The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia

Research Report Number 658
February 1999


SOYBEAN
Athens, Georgia:
Early-Planted Soybean Variety Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Company or
Brand Name		 Variety Yield1 Bloom Maturity Plant
Height		 Lodging2 Weight of
100 Seed		 Seed
Quality3 		Shattering4
    bu/acre date date in rating gm rating rating
Maturity Group V
 
Pioneer 9594 55.1 . 10/10 29 2.3 17.2 1.8 .
Hartz H5050 54.8 . 10/09 35 2.2 14.0 2.3 .
Terra-Riverside 490 53.4 . 10/04 35 2.5 13.6 2.0 .
HyPerformer HY 574 51.2 . 10/08 29 2.0 14.7 1.7 .
Public Variety UARK5896 51.1 . 10/09 31 2.0 13.2 2.2 .
 
Terra-Riverside Robin-5 50.5 . 10/11 21 1.5 12.7 1.5 .
Pioneer 9584 49.7 . 10/03 29 1.5 13.7 2.3 .
Public Variety Delsoy 5500 49.3 . 10/06 23 1.7 15.7 1.8 .
UF F94-1141 49.0 . 10/09 24 1.8 13.8 1.7 .
Terra-Riverside 77 47.5 . 10/10 27 2.2 14.3 1.7 .
 
Public Variety Hutcheson 47.0 . 10/08 24 1.5 14.1 1.7 .
Terra-Riverside 549 46.5 . 10/06 24 2.0 14.7 1.7 .
Public Variety Caviness 46.2 . 10/06 27 1.8 15.5 2.2 .
Public Variety Clifford 45.3 . 10/04 22 1.8 17.1 2.3 .
Public Variety Graham 44.7 . 10/05 25 2.0 15.2 2.5 .
 
UF F91-3076 44.5 . 09/29 26 2.2 15.1 2.8 .
Terra-Riverside 520 44.4 . 10/04 34 1.7 15.2 2.0 .
 
Average 48.85 . 10/06 28 1.9 14.7 2.0 .
LSD at 10% Level N.S.6   02 4 0.3 0.9 0.4  
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 3.0   01 2 0.1 0.4 0.2  
 
Maturity Group VI
 
Hartz H6255 60.4 . 10/18 32 2.0 15.4 1.8 .
Pioneer 9692 59.5 . 10/19 36 2.0 14.3 1.7 .
SGA Boggs 58.5 . 10/18 32 2.0 13.0 2.2 .
Public Variety Brim 54.7 . 10/15 40 2.2 13.3 2.3 .
Public Variety Musen 54.7 . 10/21 38 2.8 12.8 1.7 .
 
Univ of Ga G92-1110 54.0 . 10/19 40 2.5 14.2 2.2 .
Public Variety Dillon 53.3 . 10/12 32 1.5 15.2 1.8 .
Public Variety TN 6-90 52.8 . 10/18 34 2.0 14.7 1.8 .
Public Variety Bryan 49.4 . 10/18 37 1.8 12.8 2.0 .
Terra-Riverside 678 47.1 . 10/17 39 3.2 12.3 2.3 .
 
Average 54.47 . 10/18 36 2.2 13.8 2.0 .
LSD at 10% Level 4.8   03 2 0.3 0.6 0.4  
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 1.9   01 1 0.1 0.2 0.2  
 
Maturity Groups VII & VIII
 
Univ of Ga G92-2167 55.0 . 10/22 38 1.8 13.8 1.5 .
Univ of Ga G92-2381 53.3 . 10/19 33 1.8 13.5 1.5 .
Univ of Ga G92-2388 52.1 . 10/22 35 2.0 14.9 1.5 .
Public Variety Carver 51.8 . 10/15 33 1.8 15.0 1.7 .
Univ of Ga Ben-654 51.7 . 10/21 40 2.8 15.1 1.5 .
 
Univ of Ga Cook-1937 49.6 . 10/24 37 2.5 16.9 1.5 .
SGA Benning 49.3 . 10/23 35 2.8 16.0 1.5 .
Univ of Ga Ben-1317 48.9 . 10/21 33 1.8 15.5 1.5 .
Univ of Ga G91-151 47.8 . 10/19 33 2.0 13.8 1.5 .
Public Variety Cook 47.5 . 10/23 39 2.7 16.9 1.5 .
 
Univ of Ga Cook-3050 47.5 . 10/24 37 2.5 16.9 1.5 .
Public Variety Hagood 47.5 . 10/25 37 2.5 15.4 1.5 .
Public Variety Maxcy 47.4 .. 10/25 38 2.5 15.4 1.5 .
Univ of Ga G90-R1551E 47.3 . 10/24 37 2.2 14.4 1.5 .
UF F94-2119 46.9 . 10/24 37 3.0 14.3 1.8 .
 
SGA Prichard 46.8 . 10/27 39 2.5 14.8 1.5 .
UF F94-1604 46.5 . 10/25 33 1.8 13.8 1.7 .
Public Variety Motte 46.4 . 10/27 38 2.3 14.5 1.5 .
SGA Haskell 46.0 . 10/19 36 2.8 15.6 1.5 .
Univ of Ga HAS-342 44.4 . 10/20 35 2.7 16.4 1.5 .
 
Public Variety Bryan 44.1 . 10/20 34 2.2 13.2 1.5 .
Univ of Ga HAS-2906 42.6 . 10/19 36 2.8 16.1 1.5 .
Univ of Ga HAS-1945 40.9 . 10/20 37 3.2 15.8 1.5 .
UF F91-2161 38.4 . 10/24 37 2.7 13.8 1.5 .
UF F94-2290 36.5 . 10/17 30 2.3 12.9 1.8 .
 
Average 47.08 . 10/22 36 2.4 15.0 1.5 .
LSD at 10% Level 6.4   02 3 N.S. 0.8 0.2  
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 2.7   01 1 0.3 0.3 0.1  
1. Yields calculated at 13% moisture.
2. Lodging rating: Rated 1 (all plants erect) to 5 (over 80% of plants down).
3. Seed quality rating: Rated 1 (very good) to 5 (very poor).
4. Shattering rating: Rated 1 (no shattering) to 5 (>50% pods shattered).
5. CV = 10.6% and df for EMS = 32.
6. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value
    was not calculated.
7. CV = 6.2% and df for EMS = 18.
8. CV = 9.9% and df for EMS = 48.
Bolding within each tests denotes entries with yields equal to the highest yielding entry based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: June 4, 1998.
Harvested: Maturity Group V - October 14, 1998.
  Maturity Group VI - October 23, 1998.
  Maturity Groups VII & VIII - November 7, 1998.
Seeding Rate: Eight viable seeds per foot in 30" rows.
Soil Type: Cecil coarse sandy loam.
Soil Test: P = High, K = Medium, and pH = 6.8.
Fertilization: 0 lb N, 0 lb P2O5, and 0 lb K2O/acre.
Previous Crop: Grain sorghum.
Management: Chiseled, disked and rototilled; Micro-Tech Lasso, Treflan, Classic and one cultivation used for weed control; Telone II used for nematode control; subsoiled between rows after cultivation; irrigated five times totaling five inches.
 
Test conducted by E.D. Wood, G. B. Rowan, J. T. Griner, J. L. Head, Jr., S. L. Finnerty, R. J. Rogers, R. M. Smith
and R. A. Black.


Athens, Georgia:
Three-Year Summary of Early-Planted Soybean Performance, 1996-1998, Irrigated
                     Yield1                    
Company or
Brand Name		 Variety 3-Year
Average		 1998 1997 1996 Maturity Plant
Ht.		 Lodg.2 Weight of
100 Seed		 Seed
Quality3
    --------------- bu/acre --------------- mo/day in rating gm rating
Maturity Group V  
 
Public Variety Clifford 53.7 45.3 52.5 63.2 10/04 26 1.6 16.8 2.1
Public Variety Hutcheson 47.9 47.0 45.2 51.5 10/07 26 1.4 13.9 1.7
Public Variety UARK5896 47.6 51.1 42.6 49.0 10/11 32 1.7 13.4 1.9
Public Variety Graham 47.5 44.7 43.4 54.3 10/06 28 1.7 14.2 2.1
 
Average 49.24 47.0 45.9 54.5 10/07 28 1.6 14.6 1.9
LSD at 10% Level N.S.5 N.S. 3.4 6.8          
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 1.5 3.0 1.4 2.7          
 
Maturity Group VI  
 
Pioneer 9692 58.9 59.5 56.2 60.9 10/19 37 1.9 14.7 1.6
SGA Boggs 57.2 58.5 51.3 61.8 10/18 33 1.9 13.3 1.7
Public Variety Dillon 53.8 53.3 45.0 63.0 10/13 35 1.7 15.0 1.8
Public Variety Brim 52.9 54.7 43.2 60.9 10/13 38 2.2 12.8 1.9
Public Variety Bryan 51.2 49.4 51.4 52.8 10/19 38 1.9 13.4 1.7
 
Public Variety TN 6-90 51.1 52.8 47.1 53.3 10/18 36 1.8 13.8 1.7
 
Average 54.26 54.7 49.0 58.8 10/16 36 1.9 13.8 1.7
LSD at 10% Level N.S. 4.8 5.8 4.6          
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 1.1 1.9 2.4 1.9          
 
Maturity Groups VII & VIII  
 
Public Variety Carver 51.6 51.8 46.2 56.8 10/15 34 1.8 15.0 1.6
SGA Benning 51.0 49.3 45.8 57.9 10/23 37 2.4 16.1 1.6
Public Variety Maxcy 50.8 47.4 45.5 59.5 10/26 39 2.6 15.1 1.6
SGA Haskell 50.8 46.0 43.7 62.6 10/20 38 2.8 15.9 1.5
SGA Prichard 50.4 46.8 42.9 61.6 10/29 40 2.4 14.4 1.5
 
Public Variety Cook 50.3 47.5 34.9 68.4 10/23 40 2.3 16.3 1.5
Public Variety Hagood 49.3 47.5 40.2 60.2 10/26 41 2.3 16.0 1.6
Public Variety Motte 49.2 46.4 43.7 57.6 10/29 39 2.6 14.6 1.5
Public Variety Bryan 48.9 44.1 41.5 61.0 10/20 36 2.0 13.7 1.5
 
Average 50.27 47.4 42.7 60.6 10/23 38 2.4 15.2 1.5
LSD at 10% Level N.S. 6.4 5.4 N.S.          
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 1.5 2.7 2.3 2.5          
1. Yields calculated at 13% moisture.
2. Lodging rating: Rated 1 (all plants erect) to 5 (over 80% of plants down).
3. Seed quality rating: Rated 1 (very good) to 5 (very poor).
4. CV = 9.0% and df for EMS = 18.
5. The F-test indicated no statistical difference at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value
    was not calculated.
6. CV = 6.1% and df for EMS = 30.
7. CV = 9.2% and df for EMS = 48.
Bolding within each test denotes entries with yields equal to the highest yielding entry based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
 
Planting dates: 5/21/96, 6/5/97, and 6/4/98.


Athens, Georgia:
Late-Planted Soybean Variety Performance, 1998, Irrigated
Company or
Brand Name		 Variety Yield1 Bloom Maturity Plant
Height		 Lodging2 Weight of
100 Seed		 Seed
Quality3 		Shattering4
    bu/acre date date in rating gm rating rating
Maturity Groups VI, VII & VIII  
 
SGA Boggs 59.5 . 10/27 30 2.2 15.8 1.5 .
Univ of Ga G90-R1551E 57.4 . 10/28 34 1.8 15.5 1.5 .
Univ of Ga G92-2167 57.1 . 10/26 36 1.8 14.6 1.5 .
SGA Haskell 56.9 . 10/25 35 3.2 17.7 1.5 .
Univ of Ga G92-2388 56.7 . 10/28 33 1.7 15.4 1.5 .
                   
Public Variety Maxcy 55.4 . 10/29 34 2.3 16.9 1.5 .
SGA Benning 55.1 . 10/27 31 1.7 17.7 1.5 .
SGA Prichard 54.8 . 10/31 36 2.3 15.6 1.5 .
Public Variety Carver 53.5 . 10/18 30 1.7 16.2 1.5 .
Public Variety Motte 53.1 . 10/31 37 2.2 16.3 1.5 .
 
Public Variety Hagood 52.5 . 10/30 36 2.3 17.4 1.5 .
Univ of Ga G91-151 52.2 . 10/25 31 1.7 15.1 1.5 .
Public Variety Stonewall 52.0 . 10/24 31 1.8 18.3 1.7 .
Univ of Ga G92-2381 51.4 . 10/25 30 1.7 13.8 1.5 .
UF F91-2161 49.9 . 11/04 36 2.7 14.8 1.5 .
 
UF F94-2290 47.2 . 10/30 29 2.0 16.1 1.5 .
UF F91-3076 44.6 . 10/15 32 1.8 14.6 2.0 .
UF F94-2119 44.1 . 11/05 38 3.7 14.6 1.8 .
UF F94-1604 24.9 . * 34 2.0 15.3 1.5 .
 
Average 51.55 . 10/27 33 2.1 15.9 1.6 .
LSD at 10% Level 6.9   02 2 0.5 1.0 N.S.6  
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 2.9   01 1 0.2 0.4 0.1  
*  Frost occurred before completion of maturity notes.
1. Yields calculated at 13% moisture.
2. Lodging rating: Rated 1 (all plants erect) to 5 (over 80% of plants down).
3. Seed quality rating: Rated 1 (very good) to 5 (very poor).
4. Shattering rating: Rated 1 (no shattering) to 5 (>50% pods shattered).
5. CV = 9.8% and df for EMS = 36.
6. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, an LSD value
    was not calculated.
Bolding within each tests denotes entries with yields equal to the highest yielding entry based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: June 23, 1998.
Harvested: November 18, 1998.
Seeding Rate: Eight viable seeds per foot in 30" rows.
Soil Type: Cecil coarse sandy loam.
Soil Test: P = High, K = Medium, and pH = 7.2.
Fertilization: 0 lb N, 50 lb P2O5, and 100 lb K2O/acre.
Previous Crop: Grain sorghum.
Management: Chiseled and disked; Micro-Tech Lasso, Treflan, Classic and one cultivation used for weed control; Hinder used for deer control; Telone II used for nematode control; subsoiled between rows after cultivation; irrigated five times totaling five inches.
 
Test conducted by E. D. Wood, G. B. Rowan, J. T. Griner, J. L. Head, Jr., S. L. Finnerty, R. J. Rogers, R. M. Smith
and R. A. Black.


Athens, Georgia:
Three-Year Summary of Late-Planted Soybean Performance, 1996-1998, Irrigated
                     Yield1                    
Company or
Brand Name		 Variety 3-Year
Average		 1998 1997 1996 Maturity Plant
Ht.		 Lodg.2 Weight of
100 Seed		 Seed
Quality3
    --------------- bu/acre --------------- mo/day in rating gm rating
Maturity Groups VI, VII & VIII  
 
SGA Prichard 44.4 54.8 37.9 40.7 11/01 39 1.9 15.3 1.5
Public Variety Maxcy 43.4 55.4 37.1 37.7 10/28 36 2.6 16.5 1.5
Public Variety Carver 43.2 53.5 38.7 37.3 10/19 32 1.6 15.8 1.5
SGA Haskell 42.1 56.9 34.5 35.0 10/25 36 2.7 17.1 1.5
Public Variety Hagood 41.5 52.5 37.4 34.7 10/30 34 1.8 17.1 1.5
 
Public Variety Motte 40.8 53.1 34.5 34.7 11/04 40 2.3 16.4 1.5
 
Average 42.64 54.4 36.7 36.7 10/28 36 2.2 16.4 1.5
LSD at 10% Level N.S.5 N.S. 3.7 2.4          
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 0.4 2.9 1.6 1.0          
1. Yields calculated at 13% moisture.
2. Lodging rating: Rated 1 (all plants erect) to 5 (over 80% of plants down).
3. Seed quality rating: Rated 1 (very good) to 5 (very poor).
4. CV = 6.5% and df for EMS = 30.
5. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore an LSD value
    was not calculated.
Bolding within each test denotes entries with yields equal to the highest yielding entry based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
 
Planting dates: 6/24/96, 6/23/97, and 6/23/98.

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