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.