2004 Cereal Silage Yield

BC Forage Council – Highway 16 Crop Testing Unit

2004 CEREAL SILAGE YIELD
(Indexed to DM Yield in kg/ha)
Variety Mapes
August 17
Fort Fraser
August 9
Francois Lake
August 11
Smithers
July 29
OATS
Morgan 115 98 99 96
DERBY 100 100 100 100
Boyer 95 111 106 99
Waldren 90* 112 105 116
CDC Baler 79* 114 89 98
CDC Bell 53* 124 104 115
100 = kg/ha 5618 3450 6044 2993
* Yield reduced by 40 – 60% due to lodging.
BARLEY
Vivar 103 86 95 78
AC LACOMBE 100 100 100 100
Helgasen 99 86 105 91
Xena 93 84 101 98
Trochu 92 82 90 83
CDC Dolly 92 78 107 100
Niska 92 99 92 93
Seebee 91 99 110 100
Manny 91 96 96 108
FB 201 81 88 106 106
Ponoka 78 103 105 105
Dillon 74 85 87 85
Westford 71 92 86 87
CDC Bold 65 78 92 75
100 = kg/ha 8035 4990 7145 2942