Project Title:
Intrastate Winter Cereal Forage Trial
Objective:
To test forage yield and grain yield and quality of nine winter cereal forages.
Personnel:
J.A. Torrion, Daniel Porter, McKenna Brown, P. Carr
Summary:
Nine cereal forages varieties were studied in this trial in a randomized complete block replicated four times. Height at forage maturity ranged from 35.3 in. (Ray-1432) to 67.4 in. (WCF 1060 (FX1001)). Forage yield ranged from 4 tons/A (MTF 22137) to 7.5 tons/A (WCF 1060 (FX1001)). Grain protein ranged from 9.9% (MTF 22138) to 12.9% (Willow Creek). WCF 1060 (FX1001) had the highest grain harvest yield at 100.7 bu/ac and MTF 22136 had the lowest grain yield at 76 bu/ac. See table 2 for agronomic performance.
Table 1. Management Information
Seeding date: | 9/24/2021 | Field Location: | R5 |
Julian date: | 267 | Harvest date: | 8/10/2022 |
Seeding rate: | standard | Julian date: | 222 |
Previous crop: | Peas | Soil type: | fine sandy loam |
Herbicide: | Clean SweepM - 1pt/A, Axial Bold - 15oz/A (5/10/2022) | Tillage: | conventional |
Insecticide: | N/A | Soil residual nutrient (NO3-, P, K lb/A): | 119-14-188 |
Fungicide: | N/A | Nutrient fertilizer applied (N, P2O5, K2O lb/A): | 85 lbs N/acre: (4/14/2022) |
Table 2. Agronomic Performance
Cereal Type | Species | Forage YLD ton/A | Forage HT, in | Grain YLD1, bu/ac | PRO2 % | TWT1, lb/bu |
WCF 1060 (FX1001) | Triticale | 7.5 | 67.4 | 100.7 | 11.3 | 59.3 |
Willow Creek | Wheat | 6.6 | 54.9 | 81.2 | 12.9 | 65.2 |
MTF 21204 | Wheat | 6.0 | 42.4 | 93.5 | 11.0 | 60.6 |
MTF 21207 | Wheat | 5.6 | 38.5 | 95.7 | 10.6 | 64.3 |
Ray-1432 | Wheat | 5.5 | 35.3 | 87.3 | 10.5 | 63.3 |
MTF 20189 | Wheat | 5.4 | 46.7 | 86.0 | 12.4 | 65.0 |
MTF 22138 | Wheat | 5.3 | 36.3 | 94.2 | 9.9 | 63.3 |
MTF 22136 | Wheat | 4.4 | 40.6 | 76.0 | 12.3 | 65.1 |
MTF 22137 | Wheat | 4.0 | 36.4 | 97.0 | 10.6 | 64.3 |
Mean | 5.6 | 44.3 | 90.2 | 11.3 | 63.4 | |
CV | 18.2 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | |
LSD | 1.5 | 2.3 | 12.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
PR > F | 0.0025 | 0.0001 | 0.0058 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
TRT: treatment, YLD: yield, HT: plant height inches, PRO: protein, TWT: test weight
1 adjusted to 13% moisture
2 adjusted to 12% moisture