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
Wheat
Tifton, Georgia: Wheat 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
Pioneer 26R24		77.3	68.6		2	66.8	62.3	40	21	100	03/31
GA931241E16		73.6	61.4		13	61.9	59.2	43	58	100	04/02
AGS 2000		72.6	61.7		10	63.2	59.8	37	5	100	03/30
GA90552AE33		72.6	60.4		41	51.4	54.6	40	5	100	03/30
GA93052E42		71.7	62.9		5	66.2	63.1	37	8	100	03/28
GA931470E62		71.3	64.3		8	64.5	61.4	36	38	100	03/31
Pioneer 26R61		70.9	65.3		22	58.9	61.9	39	0	100	03/31
Vigoro Tribute		68.7	62.3		21	59.3	61.2	37	20	100	04/03
AgriPro Crawford		68.7	61.3		27	56.5	58.5	39	1	100	03/28
SS520		68.7	54.3		38	53.1	54.7	41	8	100	03/28
Fleming		68.6	58.9		28	56.3	55.4	37	0	100	03/26
Pioneer 26R38		68.3	55.2		18	60.3	57.4	40	3	100	04/01
USG 3209		67.4	57.2		16	61.1	60.3	35	8	100	03/30
NK Coker 9152		66.7	59.7		20	59.8	58.1	44	3	100	04/01
GA931587E53		66.5	57.3		15	61.3	62.7	40	3	100	03/29
GA931630E48		66.4	58.3		9	63.5	60.0	41	0	100	03/28
NC Neuse		66.2	63.3		3	66.3	64.0	36	3	100	04/06
AGS 2485		62.8	50.7		43	48.1	54.1	41	0	100	03/31
Roberts		58.0	47.8		44	48.0	49.8	39	0	100	04/01
NK Coker 9663		57.5	46.0		42	48.8	53.7	46	33	100	04/01
GA94261E7		.	62.3		7	64.5	62.3	40	5	100	03/30
Pat		.	59.0		19	60.0	57.7	44	0	100	04/07
Pioneer 26R12		.	58.0		14	61.4	60.0	39	0	100	04/06
UGA931233E17		.	57.5		29	56.2	60.3	39	53	100	03/31
SS524		.	55.9		26	56.5	54.5	36	0	100	03/29
McCormick		.	48.5		40	51.5	54.9	36	0	100	04/03
Pioneer 26R58		.	.		1	68.1	59.2	40	0	100	04/02
AgriPro D99*5725		.	.		4	66.3	66.0	38	18	100	04/01
GA95652-2E56		.	.		6	65.9	61.2	39	8	100	03/28
GA951216-2E26		.	.		11	62.5	64.9	39	0	100	03/30
GA951395-2E19		.	.		12	62.4	65.6	36	0	100	04/01
AgriPro L96*9266-1		.	.		17	60.6	57.4	39	0	100	03/31
GA961662-2E22		.	.		23	58.3	58.6	38	25	100	03/31
GA961565-2E46		.	.		24	57.3	56.5	32	11	100	03/29
GA941208-2A27		.	.		25	56.9	56.6	38	0	100	03/28
GA951216-2E14		.	.		30	56.2	57.3	40	0	100	04/01
NC98-26143		.	.		31	55.0	55.7	39	45	100	04/03
SS535		.	.		32	54.6	55.4	39	28	100	04/07
GA931233-2E7		.	.		33	54.6	57.0	40	56	100	03/31
GA941208-2E35		.	.		34	54.0	50.9	35	10	100	03/29
Croplan Genetics 514W		.	.		35	53.7	58.1	40	4	100	03/30
VA98W-706		.	.		36	53.7	58.1	35	0	100	03/31
GA951079-2A25		.	.		37	53.4	57.3	40	5	100	03/28
GA951079-2E31		.	.		39	51.5	52.2	40	4	100	03/29
Average		68.2	58.4			58.42	58.4	39	11	100	03/31
LSD at 10% Level		4.2	5.8			8.0	5.8	2	21	-	02
Std. Err. of Entry Mean		1.8	2.5			3.4	2.5	1	9	-	01
1.  Yields calculated as 60 pounds per bushel at 13.5% moisture.
2.  C.V. = 11.8%, and df for EMS = 129.
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 27, 2003.
Seeding Rate:	22 seeds per foot in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:	P = Low, K = Medium, and pH = 5.4.
Fertilization:	Preplant:	64 lb N, 28 lb P2O5, and 42 lb K2O/acre.
	Topdress:	60 lb N/acre.
Management:	Paraplowed and rototilled; Harmony Extra used for weed control.
Previous Crop:	Summer fallow.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, R. Burton, R. D. Brooke, and T. L. Hancock.