MALT barley seeding rate STUDY                                                                                                                        

J. Eckhoff1

 

 2004

Dryland                                                            Planted: April 8                      Harvested: July 29

 

 

variety

Seeding

Rate

Seed/ac

 

Heading

Date2

 

Height

in

Grain

Protein

 

Percent plump

 

Test

Wt

 

Yield

Bu/ac

Legacy

750,000

70.0

30.2

11.90

75.8

49.1

105.4

 

1,000,000

69.8

30.0

11.71

78.0

49.8

111.3

 

1,250,000

70.8

30.6

11.75

81.3

49.5

106.5

 

1,500,000

70.3

30.1

11.60

77.3

49.5

106.3

LSD 0.05

NS

NS

NS

4.2

NS

NS

Coors 37

750,000

77.5

24.0

12.54

88.5

50.8

101.6

 

1,000,000

76.0

22.6

12.82

83.5

51.0

97.3

 

1,250,000

77.3

22.7

12.79

85.3

50.4

105.3

 

1,500,000

76.5

22.8

12.63

86.3

50.9

103.6

LSD 0.05

NS

0.5

NS

NS

NS

6.0

Sprinkle irrigated                                           Planted: April 19                  Harvested:  August 20

 

 

variety

Seeding

Rate

Seed/ac

 

Heading

Date2

 

Height

in

 

Lodging index

 

Grain

Protein

 

Percent

plump

 

Test

Wt

 

Yield

Bu/ac

Legacy

1,000,000

65.5

104.8

4.00

14.09

83.0

48.3

128.9

 

1,250,000

66.0

107.5

5.25

14.46

76.0

47.0

128.9

 

1,500,000

66.3

102.0

6.00

14.37

79.3

48.1

137.1

122.3

2,000,000

66.0

100.3

5.75

14.21

82.3

48.6

126.7

LSD 0.05

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Coors 37

1,000,000

71.0

88.0

2.00

13.92

80.5

49.4

125.2

 

1,250,000

71.0

86.5

3.25

14.52

75.8

48.0

115.1

 

1,500,000

70.8

85.8

4.00

14.21

78.5

48.8

126.4

 

2,000,000

70.5

85.5

3.00

13.72

79.8

48.1

123.4

LSD 0.05

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Flood irrigated                                                Planted: April 19                   Harvested:  August 9

 

 

variety

Seeding

Rate

Seed/ac

 

Heading

Date2

 

Height

in

 

Lodging index

 

Grain

Protein

 

Percent plump

 

Test

Wt

 

Yield

Bu/ac

Legacy

1,000,000

64.5

38.3

1.25

10.16

93.3

48.5

133.0

 

1,250,000

64.0

36.8

1.50

10.05

92.3

48.3

128.2

 

1,500,000

63.0

37.6

1.25

9.65

94.3

48.4

134.0

 

2,000,000

62.5

36.2

2.00

9.88

94.8

48.5

134.3

LSD 0.05

1.2

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Coors 37

1,000,000

69.8

29.8

0.00

9.94

97.3

52.4

134.2

 

1,250,000

69.8

29.8

0.00

9.83

97.3

52.4

139.1

 

1,500,000

69.0

28.9

0.00