Safflower Variety on Fallow

Williston Research Extension Center

Flower

Plant

1000

Test

Seed

Grain Yield

Cultivar

Date

Height

KWT

Weight

Oil

2003

2004

2005

3 yr avg

fr plntg

in

gms

lbs/b

%

 - - - - - - lbs/ac - - - - - -

lbs/ac

95B 3538

78

27

35.3

42.4

34.5

2038

1554

1797

1797

95B 7446

77

24

35.4

41.8

34.5

2040

1293

1605

1646

97B 1286

76

23

34.3

40.4

38.6

1836

1196

1448

1493

97B 1744

76

23

33.4

43.9

34.4

1833

1426

1672

1643

00B 8208

77

21

32.3

42.0

34.2

1923

1449

1529

1634

01B 7113

76

21

27.1

37.5

42.6

--

--

1364

--

01B 9104

77

23

37.1

42.2

33.0

--

--

1583

--

02B 8599

77

23

35.8

43.0

34.0

--

1351

1496

--

Hybrid 9049

75

24

48.5

43.4

33.5

--

--

1797

--

S-541

77

24

37.7

40.7

40.9

1769

1296

1525

1530

Centennial

79

24

38.5

41.0

40.8

1906

1030

1103

1346

MT 2000

76

20

34.6

40.0

36.9

1859

1008

1209

1359

NutraSaff

78

26

32.0

37.3

45.4

--

1141

1384

--

MT 2003

78

22

28.9

41.2

36.2

1928

1293

1422

1547

MT 2004

76

21

38.7

40.9

35.3

1585

1157

1408

1383

Morlin

78

21

27.3

40.6

38.7

1563

1083

1269

1305

Finch

77

24

34.2

44.9

35.3

1829

1275

1385

1496

Erlin

74

22

27.3

37.6

37.0

1551

 775

1207

1177

Mean

77

23

33.7

41.2

37.0

1720

1187

1429

--

CV%

 1

 8

 5.1

 0.9

 1.1

   9

   8

   7

--

LSD 0.05

 1

 3

 3.5

 0.8

 0.8

 259

 126

 138

--

Planting Date:  May 2, 2005 on fallow

Harvest Date:  September 2, 2005

Oil percentages from NMR machine adjusted to 8% moisture content.