Table 21 – 2000 Orchardgrass Trial – Louis Schurmann, Sumas Prairie

2000 Orchardgrass Trial

Louis Schurmann, Sumas Prairie

2001 Dry Matter Yield (kg/ha)
Cultivar or Strain Cut 1 9-May Cut 2 13-Jun Cut 3 18-Jul Cut 4 27-Aug Cut 5 11-Oct Total % of Potomac
CAS-EG23 4222 3593 3338 3081 2388 16621 101
OG9503 4176 3344 3506 3263 2296 16585 101
9601-98E 4049 3548 3519 3073 2367 16556 100
POTOMAC* 4222 3413 3369 3083 2401 16488 100
SW HA9116 3832 3467 3422 3123 2458 16302 99
CI 02 4109 3256 3344 3079 2455 16242 99
ARAMIS 3581 3701 3451 2932 2530 16196 98
CAS-LG31 3246 3709 3580 3161 2478 16175 98
9601-98M 3754 3359 3472 3142 2392 16120 98
LIDAGLO 3490 3700 3503 3044 2382 16119 98
QUANTUM 3743 3572 3356 2929 2355 15954 97
9601-98L 3506 3565 3457 2969 2300 15796 96
MEAN 3827 3519 3443 3073 2400 16263 99
CV (%) 6.2 5.9 3.5 4.6 6 2.6
LSD (0.05) 340 299 175 202 208 618

Source:
Don Bates, BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
1767 Angus Campbell Road
Abbotsford, BC V3G 2M3
Tel: 604 556-3085
Fax: 604 556-3117
E-mail: Don.Bates@gems4.gov.bc.ca

Site Information: The trial is located east of Chilliwack. The soils are derived from floodplain deposits of the Fraser River. The general profile textures are silt loam to very fine sandy loam, with minor variation to silty clay loam. Below a depth of 20 inches, strata are often of coarser texture.
Design: Randomized complete block with four replicates.
Plot Size and Harvest Area:
1.2 m by 6 m and 0.6 m by 5 m respectively;

Broadcast – seeded

Fertilizer: Fertilized according to soil test in spring, then with 40-0-0 (5 1/2S) at 190 kg/ha after each of the first four cuts.
Weed Control: 2,4-D and Mecoprop applied April 20th
Irrigation: None, but rainfall was received regularly through the growing season except for most of July which was hot and dry.