The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia						Table of Contents
2002 Soybean, Sorghum Grain and Silage, Grain Millet, and Summer Annual Forages Performance Tests Research Report Number 685 December 2002
Tifton, Georgia: Evaluation of Sorghum Hybrids for Silage, 2002
Company or		Hybrid Name	Forage Yields		Plant	Dry	2-Yr. Avg
Brand Name		or Number	Dry	Green	Height	Matter	Dry Yield
			--- tons/acre ---		in	%	tons/acre
NK		SS405	6.1	20.2	95.5	30	6.8
NK		NK300	6.0	17.4	55.5	35	.
NK		1990	5.9	23.2	93.5	25	.
Southland		Silo Master D	5.8	19.1	76.0	30	6.8
Moss		4Ever Green	5.7	24.7	88.0	23	7.0
Southland		Dairy Master B	5.6	17.7	80.0	31	6.2
SS		SS-85F	5.1	16.5	58.7	31	6.0
Seed Resource		Fame	4.8	14.0	61.0	34	.
Southern States		SS1515F	4.6	14.1	45.5	32	.
Moss		Millennium BMR	4.4	14.0	78.0	31	5.5
Average			5.41	18.1	73.2	30	6.4
LSD at 10% Level			0.9	2.6	6.2	2	0.8
Std. Err. of Entry Mean			0.4	1.1	2.6	1	0.3
1.  CV = 14.3% 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:	April 17, 2002.
Harvested:	July 14, 2002.
Seeding Rate:	150,000 seed/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:	Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:	P = Low, K = Medium, and pH = 6.0.
Fertilization:	Preplant:  80 lb N, 80 lb P2O5, and 80 lb K2O/acre.  Sidedress:  58 lb N/acre.
Previous Crop:	Grain sorghum.
Management:	Subsoiled and bedded, rototilled; aatrex, Permit, and one cultiviation used for weed control; Lorsban used for insect control.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, and J. L. Day.