TABLE 38.
 1977 FORAGE SORGHUM VARIETY TRIAL Ranked according to Dry Wt. Yields of 3 replicates on prepared seed-bed.
 AREC BELLE GLADE.
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 BRAND

 Taylor-Evans
 Taylor-Evans
 ACCO
 Excell
 Funk

 Growers
 Pioneer
 Dekalb
 Funk
 Northrup-King

 Northrup-King
 ACCO
 Funk
 Dekalb
 McNair

 McCurdy
 Northrup-King
 Pioneer
 Pioneer
McNair


Trial Average


 VARIETY

 Silomaker
 TDN
 FS-401-R
 Silo Fill 35
 G-103-S

 30-F
 923
 FS-25A
 102-F
 367

 300
 FS-531-R
 G-650-S
 FS-24
 Ho- K

 F-75
 Silomilo
 942
 947
Energy Plus


10TILLED SEth-BED 3 R S


 DUNCAN
DRY WT. MULTIPLE
 T/A RANGE

 11.08 A
 9.88 AB
 9.71 AB
 9.68 AB
 9.66 AB


9.65
9.22
9.20
8.93
8.77

8.53
8.34
8.33
8.33
8.19

7.65
7.63
7.37
6.98
6.03

8.66


AB
ABC
ABCD
ABCD
BCD

BCD
BCD
BCD
BCD
BCD

BCDE
BCDE
 CDE
 DE
 E


HEIGHT
INCHES

118
107
118
125
110

124
139
120
111
125

106
138
100
 92
 134

138
103
116
108
90

115


DISEASE
RATING

5.7
5.7
5.3
6.3
5.3


7.0
6.7
6.3
7.3
6.0

7.0
4.3
7.0
7.3
2.0


5.7
6.0
3.3
3.7
2.3

5.5


SOD-SEEDED 3 REPLICATES


DRY WT.
 T/A

 6.72
 5.80
 6.94
 8.22
 5.98

 6.72
 7.05
 8.16
 6.86
 7.57

 6.81
 6.90
 6.22
 6.25
 6.61

6.48
5.18
5.45
5.62
4.08


6.48


UUNCAN
MULTIPLE
RANGE

AB
AB
AB
A
AB

AB
AB
A
AB
A

AB
AB
AB
AB
AB


AB
AB
AB
AB
B


HEIGHT
INCHES

102
 90
 111
 109
 95

 105
 115
 106
 97
 110

 91
 128
 93
 79
 115


122
85
90
95
77


DISEASE
RATING

5.0
2.3
3.3
5.7
4.0

5.0
3.3
5.3
4.0
6.0

2.3
3.7
6.0
4.0
1.3

3.3
4.3
3.0
2.7
1.0


3.8


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* Part of Sod-Seeded area compacted by previous tractor and vehicle traffic, causing variable nitrification
of the organic soil, consequently variable seedling vigor and subsequent growth, and so much variation
within and between the Sod-Seeded replicates that there was very little statistical significance. However,
note that 8 out of 10 top varieties on Rototilled Seed-bed are also in top 10 on Sod.


Soil: Everglades Peat;
Planted May,20; Plots 4
sod. Harvested at soft


Fertilizer: 0-10-20 + ME @ 400 Ib/A (448 kg/ha);
rows 16" by 13,; 3. replicates in Rotopilled Seed-bed, 3-drilled into Bermudagrass
to hard dough stage, early to mid August, 8' 2" of two center rows.


Height plot average to seed-head; Disease rating 0 10 (none to severe).