2001-2002 Comparison of Planting Dates for Rye, Oat, Wheat and Triticale Varieties and Strains

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Table 2. Small-grain forage summary comparing planting dates at Red River Demonstration and Research Farm, Burneyville, Oklahoma; 2001-2002¹
September 14 Planting
Variety and Crop	Clipping dates					Forage produced by 12/6 (%)
	12/6	3/12	4/2	5/2	2001-2002 Total
	Pounds of oven-dry forage
Oklon rye	2,068	535	1,908	435	4,946	42
Maton rye	1,389	320	2,782	333	4,824	29
Bates rye	1,774	500	1,631	438	4,343	41
Dallas oat	732	108	1,075	2,378	4,293	17
Harrison oat	308	44	879	2,323	3,554	9
NF87 triticale	1,752	250	849	531	3,382	52
Lockett wheat	806	204	1,809	557	3,376	24
Coker 9663 wheat (soft)	1,178	606	1,006	547	3,337	35
Jagger wheat	1,137	429	827	490	2,883	39
	Average
	1,238	333	1,419	893	3,882	32
	L.S.D.² (.05)
	500	189	646	299	1,050
	C.V.³ (%)
	23.4	32.7	26.3	19.4	15.6

October 5 Planting
Variety and Crop	Clipping dates					Forage produced by 12/7 (%)
	12/7	3/12	4/2	4/30	2001-2002 Total
	Pounds of oven-dry forage
Maton rye	1,037	565	3,400	473	5,475	19
Jagger wheat	1,006	1,065	2,698	689	5,458	18
Lockett wheat	915	525	3,074	934	5,448	17
Coker 9663 wheat (soft)	805	1,138	2,328	927	5,198	15
Oklon rye	1,518	638	2,140	215	4,511	34
Bates rye	1,447	585	2,218	194	4,444	33
Dallas oat	9	57	1,426	2,791	4,283	0
NF87 triticale	905	672	1,898	804	4,279	21
Harrison oat	22	95	1,015	2,362	3,494	1
	Average
	852	593	2,244	1,043	4,732	18
	L.S.D.² (.05)
	198	480	444	363	720
	C.V.³ (%)
	13.4	46.7	11.4	20.1	8.8

¹Influencing factors were the same for both plantings and are shown in the NF-FO-02-02 Report. ²Least significant difference. ³Coefficient of variation.