2005 – 2006 Grass Harvest – Mapes

 

	2005 Cut 1 June 22	2005 Cut 2 Aug 25	2006 Cut 1 June 26
Species – Variety	DM Yield in kg/ha			2 Yr Average	% of check
TIMOTHY
LMR 72	4110	2920	4565	5798	108
Timpro	3780	3339	4328	5723	105
Express	3274	3695	4422	5696	104
Titan	3513	3578	4139	5615	103
SBT 9501	2972	4055	4013	5520	101
Climax	3804	3267	3834	5453	100
Promesse	4082	2652	4087	5411	99
Talon	3053	3674	4076	5402	99
Barnee	2834	3380	3258	4736	87
Mean	3492	3396	4080	5484	.
CV	18	31	12	13	.
LSD	672	792	517	NSD	.
ORCHARDGRASS
Early Arctic	4491	3301	3748	5770	101
Kay	4278	3925	3268	5735	100
Okay	3864	3795	3075	5367	94
Takena	3580	4160	2391	5065	88
Lidacta	3046	3899	2569	4757	83
Elsie	3361	3675	2309	4672	82
Niva	2972	3604	1942	4259	74
Mean	3656	3766	2758	5090	.
CV	21	13	29	15	.
LSD	NSD	NSD	817	796	.
BROMEGRASS
Carlton	3524	3705	4718	5974	100
MB 15	3918	3017	4811	5873	98
Peak	3289	3261	4271	5410	91
Mean	3577	3328	4600	5753	.
CV	21	15	13	14	.
LSD	NSD	326	NSD	NSD	.
TALL FESCUE
Carnival	6192	3215	4066	6737	112
Courtenay	5203	2912	3922	6018	100
Bariane	3673	2348	2988	4504	75
Martin II	2708	1862	3433	4001	66
Hoedown	2579	2083	2610	3636	60
EA 79	2721	1781	2709	3606	60
Mean	3846	2367	3288	4751	.
CV	42	25	23	28	.
LSD	918	366	528	663	.

CV = Coefficient of variation
LSD = Least significant difference
NSD = F tests indicate no significant differences between cultivar/variety yeilds at alpha = 0.05
The check varieties are Climax for timothy; Kay for orchardgrass; Carlton for bromegrass; and Courtenay for tall fescue.