The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
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2002 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, Grain Millet, and Summer Annual Forages Performance Tests
Research Report Number 685
December 2002
Griffin, Georgia:
Early-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance, 2002, Irrigated
Company or
Brand Name		 Hybrid Yield1 2-Year
Average
Yield		 Test
Wt.		 50%
Bloom2		 Plant
Ht.		 Lodging Disease Bird
Damage
bu/acre bu/acre lb/bu days in % rating %
DeKalb            DKS51-90      135.2 121.4  58.7 63 60 0 . .
DeKalb            DK53          134.6 122.5  57.3 64 62 0 . .
Southland         RS280E        133.7 131.8  59.7 68 74 0 . .
Asgrow            Missile       127.0 117.2  56.2 66 61 0 . .
NK                NK8828 125.9    .   54.9 66 60 0 . .
Pennington        Penngrain Dr  125.7 109.6  56.2 63 59 0 . .
SS                SS-650        122.8 103.7  56.7 64 63 0 . .
Seed Resource     SR544         122.5    .   57.4 66 63 0 . .
DeKalb            DKS54-00      121.3 122.7  56.5 66 66 0 . .
Pioneer           83G66         120.4 122.2  56.6 65 65 0 . .
CSC               9089          119.9 127.0  57.0 62 64 0 . .
Asgrow            A571          115.5 116.0  54.1 65 63 0 . .
SS                SS800         115.2 109.4  55.5 62 62 1 . .
FL                FSR2          113.4    .   59.6 73 64 0 . .
DynaGro          X1754         110.1    .   55.8 64 65 0 . .
CSC               1481          107.0 109.1  56.6 64 62 0 . .
CSC X3064         105.5    .   56.4 62 60 0 . .
Seed Resource     SR522         102.3    .   56.1 65 61 0 . .
FL                FSR1          101.8    .   60.1 72 62 0 . .
CSC X1464           98.3    .   56.8 65 58 0 . .
DynaGro          X1763           97.9    .   57.7 63 58 0 . .
DynaGro          X1753           97.3    .   56.8 66 58 0 . .
NK                K73-J6          95.5 108.9  55.7 63 62 0 . .
NK                X654            91.5    .   55.8 64 53 0 . .
Average                          114.23 117.0  56.8 65 62 0 . .
LSD at 10% Level 11.0  N.S.4 1.4 2 3  N.S.
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 4.7 3.7 0.6 1 1 0    
1.  Yields calculated at 14% moisture.
2.  Days from planting to 50% bloom.
3.  CV = 8.2% and df for EMS = 69.
4.  The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a 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).
Planted: May 20, 2002.
Harvested: October 1, 2002.
Seeding Rate: 110,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type: Cecil sandy clay loam.
Soil Test: P = High, K = High, and pH = 6.1.
Fertilization: Preplant:  28 lb N, 56 lb P2O5, and 84 lb K2O/acre.  Sidedress:  100 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop: Small grain.
Management: Chisel plowed, disked and rototilled; Aatrex and one cultivation used for weed control;
irrigated 3.5 inches.
Test conducted by P. A. Rose.