Crabgrass for Forage: Management from the 1990s/Development, Naming, and Release of the "Red River" Crabgrass Variety

Table 2. Summarized Total Forage Yields of the "Better" Crabgrass Selections by Test Year and Location.

		Oven-Dry Weight (Lbs./Acre) and Relative Yield (%) between Selections

		Red River		PDF6 (Control)		RR1 (Control)		CH275		WA174

Test Year	Location	Lbs./Ac.	%	Lbs./Ac.	%	Lbs./Ac.	%	Lbs./Ac.	%	Lbs./Ac.	%

1.	S. OK	11,524	122	9,419	100	10,458	111	—	—	8,527	91
2.	S. OK	9,296	116	8,035	100	8,002	99	8,131	101	8,042	100
3.	S. OK	12,582	123	10,264	100	9,577	93	11,524	112	10,836	106
4.	S. OK	7,502	105	7,178	100	8,224	115	8,002	111	7,361	102
	Avg.	10,226	117	8,724	100	9,065	104	9,219	106	8,699	99
5.	Ark.	—	—	—	—	5,948	100	—	—	4,869	100
6.	Ark.	—	—	—	—	9,507	100	—	—	9,562	101
7.	Ark.	10,194	87	—	—	11,682	100	9,458	81	10,192	87
8.	Ark.	9,044	95	—	—	9,566	100	9,465	99	9,461	99
9.	Ark.	9,303	108	—	—	8,591	100	8,914	104	8,346	97
	Avg.	9,515	96	—	—	9946	100	9,279	93	9,333	94
10.	Kan.	2324	103	2,255	100	1,974	88	2,272	101	1,954	87
11.	E. Okla.	4,813	166	2,902	100	4,946	170	3,316	114	3,020	104
Overall avg.		8,509	127	6,676	100	8,043	120	7,635	114	7,470	112
Avg. without Arkansas		8,006	120	6,692	100	7,197		—	—	6,623	99