NUSUN SUNFLOWER SHOW FIELD EXPO AT CARRINGTON ON AUGUST 29
Sunflower growers
are invited to attend the NuSun Show Field Expo on Tuesday, August 29. The
event will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center
(located 3.5 miles north of Carrington on Hwy 281) with tours starting at 9
a.m. Participants will be able to attend three concurrent tours including NuSun
hybrids, confection hybrids and herbicides, and NDSU sunflower production
research trials. The main focus of the Expo will be the NuSun tour, in which
representatives from 10 seed companies will discuss over 50 NuSun hybrids on
exhibit. The second tour will allow participants to view and hear discussion on
confection hybrids from six seed companies and on herbicide options from three
crop protection companies. The third tour will provide an overview of NDSU
sunflower production research: hybrid performance including Clearfield
tolerant, weed management, sunflower disease survey, hybrid screening for
sclerotinia tolerance, sclerotinia
management, downy mildew seed treatment, stem weevil traps, sunflower response
to boron, and sunflower population and row spacing. Additional exhibits,
refreshments, and a complementary noon meal will be available. Hosts of the
event include the National Sunflower Association, ND Oilseed Council, NDSU, and
numerous agri-businesses.
WINTER RYE VARIETY PERFORMANCE, CARRINGTON, 1997-2000.
|
Cultivar |
Grain yield
(bushels/acre) |
Test weight
(lb/bushel) |
|
|
|
2000 |
1997-2000 |
1997-2000 |
|
AC Rifle |
50.7 |
39.8 |
51.7 |
|
Dacold |
68.4 |
54.9 |
50.2 |
|
Musketeer |
72.3 |
54.4 |
53.8 |
|
Prima |
63.2 |
55.1 |
53.4 |
|
LSD (0.05) |
11.9 |
|
|
BARLEY VARIETY PERFORMANCE (dryland and irrigated),
CARRINGTON, 1998-2000.
|
Cultivar |
Grain yield (bushels/acre) |
Test weight (lb/bushel) |
Plump (%) |
Protein (%) |
||
|
|
2000 |
1999-2000 |
1998-2000 |
|||
|
Six-row |
||||||
|
Drummond |
66.5 |
73.7 |
83.7 |
47.5 |
72.8 |
13.4 |
|
Excel |
78.1 |
85.6 |
89.6 |
47.0 |
64.9 |
13.2 |
|
Foster |
72.5 |
80.3 |
88.2 |
46.2 |
72.0 |
13.1 |
|
Lacey |
80.2 |
83.0 |
- |
|||
|
MNBrite |
72.6 |
81.1 |
84.5 |
48.2 |
76.3 |
14.3 |
|
Morex |
62.0 |
71.5 |
73.3 |
44.9 |
55.6 |
14.2 |
|
Robust |
71.0 |
80.3 |
85.9 |
48.3 |
75.8 |
13.7 |
|
Stander |
80.1 |
82.9 |
87.6 |
47.3 |
77.8 |
13.2 |
|
Two-row |
||||||
|
Bowman |
59.6 |
65.1 |
69.6 |
47.9 |
73.7 |
13.9 |
|
Conlon |
72.0 |
78.8 |
77.6 |
48.5 |
83.4 |
13.5 |
|
Harrington |
43.5 |
58.1 |
63.6 |
44.7 |
55.5 |
14.2 |
|
Logan |
69.8 |
74.8 |
81.2 |
49.2 |
75.7 |
13.8 |
|
Merit |
65.0 |
72.6 |
- |
|||
|
Stark |
66.5 |
76.9 |
83.4 |
48.9 |
74.0 |
13.6 |