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2003
KANSAS PERFORMANCE TESTS WITH
SUMMER
ANNUAL
FORAGES
REPORT OF PROGRESS 925
Kansas State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
and Cooperative Extension Service
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1
PROCEDURES...................................................................................................................................... 1
RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................... 1
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS, HUTCHINSON
Forage Production
Table 1................................................................................. 2
Forage Quality
Table 2................................................................................. 3
WESTERN KANSAS DRYLAND, HAYS
Forage Production, 2003
Table 3................................................................................. 4
Forage Quality, 2003
Table 4................................................................................. 5
2 – Year Averages
Table 5................................................................................. 6
WESTERN KANSAS IRRIGATED, COLBY
Forage Production
Table 6................................................................................. 7
Forage Quality
Table 7................................................................................. 8
MULTI-LOCATION SUMMARY
Forage Production
Table 8................................................................................. 9
Forage Quality
Table 9................................................................................. 9
ENTRANTS AND ENTRIES
Table 10............................................................................. 10
Contribution No. 04-272-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 2003, Kansas farms produced 3.6 million tons of
corn and sorghum silage (January 12 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 sorghum-sudan 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 2003:
Parsons, Hutchinson, St. John, Hays, and Colby. Ten
companies entered a total of 21 forage sorghum hybrids and
22 hay types (sorghum-sudan hybrids, sudan, or millet). So
few entries were submitted at Parsons and St. John that the
tests were dropped.
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.
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). At Hays, the plots were split, with
half the plot harvested once (1Cut) to maximize forage
yield.
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.
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 R2 for the ADF
calibration was quite good at 0.98. The R2 for CP, NDF,
and ADL were somewhat less at 0.93, 0.90, and 0.92.
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 - 7. Average
values for hybrids in all 3 tests grown in 2003 are listed in
Tables 8 and 9. Hybrid rankings followed similar trends
when grown in more than one location or in more than one
year. Some hybrids, however, were more consistent than
others.
Species yield differences depended on test location. There
was essentially no difference between species at Hutchinson.
First-cutting yields for the hay types were quite poor
because of dry conditions in July and August. At Hays, the
hay types yielded more over the entire season, largely
because of late-season growth in response to late August
rainfall. Forage sorghums yielded more in the irrigated test
at Colby, in which low second-cutting yields added less to
the total yield of the hay types than at other locations.
In the 2003 tests, forage sorghum hybrids tended to have
less crude protein than the hay types. The hay types at
Hutchinson had much more crude protein, likely because of
the drought stress at that location. The various fiber
components (NDF, ADF, ADL) showed inconsistent species
patterns. At Hutchinson, the hay types had much less fiber
than the forage sorghums. There was little difference
between species at Hays. Some fiber components were less
in the forage sorghums at Colby. Differences in the severe
heat and drought stress between the test locations, and the
resulting differential delays in bloom dates (see days to
bloom in tables), likely contributed to the inconsistent
forage-quality patterns. Harvest management and hybrid
selection both play an important role in obtaining high yields
of quality forage.
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Table 1. Hutchinson Summer Annual Forage Test, 2003.
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 SS 405
MIDLAND
MX-003
MIDLAND
MX-001BMR
STAR
MAGNUM ULTRA BMR
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
DEKALB
DKS59-09
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
MIDLAND
MX-115 (SS)
MIDLAND
MX-103BMR (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
VALLEY PREMIUM SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-61-10 (SS)
STAR
NUTRI PLUS BMR (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-63-4 (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-63-9 (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-61-4 (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-61-1 (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-63-1 (SS)
VALLEY PREMIUM SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
CHECK
GREENLEAF (SU)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
VALLEY PREMIUM SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
VALLEY PREMIUM SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Total
Cut 1
9,638
8,676
7,935
7,830
7,703
7,180
6,791
6,393
4,304
7,383
9
926
-------------
-------------
63
58
60
62
62
63
61
64
59
61
3
3
-------------
0
12
3
10
3
2
6
9
10
6
50
4
10,279
9,959
9,651
9,643
8,262
7,469
7,182
7,060
6,523
6,370
5,997
5,911
5,756
5,041
4,542
7,310
15
1,506
2,566
2,144
1,997
2,514
2,143
2,075
2,397
2,291
2,213
1,858
1,775
1,560
1,605
1,829
1,604
2,038
22
621
7,713
7,814
7,654
7,129
6,119
5,394
4,786
4,769
4,310
4,511
4,222
4,352
4,151
3,212
2,938
5,272
16
1,209
61
68
69
70
76
70
68
68
65
69
72
72
70
74
72
70
6
6
66
63
66
53
62
65
68
65
64
67
66
50
65
65
58
63
5
4
-------------------
--
67
--
--
49
7,337
-2-year Averages
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
-89
92
69
128 110
92
72
107
72
115
71
116
84
101
52
66
61
102
76
9
5
13
6
Ht1 Ht2
30
66
28
60
29
66
38
67
35
65
34
52
30
55
36
54
30
56
34
57
33
57
35
59
34
52
33
53
31
49
33
58
8
5
4
4
-------------
-------------
5
5
5
3
7
5
5
5
3
5
8
10
7
5
12
6
38
3
87
82
82
92
92
90
77
88
80
80
83
80
85
88
73
84
8
9
--
--
--
9,049
6,529
5,132
7,011
-----
-----
69
64
62
64
-----
0
24
22
18
98
104
77
98
81
73
57
68
-----
-----
7,348
7,101
6,831
5,658
4,986
6,107
2,547
2,555
2,837
2,283
2,431
2,524
4,801
4,546
3,994
3,375
2,555
3,583
73
75
76
73
76
73
72
63
69
59
71
69
-------
-------
38
49
44
53
41
44
-------
-------
6,554
--
--
69
--
--
--
53
--
--
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the L.S.D., 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, 2003.
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
STAR
MAGNUM ULTRA BMR
DEKALB
FS-5
DEKALB
DKS59-09
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
MIDLAND
MX-001BMR
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
MIDLAND
MX-003
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
CAL/WEST
CW 1-61-1 (SS)
STAR
NUTRI PLUS BMR (SS)
MIDLAND
MX-115 (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-63-4 (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-61-4 (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-63-1 (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-63-9 (SS)
VALLEY PREMIUM SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
CAL/WEST
CW 1-61-10 (SS)
MIDLAND
MX-103BMR (SS)
CHECK
GREENLEAF (SU)
VALLEY PREMIUM SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
VALLEY PREMIUM SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
VALLEY PREMIUM SWEET CHIEF X-TRA (SS)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
9.3
8.2
8.1
8.0
7.8
7.6
7.3
7.2
5.6
7.7
6.3
1.1
-------------
58.5
63.4
61.3
58.8
60.2
64.6
58.8
63.0
59.6
60.9
3.4
NS
-------------
34.2
35.8
36.4
34.1
33.8
37.6
34.2
37.4
34.8
35.4
5.9
NS
-------------
6.3
6.0
7.0
6.0
5.1
6.0
6.2
6.8
6.1
6.2
7.4
1.0
-------------
15.9
14.9
14.7
14.6
14.4
14.3
14.2
14.2
14.1
14.1
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.4
13.2
14.2
5.2
NS
13.8
13.1
12.4
13.1
12.7
12.3
12.6
14.3
13.9
12.5
13.9
14.5
11.6
12.9
11.8
13.0
9.3
NS
54.7
57.0
56.4
57.0
56.8
55.6
55.4
56.8
56.9
56.4
57.3
56.0
58.0
57.6
58.1
56.7
2.3
NS
64.3
63.3
64.3
63.6
65.4
64.2
63.6
63.5
65.0
63.7
63.9
64.1
62.8
67.2
66.6
64.4
1.3
1.8
25.1
27.4
26.7
27.5
27.9
27.3
27.1
28.1
28.5
28.0
28.1
26.0
30.9
28.8
29.0
27.7
4.7
2.8
36.0
36.3
35.3
36.9
36.4
37.3
37.6
36.4
36.6
36.5
35.7
35.4
36.9
38.0
37.0
36.6
2.4
NS
3.3
4.0
3.9
3.5
4.1
3.6
3.6
3.4
4.4
3.8
3.6
3.8
4.8
4.0
4.0
3.9
15.2
NS
5.7
6.2
5.7
5.9
5.7
6.1
6.1
5.7
6.3
6.0
5.8
6.5
6.5
6.4
5.9
6.0
6.1
NS
58.3
--
30.6
--
4.7
--
11.8
-2-year Averages
7.5
7.2
6.9
6.7
-----
63.8
57.1
56.7
59.7
-----
37.8
34.1
34.7
36.1
-----
7.3
7.8
7.1
8.0
-----
12.4
12.3
12.0
11.9
11.6
12.3
10.9
11.5
11.9
10.5
10.3
11.4
56.5
56.7
56.5
56.9
57.5
56.3
59.9
61.9
61.5
62.9
64.0
61.4
29.7
29.1
29.1
29.4
30.0
28.9
34.6
34.5
35.0
35.7
37.5
35.0
4.5
4.7
4.8
4.7
4.9
4.5
6.1
5.2
6.0
5.9
7.0
5.8
9.9
--
57.7
--
32.0
--
6.1
--
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the L.S.D., 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, 2003.
Forage
BRAND
NAME
Yield (pounds DM/acre)
Moist. (%)
Ht.
Total Cut 1 Cut 2 1Cut Cut 1 Cut 2 1Cut (in)
Days
to Lodg
blm (%)
FORAGE SORGHUM
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
DEKALB
SORG. PARTNERS
GARST
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
MATURITY CHECK
MATURITY CHECK
DEKALB
SEED RESOURCE
GARST
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
STAR
GARST
FS-575
SS 405
FS-5
NK 300
333
FS-515HQ
1990
FS-555
ATLAS
EARLY SUMAC
DKS59-09
FAME
344BMR
BMR100
BMR106
MAGNUM ULTRA BMR
348BMR
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
8,372
8,066
7,533
7,462
7,246
6,977
6,787
6,529
6,198
5,762
5,734
5,536
5,273
5,217
5,190
4,728
4,213
6,284
13
1,111
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---------------------
74
72
70
70
71
73
75
76
73
70
69
66
73
73
66
74
68
71
2
2
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---------------------
62
62
56
45
43
49
47
52
56
53
46
44
49
55
48
52
51
51
8
6
HAY TYPES**
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SORG. PARTNERS
GARST
GARST
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
STAR
GARST
MATURITY CHECK
CHECK
NB280S (SS)
TRUDAN 8 (SU)
SORDAN 79 (SS)
ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
N765BMR (SS)
GRAZE-N-BALE+ (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
NUTRI PLUS BMR (SS)
750BMR (SS)
PIPER (SU)
GREENLEAF (SU)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
11,596
11,420
11,150
10,667
10,541
9,406
9,405
9,357
9,248
8,631
8,295
6,492
6,451
9,435
18
2,210
6,818
7,430
7,375
7,033
6,606
6,335
6,604
5,532
5,548
5,426
5,284
4,700
4,480
6,090
17
1,354
7,649
--
4,778 6,609
3,990 6,770
3,775 7,208
3,634 8,613
3,935 8,821
3,071 9,235
2,801 11,160
3,825 6,646
3,700 8,208
3,205 6,027
3,011 6,788
1,792 4,052
1,971 4,712
3,345 7,296
19
29
1,315 1,848
59
57
62
57
58
60
56
60
63
61
60
54
54
59
7
6
71
73
79
76
71
77
79
71
73
73
74
75
74
74
7
7
66
71
69
68
76
75
75
69
79
73
65
65
65
70
4
4
44
44
41
40
34
36
35
39
36
35
43
46
41
40
6
3
--
66
--
--
46
145
133
127
127
137
137
--142
123
117
117
120
125
117
133
117
128
6
10
Ht. Ht.
Cut 1Cut
33
47
23
43
28
41
30
51
26
51
26
47
30
48
33
44
28
45
24
39
31
44
29
47
27
33
28
45
16
9
6
6
23
37
10
0
33
3
8
10
33
23
33
47
57
50
63
70
57
33
60
27
0
30
13
3
0
3
0
0
0
7
3
33
20
9
91
11
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
--
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the L.S.D., little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
Hay type plots were divided in two, representing different managment systems. Cut 1, July 31, and Cut 2, September 22, maximized
forage quality. Cut 1 and Cut 2 are summed to calculate Total. The 1Cut system, September 22, maximized forage yield and
represented the entire season's growth to that point.
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Table 4. Hays Summer Annual Forage Test, 2003.
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
STAR
MAGNUM ULTRA BMR
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
GARST
344BMR
SEED RESOURCE FAME
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
GARST
333
GARST
348BMR
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
DEKALB
FS-5
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
GARST
750BMR (SS)
STAR
NUTRI PLUS BMR (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
GARST
GRAZE-N-BALE+ (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN 79 (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS TRUDAN 8 (SU)
SEED RESOURCE PS210BMR (SS)
GARST
N765BMR (SS)
CHECK
GREENLEAF (SU)
SEED RESOURCE SS200BMR (SS)
SEED RESOURCE ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
10.7
10.5
10.0
9.7
9.6
9.5
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.0
8.8
8.8
8.5
8.3
8.1
7.7
7.6
9.0
9.3
1.8
---------------------
55.9
59.3
59.3
60.5
61.7
56.3
56.7
58.0
55.5
57.6
56.5
56.5
58.5
59.6
56.2
57.1
57.7
57.8
1.3
1.5
---------------------
32.1
34.3
34.4
34.8
36.3
32.9
32.2
32.3
32.4
34.6
33.0
32.5
33.7
35.1
34.0
34.0
33.0
33.7
2.5
1.8
---------------------
6.7
6.4
6.9
6.9
6.5
7.0
6.8
6.0
7.2
7.7
7.4
6.6
6.7
7.2
7.1
7.2
6.4
6.9
6.2
0.9
---------------------
11.4
10.7
10.6
10.2
10.0
9.8
9.8
9.8
9.8
9.6
9.3
9.2
8.8
10.2
5.7
1.3
11.1
11.6
10.7
12.5
10.9
10.4
12.0
12.5
12.6
10.8
11.7
11.5
11.3
11.7
4.9
1.2
57.0
57.3
57.6
58.7
58.4
59.3
58.5
57.4
58.0
57.0
57.0
58.0
58.4
58.0
1.7
NS
59.1
58.3
60.6
60.3
60.0
60.1
60.0
60.8
58.6
59.0
59.3
59.6
59.8
59.5
1.7
NS
31.7
32.2
31.8
33.0
33.4
32.1
33.1
31.8
31.2
32.6
31.7
32.6
32.8
32.2
3.6
NS
38.9
37.3
38.8
37.4
38.4
36.8
39.8
38.9
35.6
37.9
36.7
36.8
37.1
37.7
6.3
NS
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
5.9
6.4
6.0
6.2
6.9
6.2
6.6
6.9
6.3
10.1
NS
8.7
8.9
9.0
7.8
8.5
8.2
9.4
8.2
8.1
8.3
7.9
8.3
8.5
8.6
12.4
NS
9.4
--
57.8
--
33.0
--
6.7
--
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the L.S.D., little confidence can be placed in one being superior to the other.
** SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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Table 5. Hays Summer Annual Forage Test, 2-year Averages.
Forage
Yield (pounds DM/acre)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SEED RESOURCE FAME
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES*
SORG. PARTNERS
MATURITY CHECK
SORG. PARTNERS
SORG. PARTNERS
SEED RESOURCE
SEED RESOURCE
CHECK
MATURITY CHECK
Total Cut 1 Cut 2
8,094
7,840
7,538
7,072
6,996
5,999
5,839
5,615
6,815
----------
Moist. (%)
1Cut Cut 1 Cut 2 1Cut
----------
----------
74
73
71
66
75
62
74
69
71
----------
Days
to Lodg
blm (%)
Ht.
(in)
----------
64
73
48
56
49
48
62
58
57
SORDAN 79 (SS)
NB280S (SS)
TRUDAN 8 (SU)
SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
PS210BMR (SS)
SS200BMR (SS)
GREENLEAF (SU)
PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
9,167
8,427
8,177
7,654
7,544
7,089
5,494
5,243
7,245
7,280
6,038
6,182
5,687
5,694
5,177
4,509
4,346
5,572
----------
6,375
6,480
5,644
7,716
7,700
6,329
4,562
3,909
6,535
72
68
67
71
73
70
66
66
70
----------
68
63
65
75
77
68
64
62
68
51
55
56
42
44
48
48
54
46
AVERAGES
6,838
--
--
--
71
--
--
51
116
116
112
99
-92
108
98
107
Ht. Ht.
Cut 1Cut
28
56
33
60
23
52
26
54
28
54
33
54
27
45
29
57
28
53
----------
----------
TEST, OVERALL
--
--
--
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SEED RESOURCE FAME
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
SORG. PARTNERS SS 405
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES*
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
CHECK
GREENLEAF (SU)
SEED RESOURCE SS200BMR (SS)
SEED RESOURCE PS210BMR (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS TRUDAN 8 (SU)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN 79 (SS)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
8.0
7.8
7.5
7.3
7.3
7.0
6.0
6.0
7.2
----------
57.6
53.0
49.4
50.0
60.9
52.6
57.4
55.4
54.7
----------
33.5
31.4
33.3
30.2
36.3
32.4
33.8
33.7
33.1
----------
7.1
6.4
6.4
6.4
7.1
6.0
7.2
6.9
6.7
----------
10.4
8.9
8.8
8.8
8.4
8.3
8.3
7.8
9.0
8.3
8.7
8.2
8.9
7.5
8.0
7.6
7.3
8.4
59.5
59.6
59.5
58.6
60.6
60.3
60.9
60.8
59.5
60.7
58.3
55.9
59.6
56.7
57.4
61.7
57.2
57.4
37.6
36.0
36.0
37.4
36.1
36.8
37.1
37.7
36.6
37.5
36.7
35.2
37.6
36.3
36.3
38.9
36.5
36.2
7.1
8.1
7.9
8.6
8.2
8.6
8.8
8.4
8.0
8.1
8.4
7.6
8.3
8.2
8.4
9.2
8.6
8.0
8.1
--
57.6
--
35.4
--
7.5
--
* SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
Hay type plots were divided in two, representing different managment systems. Cut 1, July 31, and Cut 2, September 22, maximized
forage quality. Cut 1 and Cut 2 are summed to calculate Total. The 1Cut system, September 22, maximized forage yield and
represented the entire season's growth to that point.
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Table 6. Colby Irrigated Summer Annual Forage Test, 2003.
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2 (bu/a) blm
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
DEKALB
FS-5
MOSS SEED
4EVER GREEN BMR
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
GARST
333
DSS
DIVIDEND BMR
DEKALB
DKS59-09
MOSS SEED
4EVER GREEN
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
SEED RESOURCE FAME
STAR
MAGNUM ULTRA BMR
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
MOSS SEED
MILLENIUM BMR
GARST
348BMR
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
MOSS SEED
MEGA GREEN (SS)
DSS
BONUS-R BMR (SS)
SEED RESOURCE PS210BMR (SS)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
SEED RESOURCE ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
SEED RESOURCE SS200BMR (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
STAR
NUTRI PLUS BMR (SS)
CHECK
GREENLEAF (SU)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
FORAGE SORGHUM
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
MOSS SEED
4EVER GREEN
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SEED RESOURCE FAME
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
MOSS SEED
MILLENIUM BMR
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
MOSS SEED
MEGA GREEN (SS)
SEED RESOURCE PS210BMR (SS)
SEED RESOURCE SS200BMR (SS)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Total
Cut 1
16,361
15,520
15,103
14,526
14,407
14,075
13,861
13,790
13,751
13,181
12,723
12,715
12,634
12,401
11,889
11,622
11,258
11,170
10,984
13,262
6
1,323
-----------------------
12,615 9,642
12,550 10,401
12,463 9,200
11,814 8,708
11,406 8,735
10,981 8,974
10,788 8,165
10,245 7,705
9,676 7,432
8,196 6,500
11,074 8,546
11
12
1,733 1,748
----------------------2,974
2,150
3,263
3,106
2,671
2,007
2,623
2,540
2,245
1,696
2,527
24
NS
67
62
66
66
65
66
70
69
64
68
67
74
69
63
72
67
70
68
70
68
5
6
-----------------------
0
41
47
0
18
28
0
0
6
17
60
0
41
52
18
47
30
42
50
26
20
9
77
77
79
70
79
71
72
64
78
73
74
3
3
27
31
26
40
32
31
27
36
31
38
32
15
7
--------------
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
-99
0
78
82
67
0
84
83
94
0 100
-- 103
0
69
81
93
73
90
87
69
0
72
107 113
0
65
-- 102
0
86
91
86
0
95
86
90
58
91
76
71
10 108
-94
0
93
76
95
10
80
75
85
10 102
84
90
17
68
79
88
50
71
83
97
0
49
82
98
17
70
81
96
0
77
84
91
13
82
1
6 119
16
2
8
25
22
Ht1 Ht2
75
12
0
-77
13
0
-79
13
0
-99
16
0
-75
16
0
-87
14
0
-79
15
0
-97
15
0
-86
14
25
-91
14
0
-85
14
3
-5
18 548
-7
NS 23
--
12,507
-2-year Averages
--
70
--
--
89
--
9
--
14,768
13,189
12,584
11,904
11,343
10,651
10,321
9,802
9,683
11,842
-----------
-----------
65
72
74
70
65
67
71
71
72
70
-----------
43
0
0
26
44
48
31
35
24
25
83
--78
70
76
72
79
83
80
69
92
87
88
76
81
88
88
91
85
-----------
-----------
13,827
12,522
11,935
11,846
11,235
10,955
11,507
9,129
8,277
8,484
8,250
7,604
7,455
7,989
4,699
4,244
3,451
3,596
3,631
3,501
3,517
70
66
78
77
80
74
75
45
41
45
39
40
38
40
--------
72
73
---78
75
93
91
78
76
79
79
81
--------
--------
11,824
--
--
72
--
--
79
84
--
--
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the L.S.D., 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 7. Colby Irrigated Summer Annual Forage Test, 2003.
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
MOSS SEED
4EVER GREEN
MOSS SEED
4EVER GREEN BMR
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
DSS
DIVIDEND BMR
SEED RESOURCE FS-515HQ
GARST
333
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
MOSS SEED
MILLENIUM BMR
STAR
MAGNUM ULTRA BMR
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
SEED RESOURCE FAME
GARST
348BMR
SEED RESOURCE FS-555
DEKALB
DKS59-09
DEKALB
FS-5
SEED RESOURCE FS-575
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
HAY TYPES**
SEED RESOURCE PS210BMR (SS)
SEED RESOURCE SS200BMR (SS)
MOSS SEED
MEGA GREEN (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
DSS
BONUS-R BMR (SS)
CHECK
GREENLEAF (SU)
STAR
NUTRI PLUS BMR (SS)
SEED RESOURCE ATT-A-GRAZE (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
AVERAGES
CV(%)
LSD(0.05)*
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
FORAGE SORGHUM
MOSS SEED
4EVER GREEN
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
SEED RESOURCE BMR100
SORG. PARTNERS NK 300
SEED RESOURCE BMR106
SEED RESOURCE FAME
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
MOSS SEED
MILLENIUM BMR
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES**
SEED RESOURCE PS210BMR (SS)
SEED RESOURCE SS200BMR (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
MOSS SEED
MEGA GREEN (SS)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.2
7.2
7.0
7.0
6.8
6.7
6.7
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.3
6.0
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.4
6.6
7.6
1.1
-----------------------
58.6
57.8
59.0
55.1
55.5
54.5
58.7
59.7
56.0
53.2
56.3
58.3
52.9
56.3
58.2
55.3
54.5
53.7
52.7
56.1
2.9
3.4
-----------------------
37.7
36.8
37.4
37.2
36.5
33.6
37.5
40.1
37.1
34.9
38.2
39.1
34.1
37.2
39.5
36.1
35.6
34.7
35.4
36.8
3.8
3.0
-----------------------
7.7
8.4
8.4
10.2
8.9
7.8
8.4
9.7
8.8
8.4
9.9
9.5
8.0
9.4
9.5
8.5
9.0
7.8
9.3
8.8
7.0
1.3
-----------------------
11.2
10.7
10.2
10.1
10.1
9.7
9.3
8.6
8.3
8.1
9.6
8.3
1.8
9.7
9.7
9.5
9.5
11.2
12.8
11.0
9.9
8.8
9.7
10.2
7.1
1.6
61.7
58.9
62.0
61.8
60.1
60.7
58.6
58.7
61.8
60.7
60.5
2.0
2.7
61.7
61.9
63.7
61.5
61.9
61.3
61.8
61.6
63.6
62.7
62.2
1.2
1.7
39.0
36.8
39.7
40.1
38.7
38.0
36.7
37.4
38.6
36.9
38.2
2.5
2.2
42.7
40.4
42.2
41.2
40.8
37.4
40.1
39.6
41.0
39.3
40.5
1.9
1.7
7.2
7.7
8.5
8.5
9.5
8.2
7.5
8.6
8.4
7.3
8.1
11.4
NS
12.1
10.7
11.0
11.8
11.0
10.4
10.9
10.4
10.8
10.1
10.9
3.4
0.8
57.6
--
37.3
--
8.6
--
7.6
-2-year Averages
7.0
7.0
6.2
6.0
6.0
5.9
5.9
5.5
5.3
6.1
-----------
59.7
61.8
55.3
58.8
55.2
56.8
54.4
56.5
51.9
56.7
-----------
38.8
38.6
36.4
39.5
37.4
39.1
34.6
37.9
34.6
37.3
-----------
8.8
8.4
9.4
9.6
9.4
9.6
7.6
8.8
8.8
8.9
-----------
9.1
9.0
8.6
8.4
7.0
7.0
8.2
--------
61.4
59.0
62.4
62.2
61.0
62.1
61.0
--------
40.0
37.0
40.9
40.3
38.7
40.1
39.2
--------
8.2
7.8
9.0
8.4
8.6
8.6
8.5
--------
6.9
--
58.5
--
38.1
--
8.7
--
* Unless two varieties differ by more than the L.S.D., 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 8. 2003, Summer Annual Forages, 3-location Averages.
Forage
Grain Days
yield to
(bu/a)
blm
Cut 2 Cut 1 Cut 2
Yield (pounds DM/acre) Moist. (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
DEKALB
FS-5
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
DEKALB
DKS59-09
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
STAR
MAGNUM ULTRA BMR
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES*
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
STAR
NUTRI PLUS BMR (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
CHECK
GREENLEAF (SU)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Total
Cut 1
Ht. Lodg Stnd
(in) (%) (%)
10,437
10,072
8,283
8,082
7,933
7,567
8,976
--------
--------
64
69
67
68
70
66
67
--------
29
0
34
18
10
26
16
100
-98
114
111
88
104
73
80
56
79
71
70
73
5
4
22
17
43
17
23
--------
11,018
10,533
8,497
7,550
6,396
9,273
6,013
5,779
5,085
4,655
4,195
5,558
5,004
4,753
3,412
2,894
2,202
3,715
66
68
69
63
66
67
54
56
57
54
57
56
-------
71
-75
71
72
74
60
46
51
59
54
52
1
2
12
14
11
6
-------
9,165
--
--
67
--
--
81
61
16
--
Table 9. 2003, Summer Annual Forages, 3-location Averages.
Forage Quality (dry matter basis)
Protein (%)
BRAND
NAME
FORAGE SORGHUM
STAR
MAGNUM ULTRA BMR
DEKALB
DKS59-09
SORG. PARTNERS 1990
MATURITY CHECK EARLY SUMAC
DEKALB
FS-5
MATURITY CHECK ATLAS
AVERAGES
HAY TYPES*
SORG. PARTNERS SORDAN HEADLESS (SS)
STAR
NUTRI PLUS BMR (SS)
CHECK
GREENLEAF (SU)
MATURITY CHECK NB280S (SS)
MATURITY CHECK PIPER (SU)
AVERAGES
TEST, OVERALL
AVERAGES
Cut 1
Cut 2
NDF (%)
Cut 1
ADF (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
ADL (%)
Cut 2
Cut 1
Cut 2
8.5
8.3
8.1
7.4
7.3
6.9
7.7
--------
56.0
58.5
61.8
56.0
58.8
56.6
58.3
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34.0
36.0
37.1
34.2
35.0
34.3
35.3
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7.2
7.7
7.0
7.6
7.0
7.1
7.3
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11.7
11.6
11.1
10.2
10.2
11.3
11.0
11.9
13.3
11.0
11.0
11.6
58.7
57.6
58.2
58.9
59.3
58.4
62.5
61.2
61.3
63.0
63.5
62.0
33.3
32.1
31.8
32.8
33.4
32.7
38.8
37.9
36.1
37.7
38.7
38.3
6.4
6.0
6.1
6.0
6.4
6.1
8.8
8.6
8.3
8.1
8.6
8.5
9.6
--
57.9
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33.6
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6.7
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* SS = Sorghum-sudan hybrid, SU = Sudan.
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has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu.
Table 10. Entrants in the 2003 Kansas Summer Annual Forage Performance Tests.
Brand/Company/Address
Crop - Hybrid
Brand/Company/Address
Crop - Hybrid
Traits Maturity
CAL/WEST
MOSS SEED
Cal/West Seeds
Rt. 1 Box 70
West Salem, WI 54669
608-786-1554
Walter Moss Seed Co.
P.O. Box 21114
Waco, TX 76702-1114
254-840-4774
SS - CW 1-61-1
SS - CW 1-61-10
SS - CW 1-61-4
SS - CW 1-63-1
SS - CW 1-63-4
SS - CW 1-63-9
BMR
BMR
BMR
BMR
BMR
BMR
M
M
M
M
M
M
FS - 4EVER GREEN
PS
FS - 4EVER GREEN BMR BMR,PS
FS - MILLENIUM BMR
BMR
SS - MEGA GREEN
PS
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
farmsource.com
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M
M
BMR
BMR
ML
PS
FS - BMR100
FS - BMR106
FS - FAME
FS - FS-515HQ
FS - FS-555
FS - FS-575
SS - ATT-A-GRAZE
SS - PS210BMR
SS - SS200BMR
DSS
Drussel Seed, Inc.
2197 West Parallel Rd.
Garden City, KS 67846
620-275-2359
FS - DIVIDEND BMR
SS - BONUS-R BMR
M
M
E
-L
L
-PS
E
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PS
M
L
M
PS
M
Sorghum Partners, Inc.
Box 189, 403 S Monroe
New Deal, TX 79350
806-746-5566
sorghum-partners.com
Garst Seed Co.
219 E. Garfield
Greensburg, KS 67054
620-723-2454
garstseed.com
-BMR
BMR
BMR
PS
BMR,PS
FS - 1990
FS - NK 300
FS - SS 405
SS - SORDAN 79
SS - SORDAN HEADLESS
SU - TRUDAN 8
L
L
M
L
ML
ML
STAR
Star Seed, Inc.
101 Industrial Ave.
Osborne, KS 67473
785-346-5447
gostarseed.com
MIDLAND
Kauffman Seeds
7508 S. Mayfield Rd.
Haven, KS 67543
800-634-2836
FS - MX-001BMR
FS - MX-003
SS - MX-103BMR
SS - MX-115
BMR
BMR
-----BMR
BMR
SORG. PARTNERS
GARST
FS - 333
FS - 344BMR
FS - 348BMR
SS - 750BMR
SS - GRAZE-N-BALE+
SS - N765BMR
PS
PS
L
M
SEED RESOURCE
DEKALB
FS - DKS59-09
FS - FS-5
Traits Maturity
FS - MAGNUM ULTRA BMR BMR
SS - NUTRI PLUS BMR
BMR
BMR
-BMR
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L
L
PS
PS
M
M
VALLEY PREMIUM
Valley Feed & Seed, Inc.
11916 S. Highway 17
Hutchinson, KS 67501
316-942-2278
SS - SW. CHIEF X-TRABMR BMR
SS - SWEET CHIEF X-TRA
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CONTRIBUTORS
MAIN STATION—MANHATTAN
Kraig Roozeboom, Agronomist
EXPERIMENT FIELDS
William Heer—Hutchinson
RESEARCH CENTERS
Patrick Evans—Colby
Kenneth Kofoid—Hays
NOTE: Trade names are used to identify products. No endorsement is intended,
nor is any criticism implied of similar products not named.
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SRP 925
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