HIGH INPUT WHEAT TEST
SOUTHEAST BRANCH STATION, ROHWER, AR
Soil series....McGehee silt loam
Previous crop...Fallow
Preplant fertilizer....None
Planting date....November 4, 1993
Topdress # 1....90 lbs/A N on February 18, 1994
Topdress # 2....60 lbs/A N on March 14, 1994
Herbicide application(s)....0.5 oz/A Harmony Extra on February 8, 1994
48 oz/A Hoelon on February 7, 1993
Fungicide application(s)....4 oz/A Tilt on March 30, 1994
Insecticide application(s)....16 oz/A methyl parathion
Harvest date....June 1, 1994
Precipitation
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Total
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1993-94 2.2 4.2 7.2 11.8 5.8 4.7 1.9 5.0 42.8
Normal 4.5 5.6 6.7 3.4 5.5 5.2 3.5 4.7 39.1
Departure -2.3 -1.4 +0.5 +8.4 +0.3 -0.5 -1.6 +0.3 +3.7
Table 10. Performance of Wheat Cultivars in High Input Test, Rohwer.
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Entry Test Head Mat. 2-Yr 3-Yr
Name Yield wt Ldg date date Avg Avg
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bu/A lb/bu % -----bu/A-----
JACKSON 130.1 59.2 8 4-09 5-12 106.6
AGRA TECH FFR 525W 127.3 59.4 15 4-09 5-13 103.0 103.3
EK 114 126.1 58.2 15 4-09 5-16
PIONEER VARIETY 2684 125.6 59.9 0 4-06 5-12 98.6
HAZEN 124.0 59.8 0 4-09 5-18 105.1 100.4
PIONEER XW523 122.9 59.8 8 4-09 5-17
PIONEER XW522 122.3 57.5 0 4-08 5-12
BUCKSHOT'S DS860073 122.2 58.5 18 4-08 5-14
SALUDA 121.5 59.9 15 4-10 5-16 103.8 100.9
AR 26158-4 120.8 58.0 18 4-04 5-12
NK COKER 9134 120.0 57.8 4 4-09 5-12
HARTZ HX3400 118.7 58.5 0 4-09 5-16 96.9
GA GORE 118.5 57.7 0 4-07 5-13 93.6 97.4
AGRIPRO SAWYER 118.2 56.9 0 4-11 5-19 101.2 96.9
GA ANDY 117.6 54.2 0 4-05 5-10 95.4 102.3
ERNIE (MO 12256) 116.5 58.5 43 4-09 5-12
AGRIPRO HICKORY 115.6 56.2 18 4-08 5-12 110.2
FLORIDA 302 115.1 58.9 3 4-09 5-19 92.0 88.5
AR 370-2-1 114.8 57.4 5 4-09 5-16
PIONEER VARIETY 2566 114.4 57.3 0 4-10 5-19
AGRIPRO MALLARD 113.8 57.0 5 4-13 5-22 103.2 103.2
FREEDOM 113.8 58.2 0 4-15 5-22
GEORGIA 100 113.7 56.0 0 4-09 5-18 85.5 86.8
AGRA TECH 91W 112.8 57.8 0 4-10 5-19 98.5 95.5
AGRA TECH 350W 112.7 57.3 15 4-11 5-17 101.7 96.6
NK COKER 9835 112.4 56.0 0 4-09 5-22 86.2 92.3
FLORIDA 304 112.4 57.3 0 4-09 5-12 81.6 84.3
BAYLES 112.2 56.1 0 4-09 5-13 86.8 91.0
NK COKER 9474 112.0 60.2 0 4-09 5-17
BUCKSHOT'S DS2368 111.3 57.3 0 4-05 5-10 87.7 91.5
AGRIPRO 89-4417A 111.2 57.9 0 4-15 5-21
TERRAL 8822 110.9 58.4 0 4-11 5-23 88.6
HARTZ HX875W 110.5 55.5 58 4-09 5-14
PIONEER VARIETY 2580 110.2 57.9 0 4-09 5-14 94.3
AR 361A-2-1 109.8 56.2 0 4-09 5-17
AGRIPRO SAVANNAH 108.9 58.9 28 4-08 5-14 85.6 88.5
VERNE 108.7 58.1 0 4-09 5-19 100.5 97.9
TERRAL 1011 107.7 55.9 18 4-12 5-22 95.8
MADISON 107.5 55.8 0 4-09 5-13 88.0 92.0
AR 361A-4-2 105.4 59.3 0 4-09 5-17
AR 361A-1-2 105.2 58.2 0 4-07 5-15
TERRAL 101 104.3 55.9 20 4-13 5-22 93.4 90.1
AR 361A-9-1 103.9 59.2 25 4-10 5-16
WAKEFIELD 102.5 54.6 5 4-10 5-17 95.1 95.5
CARDINAL 101.6 57.7 3 4-15 5-23 93.4 87.7
CALDWELL 101.0 57.9 58 4-15 5-22 95.3 89.1
CLARK 100.8 55.4 0 4-09 5-18 90.3
TX 89D 2148 99.3 58.8 8 4-11 5-16
NK COKER 9803 * 56.6 0 4-09 5-20
NK COKER 9543 * 57.3 0 4-12 5-25
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Grand mean 112.3 57.6 8 4-10 5-17 94.4 93.8
LSD (5%) 12.8 3.4 1 3 23.8 19.4
C.V. (%) 8.2 4.3 2 3 10.5 10.5
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Ldg = Lodging
*Yields not reported due to unacceptable stands