Research Report #708
December 2006
Tifton, Georgia:
Early-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2006
Nonirrigated
2-Year
Average
Yield1
Yield
bu/acre bu/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
.
.
93.8
85.1
82.1
54.4
54.2
57.4
61.4
55.9
64
63
66
66
65
49
41
50
50
52
5
0
1
3
1
2.0
1.8
2.0
2.0
1.5
20
30
20
24
23
124.6
122.8
121.1
115.6
114.6
99.7
.
.
81.4
.
56.3
56.2
58.8
56.5
56.8
65
64
62
66
62
47
56
45
54
53
0
1
0
1
0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.5
2.3
27
30
18
26
25
M927ER
M1024DPW
82G10
GS 408
GS 401
111.5
105.5
103.4
99.4
95.0
.
.
.
77.2
67.2
54.4
56.3
60.0
52.2
53.6
64
70
71
72
72
45
51
52
61
53
1
1
1
5
5
1.8
1.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
29
25
25
51
26
FL 2816/R7
FL 603/R4
80.3
76.1
.
.
52.2
56.5
69
72
68
62
4
9
1.8
2.5
53
39
112.6 5
14.8
6.2
83.8
N.S.6
6.7
56.0
3.1
1.3
66
3
1
52
4
2
2
4
2
1.8
0.4
0.2
29
10
4
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
NC+
Monsanto
Pioneer
SS
Asgrow
NC+7B51
MSD472
83G66
SS-650
A571
134.8
129.3
126.9
126.8
126.7
SS
Monsanto
Moss
DeKalb
Monsanto
SS800
MSC432
M929MB
DKS54-00
MSD477
Moss
Moss
Pioneer
Plantation Seeds
Plantation Seeds
FL
FL
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Bird
3
4
Lodging Disease Damage
%
rating
%
Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
Days from planting to 50% bloom.
Rated 1 = resistant to 5 = susceptible to foliar diseases.
Percent of grain head damaged.
CV = 11.1% and df for EMS = 48.
The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a 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:
May 14, 2006.
Harvested:
August 17, 2006.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:
P = Low, K = Medium, and pH = 5.2.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 24 lb N, 100 lb P2O5, and 100 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 114 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop:
Peanuts.
Management:
Paratilled, subsoiled and bedded, and rototilled; Atrazine and three cultivations used for weed
control; Lorsban, Karate, and Tracer used for insect control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, R. Brooke, and R. Jackson.
Research Report #708
December 2006
Tifton, Georgia:
Late-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2006
Nonirrigated
2-Year
Average
Yield1
Yield
bu/acre bu/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
80.7
55.2
.
.
65.7
57.7
57.0
57.1
55.8
55.1
67
63
72
72
65
44
38
62
51
43
0
0
0
0
0
2.0
2.0
2.5
3.3
3.3
24
26
34
28
29
80.8
78.6
75.7
73.9
70.4
78.6
64.7
76.3
56.4
.
58.8
53.9
54.9
59.3
52.3
72
65
73
67
66
49
43
57
47
42
0
0
0
0
0
3.0
3.0
2.5
3.0
3.0
33
36
39
32
37
69.2
64.8
.
58.5
53.7
56.7
72
62
55
43
0
0
3.0
2.8
33
35
79.5 5
10.4
4.3
67.0
N.S.6
5.2
56.0
3.1
1.3
68
1
1
48
4
1
0
-
2.8
0.4
0.2
32
N.S.
5
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
Moss
Moss
FL
Monsanto
Pioneer
M1024DPW
M929MB
FL 2816/R7
MSC432
83G66
93.7
92.4
85.6
85.3
83.9
Plantation Seeds
SS
Plantation Seeds
SS
NC+
GS 401
SS800
GS 408
SS-650
NC+7B51
FL
Moss
FL 603/R4
M927ER
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Bird
3
4
Lodging Disease Damage
%
rating
%
Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
Days from planting to 50% bloom.
Rated 1 = resistant to 5 = susceptible to foliar diseases.
Percent of grain head damaged.
CV = 10.9% and df for EMS = 33.
The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a 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:
June 15, 2006
Harvested:
September 29, 2006.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:
P = Low, K = Medium, and pH = 5.2.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 24 lb N, 100 lb P2O5, and 100 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 114 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop:
Peanuts.
Management:
Paratilled, subsoiled and bedded, and rototilled; Atrazine and three cultivations used for weed
control; Lorsban, Karate, and Tracer used for insect control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, R. Brooke, and R. Jackson.
Research Report #708
December 2006
Plains, Georgia:
Early-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2006
Nonirrigated*
2-Year
Average
Yield1
Yield
bu/acre bu/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
53.9
.
.
72.9
.
61.1
56.6
58.5
65.0
56.7
82
73
75
82
82
40
61
44
47
48
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
43.5
43.2
39.7
39.5
38.7
84.7
90.6
87.7
.
.
54.2
54.2
55.3
53.8
57.0
71
71
69
57
72
52
55
51
44
55
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
M1024DPW
MSD477
NC+7B51
SS800
M929MB
36.4
36.1
35.8
33.9
30.2
.
.
.
81.2
.
53.7
57.2
51.9
50.7
50.6
72
67
68
68
65
45
51
40
46
49
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
SS
SS-650
19.3
66.4
58.3
71
45
0
.
.
Monsanto
MSD472
17.7
.
.
66
39
0
.
.
40.2 5
15.3
6.4
76.8
N.S.6
9.4
55.9
5.1
2.1
71
-
48
7
3
0
-
.
.
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
Plantation Seeds
FL
FL
Plantation Seeds
Pioneer
GS 401
FL 2816/R7
FL 603/R4
GS 408
82G10
64.6
56.8
51.1
48.7
48.0
Asgrow
DeKalb
Pioneer
Moss
Monsanto
A571
DKS54-00
83G66
M927ER
MSC432
Moss
Monsanto
NC+
SS
Moss
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
Bird
3
4
Lodging Disease Damage
%
rating
%
* NOTE: Severe drought during growing season negatively impacted this test.
Please use caution when interpreting the results.
1. Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
2. Days from planting to 50% bloom.
3. Rated 1 = resistant to 5 = susceptible to foliar diseases.
4. Percent of grain head damaged.
5. CV = 32.0% and df for EMS = 48.
6. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a 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:
May 20, 2006.
Harvested:
October 4, 2006.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Faceville sandy loam.
Soil Test:
P = Low, K = High, and pH = 5.5.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 66 lb N, 88 lb P2O5, and 24 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 50 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop:
Soybeans.
Management:
Subsoiled and rototilled; Atrazine and one cultivation used for weed control;
Karate used for insect control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, R. Brooke, R. Jackson, and R. R. Pines.
Research Report #708
December 2006
Plains, Georgia:
Late-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2006
Nonirrigated
2-Year
Average
Yield1
Yield
bu/acre bu/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
.
113.5
98.9
.
104.2
58.3
58.0
56.2
59.2
56.2
62
68
62
64
61
58
66
64
68
56
2
0
2
1
0
3.0
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.8
10
7
12
12
13
109.6
105.6
103.2
102.0
100.6
82.0
85.8
96.3
.
.
58.3
54.4
52.0
54.1
56.5
66
55
57
58
68
61
53
55
53
68
1
2
1
3
0
2.0
3.5
3.0
3.5
2.0
10
16
19
14
12
GS 408
M929MB
SS-650
MSD477
M927ER
100.3
97.7
96.1
88.0
85.3
94.2
98.8
82.1
.
83.6
57.3
56.5
56.6
55.5
55.3
63
55
58
55
56
63
51
60
62
51
0
1
0
3
1
2.0
2.5
3.5
2.8
3.0
14
14
21
18
24
MSD472
FL 2816/R7
83.4
83.0
.
.
52.0
55.8
56
67
50
77
0
3
2.8
1.8
19
29
102.1 5
12.5
5.3
93.9
N.S.6
6.2
56.0
1.4
0.6
60
2
1
60
2
1
1
N.S.
1
2.6
0.4
0.2
15
7
3
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
Pioneer
DeKalb
Moss
FL
Pioneer
82G10
DKS54-00
M1024DPW
FL 603/R4
83G66
120.1
119.2
116.3
112.5
112.0
Plantation Seeds
SS
Asgrow
NC+
Monsanto
GS 401
SS800
A571
NC+7B51
MSC432
Plantation Seeds
Moss
SS
Monsanto
Moss
Monsanto
FL
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Bird
3
4
Lodging Disease Damage
%
rating
%
Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
Days from planting to 50% bloom.
Rated 1 = resistant to 5 = susceptible to foliar diseases.
Percent of grain head damaged.
CV = 10.4% and df for EMS = 48.
The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a 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:
June 15, 2006.
Harvested:
October 4, 2006.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Faceville sandy loam.
Soil Test:
P = Low, K = High, and pH = 5.5.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 66 lb N, 88 lb P2O5, and 24 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 50 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop:
Soybeans.
Management:
Subsoiled and rototilled; Atrazine and one cultivation used for weed control;
Karate used for insect control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, R. Brooke, R. Jackson, and R. R. Pines.
Research Report #708
December 2006
Griffin, Georgia:
Early-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2006
Nonirrigated*
Yield
bu/acre
2-Year
Average
Yield
bu/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
Lodging
%
83G66
GS 408
MSC432
FL 603/R4
FL 2816/R7
80.6
77.3
76.5
71.9
64.3
92.8
.
.
.
.
53.4
53.4
53.2
55.4
53.8
68
68
72
71
75
44
49
47
51
54
0
0
0
0
0
Moss
SS
SS
NC+
Plantation Seeds
M929MB
SS800
SS-650
NC+7B51
GS 401
62.6
62.5
62.5
61.1
60.9
76.2
78.4
84.1
.
.
50.7
41.3
51.7
52.3
55.2
61
65
69
66
74
31
36
43
38
46
0
0
0
0
0
Moss
M927ER
53.4
67.7
50.7
59
33
0
66.7 3
10.1
4.2
79.8
11.2
4.6
51.9
6.5
2.7
68
2
1
43
2
1
0
-
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
Pioneer
Plantation Seeds
Monsanto
FL
FL
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1
* Intense heat and drought stress during growing season.
1. Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
2. Days from planting to 50% bloom.
3. CV = 12.6% and df for EMS = 30.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:
May 26, 2006.
Harvested:
October 10, 2006.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Cecil clay loam.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 6.3.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 28 lb N, 56 lb P2O5, and 84 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 100 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop:
Wheat.
Management:
Chisel plowed, disked, and rototilled; Aatrex and one cultivation used for weed
control.
Test conducted by P. A. Rose.
Research Report #708
December 2006
Griffin, Georgia:
Late-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2006
Nonirrigated*
Yield
bu/acre
2-Year
Average
Yield
bu/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
Lodging
%
83G66
SS-650
GS 408
SS800
M927ER
93.2
89.6
82.2
81.8
73.4
73.3
71.9
.
69.6
70.3
60.7
62.2
61.2
59.8
60.4
.
.
.
.
.
41
49
46
43
41
0
0
0
0
0
GS 401
M929MB
NC+7B51
MSC432
70.1
70.0
58.5
47.5
.
60.2
.
.
61.5
62.2
60.3
57.8
.
.
.
.
44
42
42
46
0
0
0
0
74.0 3
15.7
6.5
69.1
N.S.4
4.5
60.7
1.4
0.6
.
44
N.S.
2
0
-
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
Pioneer
SS
Plantation Seeds
SS
Moss
Plantation Seeds
Moss
NC+
Monsanto
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1
* Intense heat and drought stress during growing season.
1. Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
2. Days from planting to 50% bloom.
3. CV = 17.6% and df for EMS = 24.
4. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a 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:
June 30, 2006.
Harvested:
November 2, 2006.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Cecil clay loam.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 6.3.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 28 lb N, 56 lb P2O5, and 84 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 100 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop:
Soybean.
Management:
Chisel plowed, disked, and rototilled; Aatrex and one cultivation used for weed
control.
Test conducted by P. A. Rose.
Research Report #708
December 2006
Marianna, Florida:
Early-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2006
Irrigated
Yield1
lb/acre
2-Year
Average
Yield
lb/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
MSC432
DKS54-00
M1024DPW
FL 603/R4
SS800
5781
5681
5581
5554
5472
.
5971
4889
.
5141
.
.
.
.
.
67
68
71
71
66
55
54
53
60
46
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.9
1.8
4.4
3.1
3.0
3.3
3.8
Plantation Seeds
SS
Pioneer
FL
NC+
GS 401
SS-650
83G66
FL 2816/R7
NC+7B51
5427
5363
5327
5191
5127
5050
4826
5000
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
72
67
67
72
65
51
49
53
63
50
1.6
1.9
1.5
2.0
1.6
3.1
4.5
3.5
2.4
4.3
Moss
Moss
Monsanto
Monsanto
Plantation Seeds
M927ER
M929MB
MSD472
MSD477
GS 408
4982
4873
4864
4846
4719
4669
4479
.
.
5241
.
.
.
.
.
59
61
62
63
72
44
44
45
53
56
1.9
1.6
1.5
1.6
2.0
6.6
6.8
5.5
4.6
3.1
Asgrow
A571
4410
4395
.
65
53
1.8
4.1
5200 4
N.S.5
427
4966
N.S.
272
.
67
2
1
52
3
1
1.7
0.2
0.1
4.1
0.8
0.3
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
Monsanto
DeKalb
Moss
FL
SS
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
3
Lodging Disease
%
rating
Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
Days from planting to 50% bloom.
Rated 1 = resistant to 10 = susceptible to foliar diseases.
CV = 16.4% and df for EMS = 45.
The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a 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 7, 2006.
Harvested:
July 30, 2006.
Seeding Rate:
130,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Chipola loamy sand.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 129 lb N, 84 lb P2O5, and 129 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 70 lb N/acre.
Management:
Moldboard plowed and disked; Atrazine, Dual, and Prowl used for weed control;
Tracer and Karate used for insect control; irrigated 5.25 inches.
Test conducted by M. Gomillion.
Research Report #708
December 2006
Marianna, Florida:
Late-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2006
Irrigated
Yield1
lb/acre
2-Year
Average
Yield
lb/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
FL 2816/R7
M1024DPW
GS 408
FL 603/R4
MSC432
4041
3836
3642
3219
3158
.
.
2831
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
64
66
68
66
62
72
62
65
67
63
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.5
3.0
4.2
4.3
6.0
4.2
Moss
Pioneer
Plantation Seeds
Moss
SS
M929MB
83G66
GS 401
M927ER
SS-650
3122
3037
2735
2493
2468
.
2226
2395
.
2003
.
.
.
.
.
71
70
68
71
69
50
58
61
53
57
1.5
1.8
1.8
2.0
3.7
7.3
8.7
6.0
9.2
10.0
SS
NC+
SS800
NC+7B51
2360
2009
1849
.
.
.
70
71
51
51
2.0
3.2
10.0
10.0
3010 4
578
206
2261
N.S.5
237
.
68
2
1
59
3
1
2.0
0.7
0.3
6.9
0.5
0.2
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
FL
Moss
Plantation Seeds
FL
Monsanto
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
3
Lodging Disease
%
rating
Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
Days from planting to 50% bloom.
Rated 1 = resistant to 10 = susceptible to foliar diseases.
CV = 13.7% and df for EMS = 22.
The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a 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:
June 27, 2006.
Harvested:
October 16, 2006.
Seeding Rate:
130,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Chipola loamy sand.
Fertilization:
Preplant: 129 lb N, 84 lb P2O5, and 129 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 70 lb N/acre.
Management:
Moldboard plowed and disked; Atrazine, Dual, and Prowl used for weed control;
Tracer and Karate used for insect control; irrigated 5.25 inches.
Test conducted by M. Gomillion.