Durum seeding rate, Irrigated, Sidney, Montana

Joyce Eckhoff

 

2000                        Planted: April 18       Harvested: August    2

 

variety

Seeding
Rate
Seed/ac

Seedling stand
Plants/ac

 
Heading
Date1

 
Height
in

 
Grain
Protein


Test
Wt

 
Yield
Bu/ac

Plaza

1,000,000

743,000

55.5

29.5

13.0

62.9

86.9

 

1,250,000

971,000

55.8

28.8

13.2

62.0

91.4

 

1,500,000

1,126,000

55.5

29.3

13.2

62.4

87.0

 

2,000,000

1,529,000

55.0

29.8

13.2

62.4

91.6

LSD 0.05

190,000

ns

ns

ns

0.5

ns

Mountrail

1,000,000

820,000

55.2

34.8

13.5

62.2

94.2

 

1,250,000

1,033,000

55.0

34.8

13.6

62.2

101.6

 

1,500,000

1,224,000

54.5

34.0

13.2

61.8

105.9

 

2,000,000

1,700,000

54.2

33.3

13.2

61.9

99.6

LSD 0.05

103,000

0.8

1.1

ns

ns

5.8

2001                        Planted: May 9         Harvested:  August 14

  

variety

Seeding
Rate
Seed/ac

Seedling stand
Plants/ac

 
Heading
Date1

 
Height
in

 
Grain
Protein

 
Test
Wt

 
Yield
Bu/ac

Plaza

1,000,000

832,000

56.2

30.4

14.3

58.2

55.2

 

1,250,000

1,010,000

55.5

30.4

14.7

57.4

49.8

 

1,500,000

1,280,000

56.0

31.4

14.4

58.4

53.3

 

2,000,000

1,640,000

56.0

32.0

14.8

57.4

51.4

LSD 0.05

107,000

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Mountrail

1,000,000

862,000

55.0

38.4

14.5

58.9

55.0

 

1,250,000

1,030,000

54.5

39.0

14.1

59.2

54.1

 

1,500,000

1,230,000

54.2

38.5

14.5

58.9

46.4

 

2,000,000

1,670,000

54.0

38.7

14.6

58.5

43.9

LSD 0.05

107,000

0.7

ns

ns

ns

8.5

2002                        Planted: May 14        Harvested:  August 16

  

variety

Seeding
Rate
Seed/ac

Seedling stand
Plants/ac

 
Heading
Date1

 
Height
in

 
Grain
Protein

 
Test
Wt

 
Yield
Bu/ac

Plaza

1,000,000

--

52.0

32.0

11.0

63.0

67.8

 

1,250,000

--

52.0

32.5

11.3

63.0

71.2

 

1,500,000

--

51.5

33.0

11.1

63.4

71.3

 

2,000,000

--

51.5

32.5

11.0

63.0

72.0

LSD 0.05

 

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Mountrail

1,000,000

--

52.0

35.0

10.4

63.6

69.7

 

1,250,000

--

51.8

33.6

10.2

63.4

69.1

 

1,500,000

--

51.5

34.0

10.5

63.2

71.3

 

2,000,000

--

51.2

34.0

10.1

63.8

69.8

LSD 0.05

 

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

1 days from planting