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

Winter Cereal Forage Trial

Forage Parameters

Entry

Crop

Height (in)

Forage Moisture (%)

Forage Yield (tons/ac)

Forage Crude Protein (%)

ADF (%)

NDF (%)

DDM (%)

RFV

Ray

Wheat

24.9

57.3

2.5

15.5

28.6

55.5

66.6

112.0

Willow Creek

Wheat

20.4

57.0

1.8

15.4

27.6

53.1

67.4

118.1

MTF 20189

Wheat

30.4

56.2

2.6*

14.5

29.3

56.1

66.0

109.9

MTF 21204

Wheat

24.3

57.2

2.6

15.4

27.4*

54.5

67.6*

115.5

MTF 21207

Wheat

28.1

61.3

2.1

15.6

30.5

59.0

65.1

103.1

MTF 22136

Wheat

28.6

53.7

2.0

14.1

29.8

57.0

65.7

107.2

MTF 22137

Wheat

25.4

54.3

2.2

15.4

28.3

54.6

66.8

114.1

MTF 22138

Wheat

23.3

57.6

2.3

16.5

27.7

54.1

67.4

116.0

Ray + AWP

Intercrop

26.3

61.7

2.1

16.1

28.7

55.2

66.5

112.2

Willow Creek + AWP

Intercrop

23.1

58.6

1.7

15.7

27.8

52.2*

67.3

119.9*

Willow Creek + Hairy Vetch

Intercrop

22.4

59.3

1.5

16.4

28.4

54.0

66.8

115.2

FX1001

Triticale

40.0*

59.8

2.4

15.4

29.7

57.2

65.7

107.2

Mean

 

26.4

57.8

2.1

15.5

28.7

55.2

66.5

112.5

CV%

 

9.3

8.3

16.7

9.7

4.5

3.6

1.5

4.9

LSD (0.05)

 

3.52

NS

0.52

NS

1.84

2.88

1.44

7.99

P-value

 

<0.01

0.41

<0.01

0.60

0.02

<0.01

0.02

<0.01

 

Grain Parameters

Entry

Crop

Height (in)

Heading Date (Julian)

Grain Yield

(lb/ac)

Test Weight

(lbs/bu)

Grain Protein

(%)

Seeds per Pound

Ray

Wheat

24.9

178.8

1974

60.6

16.2

16,409

Willow Creek

Wheat

20.4

 

880

62.5

19.3*

18,492

MTF 20189

Wheat

30.4

176.3

2070*

65.0*

16.3

15,314

MTF 21204

Wheat

24.3

181.0

1614

60.0

15.9

14,890

MTF 21207

Wheat

28.1

177.5

2034

63.3

15.7

16,621

MTF 22136

Wheat

28.6

174.8*

2063

64.8

16.5

17,336

MTF 22137

Wheat

25.4

176.3

1753

62.3

15.8

17,846

MTF 22138

Wheat

23.3

180.0

1583

63.1

16.3

17,030

Ray + AWP

Intercrop

26.3

180.3

1473

61.1

16.1

16,604

Willow Creek + AWP

Intercrop

23.1

182.5

817

60.9

18.7

19,290

Willow Creek + Hairy Vetch

Intercrop

22.4

 

896

59.6

19.0

19,037

FX1001

Triticale

40.0*

175.3

1189

57.1

12.0

14,857*

Mean

 

26.4

178.3

1529

61.7

16.5

16,977

CV%

 

9.3

0.6

22.4

4.5

4.0

8.3

LSD (0.05)

 

3.52

1.53

NS

3.95

0.94

2038.6

P-value

 

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

0.012

<0.01

<0.01

Several Willow Creek and Willow Creek + Hairy Vetch plots never reached full heading stage

Spring Cereal Forage Trial

Entry

Crop

Height (in)

Heading Date (Julian)

Forage Moisture (%)

Forage Yield (tons/ac)

Forage Crude Protein (%)

ADF (%)

NDF (%)

DDM (%)

RFV

Lavina

Barley

24.9

181.0

62.6

2.9

13.8

30.0

57.7

65.5

105.7

Cowgirl

Barley

26.5

180.5

63.4

2.7

14.1

29.1

55.1

66.3

112.2

MT16F01601

Barley

25.3

178.3

63.7

2.8

13.8

28.2

54.6

66.9

114.6

MT16F02401

Barley

25.9

180.3

65.0

2.9

14.3

29.5

55.4

65.9

110.9

MT18F00503

Barley

22.4

181.7

64.3

2.5

14.2

27.6

52.8

67.4

119.1

MT18F00607

Barley

25.2

185.5

62.7

2.6

15.0

28.2

55.3

66.9

112.8

MT18F00714

Barley

22.3

185.3

62.2

2.4

16.0

27.4

55.0

67.5

114.3

MT18F00803

Barley

23.3

185.3

62.7

2.4

14.1

27.1*

52.4*

67.8*

120.9*

WB Patron

Wheat

22.1

177.0*

61.6

2.0

16.4

30.3

55.6

65.3

109.3

Trical 141

Triticale

37.0*

183.8

62.5

2.1

16.4*

33.2

61.4

63.1

95.6

Goliath

Oat

33.0

182.0

70.3*

2.2

14.0

35.0

62.1

61.6

92.4

Rushmore

Oat

27.4

178.0

65.1

2.7

12.7

32.6

57.4

63.5

103.0

SD170463

Oat

29.6

180.8

66.0

2.4

15.2

32.4

58.2

63.6

101.8

Goliath + 4152 Pea

Intercrop

32.1

182.0

68.8

1.9

15.6

33.1

58.8

63.1

99.9

Cowgirl + 4152 Pea

Intercrop

26.7

180.5

65.6

2.5

15.1

30.1

56.4

65.5

108.3

Cowgirl + Hairy Vetch

Intercrop

26.7

180.8

62.4

2.9*

13.9

30.2

57.0

65.4

106.9

Mean

 

26.9

181.1

64.3

2.5

14.7

30.3

56.6

65.3

108.0

CV%

 

7.7

0.6

3.6

12.4

8.0

4.2

4.1

1.5

6.0

LSD (0.05)

 

2.95

NS

3.32

0.44

1.68

1.81

3.26

1.41

9.17

P-value

 

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

 

Spring Forage Barley Trial

Entry

Height (cm)

Heading Date (Julian)

Forage Yield (tons/ac)

ADF (%)

NDF (%)

DDM (%)

RFV

Grain Yield (bu/ac)

Test Weight (lbs/bu)

Grain Protein (%)

Grain Plumps (%)

Grain Mids (%)

MT16F02902

65.9

181.0

2.6

30.1

57.5

65.4

105.9

39.9

51.3

15.0

17.1

55.7

Lavina

60.8

184.7

2.6

29.0

55.6

66.4

111.2

45.4

52.3

14.0

22.3

53.2

Haymaker

55.7

187.1

2.3

30.1

56.7

65.4

107.4

38.8

53.2*

15.9

21.5

48.5

MT16F01601

66.7

178.6

2.7

29.1

56.2

66.3

109.9

53.4*

52.6

13.3

61.9

27.7

MT16F02401

65.5

180.0

2.0

31.1

58.3

64.7

103.3

53.1

49.5

11.7*

30.4

44.4

MT16F02405

63.5

177.7

2.4

29.1

54.5

66.2

114.0

40.1

50.9

12.1

52.8

32.3

MT16F02903

75.2*

179.7

2.6

32.0

59.7

64.0

99.8

47.6

52.0

14.1

34.2

41.2

MT17F01612

61.3

177.0

2.8

28.9

55.2

66.4

112.0

42.4

53.1

13.4

63.2

28.2

MT16F02406

64.9

181.3

2.1

30.1

56.4

65.5

108.2

49.3

52.8

12.7

74.5

19.6

MT17F02410

54.1

177.1

2.6

29.7

58.1

65.8

105.3

43.8

50.5

15.6

9.5

41.6

MT18F00503

52.8

188.8

2.6

28.0

54.9

67.1

113.7

34.3

52.8

14.2

39.4

49.6

MT18F00507

56.3

188.4

3.0

29.1

57.0

66.3

108.1

39.4

51.1

14.9

16.8

48.7

MT18F00607

63.6

189.0

2.8

28.0

55.3

67.1

112.9

42.4

50.3

15.3

23.6

41.8

MT18F00714

54.8

179.8

2.8

30.5

59.4

65.1

102.0

34.1

50.6

14.9

22.7

42.3

MT18F00803

54.8

181.7

2.4

29.1

55.9

66.2

110.2

45.1

49.6

14.5

14.8

50.4

MT18F00812

51.0

186.7

3.1

27.5

55.1

67.5

114.0

21.7

48.3

15.4

13.2

42.9

MT18F00908

56.2

184.9

2.2

29.7

55.2

65.8

110.9

25.1

50.1

16.5

14.6

49.1

MT19_F01_01

59.5

178.3

3.3*

31.9

59.9

64.0

99.4

37.9

50.7

14.1

15.4

54

MT19_F01_03

64.6

179.0

2.7

30.4

56.5

65.2

107.4

36.0

52.0

13.8

23.4

55.7

MT19_F03_01

70.1

179.0

2.3

29.7

56.4

65.7

108.6

50.2

52.4

13.5

57.1

34.8

MT19_F04_01

67.4

177.7

2.3

30.4

57.4

65.2

105.8

46.6

52.6

13.1

80.7*

14.4*

MT19_F04_02

59.4

182.0

3.0

27.4*

53.1*

67.5*

118.6*

44.4

51.8

12.9

49.6

35.1

MT19_F05_03

63.5

174.7*

2.6

30.4

57.7

65.2

105.6

38.3

51.7

12.1

49.7

37.6

MT19_F06_02

54.9

180.8

2.6

29.2

57.7

66.2

106.8

40.4

50.3

15.0

45.2

37.3

MT19_F07_04

60.4

176.0

2.5

32.1

59.8

63.9

99.4

43.0

51.2

12.9

50.6

31.1

Mean

60.9

181.2

2.6

29.7

56.8

65.8

108.0

41.3

51.4

14.0

36.2

40.7

CV%

6.5

0.6

12.5

3.5

2.9

1.2

4.4

11.3

1.1

2.8

19.2

13.0

LSD (0.05)

7.17

1.80

0.57

1.72

2.74

1.34

7.79

8.12

0.99

0.67

12.03

9.69

P-value

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

 

Winter Forage Cereal/Legume Intercrop Seeding Rate Trial

Ray Winter Wheat Seeding Rate (% of full)

Austrian Winter Peas Seeding Rate (% of full)

Height (in)

Forage Moisture (%)

Forage Yield (tons/ac)

Forage Crude Protein (%)

ADF (%)

NDF (%)

DDM (%)

RFV

Test Weight

(lbs/bu)

Grain Protein

(%)

Seeds per Pound

100

100

25.3

58.2

2.1

15.6

28.8

55.4

66.5

111.6

59.1

15.9

16291

100

50

24.8

53.8

2.3

14.8

29.3

55.3

66.1

111.3

59.6

16.3

16160

50

100

24.1

54.0

1.8

16.9*

27.7

52.9

67.3

118.8

59.7

16.0

15047

50

50

24.1

57.0

2.0

16.3

28.6

54.7

66.6

113.3

59.5

15.7

15862

Mean

 

24.6

55.7

2.1

15.9

28.6

54.6

66.6

113.7

59.5

16.0

15840

CV%

 

5.7

5.5

18.9

6.2

4.5

3.6

1.5

5.1

1.2

2.7

5.6

LSD (0.05)

 

NS

NS

NS

1.58

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

P-value

 

0.62

0.18

0.38

0.06

0.42

0.29

0.42

0.30

0.71

0.25

0.26