Soybean Yield along the Texas Gulf Coast during Periods of Variable Rainfall as Influenced by Soybean Cultivar and Planting Date
Table 7
Days from planting to harvest, 2006.
Cultivar
Wharton County
Victoria County
15 Mar
4 April
18 April
14 Mar
28 Mar
11 April
Number of days
AG 4703RR
139
119
133
118
111
126
AG 4801RR
126
119
118
118
111
126
AG 4903RR
139
119
133
125
—
126
AG 5301RR
139
132
148
125
111
126
Croplan 4655RR
126
119
118
106
111
126
Croplan 4955RR
139
132
148
125
—
126
Croplan 4992RR
126
119
118
106
—
126
DG 33B52RR
139
132
148
125
111
126
DG 3481RR
126
119
118
106
111
126
DG 36Y48RR
139
119
133
118
—
126
DG 37G52RR
139
132
148
125
140
126
DK 4866RR
139
119
133
—
—
126
DK 5066RR
139
132
133
—
—
—
DP 4919RR
139
119
118
106
111
126
DP 5110S (C)
139
119
148
106
111
126
DP 5115RR
139
132
148
118
—
126
DP 5414RR
139
132
148
125
—
126
Garst 4612RR
126
119
118
106
111
97
Garst 4999RR
139
119
133
118
—
126
HBK 4926 (C)
139
119
148
125
111
126
HBK 5025 (C)
139
132
148
118
111
126
HBK 5123RR
139
132
148
125
—
97
HBK 5894 (C)
139
132
148
125
111
132
NC+ 4A42RR
126
119
118
106
111
126
NC+ 4A81RR
126
119
148
106
111
126
NC+ 465RR
126
119
118
106
111
126
NC+ 5A15RR
139
132
148
118
111
126
NK 452 (C)
139
132
148
125
111
126
NKS 49-T1RR
152
162
148
125
140
132
Pioneer 94M90RR
139
119
118
106
—
126
UA 4805 (C)
139
132
148
118
111
126
LSD (0.05)
6
4
For all cultivars, paraquat at 0.25 kg/ha was applied when at least 70% of the seed pods had reached a mature brown color and when seed moisure was 25% or less. Cultivars were harvested within 3 to 5 d when seed moisture was approximately 12%. Cultivar DG 5066RR not planted at Victoria County. Other locations or planting dates with “—” indicates not harvested. Abbreviations: C, conventional cultivars; NRS, RR, Roundup Ready cultivars.
