2001-2002 Small Grain Performance Tests									Table of Contents
The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 682 July 2002

Plains, Georgia: Late-Planted Wheat Grain Performance with Foliar Fungicide, 2001-2002
		Yield¹			2002 Data
Brand-Variety		3-Year Average	2-Year Average		Rank	Yield¹	Test Wt	Ht	Lodg.	Winter Survival	Leaf Rust²
		------- bu/acre -------				bu/acre	lb/bu	in	%	%	%

USG 3209		.	.		1	89.3	48.5	35	0	93	5
SS520		.	.		2	83.3	49.1	41	1	93	0
SS518-R		.	.		3	82.3	47.1	37	56	86	0
Fleming		.	.		4	76.7	51.8	35	0	100	0
AgriPro D97-6075		.	.		5	75.9	49.5	37	0	83	3

NK Coker 9663		.	.		6	71.5	50.1	40	65	93	5
Pocahontas		.	.		7	69.9	47.7	38	0	83	8
AgriPro D97*6961		.	.		8	66.3	51.4	36	38	100	3
Sisson		.	.		9	51.4	36.8	32	0	45	1

Average		.	.			74.0³	48.0	37	18	86	3
LSD at 10% Level						5.8	2.2	1	22	9	-
Std. Err. of Entry Mean						2.4	0.9	1	9	4	-

1. Yields calculated as 60 pounds per bushel at 13.5% moisture.
2. Percentage on flag leaves.
3. C.V. = 6.4%, 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 7, 2001.
Harvested:	May 23, 2002.
Seeding Rate:	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:	9 lb N, 54 lb P₂O₅, and 27 lb K₂O/acre.
	Topdress:	70 lb N/acre.
Management:	Subsoiled and rototilled; 4 oz/acre Tilt and 10 oz/acre Quadris applied to control fungal diseases.
Previous Crop:	Peanuts.

Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, R. R. Pines, R. E. Brooke, and T. L. Hancock.