| 2004 Tall Fescue Harvest – East Chilliwack | ||||||
| Dry Matter Yield (tonnes/ha) | ||||||
| Cultivar | Cut 1 May 12 |
Cut 2 Jun 23 |
Cut 3 Sep 20 |
Cut 4 Oct 26 |
Total | % Barcel |
| BARIANNE | 3.38 | 3.47 | 1.84 | 0.83 | 9.79 | 105 |
| BAROLEX | 3.94 | 3.61 | 2.01 | 0.91 | 10.36 | 111 |
| BRONSON | 4.17 | 3.45 | 2.26 | 1.18 | 11.23 | 121 |
| CARMINE | 2.73 | 3.47 | 1.96 | 0.93 | 9.35 | 100 |
| HYKOR | 3.36 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.81 | 10.44 | 112 |
| K5V66V | 3.7 | 3.02 | 1.16 | 0.78 | 8.56 | 92 |
| KORA | 3.97 | 3.98 | 2.26 | 0.73 | 11.25 | 121 |
| STOCKMAN | 4.16 | 3.49 | 1.68 | 0.68 | 10.11 | 109 |
| TUSCANY | 3.37 | 4.23 | 1.7 | 0.59 | 10.29 | 111 |
| UMTF | 4.11 | 3.92 | 1.84 | 0.38 | 10.03 | 108 |
| BARCEL | 3.19 | 3.57 | 1.6 | 0.85 | 9.31 | |
| Mean | 3.64 | 3.63 | 1.93 | 0.79 | 10.14 | |
| CV | 16 | 14 | 29.6 | 31.1 | 10.6 | |
| LSD (P | NSD* | NSD* | 0.76 | 0.27 | 1.08 | |
CV = coefficient of variation
LSD = least significant difference
Barcel was used as a check variety
*NSD = F-tests indicate that there were no significant differences between yields at alpha = 0.05
Notes:
In spring it was observed that some of the tall fescue plots were not quite satisfactory. These plots had sub-optimal coverage of grass exhibiting patches of bare ground, and weeds and volunteer grasses were beginning to infiltrate the plots. Italian ryegrass was a considerable problem in the beginning of the year. Orchardgrass was a problem during late summer. Several plots had to be discarded because of volunteer grasses throughout the year.
