Table 1. 2024 Spring Forage Barley, Moccasin, MT Forage Parameters

Cultivar

Plant Height

(in)

Heading

Date

(julian)

Forage Moisture

(%)

Forage Yield

(tons/ac)

Crude Protein

(%)

ADF

(%)

NDF

(%)

DDM (%)

RFV

(%)

Haymaker

23.8

191.7

58.4

1.80

11.6

33.8

61.8

62.6

94.4

Lavina

24.9

191.3

61.6

1.78

11.5

32.8

61.7

63.3

95.4

MT Cowgirl

23.8

192.3

57.9

1.46

13.1

30.8

58.4

64.9

103.5

MT16F01601

24.1

191.7

62.0

1.78

11.6

31.7

60.5

64.2

98.8

MT17F02410

22.9

193.0

61.0

1.89

13.1

31.1

59.0

64.7

102.3

MT20_F097_01

24.2

192.3

59.6

1.61

12.1

31.3

58.9

64.5

102.0

MT20_F098_01

23.5

193.0

57.4

1.59

11.3

32.2

60.2

63.8

98.6

MT20_F098_24

22.2

191.3

56.1

1.65

11.8

30.0

56.1

65.5

108.8

MT20_F099_05

23.5

191.0*

57.1

1.76

11.2

33.1

60.8

63.1

96.7

MT20_F108_13

22.5

192.3

58.7

1.77

11.6

31.1

59.4

64.7

101.5

MT20_F109_08

23.4

192.0

57.2

1.99

12.0

32.2

59.8

63.8

99.3

MT20_F109_22

24.2

191.0*

54.5

1.72

12.1

32.7

60.5

63.5

97.7

MT20_F110_19

25.8

192.7

61.3

1.94

12.1

32.7

59.7

63.4

98.9

MT20_F111_15

23.1

192.3

58.0

1.74

11.9

31.2

59.2

64.6

101.7

MT21_F001_05

24.7

193.0

62.0

1.45

11.6

34.1

62.5

62.3

93.6

MT21_F002_09

23.2

193.0

57.7

1.43

12.7

32.2

59.6

63.8

99.9

MT21_F002_11

24.1

192.0

56.5

1.72

12.2

32.1

61.1

63.9

97.3

MT21_F003_01

23.9

192.3

58.0

1.73

12.0

30.4

56.2

65.2

108.3

MT21_F003_05

24.4

192.0

58.4

2.09

11.3

33.4

62.7

62.9

93.4

MT21_F004_01

23.2

192.0

57.5

2.13

11.7

31.2

60.6

64.6

99.2

MT21_F005_09

25.0

192.3

60.8

2.13

11.7

30.6

58.9

65.0

103.0

MT21_F005_10

22.3

192.7

57.6

1.62

11.8

32.3

61.6

63.7

96.1

MT21_F006_07

23.2

192.3

57.5

1.81

12.9

31.8

60.3

64.1

99.0

MT21_F109_03

25.9*

191.3

60.1

1.52

11.2

33.8

62.3

62.6

93.5

MT21_F109_11

24.8

191.0*

56.2

1.64

11.2

31.8

59.0

64.1

102.4

Mean

23.9

192.1

58.5

1.74

11.9

32.0

60.0

64.0

99.4

CV%

4.00

0.42

5.59

16.4

8.52

4.99

4.29

1.94

6.30

LSD (0.05)1

1.57

1.32

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

P-value

<0.01

0.03

0.35

0.06

0.59

0.16

0.22

0.16

0.23

Bold* = top performer within a column; Bold = equivalent to top performer within a column

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

Table 2. 2024 Spring Forage Barley, Moccasin, MT Grain Parameters

Cultivar

Plant Height

(in)

Heading

Date

(julian)

Grain Moisture

(%)

Grain Yield

(bu/ac)

Grain Protein

(%)

Grain Test Weight

(%)

Haymaker

23.8

191.7

10.27

27.6

16.27

43.33

Lavina

24.9

191.3

10.48

38.5

13.99

40.59

MT Cowgirl

23.8

192.3

10.39

22.1

17.31*

40.59

MT16F01601

24.1

191.7

10.47

35.3

14.05

40.41

MT17F02410

22.9

193.0

10.45

31.9

14.58

41.51

MT20_F097_01

24.2

192.3

10.22

30.7

15.45

39.67

MT20_F098_01

23.5

193.0

10.28

30.0

15.00

40.91

MT20_F098_24

22.2

191.3

10.36

28.0

14.74

40.35

MT20_F099_05

23.5

191.0*

10.46

30.4

14.82

43.54

MT20_F108_13

22.5

192.3

10.26

35.1

15.24

41.56

MT20_F109_08

23.4

192.0

10.37

32.1

14.77

43.84

MT20_F109_22

24.2

191.0*

10.30

28.4

16.18

40.15

MT20_F110_19

25.8

192.7

10.52

34.4

13.80

46.42*

MT20_F111_15

23.1

192.3

10.43

31.7

15.34

41.35

MT21_F001_05

24.7

193.0

10.36

35.3

14.77

41.19

MT21_F002_09

23.2

193.0

10.28

21.5

16.37

42.67

MT21_F002_11

24.1

192.0

10.37

26.5

15.48

42.63

MT21_F003_01

23.9

192.3

10.44

28.1

15.54

41.65

MT21_F003_05

24.4

192.0

10.43

30.2

15.03

39.83

MT21_F004_01

23.2

192.0

10.24

31.3

16.31

41.82

MT21_F005_09

25.0

192.3

10.34

40.6*

14.23

40.69

MT21_F005_10

22.3

192.7

10.36

30.7

16.23

37.47

MT21_F006_07

23.2

192.3

10.41

24.8

17.01

28.48

MT21_F109_03

25.9*

191.3

10.38

23.6

15.89

43.58

MT21_F109_11

24.8

191.0*

10.15

29.1

14.87

43.07

Mean

23.9

192.1

10.36

30.32

15.32

41.49

CV%

4.00

0.42

1.79

16.49

7.74

2.48

LSD (0.05)1

1.57

1.32

NS

8.21

1.95

1.69

P-value

<0.01

0.03

0.80

<0.01

0.03

<0.01

Bold* = top performer within a column; Bold = equivalent to top performer within a column

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