta Seeds
Coffey
AS6402
Surpass XL bmr
AS9301
AS6401
Surpass df (SGxS)
8797
8057
9252
8926
7952
7108
7247
5871
5724
6136
15905
15304
15123
14650
14088
21465
20284
22969
20842
21024
Dyna-Gro
SS
725F
SS-220BMR
7741
7071
6254
6785
13995
13856
18205
.
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
9398
1481
624
8723
1181
498
18122 1
2083
878
22714
2739
1228
Pearl Millet
SS
Ga CPES
Pennington
Coffey
Coffey
SS-635
Tifleaf 3
Leafy 22
Leafy 60
Exp 40-1 bmr
12843
12196
11390
10069
9065
12843
12196
11390
10069
9065
19035
18557
.
.
.
Coffey
Exp 43-12 bmr
8850
8850
.
10735
N.S.3
1158
10735 2
N.S.
1158
18796
N.S.
756
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
AP103-4
Clipping Dates
Season
2-Year
6-28-12
9-20-12
Total
Average
--------- dry matter yield - pounds per acre ---------
2012 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, and Summer Annual Forages
59
Tifton, Georgia:
Evaluation of Summer Annual Forage, 2012
and Two-Year Average Yields, 2010-2012 (Continued)
1. CV = 9.7% and df for EMS = 48.
2. CV = 21.6% and df for EMS = 15.
3. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an
LSD value was not calculated.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:
April 25, 2012.
Seeding Rate:
Sorghum x Sudangrass: 150,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Millet: 4 lb seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:
P = High, K = High, and pH = 6.3.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 57 lb N, 28 lb P2O5, and 90 lb K2O/acre.
Sidedress: 134 lb N/acre, plus 50 lb N/acre after 1st harvest.
Previous Crop: Summer annuals.
Management:
Disked, subsoiled, bedded, and rototilled; Atrazine and Prowl H2O used for
weed control; Telone II used for nematode control.
Test conducted by A. Coy, R. Brooke, and D. Dunn.
AP103-4
2012 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, and Summer Annual Forages
60
Griffin, Georgia:
Evaluation of Summer Annual Forage, 2012
and Two-Year Average Yields, 2010-2012
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid Name
or Number
Clipping Dates
Season
2-Year
7-31-12
9-14-12
11-19-12
Total
Average
--------- dry matter yield - pounds per acre ---------
Sorghum x Sudangrass
Chromatin Inc
FS000HS
Alta Seeds
AS5201
Dyna-Gro
710F
Gayland Ward
Super Sugar
Gayland Ward
Sweet For Ever
5886
5931
6315
6219
5522
5233
5050
4994
4261
4893
2631
2608
1791
2528
2559
13750
13589
13100
13007
12974
.
.
10977
10633
10975
Advanta
Alta Seeds
Gayland Ward
Alta Seeds
Alta Seeds
XS6403
AS9301
Exp 2734 - BMR
AS6402
AS6401
6772
5543
6710
5342
5548
4481
4661
3877
4473
4349
1628
2437
1347
2096
1995
12881
12641
11935
11912
11892
.
10321
.
10363
12076
Coffey
Chromatin Inc
Coffey
SS
Coffey
Surpass df (SGxS)
FS000HT
Surpass XL bmr
SS-220BMR
MaxiGain bmr-6
5621
4615
5988
5453
4306
4453
4720
4198
4187
4637
1766
2359
1492
1646
2051
11839
11693
11678
11286
10994
9308
.
10816
.
.
Gayland Ward
Dyna-Gro
Sweet For Ever BMR
725F
5716
4006
3554
3742
1459
1703
10730
9451
.
8637
5617
875
369
4457
1714
301
2006
418
182
12080 1
1606
677
10456
N.S.2
528
12553
12170
11766
10814
10732
.
11241
.
.
9985
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
Pearl Millet
Coffey
Ga CPES
Pennington
Coffey
SS
Leafy 60
Tifleaf 3
Leafy 22
Exp 43-12 bmr
SS-635
7-25-12
6119
5772
6131
5765
5383
Coffey
Exp 40-1 bmr
5518
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
5781
N.S.
259
Clipping Dates
9-14-12
11-19-12
4952
1481
4591
1807
4277
1358
4167
882
4070
1279
4495
4426
N.S.
424
481
1215
639
258
10493
11421
1224
494
.
3
10613
779
278
1. CV = 11.2% and df for EMS = 46.
2. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value
was not calculated.
3. CV = 8.6% and df for EMS = 16.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected
LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:
May 31, 2012.
Seeding Rate:
Sorghum x Sudangrass: 150,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Millet: 4 lb seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Cecil clay loam.
Soil Test:
P = Low, K = Medium, and pH = 5.7.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 50 lb N, 100 lb P2O5, and 150 lb K2O/acre.
Sidedress: 50 lb N/acre, plus 50 lb N/acre after 1st and 2nd harvests.
Previous Crop: Fallow.
Management:
Moldboard plowed, disked, and rototilled; Atrazine and one cultivation used for weed control.
Test conducted by J. Gassett and G. Ware.
AP103-4
2012 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, and Summer Annual Forages
61