The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia							2003 Corn Performance Tests Research Report Number 690 October 2003
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Calhoun, Georgia: Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Silage, 2003, Irrigated
Company or		Hybrid	Maturity		Forage Yield			Dry	Grain	Plant	2-Yr Avg Dry Forage
Brand Name		Name	Class		Dry	Green		Matter	Portion	Population	Yield
					tons/acre			%	%	no.	tons/acre
Pioneer		32D99	S		9.1	24.5		37.2	54	26555	.
NK		N 83-N5	M		7.5	16.2		45.9	52	22698	10.0
Southern States		SS842RR	M		7.1	20.1		35.5	56	27009	10.2
DeKalb		DKC69-71(RR/YGCB)	M		7.0	16.7		41.6	54	26830	.
NK		1851W	S		6.8	18.4		37.3	49	24829	10.2
NK		N91-R9	F		6.7	20.4		32.9	51	26539	9.2
Croplan Genetics		827RR	S		6.7	19.1		35.1	48	22780	8.7
Croplan Genetics		DS830	M		6.6	15.3		43.0	57	27991	.
Greenwood		863	F		6.5	22.7		28.5	41	27805	.
Pioneer		33J56	S		6.4	14.9		42.7	60	23740	.
Garst		8230IT	M		6.4	17.5		36.5	54	27516	.
AgraTech		1836	F		6.2	17.0		36.8	42	25393	8.2
Greenwood		865	F		6.2	23.4		26.8	31	22043	.
Croplan Genetics		780RR/Bt	M		6.2	16.5		37.4	52	23740	.
Pioneer		33V15	S		6.2	13.8		44.4	56	28051	.
Dyna-Gro		58K22	S		6.2	15.1		41.2	53	22698	.
AgraTech		919RR	M		6.1	15.4		39.6	53	23350	.
DeKalb		DKC67-60(RR)	S		6.0	18.4		32.4	51	23304	.
Greenwood		780	M		5.9	16.0		37.0	51	20084	7.5
Croplan Genetics		895Bt	M		5.8	14.8		38.7	55	25092	.
Golden Acres		7511	M		5.7	13.0		43.5	54	22216	.
Dyna-Gro		58K56	M		5.6	15.0		37.2	54	23279	.
Garst		8288	M		5.3	12.9		41.1	61	20473	8.6
AgraTech		1020	F		5.3	15.5		33.9	43	18731	.
Greenwood		835	F		5.1	18.3		27.6	44	20669	8.5
Golden Acres		8681FQ	M		4.9	13.3		36.6	52	19794	.
Average					6.3 1	17.1		37.3	51	23970	9.0
LSD at 10% Level					1.1	2.4		4.1	5	2266	1.7
Std. Err. of Entry Mean					0.4	1.0		1.7	2	962	0.7
1.  CV = 14.2%, and df for EMS = 75.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	April 15, 2003.
Harvested:	August 25, 2003.
Seeding Rate:	29,000 seeds/acre in 30" rows.
Soil Type:	Waynesboro loam.
Soil Test:	P = High, K = High, and pH = 6.4.
Fertilization:	75 lb N, 90 lb P2O5, and 180 lb K2O/acre as preplant; 200 lb N/acre as sidedress.
Previous Crop:	Soybean.
Management:	Subsoiled, chisel plowed, disked, and rototilled; Aatrex, Lasso, and Accent used for weed control; irrigated 0 inches.
Test conducted by P. A. Rose, G. Rawls, and J. Stubbs.