WHEN DOES PERSIST MATURE?
 

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Research Data

 

MATURITY DATA

 

Persist has a similar maturity date to Potomac and Benchmark, but consistently produces more forage later in the season than those two varieties.  Data on maturity has been recorded at several locations.

 

TRIAL DATA:

 

         
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Maturity - May 13, 2004

1st year of trial 

Cultivar Rating
Hallmark 59.5
Persist 54.5
Vision 52.0
Udder 51.0
Takena II 41.0
Intensive 38.0
lsd 7.8

 

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Maturity - May 13, 2005

2nd yr of trial

Cultivar Maturity
Persist 58.0
Hallmark 57.5
Vision 56.0
Udder 55.5
Takena II 54.5
Intensive 51.5
lsd 1.4

 

maturity rating scale: 37 flag leaf emergence, 45 = boot swollen, 50=beginning of inflorescence emergence, 58=complete emergence of inflorescence, 62=beginning of pollen shed.

University of Kentucky

Princeton, KY

Maturity - May 10, 2005

1st year of trial 

Cultivar Rating
Ambassador 51.0
Hallmark 50.8
Persist 50.8
Shiloh II 47.8
Extend 46.5
Takena 46.5
Command 40.0
LG-31 36.5
lsd 6.6

 

maturity rating scale: 37 flag leaf emergence, 45 = boot swollen, 50=beginning of inflorescence emergence, 58=complete emergence of inflorescence, 62=beginning of pollen shed.

 
Penn State University

Cut Date - 2005 Harvest

Cultivar Cut Date
Century 5/16/05
Persist 5/16/05
Pennlate 5/16/05
Niva 5/26/05
Extend 5/26/05
Command 5/26/05
Takena II 5/26/05
Barlemas 6/01/05
Athos 6/01/05

 

Cut date refers to 1st cutting date which is at late boot to early heading.

University of Kentucky

Maturity - May 9, 1994

Cultivar Maturity
Boone 10.0
Potomac 9.75
Shiloh 9.75
Persist 9.67
Paiute 9.50
Latar 9.25
Elsie 8.75
Shawnee 8.50
Warrior 8.50
Condor 8.33
Dawn 7.50
lsd 1.19

 

maturity rating scale: 1=vegetative, 3=early boot, 5=mid boot, 7=late boot, 9=early head, 11=full head

Now you know why we say, “Plant for Keeps!”

 

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