2005 Orchardgrass Harvest – Agassiz
| Dry Matter Yield (tonnes/ha) | ||||||
| Cultivar | Cut 1 May 25 |
Cut 2 July 11 |
Cut 3 Aug 25 |
Cut 4 Nov 10/14 |
Total | % of Potomac |
| AMBASSADOR | 6.66 | 2.62 | 1.91 | 1.33 | 12.53 | 109 |
| ELSIE | 6.49 | 2.69 | 1.84 | 1.21 | 12.23 | 107 |
| EAGR | 6.49 | 2.71 | 1.77 | 1.25 | 12.22 | 107 |
| CENTURY | 6.23 | 2.66 | 2.01 | 0.9 | 11.81 | 103 |
| MALL | 6.34 | 2.65 | 1.8 | 1 | 11.79 | 103 |
| ICON | 6 | 2.76 | 1.92 | 1.02 | 11.7 | 102 |
| MAGR | 6.38 | 2.61 | 1.86 | 0.84 | 11.7 | 102 |
| CIS-OG 4 | 5.77 | 2.73 | 1.81 | 1.17 | 11.49 | 100 |
| PSOG-9201 | 5.41 | 2.88 | 2.03 | 1.12 | 11.44 | 100 |
| POTOMAC | 6.01 | 2.58 | 1.71 | 1.14 | 11.44 | 100 |
| EALL | 5.91 | 2.67 | 1.71 | 1.01 | 11.3 | 99 |
| LALL | 5.23 | 2.77 | 2.12 | 1.21 | 11.33 | 99 |
| CMV-B | 5.72 | 2.6 | 1.83 | 0.92 | 11.07 | 97 |
| NIVA | 5.58 | 2.57 | 1.81 | 1.16 | 11.13 | 97 |
| ATHOS | 5.01 | 2.66 | 1.93 | 1.43 | 11.03 | 96 |
| OG9703 | 5.67 | 2.62 | 1.72 | 0.98 | 11 | 96 |
| ALPINE | 5.71 | 2.32 | 1.59 | 1.26 | 10.88 | 95 |
| BARAULA | 5.28 | 2.41 | 1.77 | 1.13 | 10.59 | 93 |
| PS-65-9102 | 4.65 | 2.58 | 1.93 | 1.41 | 10.58 | 92 |
| Mean | 5.83 | 2.64 | 1.85 | 1.13 | 11.43 | |
| CV | 15.9 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 22.9 | 8.67 | |
| LSD (P | NSD* | NSD* | NSD* | 0.3 | NSD* | |
CV= Coefficient of variation
LSD=Least significant difference
Potomac was used as a check cultivar
*NSD=F tests indicate no significant differences between yields at alpha = 0.05
Site Information: The site is located at the Pacific Agriculture Research Centre in Agassiz. The site has a Monroe series soil, described as an Eutric Eluviated Brunisol, moderately well to well-drained and derived from medium-textured stone-free Fraser River deposits.
Design: Randomized complete block design with four replicates.
Plot Size: 5′ by 20′
Harvest Area: 2′ by 20′
Seeding: Broadcast seeded
Fertilizer: Fertilizer was applied to plots prior to cuts 1, 2, 3 and 4, at 100, 75, 50 and 50 kg N ha-1 respectively.
Weed Control: Dyvel was applied to the plots in April.
Irrigation: Sprinklers irrigated the plots for a couple of hours each day during the last couple weeks of August.
