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Table 1-B. Variety and seeding rate effects on achieved population and % seedlings emerged at two
locations in 2003
Desired Seeding Rate Beaumont Eagle Lake
Population Adjusted for 95% Achieved Population Seedlings Achieved Population Seedlings
Variety (plants/sq.ft.) % Germ Survival (lbs/A) (plants/sq.ft.) Emerged% (plants/sq.ft.) Emerged%
Saber 12
32 15 118
87
a NA NA
Saber 24 64 28 110 NA NA
TX8181 12
36 13 103 5 40
80
TX8181 24 72 21 83 9 35
TX9092 12
32 11 87 9 71
92
TX9092 24 64 22 87 13 51
Jefferson 12
36 12 94 10 78
91
Jefferson 24 72 21 83 14 55
Cocodrie 12
41 11 87 8 63
78
Cocodrie 24 81 17 66 12 47
Cheniere 12
28 13 104 8 64
98
Cheniere 24 57 23 92 12 48
Bengal 12
38 13 104 8 64
92
Bengal 24 77 23 92 12 48
CL161 12
34 11 88 9 72
80
CL161 24 68 23 92 13 52
Cypress 12
34 10 79 N/A N/A
89
Cypress 24 68 24 95 N/A N/A
Francis 12
28 14 109 10 78
97
Francis 24 55 24 94 16 63
XL7 9
22 10 105 8 83
90
XL7 18 44 19 99 13 68
XL8 9
21 11 116 7 73
96
XL8 18 42 22 116 10 52
CLXL8 9 84 21 12 127 7 74
CLXL8 18 42 20 106 9 47
XP710 9
29 8 86 7 74
72
XP710 18 59 16 86 9 48
XP712 9
19 10 108 5 54
92
XP712 18 38 19 103 8 43
Calculations used to determine “Seeding Rate” and % “Seedlings Emerged” are given on page 12.
a % seedlings emerged values greater than 100% suggest that achieved population measurements were higher
than average population within the plots.
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