2002-2003 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 688 July 2003
Barley
Plains, Georgia: Barley Grain Performance, 2002-2003
		Yield1			2003 Data
Brand-Variety		3-Year Average	2-Year Average		Rank	Yield1	Test Wt	Ht	Lodg.	Winter Survival	Head Date
		----- bu/acre -----				bu/acre	lb/bu	in	%	%	mo/day
Price		90.2	79.4		3	66.6	51.5	34	25	100	04/04
VA97B-388		86.5	74.3		2	67.2	51.0	38	23	100	04/08
GA-Luttrell		83.5	76.0		1	69.4	41.0	38	8	100	04/01
Nomini		78.1	63.4		6	51.2	46.3	40	9	100	04/02
GA-Acton		68.9	55.1		8	47.1	37.6	40	23	100	04/09
Wysor		65.6	56.5		7	47.3	44.7	40	15	100	04/06
Callao		.	.		4	65.7	49.9	32	89	100	04/05
VA004-137		.	.		5	52.9	48.2	35	25	100	04/08
Average		78.8	67.4			58.42	46.3	37	27	100	04/05
LSD at 10% Level		6.6	7.7			9.6	3.8	3	29	-	02
Std. Err. of Entry Mean		2.8	3.2			4.0	1.5	1	12	-	01
1.  Yields calculated as 48 pounds per bushel at 12.0% moisture.
2.  C.V. = 13.5%, and df for EMS = 21.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	November 26, 2002.
Harvested:	May 30, 2003.
Seeding Rate:	15 seeds per foot in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Greenville sandy loam.
Soil Test:	P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 6.2.
Fertilization:	Preplant:	59 lb N, 54 lb P2O5, and 27 lb K2O/acre.
	Topdress:	40 lb N/acre.
Management:	Subsoiled and rototilled.
Previous Crop:	Peanuts.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, R. R. Pines, R. E. Brooke, R. Burton, and T. L. Hancock.