Oat

Tifton, Georgia:
Oat Forage Performance, 1997-98


	Dry Matter Yield
	Harvest Date							Season Totals
Brand-Variety	1-9-98	1-30-98	2-20-98	3-16-98	4-6-98	4-23-98		1998	2-Yr Avg

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FLX453-1-B3-Q1	1064	796	905	1223	1960	587		6534	.
UGA 882B8-2	1071	746	779	1257	1943	737		6533	.
Rodgers	1047	712	854	1231	1910	578		6333	6027
FLX502-1-B-Q1	1270	679	779	1173	1818	545		6263	.
Ozark	637	670	880	1449	1968	562		6166	6028

FLX499-1-B3-G6	863	696	855	1298	1717	696		6124	.
FLX482-1-B2-Q1	1516	561	603	1114	1692	628		6115	.
Simpson	603	595	779	1541	1885	679		6081	.
NK-Coker 227	838	712	821	1165	1868	628		6031	5713
FLX497-1-B3-Q2	1298	553	695	1181	1642	662		6031	.

Harrison	804	696	821	1181	1851	612		5965	5752
FLX501-1-B-Q1	1307	687	737	1030	1583	520		5865	.
Arkansas Co. 604	578	670	746	1298	1910	603		5805	.
FLX440-1-B4-Q1	1139	553	729	1139	1667	528		5755	.
FLX451-1-B3-Q1	1014	570	746	1148	1608	654		5738	.

UGA 875C44-E3	595	696	897	1173	1943	419		5722	5435
Chapman	781	712	729	1039	1617	721		5598	5445

Average	966	665	786	1214	1799	609		6039¹	5733
LSD at 10% Level	212	66	102	144	128	103		372	282
Std. Err. of Entry Mean	90	28	43	60	54	44		156	118

1. C.V. = 5.2%, and df for EMS = 48.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	October 14, 1997.
Seeding Rate:	4.0 bu/acre in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:	P = High, K = Medium, and pH = 6.5.
Fertilization:	Preplant: 48 lb N, 16 lb P₂O₅, and 32 lb K₂O/acre.
	Topdress: 50 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th harvests.
Management:.	Moldboard plowed and rototilled
Previous Crop:	Corn.

Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. Pippin.

Plains, Georgia:
Oat Forage Performance, 1997-98


	Dry Matter Yield
	Harvest Date								Season Totals
Brand-Variety	1-12-98	1-29-98	2-25-98	3-23-98	4-7-98	4-28-98			1998	2-Yr Avg

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Simpson	509	487	922	1838	712	1316			5783	.
Rodgers	922	501	891	1510	764	977			5565	4540
UGA 882B8-2	908	472	819	1330	745	1282			5557	.
Harrison	748	516	957	1336	733	1244			5534	4731
FLX499-1-B3-G6	697	523	918	1458	646	1152			5394	.

FLX497-1-B3-Q2	835	530	953	1295	665	1089			5367	.
FLX453-1-B3-Q1	559	581	1110	1383	610	1104			5346	.
NK-Coker 227	559	588	1025	1261	755	1105			5293	4841
Ozark	429	523	1025	1629	662	974			5243	4538
Arkansas Co. 604	429	421	793	1670	777	1094			5183	.

FLX440-1-B4-Q1	900	480	973	1174	596	1029			5151	.
FLX482-1-B2-Q1	1002	443	715	1240	651	1053			5103	.
FLX451-1-B3-Q1	878	494	741	1260	719	999			5090	.
FLX502-1-B-Q1	806	538	906	1162	675	941			5027	.
FLX501-1-B-Q1	951	552	1014	1075	588	807			4987	.

Chapman	603	545	1015	1255	588	980			4985	4126
UGA 875C44-E3	363	480	1009	1316	748	810			4725	4164

Average	712	510	928	1364	684	1056			5255¹	4490
LSD at 10% Level	164	69	70	137	86	170			343	303
Std. Err. of Entry Mean	69	29	30	58	36	72			144	127

1. C.V. = 5.5%, and df for EMS = 48.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	October 21, 1997.
Seeding Rate:	4.0 bu/acre in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Greenville sandy clay loam.
Soil Test:	P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 5.2.
Fertilization:	Preplant: 9 lb N, 54 lb P₂O₅, 27 lb K₂O, and 1000 lb lime/acre.
	Topdress: 40 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th harvests.
Management:	Subsoiled and rototilled.
Previous Crop:	Peanuts.

Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. Pippin.

Griffin, Georgia:
Oat Forage Performance, 1997-98


	Dry Matter Yield
	Harvest Date					Season Totals
Brand-Variety	1-26-98	3-3-98	4-7-98	5-11-98		1998	2-Yr Avg

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FLX482-1-B2-Q1	922	1855	1393	2751		6920	.
Rodgers	901	927	2062	2967		6857	7981
UGA 882B8-2	615	844	1722	3485		6665	.
FLX501-1-B-Q1	1056	954	1595	2949		6554	.
Simpson	358	695	2725	2738		6516	.

FLX497-1-B3-Q2	1249	989	1208	2960		6407	.
FLX502-1-B-Q1	729	894	1615	3164		6401	.
FLX451-1-B3-Q1	940	940	1450	3056		6386	.
NK-Coker 227	583	1018	2020	2443		6065	6849
FLX499-1-B3-G6	350	871	2037	2720		5978	.

Ozark	185	365	2681	2644		5875	6655
Harrison	230	466	2384	2766		5846	6700
FLX453-1-B3-Q1	279	1018	2257	2230		5784	.
Arkansas Co. 604	359	522	2564	1937		5382	.
FLX440-1-B4-Q1	585	922	1408	2405		5319	.

Chapman	656	1061	1351	2202		5270	6201
UGA 875C44-E3	264	631	2366	1991		5252	6601

Average	604	881	1932	2671		6087¹	6831
LSD at 10% Level	268	444	429	488		772	641
Std. Err. of Entry Mean	112	186	179	204		322	250

1. C.V. = 9.2%, and df for EMS = 32.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	October 6, 1997.
Seeding Rate:	4 bu/acre in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Pacelot coarse sandy loam.
Soil Test:	P = High, K = High, and pH = 6.6.
Fertilization:	Preplant: 49 lb N, 98 lb P₂O₅, and 147 lb K₂O/acre.
	Topdress: 40 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, and 3rd harvests.
Management:	Moldboard plowed and rototilled.
Previous Crop:	Canola.

Test conducted by J. L. Day.

Statewide Summary:
Oat Forage Performance, 1997-98
with Two- and Three-Year Averages


	Dry Forage Yield
	Tifton			Plains			Griffin			Statewide
Brand-Variety	1998	3-Year Average		1998	3-Year Average		1998	3-Year Average		1998	2-Year Average	3-Year Average

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Arkansas Co. 604	5805	.		5183	.		5382	.		5457	.	.
Chapman	5598	4798		4985	4485		5270	5400		5284	5257	4894
FLX440-1-B4-Q1	5755	.		5151	.		5319	.		5408	.	.
FLX451-1-B3-Q1	5738	.		5090	.		6386	.		5738	.	.
FLX453-1-B3-Q1	6534	.		5346	.		5784	.		5888	.	.

FLX482-1-B2-Q1	6115	.		5103	.		6920	.		6046	.	.
FLX497-1-B3-Q2	6031	.		5367	.		6407	.		5935	.	.
FLX499-1-B3-G6	6124	.		5394	.		5978	.		5832	.	.
FLX501-1-B-Q1	5865	.		4987	.		6554	.		5802	.	.
FLX502-1-B-Q1	6263	.		5027	.		6401	.		5897	.	.

Harrison	5965	5038		5534	4901		5846	5539		5782	5728	5159
NK-Coker 227	6031	.		5293	.		6065	.		5796	5801	.
Ozark	6166	5310		5243	4847		5875	6282		5761	5740	5480
Rodgers	6333	5064		5565	4749		6857	6245		6252	6183	5353
Simpson	6081	.		5783	.		6516	.		6127	.	.

UGA 875C44-E3	5722	.		4725	.		5252	.		5233	5400	.
UGA 882B8-2	6533	.		5557	.		6665	.		6251	.	.

Average	6039	5052		5255	4746		6087	5867		5793	5685	5222
LSD at 10% Level	372	233		343	N.S.¹		772	609		400	N.S.	219
Std. Err. of Entry Mean	156	80		144	96		322	208		115	98	78

1.	The F-test indicated no statistical difference at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value was not calculated.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).