HIGH INPUT WHEAT TEST
COTTON BRANCH STATION, MARIANNA, AR
Soil series....Loring silt loam
Previous crop....Soybean
Preplant fertilizer....250 lbs/A 0-28-24
Planting date....October 28, 1993
Topdress # 1....90 lbs/A N on March 4, 1994
Topdress # 2....60 lbs/A N on March 22, 1994
Herbicide application(s)....0.5 oz/A Harmony Extra on March 16, 1994
Fungicide application(s)....4 oz/A Tilt on April 14, 1994
Harvest date.... June 7, 1994
Precipitation
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Total
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1993-94 3.5 4.5 7.4 6.2 4.6 6.0 2.6 2.9 37.7
Normal 3.0 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.1 5.4 5.5 5.2 36.8
Departure +0.5 +0.1 +2.6 +1.8 +0.5 +0.6 -2.9 -2.3 +0.9
Table 8. Performance of Wheat Cultivars in High Input Test, Marianna.
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Entry Test Pt Head Mat. Wint 2-Yr 3-Yr
Name Yield wt Ldg ht date date kill Avg Avg
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bu/A lb/bu % in % ----bu/A---
AGRIPRO 89-4417A 101.6 57.9 0 31 4-20 5-25 0
WAKEFIELD 100.6 59.6 0 32 4-24 5-26 0 89.5 103.7
EK 114 100.5 58.8 0 29 4-20 5-25 0
NK COKER 9134 99.2 59.6 0 33 4-19 5-23 0
AGRA TECH FFR 525W 98.0 60.3 0 31 4-18 5-25 0 85.2 90.9
AR 26158-4 94.9 60.2 0 27 4-18 5-26 1
HARTZ HX875W 94.5 58.6 0 34 4-18 5-23 0
CARDINAL 93.1 58.7 0 35 4-24 5-26 0 86.4 99.9
AGRA TECH 350W 92.5 58.3 0 29 4-23 5-25 0 86.9 103.1
TERRAL 8822 92.5 59.0 0 31 4-25 5-28 0 86.2
VERNE 91.5 59.0 0 35 4-22 5-25 0 82.0 88.7
NK COKER 9835 91.2 58.3 0 27 4-23 5-26 0 78.8 90.3
JACKSON 90.5 59.4 0 33 4-22 5-23 0 89.3
BUCKSHOT'S DS860073 90.3 60.5 0 29 4-19 5-25 0
GA ANDY 90.3 59.2 0 31 4-18 5-23 3 81.2 71.9
PIONEER VARIETY 2580 90.2 58.4 0 29 4-18 5-23 0 87.3
AR 370-2-1 90.0 58.4 4 27 4-22 5-26 0
PIONEER VARIETY 2566 89.7 58.7 0 28 4-21 5-25 0
BAYLES 89.4 57.0 0 32 4-18 5-23 0 76.3 85.9
FREEDOM 89.4 57.8 0 30 4-22 5-28 0
AGRIPRO MALLARD 88.6 58.7 0 31 4-22 5-25 0 84.5 95.3
PIONEER XW522 88.6 60.0 0 27 4-18 5-23 0
SALUDA 87.9 58.7 0 30 4-22 5-25 0 84.1 94.2
NK COKER 9803 87.9 61.5 0 26 4-18 5-23 0 84.1 93.8
FLORIDA 302 87.8 59.1 0 32 4-21 5-26 0 81.0 83.8
AGRIPRO SAWYER 87.5 58.4 0 29 4-21 5-26 0 72.8 87.4
FLORIDA 304 86.2 59.2 0 31 4-18 5-25 2 67.2 72.1
CLARK 85.8 59.3 0 30 4-18 5-23 0 74.0
GA GORE 85.8 58.2 0 29 4-18 5-23 0 81.1 83.6
PIONEER XW523 85.6 61.1 0 30 4-20 5-24 0
AGRIPRO HICKORY 85.5 60.9 0 30 4-18 5-23 0 88.1
AR 361A-9-1 85.2 60.7 0 28 4-22 5-25 0
HAZEN 84.9 58.3 0 31 4-22 5-25 0 83.6 93.2
AGRIPRO SAVANNAH 83.6 59.8 0 32 4-18 5-23 1 69.8 70.8
BUCKSHOT'S DS2368 83.3 60.0 0 32 4-18 5-23 1 71.5 71.7
ERNIE (MO 12256) 83.2 59.4 0 26 4-18 5-23 0
AGRA TECH 91W 82.9 58.5 0 30 4-21 5-23 0 78.0 89.1
TERRAL 101 82.4 55.8 0 32 4-24 5-27 0 75.9 85.9
AR 361A-1-2 82.2 61.5 0 34 4-20 5-26 0
NK COKER 9474 82.1 60.5 0 28 4-20 5-25 0
MADISON 80.8 58.2 1 27 4-20 5-25 0 77.4 87.3
AR 361A-2-1 80.6 61.1 0 33 4-22 5-26 0
TERRAL 1011 80.2 58.1 0 32 4-23 5-26 0 77.2
AR 361A-4-2 80.1 60.8 0 36 4-20 5-25 0
PIONEER VARIETY 2684 78.5 60.0 0 29 4-18 5-23 0 74.7
HARTZ HX3400 77.7 58.9 0 31 4-19 5-25 0 75.5
NK COKER 9543 77.3 60.4 0 28 4-19 5-23 0 73.0 89.0
CALDWELL 76.2 59.6 0 30 4-22 5-23 0 74.8 85.0
GEORGIA 100 76.2 58.3 0 26 4-22 5-25 0 61.5 77.6
TX 89D 2148 75.7 59.2 0 28 4-20 5-23 0
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Grand mean 87.2 59.2 0 30 4-20 5-25 0 79.3 87.3
LSD (5%) 10.8 1.6 2 2 2 1 ns 14.5 18.9
C.V. (%) 8.9 1.9 1115 4 3 1 222 11.4 11.8
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Ldg = Lodging
Pt ht = Plant height