The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 718
December 2008
GRAIN SORGHUM
Tifton, Georgia:
Early-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2008
Nonirrigated
2-Year
Average
Yield1
Yield
bu/acre bu/acre
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
.
.
79.8
.
.
52.1
56.3
55.1
58.1
56.1
68
70
69
68
70
42
45
43
50
46
0
0
0
5
13
2.6
3.5
2.1
2.5
1.5
54
49
66
62
55
81.7
77.6
75.3
65.5
63.2
69.5
70.3
.
.
.
55.0
53.3
52.9
56.4
56.9
69
71
70
67
65
43
46
42
46
40
6
0
8
6
0
2.3
2.0
2.5
3.0
2.5
45
55
49
59
56
38.
38 8
31.9
31.7
28.0
18.6
38.
38 5
41.9
.
.
.
45.
45 4
44.9
47.2
50.3
45.1
80
82
94
88
99
52
46
51
52
48
10
5
5
3
0
1.6
16
2.0
1.5
1.5
1.4
70
69
70
83
67
64.0 5
17.6
7.4
60.0
11.4
4.7
52.3
2.8
1.2
75
3
1
46
5
2
4
N.S.6
4
2.2
0.7
0.2
61
N.S.
8
Hybrid
SS
Pioneer
Asgrow
Pioneer
Moss
SS800
82G10
A571
83G66
M1024DPW
95.8
89.6
88.6
87.0
86.1
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb
SS
Southern States
DKS53-67
DKS54-00
DKS54-03
SS-650
SS560
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FGS-0612
FGS 0612
FGS-0620
FGS-0718
FGS-07BK49
FGS-06BK13
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
Bird
3
4
Lodging Disease Damage
%
rating
%
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
Company or
Brand Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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 = 23.1% and df for EMS = 42.
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 17, 2008.
Harvested:
August 26, 2008.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Dothan loamy sand.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 6.4.
Preplant: 50 lb N, 50 lb P2O5, and 80 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 50 lb N/acre.
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Peanuts.
Management:
Subsoiled, bedded, and rototilled; Atrazine and Basagran used for weed control;
Lorsban and Tracer used for insect control; Telone II used for nematode control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, R. E. Brooke, and D. G. Dunn.
The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 718
December 2008
Tifton, Georgia:
Late-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2008
Nonirrigated
2-Year
Average
Yield1
Yield
bu/acre bu/acre
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
.
.
.
.
.
49.7
51.5
47.1
45.4
48.0
61
73
62
63
68
48
53
48
46
52
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
83.0
81.7
72.7
70.4
67.8
60.0
.
.
.
57.1
53.4
51.8
45.9
48.1
49.4
70
59
76
63
70
55
47
58
47
55
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
67.2
66.9
64.6
53.2
8.7
.
.
.
.
.
49.1
49.3
47.1
46.7
.
66
59
63
58
81
52
47
49
40
55
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
74.7 5
18.1
7.6
58.5
N.S.6
7.1
48.7
3.6
1.5
66
4
2
50
4
2
0
-
.
.
Hybrid
SS
FL
Moss
SS
DeKalb
SS-650
FGS-07BK49
M1024DPW
SS800
DKS54-00
105.7
101.2
95.4
91.2
90.8
FL
Pioneer
FL
DeKalb
FL
FGS-0612
83G66
FGS-0718
DKS53-67
FGS-0620
DeKalb
Asgrow
Pioneer
Southern States
FL
DKS54-03
A571
82G10
SS560
FGS-06BK13
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
Bird
3
4
Lodging Disease Damage
%
rating
%
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
Company or
Brand Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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 = 20.5% and df for EMS = 42.
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 16, 2008.
Harvested:
November 12, 2008.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Dothan loamy sand.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 6.4.
Preplant: 50 lb N, 50 lb P2O5, and 80 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 50 lb N/acre.
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Peanuts.
Management:
Subsoiled, bedded, and rototilled; Atrazine and Basagran used for weed control; Lorsban,
Tracer, and Mustang Max used for insect control; Telone II used for nematode control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, R. E. Brooke, and D. G. Dunn.
The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 718
December 2008
Plains, Georgia:
Early-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2008
Nonirrigated
2-Year
Average
Yield1
Yield
bu/acre bu/acre
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
66.9
.
.
.
63.0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
35
38
37
34
38
0
0
0
0
0
2.0
2.0
1.8
2.5
1.8
.
.
.
.
.
42.2
42.0
40.7
40.0
37.9
.
.
52.4
60.5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
33
34
34
36
29
0
0
0
0
0
2.5
2.8
1.9
1.6
1.9
.
.
.
.
.
28.3
24.7
18.2
18.1
9.9
40.8
.
48.8
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
49
48
38
47
41
0
0
0
0
0
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.6
.
.
.
.
.
35.5 5
7.0
3.0
55.4
N.S.6
4.2
.
.
38
3
1
0
-
1.8
0.5
0.2
.
Hybrid
DeKalb
Pioneer
DeKalb
SS
DeKalb
DKS53-67
83G66
DKS54-03
SS-650
DKS54-00
49.8
48.1
47.8
42.7
42.5
SS
Pioneer
Asgrow
Moss
Southern States
SS800
82G10
A571
M1024DPW
SS560
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FGS-0612
FGS-07BK49
FGS-0620
FGS-0718
FGS-06BK13
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
Bird
3
4
Lodging Disease Damage
%
rating
%
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
Company or
Brand Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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 = 16.7% and df for EMS = 42.
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 18, 2008.
Harvested:
September 2, 2008.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Greenville sandy loam.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 6.1.
Preplant: 50 lb N, 0 lb P2O5, and 0 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 50 lb N/acre.
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Small grain forage.
Management:
Chisel plowed and rototilled; two cultivations used for weed control; Karate used for
insect control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, R. E. Brooke, D. G. Dunn, and R. R. Pines.
The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 718
December 2008
Plains, Georgia:
Late-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2008
Nonirrigated
2-Year
Average
Yield1
Yield
bu/acre bu/acre
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
78.3
.
58.9
71.1
59.9
53.5
51.9
50.1
52.3
50.6
76
76
80
75
73
47
42
55
41
42
0
0
5
1
1
1.0
1.5
1.0
1.1
1.0
4
9
6
5
6
53.7
51.3
50.8
48.9
45.0
.
.
65.9
.
62.1
48.3
51.1
49.6
54.1
50.7
84
78
75
74
79
55
45
40
38
49
0
10
1
4
1
1.0
1.5
1.1
1.8
1.4
1
8
1
10
6
44.6
43.9
42.0
37.7
33.7
.
.
.
.
.
48.6
49.0
48.8
52.1
48.3
85
79
76
73
74
50
54
42
44
38
3
1
3
8
11
1.0
1.0
1.9
2.3
1.6
3
3
11
11
14
51.5 5
10.5
4.4
66.0
N.S.6
3.5
50.6
3.1
1.3
77
2
1
45
5
2
3
6
2
1.3
0.6
0.2
7
5
2
Hybrid
DeKalb
Pioneer
FL
DeKalb
Asgrow
DKS54-00
83G66
FGS-0612
DKS53-67
A571
73.1
69.1
64.4
58.2
55.9
FL
Pioneer
Moss
Southern States
FL
FGS-0718
82G10
M1024DPW
SS560
FGS-0620
FL
FL
DeKalb
SS
SS
FGS-06BK13
FGS-07BK49
DKS54-03
SS-650
SS800
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
Bird
3
4
Lodging Disease Damage
%
rating
%
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
Company or
Brand Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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 = 17.1% and df for EMS = 42.
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 12, 2008.
Harvested:
October 30, 2008.
Seeding Rate:
140,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Greenville sandy loam.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 6.1.
Preplant: 50 lb N, 0 lb P2O5, and 0 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 50 lb N/acre.
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Small grain forage.
Management:
Chisel plowed and rototilled; two cultivations used for weed control; Karate used for
insect control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, R. E. Brooke, D. G. Dunn, and R. R. Pines.
The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 718
December 2008
Griffin, Georgia:
Early-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2008
Nonirrigated
Bird
4
Damage
Lodging Disease
%
rating
%
Yield
bu/acre
Test
Wt.
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Ht.
in
SS800
83G66
DKS54-00
DKS53-67
SS-650
67.1
66.4
54.3
51.0
50.1
.
.
.
.
.
61
62
68
62
65
37
40
37
36
37
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
33
29
43
43
35
Southern States
DeKalb
Pioneer
Asgrow
FL
SS560
DKS54-03
82G10
A571
FGS-0620
49.4
47.5
43.2
42.4
38.1
.
.
.
.
.
60
66
67
62
98
34
34
37
35
39
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
33
43
45
43
36
Moss
FL
FL
FL
FL
M1024DPW
FGS-07BK49
FGS-0612
FGS-06BK13
FGS-0718
33.4
26.9
24.8
19.1
16.7
.
.
.
.
.
65
103
98
107
106
39
43
43
47
46
0
0
0
0
0
.
.
.
.
.
49
10
14
3
11
42.0 5
9.1
3.8
.
76
5
2
39
4
2
0
-
.
31
14
6
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
SS
Pioneer
DeKalb
DeKalb
SS
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1
3
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 = 18.2% and df for EMS = 42.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:
May 19, 2008.
Harvested:
September 22, 2008.
Seeding Rate:
150,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Cecil sandy loam.
Soil Test:
P = High, K = High, and pH = 6.1.
Preplant: 28 lb N, 56 lb P2O5, and 84 lb K2O/acre. Sidedress: 100 lb N/acre.
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Fallow.
Management:
Chisel plowed, disked, and rototilled; two cultivations used for weed control.
Test conducted by J. Gassett and G. Ware.
The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 718
December 2008
Griffin, Georgia:
Late-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2008
Nonirrigated
Yield
bu/acre
Test
Weight
lb/bu
50%
Bloom2
days
Plant
Height
in
Lodging
%
M1024DPW
83G66
82G10
DKS54-03
DKS54-00
99.1
94.5
90.9
89.9
88.5
56.4
58.5
56.8
51.6
51.0
62
59
61
67
66
51
51
48
49
51
0
0
0
0
0
DeKalb
Asgrow
SS
SS
FL
DKS53-67
A571
SS-650
SS800
FGS-0620
86.8
82.0
75.7
68.0
51.9
60.4
54.5
60.4
56.8
56.5
62
60
60
58
71
48
52
47
47
46
0
0
0
0
0
Southern States
FL
FL
FL
FL
SS560
FGS-0612
FGS-0718
FGS-07BK49
FGS-06BK13
41.6
40.8
19.7
17.9
15.3
50.6
53.8
46.4
52.4
48.6
55
72
79
68
73
41
61
49
53
58
0
0
0
0
0
64.2 3
21.6
9.1
54.3
2.6
1.1
65
6
3
50
8
3
0
-
Company or
Brand Name
Hybrid
Moss
Pioneer
Pioneer
DeKalb
DeKalb
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1
1. Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
2. Days from planting to 50% bloom.
3. CV = 28.3% and df for EMS = 42.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on
Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:
July 7, 2008.
Harvested:
October 31, 2008.
Seeding Rate:
150,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:
Cecil sandy loam.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 5.5.
Preplant: 28 lb N, 56 lb P2O5, and 84 lb K2O/acre.
Fertilization:
Sidedress: 100 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop:
Millet/sorghum.
Management:
Chisel plowed, disked, and rototilled; two cultivations used for weed
control.
Test conducted by J. Gassett and G. Ware.