Research Article

Soybean Yield along the Texas Gulf Coast during Periods of Variable Rainfall as Influenced by Soybean Cultivar and Planting Date

Table 12

Pod height from ground to first pod with three planting dates at two locations in 2009.

Cultivar WhartonVictoria
24 Mar7 April27 April23 Mar6 April21 April

Cm
AG 4907RR14.79.47.17.611.9
AG 5304RR12.711.95.110.715.210.2
AG 5503RR11.47.610.25.814.510.2
AG 5606RR5.15.87.69.411.910.2
AG 5803RR11.911.910.211.412.76.9
Croplan 4955RR10.28.410.210.012.713.5
Croplan 4998RR7.66.910.27.111.910.8
DG 36Y48RR11.410.901211.97.6
DG 37P49RR7.68.410.21212.710.9
DK 4866RR7.68.48.44.36.97.6
DK 5068RR10.29.410.25.612.710.2
DP 4888RR10.211.912.76.911.910.9
DP 5335RR10.28.413.57.614.510.2
HBK 494LL10.710.212.78.313.510.2
HBK 4926 (C)14.510.910.27.111.911.9
HBK 5025 (C)10.214.515.29.414.517.0
HBK 5941 (C)24.622.108.415.217.8
HBK 5123RR11.913.508.113.511.9
HBK 5425RR5.811.910.26.98.412.7
NKS 48C9RR13.510.93.35.810.9
NKS 49W6RR5.810.212.78.111.910.9
NKS 51T8RR12.77.610.28.112.710.2
Pioneer 94Y90RR10.210.210.28.110.99.4
Pioneer 95Y20RR10.98.45.17.610.910.9
TV 46R19RR14.010.912.78.45.110.9
TV 49R17RR11.910.905.87.610.9
TV 54R28RR5.15.85.17.65.85.1
TV 55R15RR7.65.812.79.712.710.2
Vernal (C)15.217.0012.718.529.7
LSD (0.05)4.35.8

Abbreviations: C, conventional cultivars; LL, Liberty Link cultivars; RR, Roundup Ready cultivars. A “—” indicates cultivar not harvested; “0” indicates no yield for that cultivar.