2001 Forage Yields from Bermudagrass Varieties and Strains

Table 3. Dry forage yields from seeded "new" bermudagrass, 2001; established May 30, 2000, Ardmore, Oklahoma

Variety or blend	Clipping Dates						2001 Total	Average Crude Protein (%)

	5/25	6/26	7/20	8/23	9/25	11/6

Midland 99¹	1,221	2,703	1,494	895	2,137	197	8,647	13.0
Ozarka¹	1,542	2,046	1,252	998	1,909	378	8,125	13.2
Giant	847	1,987	1,431	774	2,423	599	8,061	14.1
Cheyenne	2,134	2,006	1,068	658	1,510	390	7,766	13.3
Tifton 44¹	1,387	2,391	1,365	822	1,436	210	7,611	13.3
Mirage/Cd90160²	1,980	1,867	961	588	1,510	349	7,255	14.2
Common	1,705	1,709	941	477	1,138	258	6,228	13.6
Ranchero Frio²	1,002	1,470	1,073	614	1,567	449	6,175	13.1
Cd90160	1,367	1,448	844	588	1,450	448	6,145	14.1
Mirage	1,521	1,534	785	479	1,152	317	5,788	14.1
Wrangler	521	1,672	931	627	1,404	204	5,359	13.7
Mohawk	1,187	1,355	587	335	1,062	236	4,762	13.6
Guymon	243	701	740	526	1,354	272	3,836	14.2

	Average

	1,281	1,761	1,036	644	1,542	331	6,595	13.6

	L.S.D.³ (0.05)

	NS	953	504	183	505	152	NS

	C.V.⁴ (%)

	78.3	37.7	33.9	19.8	22.8	31.9	32.5

¹Vegetatively propagated varieties. ²Varietal mixtures. ³Least significant differences. ⁴Coefficient of variat