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Excellent Vigor - Late Maturity

TAKENA II orchardgrass is a fresh selection out of the high-yielding, later- maturing Takena orchardgrass.  Early test results from the University of Kentucky indicate that it everything that Takena is, and more.  Takena II will be available in limited quantities.

University of Kentucky - Lexington sown Sep 16, 2003

Variety

3-yr Yield

(in tons/dm)

Seedling Vigor 10-31-03

Maturity

 05-13-04

Persist

12.96*

4.0

54.5

Takena II

11.61*

4.5

41.0

Hallmark

10.76

2.0

59.5

Intensiv

10.75

5.0

38.0

Udder

10.56

2.0

51.0

Vision

6.62

3.5

52.0

lsd 1.86

0.5

7.8

Vigor scale: 1-5; 5= most vigor; Maturity scale: the higher the number the earlier the maturity

*Variety is not significantly different from the highest numeric value in the column

 

University of Kentucky - Princeton sown Sep 1, 2004

Variety

3-yr Yield

(in tons/dm)

Seedling Vigor 12-21-04

Maturity

 05-10-05

Shiloh II

10.34* 3.5

47.8

Takena II

9.65* 4.0

46.5

Persist 8.92 4.3 50.8

Extend

8.83 3.3

46.5

Hallmark

8.68 3.3

50.8

Ambassador

8.43 3.8

51.0

LG-31 8.13 3.3 36.5

Command

7.70 3.0

40.0

lsd 1.28 0.6

6.6

Vigor scale: 1-5; 5= most vigor; Maturity scale: the higher the number the earlier the maturity

*Variety is not significantly different from the highest numeric value in the column

 

University of Kentucky - Princeton sown Oct 9, 2003

Variety

3-yr Yield

(in tons/dm)

Maturity

 05-11-05

Persist

14.44* 62.0
Benchmark Plus 14.30* 62.0

Takena II

14.17* 61.5

Udder

14.11* 62.0

Tekapo

13.99* 62.0

Prairie

19.38* 62.0
Haymate 13.80* 61.3
Crown Royale Plus 12.96 62.0
Hallmark 12.89 62.0

Vision

8.97 62.0
lsd 1.35 0.40

Vigor scale: 1-5; 5= most vigor; Maturity scale: the higher the number the earlier the maturity

*Variety is not significantly different from the highest numeric value in the column

 

 

University of WI - Arlington - 2005-07 Yields (tons/acre)

Variety

'07 Total

'06 Total '05 Total 3-Year Total

Pizza

7.08* 11.02* 3.77*
21.88*

Takena II

7.48* 10.27* 3.97*
21.73*

Icon

7.62* 10.29* 3.73*
21.64*
OG-4 7.22* 9.85 4.12*
21.20*
Harvester 6.32 9.99 4.28*
20.59*

Vision

died 9.38 3.62*  
lsd 0..79 0.99 0.37 2.07

*statistically equal to the top scoring variety

complete data avaiable at www.uwex.edu/ces/forage/resdata/2007report06.htm

 

Penn State - Rock Springs, PA -  2004-07 (tons/acre)

Variety

2007 Yield

2006 Yield 2005 Yield 3-yr Average % Stand

Extend

3.48* 6.06* 5.46*
4.98*
82.6
Takena II 3.30* 6.26* 5.03*
4.85*
89.8*

Pennlate

3.47* 6.41* 4.65
4.83*
89.7*
Bounty 3.58* 5.99* 4.79
4.78*
90.1*

Haymaster

3.40* 5.54 5.21
4.71*
86.8*
Persist 3.34* 6.05* 4.64
4.67*
91.5*

Century

3.62* 5.50 4.73
4.60*
90.2*
Niva 3.08* 5.59 4.77
4.47
86.8*

Shiloh II

3.20* 5.84 3.95
4.32
91.5*
Athos 3.07* 5.03 4.62
4.23
87.3*
Command 3.05 5.16 4.45
4.20
83.7
LG-31 2.70 5.08 4.46
4.06
87.5*
lsd 0.56 0.54 0.53

0.38

7.5

*statistically equal to the top scoring variety

complete data avaiable at http://cropsoil.psu.edu/pdf/2007_forage_trials_report.pdf

 

 

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