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

Research Report Number 659
August 1999



Triticale

Tifton, Georgia:
Triticale Grain Performance, 1998-99
    Yield1          
Brand-Variety   1999 2-Year
Average		 3-Year
Average		 Test
Wt		 Ht Lodg. Winter
Surv.		 Head
Date
    ------------ bu/acre ------------ lb/bu in % % mo/day
 
FL Florico   84.3 . . 53.0 51 4 100 03/12
Sunland   79.4 . . 52.7 49 28 100 03/17
FLPFT215   79.2 . . 53.1 45 1 100 03/16
Florida 201   76.3 . . 49.6 50 15 100 03/08
Seed Resource TRICAL 498   75.9 . . 45.3 46 0 100 03/17
 
Fleming *   59.9 . . 57.2 39 6 100 03/21
GA-Stuckey *   41.0 . . 52.3 35 70 100 04/03
NK Coker 9663 *   38.6 . . 56.4 44 14 100 04/04
Roberts *   28.9 . . 50.8 34 0 100 04/08
 
Average   62.62 . . 52.3 43 15 100 03/20
LSD at 10% Level   6.1     1.3 2 12 - 02
Std. Err. of Entry Mean   2.5     0.6 1 5 - 01
*  Wheat check.
1.  Yields calculated as 48 pounds per bushel at 13.0% moisture.
2.  C.V. = 8.0%, and df for EMS = 24.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: December 2, 1998.
Harvested: May 17, 1999.
Seeding Rate: 16 seeds per foot in 7" rows. (* Wheat: 22 seeds per foot in 7" rows.)
Soil Type: Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test: P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 5.6.
Fertilization: Preplant: 40 lb N, 40 lb P2O5, and 40 lb K2O/acre.
Topdress: 65 lb N/acre.
Management: Moldboard plowed and rototilled.
Previous Crop: Grain sorghum.
 
Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. D. Pippin.



Plains, Georgia:
Triticale Grain Performance, 1998-99
    Yield1          
Brand-Variety   1999 2-Year
Average		 3-Year
Average		 Test
Wt		 Ht Lodg. Winter
Surv.		 Head
Date
    ------------ bu/acre ------------ lb/bu in % % mo/day
 
Sunland   76.9 . . 54.8 39 9 100 03/27
FLPFT215   76.5 . . 56.3 40 6 100 04/01
FL Florico   67.8 . . 54.0 45 6 100 03/24
Seed Resource TRICAL 498   63.9 . . 51.2 43 7 100 04/02
Florida 201   60.4 . . 51.1 43 10 100 03/25
 
GA-Stuckey *   56.2 . . 57.6 31 0 100 04/06
Fleming *   55.8 . . 60.0 32 0 100 04/04
Roberts *   49.6 . . 56.9 33 0 100 04/08
NK Coker 9663 *   45.9 . . 56.5 35 2 100 04/09
GA-Dozier *   16.4 . . 55.1 24 0 100 04/22
 
Average   56.92 . . 55.3 36 4 100 04/03
LSD at 10% Level   6.5     1.2 2 3 - 01
Std. Err. of Entry Mean   2.7     0.5 1 1 - 01
*  Wheat check.
1.  Yields calculated as 48 pounds per bushel at 13.0% moisture.
2.  C.V. = 9.5%, and df for EMS = 27.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: December 3, 1998.
Harvested: May 19, 1999.
Seeding Rate: 16 seeds per foot in 7" rows. (*Wheat: 22 seeds per foot in 7" rows.)
Soil Type: Greenville sandy clay loam.
Soil Test: P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 6.1.
Fertilization: Preplant: 59 lb N, 54 lb P2O5, and 27 lb K2O/acre.
Topdress: 50 lb N/acre.
Management: Subsoiled twice, prebedded and bedded with rototiller.
Previous Crop: Peanut.
 
Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. D. Pippin.



Midville, Georgia:
Triticale Grain Performance, 1998-99
    Yield1          
Brand-Variety   1999 2-Year
Average		 3-Year
Average		 Test
Wt		 Ht Lodg. Winter
Surv.		 Head
Date
    ------------ bu/acre ------------ lb/bu in % % mo/day
 
Seed Resource TRICAL 498   68.3 . . 50.2 42 0 100 04/03
Sunland   67.4 . . 54.9 43 1 100 04/03
FL Florico   62.6 . . 52.9 47 28 100 03/31
FLPFT215   58.3 . . 54.0 39 1 100 04/02
Roberts *   55.9 . . 57.4 35 1 100 04/08
 
Fleming *   53.9 . . 59.8 34 1 100 03/31
Florida 201   51.1 . . 49.6 43 10 100 03/31
GA-Stuckey *   46.8 . . 55.4 32 5 100 04/03
NK Coker 9663 *   42.9 . . 59.4 36 4 100 04/07
GA-Dozier *   38.7 . . 58.1 30 0 100 04/12
 
Average   54.62 . . 55.2 38 5 100 04/04
LSD at 10% Level   10.0     1.2 3 10 - 02
Std. Err. of Entry Mean   4.1     0.5 1 4 - 01
*  Wheat check.
1.  Yields calculated as 48 pounds per bushel at 13.0% moisture.
2.  C.V. = 15.2%, and df for EMS = 27.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: December 4, 1998.
Harvested: May 25, 1999.
Seeding Rate: 16 seeds per foot in 7" rows. (*Wheat: 22 seeds per foot in 7" rows.)
Soil Type: Dothan loamy sand.
Soil Test: P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 6.1.
Fertilization: Preplant: 35 lb N, 65 lb P2O5, and 100 lb K2O/acre.
Topdress: 50 lb N/acre.
Management: Chisel plowed and rototilled.
Previous Crop: Fallow.
 
Test conducted by A. E. Coy and M. D. Pippin.



Summary of Triticale Yields, Georgia, 1998-99
  Yield1
  South2   North   Statewide
Brand-Variety 1999 2-Year
Average		 3-Year
Average		   1999 2-Year
Average		 3-Year
Average		   1999 2-Year
Average		 3-Year
Average
  ------------------------------------------------------------ bu/acre -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
FL Florico 71.6 . .   . . .   . . .
FLPFT215 71.3 . .   . . .   . . .
Florida 201 62.6 . .   . . .   . . .
Seed Resource TRICAL 498 69.4 . .   . . .   . . .
Sunland 74.5 . .   . . .   . . .
 
Average 69.9 . .   . . .   . . .
LSD at 10% Level 5.2                    
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 3.5                    
1.  Yields calculated at 48 pounds per bushel at 13.0% moisture.
2.  Tifton, Plains, and Midville.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).