Winter Cereal Forage Trial

Forage Parameters

Entry

Crop

Height (in)

Forage Moisture (%)

Forage Yield (tons/ac)

Forage Crude Protein (%)

ADF (%)

NDF (%)

Willow Creek

 Wheat 30.6 45.1 1.9 8.7 42.1 72.2
Ray Wheat 28.1 46.1 2.0 7.9 40.8 70.5
MTF 20189 Wheat 34.2 40.2 2.7 6.7 43.7 74.1
MTF 20186 Wheat 31.7 39.5 2.3 7.3 41.5 71.4
MTF 21204 Wheat 29.7 44.0 2.4 8.8* 36.9* 65.4
MTF 21205 Wheat 27.1 39.4 2.4 6.4 43.2 72.4
MTF 21206 Wheat 27.3 43.0 2.3 8.2 37.2 63.7*
MTF 21207 Wheat 29.5 41.3 2.6 7.1 42.3 73.2
FX1001 Triticale 42.8* 46.6* 2.7* 8.3 38.7 68.8

Mean

 

 31.2 42.8 2.4 7.7 40.7 70.2

CV%

 

 4.0 6.0 15.0 9.9 8.3 8.1

LSD (0.05)

 

 1.8 3.7 0.5 1.1 4.9 NS

P-value

 

<0.01

<0.01

0.03

<0.01

0.06

0.19

 

Grain Parameters

Entry

Crop

Height (in)

Grain Yield

(lb/ac)

Test Weight

(lbs/bu)

Grain Protein

(%)

Willow Creek

Wheat

 30.6 2141 58.2 14.7*

Ray

Wheat

 28.1 2983 57.6 11.7

MTF 20189

Wheat

 34.2 3125* 60.8 11.6

MTF 20186

Wheat

 31.7 2911 60.2 11.5

MTF 21204

Wheat

 29.7 2821 55.2 12.2

MTF 21205

Wheat

 27.1 2514 59.1 11.6

MTF 21206

Wheat

 27.3 3018 60.8 10.8

MTF 21207

Wheat

 29.5 2897 59.0 11.7

FX1001

Triticale

 42.8* 1890 55.5 10.1

Mean

 

 31.2 2700 58.5 11.8

CV%

 

 4.0 16.3 0.9 6.2

LSD (0.05)

 

 1.8 NS NS 1.1

P-value

 

 <0.01 <0.01 0.44 <0.01

 

Spring Cereal Forage Trial

Cultivar

Crop

Height

(in)

Forage Moisture 

(%)

Forage Yield

(tons/ac)

Grain Yield

(lbs/ac)

Grain Protein 

(%)

Grain Test Weight 

(lb/bu)

Haymaker

Barley

17.4

70.1

0.7

653

17.6*

48.0*

Lavina

Barley

18.3

68.9

0.8

994

14.4

45.2

MT16F02408

Barley

19.0*

69.6

0.8

984

13.8

46.9

MT16F02410

Barley

17.1

68.1

0.8

999*

15.1

42.0

MT16F02902

Barley

18.7

69.8

0.9*

805

15.1

45.8

MT18F00403

Barley

17.5

69.8

0.7

423

16.4

43.5

MT18F00503

Barley

16.3

69.7

0.8

598

15.6

45.1

MT18F01104

Barley

18.1

71.7

0.7

459

14.0

42.1

Goliath

Oats

18.2

69.2

0.7

918

-

38.3

Trical 141

Triticale

18.9

72.3*

0.5

746

11.3

47.4

Mean

 

17.9

69.9

0.7

758

14.8

44.4

CV%

 

11.1

2.6

17.1

21.7

4.4

5.8

LSD (.05)

 

NS1

2.6

0.2

239.7

0.9

3.8

P-value

 

0.68

0.09

0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

Statistical analyses were performed using R Statistical Software.  Fisher’s protected LSD (Least Significant Difference) is not significant when P-value is greater than 0.05, or when CV exceeds 15 (for grain yield only).  The top performer in each category is indicated by bold and asterisk, while just bold indicates statistical equivalence to the top performer.  To determine a statistically significant difference between lines, the difference must be equal to or larger than the LSD value. 

Forage harvest targeted the milk stage of seed development. 

Key

Height-Average plant height, excluding awns, at maturity

Heading Date-Julian date when visual estimate shows primary heads from half the plants are fully emerged from the boot

Forage Moisture-Moisture content of forage at time of harvest

Forage Yield-Reported on a dry matter basis

Forage Crude Protein-Crude protein content of forage material

ADF-Acid detergent fiber, measure of feed quality.  Smaller value=higher quality

NDF-neutral detergent fiber, measure of feed quality.  Smaller value=higher quality

DDM-digestible dry matter, measure of feed quality.  Larger value=higher quality

RFV-relative feed value, a unitless measure of feed quality.  Larger value=higher quality

Grain Yield-Reported on 12% moisture basis

Test Weight- Reported on 12% moisture basis

Grain Protein- Reported on 12% moisture basis