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

32.5

59.8

1.84

9.28*

35.4

61.5

61.3

92.9

Willow Creek

Wheat

38.1

60.0

1.13

7.79

36.1

61.1

60.8

92.6

MTF 20189

Wheat

40.5

54.1

1.96

8.17

36.3

60.5

60.6

93.3

MTF 21207

Wheat

34.6

59.1

1.86

8.64

37.3

63.3

59.9

88.1

MTF 22137

Wheat

32.0

54.6

2.21

8.63

35.9

60.0

60.9

94.5

MTF 23404

Wheat

33.0

51.4

2.70*

8.68

36.2

61.0

60.7

92.7

MTF 23405

Wheat

29.0

55.5

2.08

7.87

36.9

60.5

60.2

92.6

MTF 23406

Wheat

36.6

55.4

1.96

7.58

37.6

61.6

59.6

90.1

MTF 23407

Wheat

29.9

56.1

1.92

8.81

35.4

59.3

61.3

96.2

MTF 23408

Wheat

35.8

54.6

1.61

8.13

34.4

57.9

62.1

99.9

MTF 23409

Wheat

34.0

56.4

1.93

8.73

34.6

58.7

62.0

98.3

MTF 23410

Wheat

39.1

57.0

2.21

7.88

35.9

60.9

60.9

93.1

MTWF6(F2)_50-1

Barley

29.3

58.2

1.22

8.43

31.2*

55.9*

64.6*

107.8*

MTWF6(F2)_51-5

Barley

34.7

62.1

1.13

8.94

33.7

60.4

62.6

96.7

FX1001

Triticale

50.0*

65.6*

2.05

9.15

40.5

68.8

57.4

77.7

Mean

 

35.3

57.3

1.85

8.45

35.8

60.7

61.0

93.8

CV%

 

6.63

6.35

21.8

6.30

3.16

2.43

1.44

3.79

LSD (0.05)1

 

3.34

5.19

0.58

0.76

1.61

2.10

1.26

5.07

P-value

 

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

Bold = statistically equivalent to top performer(s), indicated by bold + asterisk

1Fisher's protected LSD not significant (NS) when P-Value > 0.05

Winter Cereal Forage Trial, Grain Parameters

Entry

Crop

Height (in)

Heading Date (Julian)

Grain Yield

(lb/ac)

Test Weight

(lbs/bu)

Grain Protein

(%)

Seeds per Pound

Ray

Wheat

32.5

179.8

1671.5

60.7

9.7

16257

Willow Creek

Wheat

38.1

186.8

1238.4

61.5

10.6

17847

MTF 20189

Wheat

40.5

173.5

1467.3

62.1*

10.0

15658

MTF 21207

Wheat

34.6

180.8

1697.6

60.9

9.5

15491

MTF 22137

Wheat

32.0

173.5

1687.0

59.9

9.2

18309

MTF 23404

Wheat

33.0

170.0

1764.6

61.4

9.6

16570

MTF 23405

Wheat

29.0

172.5

1632.3

60.6

9.3

16171

MTF 23406

Wheat

36.6

172.8

1444.0

60.5

9.8

18019

MTF 23407

Wheat

29.9

176.0

1891.1

61.5

9.4

16884

MTF 23408

Wheat

35.8

172.3

1552.3

59.4

9.8

13763*

MTF 23409

Wheat

34.0

174.5

1901.5*

59.4

8.7

15712

MTF 23410

Wheat

39.1

179.3

1511.7

59.4

9.5

16970

MTWF6(F2)_50-1

Barley

29.3

172.3

269.9

 

 

 

MTWF6(F2)_51-5

Barley

34.7

171.3

545.8

 

 

 

FX1001

Triticale

50.0*

169.0*

1753.6

53.9

10.7*

14035

Mean

 

35.3

174.9

1468.6

60.1

9.7

16284

CV%

 

6.63

1.25

21.51

1.45

4.61

6.20

LSD (0.05)1

 

3.34

3.06

450.83

1.25

0.64

1447.68

P-value

 

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

Bold = statistically equivalent to top performer(s), indicated by bold + asterisk

1Fisher's protected LSD not significant (NS) when CV% > 15 (Grain Yield only) and/or P-Value > 0.05

2Grain yield and test weight calculated at 12% moisture