The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 657
November 1998
1998 CORN PERFORMANCE TESTS
Anton E. Coy, J. LaDon Day, and Paul L. Raymer, Editors
Anton E. Coy is a senior agricultural specialist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA 31793. J. Ladon Day is a senior agricultural specialist and coordinator of statewide variety testing and Paul L. Raymer is an associate professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Georgia Experiment Station, Griffin, GA 30223-1797.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Season with 1997-98 Rainfall
GRAIN TEST RESULTS
Corn Hybrid Performance in the Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain Region, Georgia: Summary of Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998
Tifton, Georgia: Short-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Nonirrigated
Tifton, Georgia: Mid and Full-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Nonirrigated
Tifton, Georgia: Short-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Tifton, Georgia: Mid and Full-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Tifton, Georgia: Preliminary Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Plains, Georgia: Short-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Plains, Georgia: Mid and Full-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Midville, Georgia: Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Nonirrigated
Corn Hybrid Performance in the Piedmont Region
Griffin, Georgia: Short-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Griffin, Georgia: Mid and Full-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Corn Hybrid Performance in North Georgia
Calhoun, Georgia: Short-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Nonirrigated
Calhoun, Georgia: Mid and Full-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Nonirrigated
Calhoun, Georgia: Short-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Calhoun, Georgia: Mid and Full-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Blairsville, Georgia: Short-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Nonirrigated
Blairsville, Georgia: Mid and Full-Season Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Nonirrigated
HIGH OIL CORN TESTS RESULTS
High Oil Corn Hybrid Performance in the Coastal Plain
Tifton, Georgia: High Oil Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Plains, Georgai: High Oil Corn Hybrid Performance, 1998, Irrigated
SILAGE TESTS RESULTS
Selection of Corn Hybrids for Use as Silage
Summary of Evaluations of Corn Hybrids for Silage:
Blairsville, Calhoun, Griffin, and Tifton, Georgia, 1998
Tifton, Georgia: Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Silage, 1998, Irrigated
Griffin, Georgia: Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Silage, 1998, Irrigated
Calhoun, Georgia: Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Silage, 1998 Irrigated
Blairsville, Georgia: Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Silage, 1998, Nonirrigated
INSECT SCREENING RESULTS
Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Resistance to Insects
Tifton, Georgia: Short-Season Corn Hybrids, 1998 -
Evaluation for Resistance to Insects and Other Traits
Tifton, Georgia: Mid-Season Corn Hybrids, 1998 -
Evaluation for Resistance to Insects and Other Traits
Tifton, Georgia: Preliminary and Full-Season Corn Hybrids, 1998 -
Evaluation for Resistance to Insects and Other Traits
Sources of Seed for the 1998 Corn Hybrid Tests