Forage Yields

While still in the experimental stage, Persist was included in variety trials at Lexington and Princeton, KY in 1993 and 1994. The plots were seeded in mid-September 1992. Ten years later, Persist was included in variety trials at Lexington and Quicksand, KY in a trial sown in September and October 2003, respectively.

The 1993 trials included 22 entries of commercial varieties and experimental breeding lines. Persist produced the top yield over the two years at both locations! The 2003-06 trials included six commercial varieties at Lexington, while the Quicksand trial included ten commercial varieties. While there is only two years of reported data so far, we are excited to report that Persist produced the top yield in both trials!

TRIAL DATA:

University of Kentucky Dry Matter Yields 1993-94 Harvest
	Lexington, KY			Princeton, KY
Cultivar	1993 Yield	1994 Yield	2-yr Total	1993 Yield	1994 Yield	2-yr Total
Persist	4.65	3.21*	7.86*	3.52	3.26*	6.78*
Condor	4.61	2.78	7.39	3.42	2.60	6.01
Warrior	4.45	2.69	7.15	3.79*	2.39	6.19
Shiloh	4.38	2.75	7.14	3.29	3.02	6.31
Potomac	4.29	2.73	7.01	3.05	2.81	5.86
Paiute	4.18	2.70	6.88	2.95	2.32	5.27
Latar	4.29	2.55	6.84	3.69	2.59	6.28
Dawn	3.89	2.63	6.51	3.44	2.620	6.07
Shawnee	3.74	2.67	6.41	3.34	2.16	5.50
Elsie	3.90	2.50	6.39	3.44	2.60	6.04
Boone	3.60	2.53	6.13	309	2.90	6.00
lsd	0.49	0.45	0.87	0.71	0.46	0.98

*highest score

University of Kentucky Dry Matter Yields 2004-05 Harvest 3-Year Totals
Cultivar	Quicksand	Lexington
Persist	14.44*	12.96*
Takena II	14.17	11.61
Udder	14.11	10.56
Tekapo	13.99	not entered
Prairie	13.98	not entered
Haymate	13.80	not entered
Crown Royale Plus	12.96	not entered
Hallmark	12.89	10.76
Intensive	not entered	10.75
Vision	8.97	6.62
lsd	1.35	1.15

*highest score