Table 11. Late-Planted Grain Sorghum Hybrid Test
 NFREC, Marianna, FL. 2000


Company
Northrup-King
Florida
Florida
Southland
Dekalb
Pioneer
Florida
Dekalb
Asgrow
Northrup-King
Northrup-King
Southern States
Dyna Gro
Southland
CSC
Southern States
Southern States
Southern States
Northrup-King


Average


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LSD at 10% level 436 2 4 --- 1


'Days from planting to 50% bloom.
'Lodging 1-5 (1 = none).
3Rated 1 = resistant to 10 = susceptible to foliar diseases.


Planted:
Harvested:
Seeding Rate:
Soil Type:
Soil Test:
Fertilization:
Previous Crop:
Management:


12 July 2000 (irrigated)
3 November 2000
130,000 seed/acre in 36" rows.
Chipola loamy sand.
P = Medium, K= Medium, and pH = 6.6.
Preplant: 39 lb N, 39 lb P205, and 30 lb KO2/acre. Sidedress: 85 lb N/acre.
Peanuts
Moldboard plowed and disked; Aatrex, Dual, and Prowl used for weed control.
Sevin used for insect control.


Hybrid
KS989
99SD Inc YT 5
99SD Inc YT 11
Y360
DK55
83G66
99SD Inc YT 8
DK48A
Missile
X633
X654
SS-800
752B
Y303E
1489
SS-650
SS-560
SS-600
KS585


Yield
(#/A)
4733
3571
3517
3444
2831
2754
2573
1978
1928
1910
1833
1729
1702
1366
1329
1153
1134
939
749

2167


50% Bloom1
 (days)
 66
 65
 66
 58
 63
 57
 66
 59
 62
 63
 58
 56
 57
 58
 59
 58
 54
 56
 53

 60


Plant Height
 (in)
 64
 69
 60
 56
 56
 51
 61
 46
 49
 49
 49
 46
 47
 49
 51
 49
 45
 45
 42

 52


Lodging2
 1.4
 2.0
 1.6
 1.5
 1.4
 1.4
 2.0
 1.5
 1.6
 1.5
 1.5
 1.9
 2.0
 1.9
 2.1
 2.5
 2.0
 2.0
 2'.0

 1.8


Disease3
 4
 2
 3
 4
 5
 5
 3
 7
 8
 7
 8
 10
 10
 9
 10
 10
 7
 10
 10

 7