North Central Research Extension Center—Minot

Forage Variety Trial—Cool Season

Days

Hay

to

 Plant

AD-

Protein

Crude

Hrvst

2004

2005

Variety

Head

Height

ADF

NDF

ICP

Ca

P

Mg

K

S

Sol.

Protein

Moist

T/A

T/A

DAP

in

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

10%

10%

Jerry

49

39

32.5

49.4

1.2

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.9

0.2

13.2

9.9

64.9

3.9

4.1

Forage Plus

56

39

35.1

54.7

1.1

0.3

0.3

0.2

2.1

0.2

25.1

12.4

74.4

3.5

5.0

Hays

62

29

30.6

48.1

1.1

0.4

0.3

0.2

2.0

0.2

28.4

12.2

64.3

3.1

4.8

Haybet

60

31

27.8

45.3

0.9

0.3

0.3

0.2

1.6

0.2

29.7

11.8

66.9

3.5

4.0

Rawson

49

32

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

62.9

--

5.0

LSD 5%

2

1

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

2.6

NS

0.7

C.V.%

2.4

2.4

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

2.58

23.2

11.28

Mean

57

34

30.5

48.5

1.0

0.5

0.3

0.2

1.8

0.2

26.85

12.89

68.6

3.4

4.2

DAP=Days after planting

ADF=acid-detergent fiber

NDF=neutral-detergent fiber

AD-ICP=bound protein

Nutrients: Ca=calcium, P=phosphorus, Mg=magnesium, K=potassium, S=sulfur