Ames, Iowa
November 2, 2007
Results of the 2007 Iowa Crop
Performance Test for barley and oats now are available online at
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/icia/.
Copies of
Iowa State University (ISU)
Extension publication 2007 Iowa Crop Performance Tests – Oat and
Barley (PM 1645) will be available Nov. 12, and may be requested
by contacting Iowa Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) at (515)
294-6921 or the ISU Extension Distribution Center at
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/store/ or (515) 294-5247.
The spring test included oats and barley. The oat test evaluated
23 varieties planted at Ames, Crawfordsville, Lewis, Nashua and
Sutherland. The test at Crawfordsville was abandoned because of
freeze damage that occurred in April. Warm and dry weather in
May and June produced yields that varied across the state but
were generally lower than the previous year. Test weights were
higher than 2006. The statewide average yield was 121 bushels
per acre with test weights averaging 34.1 pounds per bushel.
The barley test evaluated 15 varieties planted at Ames, Nashua
and Sutherland. Average yields were 63 bushels per acre with
test weights averaging 48.9 pounds per bushel.
ICIA's crop performance testing program is a cooperative effort
with the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
at ISU and ISU Extension. The program offers unbiased,
third-party information to Iowa growers on commercial seed they
can purchase. Information on the adaptation and performance of
hybrids and varieties is offered for alfalfa, barley, corn, oat,
soybean and wheat. |
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