2003 Barley Seeding Rate, Sidney, MT     –     Joyce Eckhoff

 

                             Analysis of Variance, single factor

Dryland                                                                      Planted: April 14                     Harvested: July 24

 

 

variety

Seeding

Rate

Seed/ac

 

Heading

Date1

 

Height

in

 

Lodging index

Grain

Protein

 

Percent plump

 

Test

Wt

 

Yield

Bu/ac

Legacy

750,000

49.2

33.3

0.0

11.9

51.8

48.2

70.4

 

1,000,000

49.0

33.0

0.0

12.0

55.2

48.9

79.9

 

1,250,000

49.0

34.0

0.0

11.8

59.2

48.4

83.3

 

1,500,000

49.0

33.3

0.0

12.6

46.5

47.2

81.0

LSD 0.05

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

10.8

Coors 37

750,000

53.0

26.2

0.0

12.7

61.0

47.6

77.2

 

1,000,000

52.5

25.9

0.0

12.3

55.2

47.1

74.4

 

1,250,000

52.5

25.1

0.0

11.3

68.5

49.2

82.9

 

1,500,000

52.5

24.3

0.0

12.0

64.0

47.9

84.5

LSD 0.05

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprinkle irrigated                                                        Planted: Apr 28                Harvested:  August 11

 

 

variety

Seeding

Rate

Seed/ac

 

Heading

Date1

 

Height

in

 

Lodging index

 

Grain

Protein

 

Percent

plump

 

Test

Wt

 

Yield

Bu/ac

Legacy

1,000,000

54.8

39.8

1.0

12.5

93.0

49.4

122.2

 

1,250,000

54.5

40.8

3.1

13.1

85.5

48.2

114.3

 

1,500,000

54.0

40.2

2.8

12.1

92.5

49.1

122.3

122.3

2,000,000

54.2

38.4

3.2

12.8

89.8

49.0

126.6

LSD 0.05

ns

2.0

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Coors 37

1,000,000

61.0

35.3

2.2

13.2

91.8

50.6

114.9

 

1,250,000

60.8

33.8

2.5

12.7

92.2

50.4

114.4

 

1,500,000

60.5

34.1

3.0

12.1

92.5

50.6

125.3

 

2,000,000

60.5

34.2

3.8

12.6

92.0

50.5

129.0

LSD 0.05

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flood irrigated                                                Planted: Apr 28                      Harvested:  Aug 11

 

 

variety

Seeding

Rate

Seed/ac

 

Heading

Date1

 

Height

in

 

Lodging index

 

Grain

Protein

 

Percent plump

 

Test

Wt

 

Yield

Bu/ac

Legacy

1,000,000

54.0

39.0

2.5

9.5

90.0

49.5

124.4

 

1,250,000

54.2

39.7

3.8

10.0

90.5

49.5

130.0

 

1,500,000

54.2

39.4

2.8

10.2

91.0

49.8

130.6

 

2,000,000

54.0

39.8

4.2

9.7

86.2

49.5