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2004
KANSAS PERFORMANCE TESTS WITH
SUMMER
ANNUAL
FORAGES
REPORT OF PROGRESS 938
Kansas State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
and Cooperative Extension Service
irrigated
non-irrigated
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1
PROCEDURES...................................................................................................................................... 1
RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................... 1
HUTCHINSON
Forage Production
Table 1................................................................................. 2
Forage Quality
Table 2................................................................................. 4
Forage Production
Table 3................................................................................. 6
Forage Quality
Table 4................................................................................. 8
HAYS
COLBY IRRIGATED
Forage Production
Table 5............................................................................... 10
Forage Quality
Table 6............................................................................... 12
MULTI-LOCATION AVERAGES
Forage Production
Table 7............................................................................... 14
Forage Quality
Table 8............................................................................... 14
ENTRANTS AND ENTRIES
Table 9............................................................................... 15
Contribution No. 05-224-S from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station.
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INTRODUCTION
Kansas is a top producer of meat and animal products. An
important input for the beef and dairy industries is the
fodder or roughage that forms a key element in ruminant
diets. In 2004, Kansas farms produced 3.5 million tons of
corn and sorghum silage (January 12, 2005 Crops Report,
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service).
Additional
roughage was obtained from other summer annual forages
such as sorghum-sudan, sudan, and millet. This publication
presents the results of tests designed to compare forage
production and quality of corn, sorghum, and sorghumsudan hybrids under typical Kansas growing conditions.
PROCEDURES
Crop performance tests in Kansas are a cooperative effort of
K-State Research and Extension and the private seed
industry. Entry fees from private seed companies help
finance the tests. Seed companies receive test
announcements and entry forms in late January; deadlines
for receipt of completed entry forms and seed are in early
March. Because entry selection and location are voluntary,
not all hybrids grown in the state are included in tests, and
hybrids are not grown uniformly at all test locations.
Seed companies were offered the opportunity to participate
in summer annual forage tests at five locations in 2004:
Parsons, Hutchinson, St. John, Hays, and Colby. Nine
companies entered a total of 20 forage sorghum hybrids and
17 hay types (sorghum-sudan hybrids, sudan, or millet).
The test at Parsons was dropped because so few entries were
submitted. The test at St. John had to be abandoned because
of a severe crabgrass infestation.
Near infrared reflectance (NIR) technology was used to
predict forage quality parameters. Calibration equations
were based on a subset of samples from the current year that
were analyzed with wet chemistry.
The calibration
equations fit the data quite well, with R2 of 0.99, 0.98, 0.97,
and 0.94 for CP, NDF, ADF, and ADL, respectively.
Quality parameters were not available for the second harvest
of hay types at Colby.
Although not all of the crude protein in a forage is available
to the animal as true protein, a forage with more crude
protein generally requires less supplemental protein in the
ration. Neutral detergent fiber (NDF) estimates total fiber
consisting of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, and is
often related to intake. Forages with lesser NDF values are
desirable because the animal can consume more of the
forage, requiring fewer ration supplements. Acid detergent
fiber (ADF) estimates total cellulose, lignin, and pectin, and
often is used to predict the energy content of forage.
Forages with lesser ADF values are desirable because of
their greater energy content and higher digestibility. Acid
detergent lignin (ADL) estimates the lignin fraction, an
indigestible fiber with no nutritive value. Lesser ADL
values are associated with greater forage digestibility.
RESULTS
Individual test results are presented in Tables 1 to 6.
Average values for hybrids in all 3 tests grown in 2004 are
listed in Tables 7 and 8. Hybrid rankings often followed
similar trends when grown in more than one location or in
more than one year. Some hybrids, however, were more
consistent than others or were better adapted to either
dryland or irrigated conditions.
Three plots (replications) of each hybrid were grown at each
location in a randomized complete-block design. Each
forage sorghum plot consisted of four rows trimmed to a
length of 20 to 30 feet, depending on location. Forage and
grain yield estimates and samples for moisture and quality
analysis were obtained from the center two rows. Hay-type
entries were planted in narrow rows at high populations.
Species yield differences depended on test location. At
Hutchinson, the hay types out yielded the forage sorghums
on average. Second-cutting yields were actually greater
than those for the first cutting, thanks to favorable rainfall
during most of the summer. Forage sorghums out yielded
the hay types at Hays and Colby. In general, yields were
greater than those for last year.
Each species was harvested as close as possible to the stage
of maturity that would optimize yield and quality of forage −
forage sorghum hybrids at mid-dough and sorghum-sudan
hybrids at boot stage. The hay-type hybrids were harvested
twice (Cut 1 and Cut 2).
As in the 2003 tests, forage sorghum hybrids tended to have
less crude protein than the hay types had. The various fiber
components (NDF, ADF, ADL) showed inconsistent species
patterns. At Hutchinson, the hay types had less fiber and
lignin than the forage sorghums had. At Hays and Colby,
the forage sorghums had less fiber on average than the hay
types had. At Colby in particular, the average fiber and
lignin content of the forage sorghums was much less than
that for the hay types. Individual hybrids from either
species differed significantly from the species averages for
most quality characteristics. Harvest management and
hybrid selection both play an important role in obtaining
high yields of quality forage.
Samples from each harvest were collected to determine
moisture content and for laboratory analysis of forage
quality: crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF),
acid detergent fiber (ADF), and acid detergent lignin (ADL).
Crude protein was calculated by multiplying the nitrogen
content by 6.25, the average proportion of elemental
nitrogen to plant protein.
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Table 1. Hutchinson Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Production, 2004.
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2 (bu/a) blm
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
DEKALB
FS-5
SORG. PARTNERS HIKANE II
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR328
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR208
BUFFALO
SILEX BMR
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR248
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
VALLEY PREMIUM
BUFFALO
VALLEY PREMIUM
SORG. PARTNERS
BUFFALO
VALLEY PREMIUM
MATURITY CHECK
Total
Cut 1
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
12,519
11,167
9,600
9,571
8,604
8,586
7,800
7,442
7,409
7,023
6,756
5,222
8,475
6
850
----------------
----------------
72
63
67
41
51
64
57
67
57
66
69
69
62
5
5
----------------
-89
95
110
112
73
93
71
85
58
86
85
87
9
13
-75
77
73
71
87
78
73
73
79
80
74
76
2
2
120
0
106
0
112
63
76 100
74
60
132
3
103
14
93
22
98
73
110
37
105
2
112
37
103
34
7
73
12
42
----------------
NB280S (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
GRAZEX BMR782 (SS)
SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
TRUDAN HEADLESS (SU)
GRAZEX BMR727 (SS)
SUPER CHIEF (SS)
PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
15,755
15,432
15,365
14,919
14,913
14,333
14,153
13,900
13,495
14,696
4
974
7,082
6,567
6,859
6,544
6,438
6,349
6,040
6,159
5,987
6,447
5
581
8,673
8,865
8,506
8,375
8,476
7,983
8,113
7,742
7,507
8,249
5
778
79
83
81
83
84
83
81
82
79
82
3
4
71
78
73
75
74
77
75
77
62
74
2
2
-------------
Ht1
68
57
58
64
68
57
59
63
71
63
7
7
Ht2
66
57
61
63
62
58
61
58
65
61
4
4
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AVERAGES
11,141
--
--
70
--
--
86
--
--
--
TEST, OVERALL
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 1. Hutchinson Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Production, 2004 (continued).
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2 (bu/a) blm
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
Total
Cut 1
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
2 - Year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS
DEKALB
SORG. PARTNERS
DEKALB
MATURITY CHECK
MATURITY CHECK
HAY TYPES**
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
VALLEY PREMIUM
VALLEY PREMIUM
MATURITY CHECK
1990
FS-5
SS 405
DKS59-09
ATLAS
EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
11,079
9,921
8,260
7,499
6,774
5,873
7,929
--------
--------
67
61
62
57
65
63
62
--------
0
50
38
60
46
41
46
-84
108
86
98
69
89
104
88
121
63
95
77
90
NB280S (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
12,699
12,541
11,814
9,977
9,703
11,003
4,798
4,282
4,501
4,134
3,774
4,243
7,901
8,260
7,312
5,844
5,929
6,760
74
76
78
79
75
76
62
72
68
69
56
68
-------
9,239
--
--
68
--
0
0
3
60
2
22
34
--------
Ht1
Ht2
53
43
46
50
53
48
66
62
63
57
62
60
3
5
7
5
10
6
92
82
92
88
80
84
--
67
--
--
--
98
96
76
91
94
84
69
80
0
2
54
42
112
81
76
81
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
3 - Year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
MATURITY CHECK
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
VALLEY PREMIUM
VALLEY PREMIUM
MATURITY CHECK
1990
ATLAS
EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
10,206
6,605
5,902
7,499
-----
-----
70
66
64
63
-----
0
45
38
41
Ht1
Ht2
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
NB280S (SS)
SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
10,043
9,986
9,676
8,295
8,270
8,970
3,887
4,064
4,178
3,767
3,518
3,832
6,156
5,921
5,498
4,529
4,752
5,138
76
76
77
78
75
76
74
66
71
72
60
71
-------
45
55
49
50
59
50
57
64
60
55
65
58
5
3
7
5
10
6
82
92
92
88
80
84
8,083
--
--
69
--
--
64
--
--
--
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 2. Hutchinson Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Quality, 2004.
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
DEKALB
DKS59-09
BUFFALO
SILEX BMR
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SORG. PARTNERS HIKANE II
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
DEKALB
FS-5
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR328
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR208
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR248
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
VALLEY PREMIUM
MATURITY CHECK
BUFFALO
BUFFALO
MATURITY CHECK
VALLEY PREMIUM
VALLEY PREMIUM
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
7.3
7.1
6.5
6.4
6.2
6.2
5.8
5.7
5.5
5.2
4.5
4.4
5.9
13.3
1.7
----------------
65.8
59.2
65.0
56.0
66.9
60.5
70.0
60.2
62.6
57.6
63.9
64.4
62.7
2.7
3.7
----------------
43.7
38.1
45.8
35.5
47.3
39.6
47.9
40.2
41.7
37.9
44.0
44.5
42.2
3.8
3.6
----------------
8.6
8.4
10.2
6.1
10.0
8.4
9.6
8.0
7.4
7.5
7.8
8.4
8.4
6.9
1.3
----------------
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
TRUDAN HEADLESS (SU)
SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
NB280S (SS)
GRAZEX BMR727 (SS)
GRAZEX BMR782 (SS)
PIPER (SU)
SUPER CHIEF (SS)
SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
17.2
17.1
16.7
15.3
15.3
15.0
14.9
14.6
13.6
15.5
8.8
NS
12.4
11.2
10.0
11.2
11.0
11.7
8.2
9.7
10.1
10.6
12.5
NS
57.6
56.9
57.5
59.6
58.3
57.9
61.3
61.3
58.3
58.7
3.9
NS
60.4
61.8
57.9
60.3
60.6
56.7
67.1
59.9
57.7
60.3
2.9
4.0
34.1
32.6
33.0
35.8
34.6
35.0
37.2
39.3
36.3
35.3
8.7
NS
34.4
37.6
34.0
34.0
34.5
31.9
42.0
35.3
34.1
35.3
5.5
4.5
6.3
6.1
6.1
6.1
4.9
5.3
6.6
7.2
5.3
6.0
12.0
NS
5.1
6.6
5.5
6.2
5.0
4.9
7.9
5.5
5.1
5.7
8.6
1.1
AVERAGES
10.0
--
61.0
--
39.2
--
7.3
--
TEST, OVERALL
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 2. Hutchinson Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Quality, 2004 (continued).
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
2-year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
DKS59-09
DEKALB
FS-5
DEKALB
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
VALLEY PREMIUM
MATURITY CHECK
MATURITY CHECK
VALLEY PREMIUM
7.5
7.4
7.3
6.9
6.2
5.7
6.8
--------
59.0
65.2
63.2
61.8
58.2
64.8
61.8
--------
36.1
40.7
41.1
38.0
36.0
41.4
38.8
--------
7.2
7.3
8.6
7.0
6.9
7.9
7.3
--------
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
NB280S (SS)
PIPER (SU)
SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
AVERAGES
15.8
15.4
14.2
14.2
13.7
14.9
12.5
11.9
11.5
10.5
10.9
11.8
57.2
57.2
58.8
59.4
58.1
57.7
62.9
61.4
63.5
67.1
60.2
62.3
31.0
30.8
32.4
33.0
33.6
31.5
35.4
35.3
35.5
40.0
35.5
35.9
5.2
5.3
5.1
5.3
5.0
4.9
5.4
5.9
6.1
7.2
5.8
5.9
AVERAGES
10.9
--
59.6
--
34.9
--
6.0
--
TEST, OVERALL
3-year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
VALLEY PREMIUM
MATURITY CHECK
VALLEY PREMIUM
MATURITY CHECK
7.4
7.1
6.3
6.5
-----
64.5
57.8
57.0
60.7
-----
39.8
35.5
35.8
38.1
-----
7.7
8.0
7.3
8.1
-----
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
NB280S (SS)
SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
13.9
13.5
13.0
12.8
12.7
13.4
11.8
11.2
10.7
10.6
9.6
11.1
57.0
56.8
57.8
57.1
58.7
57.1
61.4
60.3
62.1
59.1
65.0
61.0
30.7
30.4
31.5
31.9
32.4
31.0
34.4
34.7
35.2
34.4
39.0
35.1
5.2
5.2
5.2
4.7
5.5
5.0
5.1
5.8
6.0
5.8
7.3
5.8
AVERAGES
10.0
--
58.8
--
34.4
--
6.5
--
TEST, OVERALL
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 3. Hays Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Production, 2004.
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2 (bu/a) blm
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
FRONTIER
MUCHO SWEET
DEKALB
FS-5
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SORG. PARTNERS HIKANE II
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR248
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR208
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
SEED RESOURCE FAME
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR328
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
BUFFALO
FRONTIER
MATURITY CHECK
BUFFALO
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
Total
Cut 1
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
15,594
14,199
14,080
13,486
13,475
13,371
12,703
12,444
12,404
12,211
12,147
11,828
10,539
10,538
10,535
10,485
9,917
8,777
12,152
10
1,995
----------------------
----------------------
75
71
67
74
73
69
73
67
70
65
59
64
67
64
59
70
61
68
68
4
4
----------------------
-50
63
21
46
32
41
84
54
105
100
70
35
57
72
38
91
45
59
36
35
-83
85
97
85
88
88
82
75
79
76
77
79
75
77
78
76
74
81
4
5
105
0
85
3
97
0
97
0
93
27
99
3
99
0
93
43
85
0
65
30
63
43
78
17
90
0
79
0
62
97
76
40
79
67
81
33
85
22
7 121
10
45
----------------------
TRUDAN 8 (SU)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
SORDAN 79 (SS)
GRAZEX BMR727 (SS)
CHAMP II (SS)
NB280S (SS)
GRAZEX BMR782 (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
TRUDAN HEADLESS (SU)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
11,000
9,863
9,448
8,873
8,822
8,737
8,319
8,303
8,190
8,126
7,994
7,948
8,802
9
1,399
6,531
6,096
6,295
6,030
5,500
5,372
5,547
5,324
6,159
4,943
4,486
5,131
5,618
11
1,015
4,469
3,768
3,153
2,843
3,323
3,365
2,772
2,979
2,031
3,183
3,508
2,817
3,184
15
823
78
82
81
81
82
81
82
83
84
85
75
84
82
1
2
66
67
70
71
66
69
68
70
69
72
64
71
69
2
2
----------------
Ht1
68
66
62
62
70
75
64
64
58
58
77
60
65
7
7
Ht2
56
55
49
47
55
52
41
44
32
37
62
35
47
11
9
----------------
----------------
AVERAGES
10,812
--
--
73
--
--
77
--
--
--
TEST, OVERALL
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 3. Hays Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Production, 2004 (continued).
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2 (bu/a) blm
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
Total
Cut 1
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
2 - Year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
DEKALB
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
DEKALB
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SEED RESOURCE
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
1990
FS-575
FS-5
SS 405
FS-555
NK 300
ATLAS
DKS59-09
BMR100
FS-515HQ
BMR106
EARLY SUMAC
FAME
AVERAGES
11,190
10,929
10,807
10,719
10,002
9,804
9,450
8,972
8,830
8,756
8,509
8,123
7,727
9,218
---------------
---------------
75
74
69
70
74
64
73
67
70
66
65
70
63
69
---------------
-21
63
32
46
100
41
105
84
72
70
38
91
59
-121
106
111
85
102
115
98
103
107
97
101
96
104
76
80
76
80
73
54
77
55
74
55
63
65
61
68
TRUDAN 8 (SU)
SORDAN 79 (SS)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
NB280S (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
11,210
10,299
10,265
10,167
9,365
8,830
8,687
7,243
9,119
6,980
6,835
6,564
6,095
6,383
5,428
5,245
4,593
5,854
4,230
3,464
3,701
4,071
2,983
3,402
3,442
2,650
3,265
68
72
70
70
71
72
74
64
70
70
74
71
70
70
71
72
69
71
----------
9,231
--
--
69
--
4
12
5
20
18
22
17
32
47
50
40
32
57
28
---------------
Ht1
Ht2
56
52
53
59
46
52
47
62
53
39
38
42
42
29
38
33
45
38
30
13
3
0
0
0
0
33
9
----------
--
62
--
22
--
-107
107
100
91
99
87
91
98
68
81
75
53
63
72
58
64
66
4
20
17
22
40
47
57
32
28
----------
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
3 - Year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
1990
SS 405
ATLAS
NK 300
BMR106
BMR100
FAME
EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
9,862
9,684
9,630
9,074
8,658
8,041
7,305
7,238
8,594
----------
----------
75
71
74
67
65
72
62
69
70
----------
-32
41
100
70
84
91
38
59
Ht1
Ht2
SORDAN 79 (SS)
TRUDAN 8 (SU)
NB280S (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
9,261
9,118
8,530
7,833
7,738
7,494
6,160
7,764
6,951
6,298
5,816
5,844
5,443
5,226
4,393
5,587
3,464
4,230
4,071
2,983
3,442
3,402
2,650
3,265
75
71
72
76
77
75
69
74
74
70
70
70
72
71
69
71
---------
55
60
62
47
49
53
62
53
38
39
42
29
33
38
45
38
13
30
0
0
0
0
33
9
---------
AVERAGES
8,163
--
--
72
--
--
60
--
22
--
TEST, OVERALL
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 4. Hays Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Quality, 2004.
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
FRONTIER
MUCHO SWEET
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
SORG. PARTNERS HIKANE II
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR248
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR328
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
BUFFALO
CANEX BMR208
SEED RESOURCE FAME
DEKALB
FS-5
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
BUFFALO
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
FRONTIER
BUFFALO
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SEED RESOURCE
TRUDAN HEADLESS (SU)
TRUDAN 8 (SU)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
GRAZEX BMR727 (SS)
SORDAN 79 (SS)
NB280S (SS)
CHAMP II (SS)
GRAZEX BMR782 (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
8.1
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.2
7.0
7.0
6.3
6.1
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.1
5.0
4.5
6.2
8.2
1.1
----------------------
66.1
54.1
48.6
51.1
53.3
54.5
53.6
60.6
49.6
56.6
56.8
53.4
54.6
51.5
55.1
56.3
59.4
58.6
55.2
5.6
6.5
----------------------
43.5
33.5
32.6
33.5
35.2
36.8
34.6
40.2
32.5
34.3
35.6
34.9
35.5
33.0
35.6
37.1
39.2
38.9
35.9
6.9
5.2
----------------------
8.9
7.1
7.4
7.8
8.6
8.3
7.3
9.1
7.6
5.9
7.3
5.8
6.5
8.0
6.4
8.1
8.7
8.4
7.6
7.0
1.1
----------------------
12.8
12.7
12.3
12.2
11.5
11.4
11.0
10.8
10.8
10.7
10.2
9.7
11.3
8.6
NS
8.6
4.5
9.1
7.2
6.6
5.2
5.4
5.7
6.9
6.9
4.5
4.4
6.3
13.4
1.8
62.0
61.2
60.3
59.8
61.6
62.1
63.3
60.4
59.7
61.9
62.9
63.0
61.5
2.0
NS
60.3
59.3
60.4
59.8
61.7
62.8
60.5
60.7
60.9
60.4
66.8
61.2
61.2
2.4
3.3
43.7
39.5
41.3
39.0
41.4
41.7
44.2
42.1
41.7
42.4
40.7
42.8
41.7
5.0
NS
37.4
37.0
36.9
35.7
37.1
38.5
38.1
37.1
36.9
36.8
42.1
39.4
37.7
3.2
2.6
8.7
8.3
7.7
8.0
8.1
8.7
9.2
7.7
6.6
7.8
8.9
8.4
8.2
7.2
1.3
7.3
6.3
7.0
5.7
6.6
6.5
6.6
5.6
6.3
6.1
7.1
6.0
6.4
5.9
0.8
8.3
--
57.7
--
38.2
--
7.8
--
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu.
Table 4. Hays Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Quality, 2004 (continued).
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
2-year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
SEED RESOURCE FAME
DEKALB
FS-5
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SEED RESOURCE
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
TRUDAN 8 (SU)
SORDAN 79 (SS)
NB280S (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
AVERAGES
9.1
8.8
8.5
8.5
8.1
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.1
7.0
7.0
6.3
7.6
---------------
52.2
63.9
55.8
56.9
55.1
55.6
57.4
58.9
59.5
55.6
54.0
56.9
58.5
56.5
---------------
32.4
39.9
34.2
35.6
33.4
33.8
33.9
36.6
37.0
34.0
33.0
35.8
36.1
34.8
---------------
7.1
7.7
7.4
7.6
7.0
7.2
6.6
7.4
7.9
6.5
7.7
7.9
7.5
7.3
---------------
11.4
11.3
10.7
10.3
10.3
10.1
9.5
9.5
10.7
9.9
7.5
8.8
8.4
9.4
8.8
7.9
8.1
9.0
59.0
60.3
60.0
60.0
59.1
59.4
60.7
60.0
59.8
60.5
59.7
60.9
61.2
60.4
59.7
63.3
60.2
60.3
36.6
35.8
37.4
37.2
37.4
37.5
36.7
37.2
37.0
37.8
36.9
37.8
37.6
38.3
37.3
39.6
38.1
37.7
7.1
7.1
7.4
7.6
6.5
7.3
7.9
7.3
7.3
8.0
7.3
7.5
7.4
7.8
7.2
7.8
6.9
7.5
8.9
--
57.8
--
35.6
--
7.2
--
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
3-year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SEED RESOURCE FAME
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
TRUDAN 8 (SU)
SS200BMR (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
NB280S (SS)
SORDAN 79 (SS)
PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
7.8
7.5
7.5
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.1
6.9
----------
55.5
62.6
53.2
51.7
50.5
55.0
53.3
58.5
54.9
----------
33.5
38.7
32.4
34.6
31.1
33.6
33.4
36.0
34.0
----------
7.4
7.7
6.7
7.0
6.9
7.0
6.2
7.8
7.0
----------
11.0
9.8
9.4
9.4
9.3
9.0
8.9
9.8
8.6
6.5
7.7
8.2
7.1
7.1
6.6
7.7
59.8
60.8
60.3
59.0
60.9
61.1
61.6
60.2
60.6
57.5
57.4
60.0
59.2
58.7
63.4
58.7
38.9
37.2
38.1
38.8
38.5
38.9
38.3
38.3
37.3
36.5
35.7
37.4
37.1
36.7
40.0
36.7
7.3
8.2
7.8
7.9
8.6
8.3
8.8
8.0
7.7
7.6
7.1
7.6
7.8
7.9
8.5
7.5
8.2
--
57.6
--
36.3
--
7.6
--
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
-9-
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has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu.
Table 5. Colby Irrigated Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Production, 2004.
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2 (bu/a) blm
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
DEKALB
FS-5
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
DRUSSEL SEED
DSS DIVIDEND BMR
SORG. PARTNERS HIKANE II
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
PIONEER
84B52
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
SEED RESOURCE FAME
GOLDEN HARVEST SI GRO H-45
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
BUFFALO
SILEX BMR
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
GOLDEN HARVEST
MATURITY CHECK
GOLDEN HARVEST
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
DRUSSEL SEED
GOLDEN HARVEST
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
Total
Cut 1
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
20,538
19,053
18,651
18,397
18,394
18,330
18,233
17,929
17,405
17,355
16,737
15,937
15,857
15,833
15,644
15,149
15,056
14,381
17,160
8
2,263
----------------------
----------------------
66
69
70
68
70
68
67
66
69
64
71
72
66
66
67
65
72
70
68
4
5
----------------------
71
-60
47
78
71
97
74
102
100
101
76
88
115
82
83
55
54
80
15
20
87
-85
90
83
82
83
85
83
69
83
83
78
70
80
72
84
86
81
2
2
112
117
109
109
93
111
97
120
77
78
109
98
97
78
101
74
101
105
99
4
7
3
0
53
8
77
12
43
0
28
7
52
70
10
3
33
5
5
7
23
73
28
----------------------
RE-GRO EX35 (SS)
NB280S (SS)
RE-GRO H-22B (SS)
TRUDAN HEADLESS (SU)
PIPER (SU)
DSS BONUS-R BMR (SS)
RE GRO H-33 (SS)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
15,809
15,663
14,674
14,564
13,972
13,933
13,705
13,084
12,866
12,503
11,341
13,829
9
2,048
11,724
11,128
10,150
10,535
7,810
9,441
10,812
8,360
9,267
8,658
8,087
9,634
8
1,378
4,085
4,535
4,524
4,029
6,162
4,492
2,893
4,724
3,598
3,845
3,255
4,195
11
788
75
73
74
78
71
82
75
77
77
80
82
77
2
3
69
66
68
71
62
69
68
69
69
71
71
69
3
3
---------------
Ht1
99
110
101
92
102
91
95
97
94
93
94
97
3
5
Ht2
41
46
43
34
47
41
32
40
40
35
37
40
13
9
---------------
---------------
AVERAGES
15,896
--
--
71
--
--
98
--
--
--
TEST, OVERALL
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
- 10 -
(continued)
This publication from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu.
Table 5. Colby Irrigated Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Production, 2004 (continued).
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2 (bu/a) blm
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
Total
Cut 1
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
2 - Year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
DEKALB
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
DRUSSEL SEED
SEED RESOURCE
DEKALB
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SEED RESOURCE
HAY TYPES**
MATURITY CHECK
DRUSSEL SEED
MATURITY CHECK
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
FS-5
FS-555
NK 300
1990
FS-575
DSS DIVIDEND BMR
BMR100
DKS59-09
FS-515HQ
ATLAS
FAME
EARLY SUMAC
BMR106
AVERAGES
17,820
17,297
16,438
16,421
16,256
15,788
15,172
15,064
14,954
14,828
14,022
13,845
13,739
15,211
---------------
---------------
66
67
63
69
70
69
68
68
66
69
65
71
67
68
---------------
59
48
70
0
30
47
47
81
72
39
67
48
67
53
85
83
76
-96
85
82
79
78
86
78
80
79
82
103
98
73
110
111
92
96
74
73
103
93
98
92
95
2
22
3
0
27
67
72
19
2
4
22
8
30
18
100
78
84
86
65
91
90
108
72
49
102
80
71
82
Ht1
Ht2
NB280S (SS)
DSS BONUS-R BMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
AVERAGES
13,739
13,242
12,108
12,033
11,955
11,902
11,827
12,451
9,918
9,921
7,758
8,667
8,697
8,643
8,716
9,090
3,820
3,321
4,351
3,366
3,258
3,259
3,111
3,361
72
79
68
74
79
80
74
75
53
50
49
50
51
48
48
50
---------
104
84
100
92
84
87
87
91
31
27
31
27
26
25
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
---------
AVERAGES
14,202
--
--
71
--
--
94
--
9
--
78
-80
74
85
76
76
81
72
100
92
84
97
86
92
90
3
0
72
22
4
30
8
18
84
86
90
102
49
71
80
82
TEST, OVERALL
3 - Year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
HAY TYPES**
MATURITY CHECK
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
NK 300
1990
BMR100
FAME
ATLAS
BMR106
EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
15,630
15,144
13,248
12,777
12,587
12,386
11,899
13,615
---------
---------
65
71
71
66
70
67
71
69
---------
62
0
43
57
31
62
39
43
Ht1
Ht2
NB280S (SS)
PIPER (SU)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
AVERAGES
14,439
13,005
12,125
11,592
11,270
12,281
9,795
8,122
8,542
8,059
7,765
8,537
4,644
4,883
3,583
3,533
3,505
3,743
71
67
79
75
81
75
52
48
54
48
50
50
-------
99
95
83
84
84
87
33
33
28
31
28
29
0
0
0
0
0
3
-------
AVERAGES
13,182
--
--
72
--
--
89
--
9
--
TEST, OVERALL
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 6. Colby Irrigated Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Quality, 2004.
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
DRUSSEL SEED
DSS DIVIDEND BMR
PIONEER
84B52
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
SORG. PARTNERS HIKANE II
BUFFALO
SILEX BMR
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
DEKALB
FS-5
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
GOLDEN HARVEST SI GRO H-45
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
SEED RESOURCE FAME
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
DRUSSEL SEED
SEED RESOURCE
GOLDEN HARVEST
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
GOLDEN HARVEST
SORG. PARTNERS
GOLDEN HARVEST
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
DSS BONUS-R BMR (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
RE GRO H-33 (SS)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
PIPER (SU)
RE-GRO EX35 (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
RE-GRO H-22B (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
TRUDAN HEADLESS (SU)
NB280S (SS)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
7.5
7.3
6.9
6.8
6.4
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.0
6.0
5.9
5.7
5.5
5.2
5.2
4.9
6.1
11.1
1.4
----------------------
43.7
43.9
39.1
38.7
43.1
49.6
42.0
41.5
65.4
48.1
45.2
40.8
38.9
39.1
42.7
54.3
43.7
45.0
44.7
6.8
6.4
----------------------
27.9
29.0
26.5
25.5
28.8
32.1
28.1
26.7
43.1
31.5
29.4
27.3
26.2
26.5
27.8
36.2
28.6
29.5
29.5
6.6
4.1
----------------------
5.2
6.0
5.5
5.7
5.5
5.9
6.0
6.6
8.2
7.4
6.2
6.4
4.1
6.5
7.0
7.7
6.3
6.5
6.3
7.6
1.0
----------------------
8.0
8.0
7.8
7.1
6.7
6.3
6.2
5.8
5.5
5.2
4.7
6.5
20.2
NS
---------------
62.8
61.9
60.6
61.9
64.9
60.5
66.4
59.0
60.0
63.2
66.3
62.5
2.5
3.5
---------------
41.7
41.5
39.3
42.4
44.7
39.1
45.9
39.6
39.8
43.5
45.5
42.1
3.9
3.7
---------------
9.5
8.3
9.0
10.3
10.9
8.3
9.3
9.6
7.5
9.7
10.7
9.4
7.3
1.5
---------------
6.2
--
51.5
--
34.3
--
7.4
--
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 6. Colby Irrigated Summer Annual Forage Test - Forage Quality, 2004 (continued).
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
2-year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
DRUSSEL SEED
DSS DIVIDEND BMR
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
DKS59-09
DEKALB
FS-5
DEKALB
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
SEED RESOURCE FAME
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
SEED RESOURCE
DRUSSEL SEED
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
MATURITY CHECK
7.3
6.7
6.7
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.2
6.1
6.0
5.9
5.9
5.7
5.3
6.3
---------------
49.6
52.4
62.2
50.6
46.8
46.8
47.6
50.1
51.7
49.5
49.5
51.7
48.2
50.4
---------------
32.2
34.6
40.2
33.4
31.1
30.1
32.2
33.8
33.8
32.0
32.5
34.3
32.0
33.1
---------------
7.0
8.1
8.3
8.1
7.3
7.2
7.0
7.7
7.9
7.0
8.2
8.0
7.8
7.5
---------------
PS210BMR (SS)
DSS BONUS-R BMR (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
PIPER (SU)
NB280S (SS)
AVERAGES
9.6
9.0
8.1
8.1
7.8
7.5
6.4
8.0
---------
61.8
61.5
64.1
59.5
60.3
63.3
63.5
61.5
---------
40.3
40.2
43.0
38.3
39.9
41.6
41.2
40.1
---------
7.8
9.5
8.9
7.6
9.4
9.6
9.0
8.7
---------
AVERAGES
6.9
--
54.5
--
35.8
--
8.0
--
TEST, OVERALL
3-year Averages
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
SEED RESOURCE FAME
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
MATURITY CHECK
6.7
6.2
6.1
5.9
5.9
5.6
5.2
6.1
---------
63.0
53.4
53.0
49.8
51.3
52.9
49.2
52.7
---------
40.1
35.0
35.3
33.7
32.9
35.9
32.6
34.7
---------
8.3
8.2
8.6
7.6
7.1
8.6
8.0
8.0
---------
PS210BMR (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
PIPER (SU)
NB280S (SS)
AVERAGES
8.7
7.8
7.8
6.9
6.3
7.6
-------
61.6
59.4
63.7
63.0
62.8
61.5
-------
40.5
37.9
42.5
41.6
41.0
40.1
-------
8.2
7.7
9.1
9.4
9.3
8.8
-------
AVERAGES
6.7
--
56.1
--
36.8
--
8.3
--
TEST, OVERALL
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the LSD, little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 7. Summer Annual Forage Tests, Multi-location Averages - Forage Production, 2004.
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
(bu/a)
blm
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
DEKALB
FS-5
SORG. PARTNERS HIKANE II
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
DEKALB
DKS59-09
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES*
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS TRUDAN HEADLESS (SU)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Total
Cut 1
15,722
15,262
13,445
13,296
13,024
12,740
12,619
10,995
12,596
----------
----------
72
66
68
66
55
61
70
70
66
----------
-75
73
60
103
106
58
55
75
13,385
12,281
12,042
11,820
12,442
7,861
7,338
7,128
6,094
7,233
5,524
4,943
4,914
5,726
5,209
77
82
82
75
80
69
73
73
63
70
12,616
--
--
72
--
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
114
105
103
117
72
72
105
90
96
Ht2
55
43
41
58
49
0
1
25
2
50
39
3
22
27
----------
------
-83
78
87
73
78
86
78
79
Ht1
84
70
69
83
75
------
------
--
87
--
--
--
* SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
Table 8. Summer Annual Forage Tests, Multi-location Averages - Forage Quality, 2004.
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SORG. PARTNERS HIKANE II
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
DEKALB
FS-5
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES*
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS TRUDAN HEADLESS (SU)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
7.2
6.7
6.6
6.3
6.2
5.8
5.8
5.6
6.1
----------
65.8
51.9
53.2
49.6
52.3
51.5
61.7
55.9
54.2
----------
43.5
35.5
35.8
32.5
33.6
33.2
41.4
37.0
35.9
----------
8.6
7.9
8.1
7.2
7.0
7.5
8.8
8.0
7.4
----------
11.9
11.7
10.6
10.5
11.1
10.8
9.9
6.3
8.2
8.4
61.4
60.7
63.0
62.6
60.9
60.4
61.0
66.9
61.6
60.7
40.4
39.9
40.9
41.0
39.7
35.6
37.5
42.0
36.2
36.5
7.8
8.2
8.8
8.5
7.8
6.0
7.0
7.5
6.4
6.1
8.2
--
56.7
--
37.2
--
7.5
--
* SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 9. Entrants in the 2004 Kansas Summer Annual Forage Performance Tests.
Brand/Company/Address
Crop - Hybrid
Brand/Company/Address
Crop - Hybrid
Traits* Maturity**
BUFFALO
PIONEER
Sharp Bros. Seed Company
Box 140
Healy, KS 67850
800-462-8483
sharpseed.com
Pioneer, A DuPont Co.
1616 S. Kentucky
Suite C350
Amarillo, TX 79102
800-258-5604
pioneer.com
FS - CANEX BMR208
FS - CANEX BMR248
FS - CANEX BMR328
FS - SILEX BMR
SS - GRAZEX BMR727
SS - GRAZEX BMR782
BMR
BMR
BMR
BMR
BMR
BMR
E
E
E
ML
E
E
FS - 84B52
FS - BMR100
FS - BMR106
FS - FAME
FS - FS-515HQ
FS - FS-555
FS - FS-575
SS - ATT-A-GRAZE
SS - PS210BMR
SS - SS200BMR
M
M
DRUSSEL SEED
Drussel Seed, Inc.
2197 West Parallel Rd.
Garden City, KS 67846
620-275-2359
FS - DSS DIVIDEND BMR
SS - DSS BONUS-R BMR
M
M
M
M
L
L
M
PS
M
---------
PS
M
M
L
M
PS
M
PS
SORG. PARTNERS
BMR
BMR
ML
PS
FS - 1990
FS - HIKANE II
FS - NK 300
FS - SS 405
SS - SORDAN 79
SS - SORDAN HEADLESS
SU - TRUDAN 8
SU - TRUDAN HEADLESS
Frontier Hybrids
PO Box 177
1612 Ave. H
Abernathy, TX 79311
806-298-2595
frontierhybrid.com
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VALLEY PREMIUM
GOLDEN HARVEST
Valley Feed & Seed, Inc.
11916 S. Highway 17
Hutchinson, KS 67501
316-942-2278
J.C. Robinson Seed Co.
100 JC Robinson Blvd.
Waterloo, NE 68069
800-228-9906
jcrob.com
FS - SI GRO H-45
SS - RE GRO H-33
SS - RE-GRO EX35
SS - RE-GRO H-22B
BMR
BMR
-----BMR
BMR
Sorghum Partners, Inc.
Box 189, 403 S. Monroe
New Deal, TX 79350
806-746-5566
sorghum-partners.com
FRONTIER
FS - MUCHO SWEET
SS - CHAMP II
M
Seed Resource
P.O. Box 326
505 East Service Rd.
Tulia, TX 79088
806-995-3882
Monsanto Seed
7159 N. 247th West
P.O. Box 7
Mount Hope, KS 67108
620-445-2290
monsanto.com
---
BMR
SEED RESOURCE
DEKALB
FS - DKS59-09
FS - FS-5
Traits* Maturity**
-BMR
BMR
--
SS - SUPER CHIEF
-SS - SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR BMR
SS - SWEET CHIEF X-TRA
--
M
M
M
M
* BMR = brown mid-rib
** E = early, M = medium, L = late, PS = photoperiod sensitive
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CONTRIBUTORS
MAIN STATION—MANHATTAN
Kraig Roozeboom, Agronomist
EXPERIMENT FIELDS
William Heer—Hutchinson
RESEARCH CENTERS
Patrick Evans—Colby
Kenneth Kofoid—Hays
Keith Harmoney—Hays
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