Winter Rye - 1997 Crops Day Report
| Winter Rye Hettinger | ||||||||
| Grain Yield | Average Yield | |||||||
| Variety | Days to Head | Plant Height | Test Weight | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 2 year | 3 year |
| June | in | lbs/bu | ------------------------bu/ac--------------------- | |||||
| Dacold | 10 | 35 | 54.9 | 116.2 | 55.8 | 96.6 | 76.2 | 89.5 |
| Prima | 6 | 40 | 55.6 | 80.7 | 62.8 | 75.9 | 69.4 | 73.1 |
| Pastar | 6 | 43 | 54.8 | 60.3 | 65.5 | 62.9 | ||
| AC Rifle | 7 | 31 | 54.4 | 69.0 | ||||
| ND Exp. | 10 | 35 | 53.4 | 90.6 | ||||
| Mean | 8.0 | 36.6 | 54.6 | 60.9 | 62.4 | 79.5 | -- | -- |
| C.V. % | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 6.8 | -- | -- |
| LSD .05 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 12.8 | NS | 8.2 | -- | -- |
| LSD .01 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 18.0 | NS | 11.4 | -- | -- |
Planting Date: September 25, 1996
Harvest Date: August 4, 1997
Seeding rate: 1.1 million live seeds/A
No winter kill observed.
NS = no statistical difference between varieties.