Table 10 – 2000 Tall Fescue Trial – Range Research Unit, Kamloops

2000 Tall Fescue Trial

Range Research Unit, Kamloops

2002 Dry Matter Yield (kg/ha)
Cultivar or Strain Cut 1 13-Jun Cut 3 5-Oct Total** % of Barcel
FESTIVAL 5802 2961 8763 111
FUEGO* 5517 3084 8601 109
MARTIN II 5630 2925 8555 108
COURTENAY* 5407 3033 8440 107
FESTORINA* 5748 2501 8249 104
LIFARA 1 4988 3152 8140 103
EPIC* 1 5108 2907 8015 101
BARCEL 5155 2759 7914 100
MEAN 5419 2915 8339 105
CV(%) 8.5 9 7.7
LSD (0.05) 679 385 943

1 Lifara and Epic are varieties of meadow fescue

**Cut 2 was excluded because it was mowed by mistake

Source:
Don Thompson
AAFC, 3015 Ord Road
Kamloops, BC V2B 8A9
Tel: 250 554-5202
Fax: 250 554-5229
E-mail: thompsond@em.agr.ca

Site Information: Class 2, Silty Loam, Orthic Humic Gleysol, pH 7.4
Design: Randomized complete block with 4 reps
Plot Size: 4′ x 20′, seeded at 1′ row spacing
Fertilizer: (kg/ha) N210 split over 3 applications yearly, P51 at seeding
Weed Control: 2,4-D Amine 2000, None 2001
Irrigated