Summary of Winter Forage
    Variety Trials 1985 - 1996

    Marsha Campbell Mathews
    Farm Advisor

    1985 to 1986
    . 1985*   UCD 1985*   Tulare 1985fl   Turlock 1985sd   Turlock 1986fl   Keyes 1986*   Tulare 
    SWAN 29.58 25.13 12.98 19.63 7.48 18.81
    PERT 23.61 22.52 . . 9.51 16.87
    DIRKWIN . . . . 10.71 .
    OGLE . . . . 10.54 24.32
    BATES 24.53 23.78 13.51 19.13 10.70 16.53
    MONTEZUMA  27.78 21.17 8.60 11.87 5.60 7.00
    KANOTA 25.73 23.05 14.19 15.65 6.70  8.93
    SIERRA 28.87 24.37 10.58 17.84 4.17 9.52
    CAL RED  22.03 24.77 11.49 15.60 7.87 7.33
     
     
    1986 to 1989
    . 1986str 
    Modesto    		 1987fl 
    Hilmar    		 1988str 
    Denair    		 1989* 
    Tulare    		 1989* 
    Modesto
    SWAN 14.32  6.31 11.70 19.63 12.04
    PERT . 5.60 . 27.10 11.21
    DIRKWIN 15.12 7.07 17.00 . 12.55
    OGLE . 6.05 . 22.62 9.54
    BATES . 5.74 11.61 13.40 9.92
    MONTEZUMA . 5.63 . 14.10 12.86
    KANOTA 11.34 5.10 12.53 12.92 7.30
    SIERRA . 5.68 . 17.37 10.50
    CAL RED . 6.71 . 12.31 10.01

     
    1990 to 1991
    . 1990fl 
    Hickman    		 1990*  Tulare 1990*  Kings 1991str  Turlock 1991*  Tulare 1991*  Kings
    SWAN 15.26 14.46 18.75 9.22 21.18 19.91
    PERT 23.42 15.33 18.60 7.06 16.47 18.87
    DIRKWIN 21.37 10.41 13.59 10.15 22.17 18.41
    OGLE 14.45 15.87  17.49 8.16 18.15 20.74
    BATES 20.57 16.11 15.81 6.65 21.48 17.61
    MONTEZUMA 15.32 12.45 13.26 7.45 19.35 18.62
    KANOTA 11.87 10.35 16.92 9.17 21.09 18.52
    SIERRA 13.88 9.66 15.06 . 21.75 20.76
    CAL RED 19.76 11.73 11.25 . 17.49 17.49
    UC 112 . . . 17.88  17.84  14.93
    UC 113 . . . 17.43 19.88 15.31
     JUAN . . . 21.57 18.96 13.73
    ID 232 . . . . . .

     
    1992 to 1997
    . 1992fl 
    Hickman    		 1992*  Kings 1993fl 
    Hickman    		 1994fl 
    Hickman    		 1996fl 
    Hickman    		 1997fl 
    Hickman
    SWAN 15.82 26.00 12.90 13.10 9.98 10.49
    PERT 17.11 22.10 11.82 12.70 8.46 9.81
    DIRKWIN 16.73 19.80  9.29 13.05 7.11 9.29
    OGLE 15.41 24.00 11.94 17.13 12.08 16.75
    BATES 15.95 14.70 12.03 10.38 10.07 13.21
    MONTEZUMA 13.90 20.60 10.45 9.53 5.13 6.76
    KANOTA 12.88 21.40 11.38 8.98 7.91 10.1
    SIERRA 14.07 20.60 15.46 8.90 6.15 9.28
    CAL RED 8.46 14.70 . . . .
    UC 112 21.40 . 12.80 10.10 . .
    UC 113 20.40 . 12.46 9.70 8.93 .
    JUAN 25.30 . 14.62 13.89 17.52 7.97
    ID 232 . . 18.4 15.05 10.38 7.84
     
    Gene (note: 1993 is 1 observational plot only)
     
    fl
    multiple harvest trials; each variety harvested when it reaches the flower stage
    *
    all entries harvested at the same time, usually in the soft dough stage. In these trials, earlier  maturing varieties will usually have an advantage over the later maturing entries.
    str
    strip trials,  usually harvested in the soft dough stage


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