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1 TR11-08 December 2011 Making Better Decisions 2011 Colorado Sunflower Variety Performance Trials Agricultural Experiment Station Department of Soil & Crop Sciences

2 Acknowlegments The authors express their gratitude the Colorado farmers and Merle Vigil at the USDA Central Great Plains Research Station who generously contributed the use of their land, equip ment, and time conduct these trials for the good of all Colorado sunflower producers: Akron USDA Central Great Plains Research Station Brandon - Burl Scherler Idalia Schulte Bros. Stratn Galen Travis Yellow Jacket - Southwestern Colorado Research Center We are grateful for the funding support received from the Colorado Sunflower Administrative Committee (CSAC) conduct the Colorado Sunflower Variety Performance Trials. In addi tion, we want thank Triumph Seed Co., Inc. for conducting the sunflower seed oil content analyses and Red River Commodities, Inc. for sunflower seed-sizing analyses. Research conducted by Colorado State University Crops ing Program Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Crops ing Program Colorado State University Extension Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. Disclaimer **Mention of a trademark proprietary product does not constitute endorsement by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station.** Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding affirmative action requirements in all programs. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services. In order assist Colorado State University in meeting its affirmative action responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women, and other protected class members are encouraged apply and so identify themselves. 2

3 Table of Contents Acknowlegments...2 Authors Colorado Sunflower Hybrid Performance Trials Irrigated Oil Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Idalia Irrigated Confection Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Idalia Irrigated Oil Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Stratn Irrigated Confection Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Stratn Dryalnd Oil Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Brandon Dryland Confection Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Brandon Dryland Oil Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Akron Dryland Confection Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Akron Dryland Sunflower Performance Variety Trials at Yellow Jacket

4 Authors Dr. Jerry Johnson Associate Professor and Extension Specialist for Crop Production, Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, C012 Science Building, Fort Collins, CO ; telephone (970) ; fax (970) ; jerry. Sally Sauer - Research Assistant/Crops ing Program, Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, C03 Science Building, Fort Collins, CO ; telephone ; fax ; sally.sauer@colostate.edu Kierra Jewell- Administrative Assistant III, Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, C03 Science Building, Fort Collins, CO ; telephone (970) ; fax (970) ; kierra.jewell@colostate.edu. Jim Hain - Research Associate/Crops ing Program, Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Central Great Plains Research Station, County Road GG, Akron, CO 80720; telephone (970) ; fax (970) Dr. Abdel Berrada Research Scientist/Manager, Colorado State University, Southwestern Colorado Research Center, CR Z, P.O. 233, Yellow Jacket, CO 81335; telephone (970) ; fax (970)

5 2011 Colorado Sunflower Hybrid Performance Trials Introduction CSU s Crops ing personnel assist Colorado sunflower producers make the best possible hybrid sunflower seed selection by providing unbiased and reliable yield trial results from oil and confection sunflower performance trials. Variable climatic conditions, innovations from plant breeding and biotechnology, acquisitions and mergers of seed companies, and rapid development of new hybrid lines means that unbiased crop performance information is increasingly important Colorado sunflower producers. Each year, Colorado sunflower producers purchase over $4 million of seed which means that good variety performance information is essential making better sunflower variety decisions. Colorado State University personnel evaluated commercial oil and confection sunflower hybrids in eastern Colorado under irrigation at two locations and in two dryland locations. Sunflower hybrids were also tested on the Southwestern Colorado Research Center at Yellow Jacket. Viable results are in the following tables which are intended be stand-alone and selfexplanary. Personnel salaries and operational costs for conducting these trials come from Colorado State University, the Colorado Sunflower Administrative Committee, and entry fees from sunflower seed companies. 5

6 2011 Irrigated Oil Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Idalia Source Hybrid a Yield Moisture Weight Height Population Lodging Oil Content lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac percent percent Syngenta 3845 HO Coated , Triumph Seed TRXs11432CL , Syngenta 3845 HO , Mycogen Seeds 8H449CLDM , Syngenta , Seeds 2000 X9822-CL, DMR , Triumph Seed TRX , Triumph Seed s , Mycogen Seeds 8N421CLDM , Syngenta 3495 NS/CL/DM , Triumph Seed , Syngenta 4596 HO/DM , Mycogen Seeds 8N , Seeds 2000 X9452-CL , Croplan Genetics 548 CL DMR NS , Croplan Genetics 356A NS , Seeds 2000 Camaro-CL, DMR , Triumph Seed TRXs11431CL , Seeds 2000 Torino-CL , Triumph Seed s , Syngenta 3733 NS Coated , Croplan Genetics 442 E NS , Syngenta 3158 NS/CL/DM , Dahlgren & Co. DO-2012CL , Triumph Seed s , Seeds 2000 Sierra , Syngenta 3995 NS/SU , Seeds 2000 Durango-XPS , Syngenta 3733 NS/DM , Mycogen Seeds 8N453DM , Croplan Genetics 559 CL DMR NS , Average , b,c LSD LSD a Yields corrected 10% moisture b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety, but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. Experimental Design: randomized complete block design with three replications Plot size: 5' x 31' Collaborar: Schulte Brothers ing Date: 6/8/2011 Seeding Rate: Overplanted and thinned a target of 20,000 plants/acre Harvest Date: 10/5/2011 Previous Crop: Wheat Fertilizer: N-P (105-10) lb/ac Herbicide: Spartan 6

7 2011 Irrigated Confection Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Idalia 23/64 22/64 Seed Size 21/64 20/64 19/64 16/64 Source Hybrid a Yield Moisture Weight Height Population Lodging Above 24/64 lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac percent percent Triumph Seed TRX10454C , Seeds 2000 Sundance , Seeds 2000 Panther II , Dahlgren and Co. EX , Mycogen Seeds 8C , Seeds 2000 Jaguar II-CL , Dahlgren and Co. D , Seeds 2000 Jaguar-CL , Triumph Seed 770CL , Seeds 2000 X , Red River Commodities EX , Dahlgren and Co. D , Dahlgren and Co. D-9530CL , Red River Commodities , Dahlgren and Co. EX , Red River Commodities 2215 CL , Red River Commodities , Mycogen Seeds 8C410CL , Dahlgren and Co. EX06CL , Triumph Seed TRX9350C , Red River Commodities , Triumph Seed 777C , Seeds 2000 Jaguar XL-CL * , Average , b,c LSD LSD a Yields corrected 10% moisture b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. * We were not able obtain a reliable yield estimate for Jaguar XL-CL Experimental Design: randomized complete block design with three replications Plot size: 5' x 31' Collaborar: Schulte Brothers ing Date: 6/8/2011 Seeding Rate: Overplanted and thinned a target of 18,000 plants/acre Harvest Date: 10/6/2011 Previous Crop: Wheat Fertilizer: N-P (105-10) lb/ac Herbicide: Spartan 16/64 and below 7

8 2011 Irrigated Oil Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Stratn Source Hybrid a Yield Moisture Weight Height Population Lodging Oil Content lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac percent percent Syngenta 3845 HO , Triumph Seed TRXs11431CL , Syngenta , Mycogen Seeds 8N , Mycogen Seeds 8N453DM , Triumph Seed s , Triumph Seed TRX , Mycogen Seeds 8H449CLDM , Triumph Seed s , Triumph Seed s , Croplan Genetics 559 CL DMR NS , Triumph Seed TRXs11432CL , Triumph Seed TRXs , Seeds 2000 Torino-CL , Syngenta 3733 NS/DM , Seeds 2000 Camaro-CL, DMR , Triumph Seed 660CL , Triumph Seed , Syngenta 4596 HO/DM , Mycogen Seeds 8N421CLDM , Seeds 2000 Durango-XPS , Triumph Seed 859HCL , Seeds 2000 X9452-CL , Dahlgren & Co. DO-2012CLDM , Seeds 2000 Sierra , Croplan Genetics 356A NS , Syngenta 3845 HO Coated , Syngenta 3733 NS Coated , Croplan Genetics 442 E NS , Syngenta 3995 NS/SU , Seeds 2000 X9822-CL, DMR , Syngenta 3158 NS/CL/DM , Croplan Genetics 548 CL DMR NS , Syngenta 3495 NS/CL/DM , Average , b,c LSD LSD a Yields corrected 10% moisture b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety, but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. Experimental Design: randomized complete block design with three replications Plot size: 5' x 31' Collaborar: Galen Travis ing Date: 6/5/2011 Seeding Rate: Overplanted and thinned a target of 19,000 plants/acre Harvest Date: 10/13/2011 Previous Crop: Corn Fertilizer: N-P (45-20) lb/ac Herbicide: Spartan Insecticide: Warrior 8

9 2011 Irrigated Confection Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Stratn 23/64 22/64 Seed Size 21/64 20/64 19/64 16/64 Source Hybrid a Yield Moisture Weight Height Population Lodging Above 24/64 lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac percent percent Red River Commodities 2215 CL , Mycogen Seeds 8C , Dahlgren & Co. D , Dahlgren & Co. EX06CL , Red River Commodities , Dahlgren & Co. D , Seeds 2000 X , Triumph Seed 770CL , Dahlgren & Co. EX , Dahlgren & Co. EX , Red River Commodities EX , Red River Commodities , Seeds 2000 Jaguar II-CL , Seeds 2000 Jaguar XL-CL , Seeds 2000 Panther II , Triumph Seed 777C , Dahlgren & Co. D-9530CL , Red River Commodities , Seeds 2000 Jaguar-CL , Mycogen Seeds 8C410CL , Seeds 2000 Sundance , Average , b,c LSD LSD a Yields corrected 10% moisture b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. Experimental Design: randomized complete block design with three replications Plot size: 5' x 31' Collaborar: Galen Travis ing Date: 6/5/2011 Seeding Rate: Overplanted and thinned a target of 15,000 plants/acre Harvest Date: 10/12/2011 Previous Crop: Corn Fertilizer: N-P (45-20) lb/ac Herbicide: Spartan Insecticide: Warrior 16/64 and below 9

10 2011 Dryalnd Oil Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Brandon Source Hybrid a Yield Moisture Weight Height Population Lodging Oil Content lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac percent percent Triumph Seed TRX , Mycogen Seeds 8N453DM , Syngenta , Syngenta 3733 NS Coated , Triumph Seed s , Syngenta 3733 NS/DM , Triumph Seed TRXs11431CL , Triumph Seed s , Mycogen Seeds 8H449CLDM , Mycogen Seeds 8N , Triumph Seed , Syngenta 3845 HO , Triumph Seed s , Seeds 2000 Torino-CL , Mycogen Seeds 8N421CLDM , Seeds 2000 X9452-CL , Triumph Seed TRXs11432CL , Syngenta 3995 NS/SU , Seeds 2000 Sierra , Triumph Seed 859HCL , Syngenta 3495 NS/CL/DM , Triumph Seed TRXs10429H , Syngenta 4596 HO/DM , Syngenta 3845 HO Coated , Triumph Seed s870hcl , Dahlgren & Co. DO-2012CL , Syngenta 3158 NS/CL/DM , Seeds 2000 Durango-XPS , Seeds 2000 X9822-CL, DMR , Average , b,c LSD LSD a Yields corrected 10% moisture b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety, but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. Experimental Design: randomized complete block design with four replications Plot size: 5' x 31' Collaborar: Burl Scherler ing Date: 6/16/2011 Seeding Rate: Overplanted and thinned a target of 14,000 plants/acre Harvest Date: 10/11/2011 Previous Crop: Wheat Fertilizer: Nitrogen at 70 lb/ac, plus starter fertilizer at planting Herbicide: Medal at 1.3 pints/ac (generic S-melachlor), Spartan at 2.7 pints/ac, and Roundup plus 2,4-D (three applications throughout growing season) 10

11 2011 Dryland Confection Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Brandon 23/64 22/64 21/64 20/64 19/64 16/64 16/64 and below Source Hybrid a Yield Moisture Weight Height Population Lodging Above 24/64 lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac percent percent Seeds 2000 X , Seeds 2000 Panther II , Seeds 2000 Jaguar II-CL , Triumph Seed 777C , Average , b,c LSD LSD a Yields corrected 10% moisture b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. Experimental Design: randomized complete block design with four replications Plot size: 5' x 31' Collaborar: Burl Scherler ing Date: 6/16/2011 Seeding Rate: Overplanted and thinned a target of 13,000 plants/acre Harvest Date: 10/11/2011 Previous Crop: Wheat Fertilizer: Nitrogen (70 lb/ac), plus starter fertilizer at planting Herbicide: Medal at 1.3 pints/ac (generic S-melachlor), Spartan at 2.7 pints/ac, and Roundup plus 2,4-D (three applications throughout growing season) 11

12 2011 Dryland Oil Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Akron Source Hybrid a Yield Moisture Weight Height Population Lodging Oil Content lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac percent percent Mycogen Seeds 8N , Triumph Seed TRX , Seeds 2000 Sierra , Seeds 2000 X9452-CL , Mycogen Seeds 8H449CLDM , Triumph Seed TRXs11431CL , Triumph Seed s , Mycogen Seeds 8N453DM , Triumph Seed s , Syngenta 4596 HO/DM , Seeds 2000 Torino-CL , Syngenta 3845 HO Coated , Syngenta , Triumph Seed s , Syngenta 3733 NS/DM , Seeds 2000 X9822-CL, DMR , Syngenta 3845 HO , Syngenta 3995 NS/SU , Mycogen Seeds 8N421CLDM , Syngenta 3733 NS Coated , Syngenta 3158 NS/CL/DM , Triumph Seed TRXs11432CL , Syngenta 3495 NS/CL/DM , Seeds 2000 Durango-XPS , Average , b,c LSD LSD a Yields corrected 10% moisture b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety, but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. Experimental Design: randomized complete block design with four replications Plot size: 5' x 31' Collaborar: Central Great Plains Research Station ing Date: 6/7/2011 Seeding Rate: Overplanted and thinned a target of 15,000 plants/acre Harvest Date: 10/4/2011 Previous Crop: Wheat Fertilizer: Nitrogen broadcast at 40 lb/ac Herbicide: Spartan and Roundup 12

13 2011 Dryland Confection Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Akron 23/64 22/64 Seed Size 21/64 20/64 19/64 16/64 16/64 and below Source Hybrid a Yield Moisture Weight Height Population Lodging Above 24/64 lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac percent percent Seeds 2000 Jaguar II-CL , Triumph Seed 770CL , Seeds 2000 Sundance , Seeds 2000 Panther II , Triumph Seed 777C , Seeds 2000 Jaguar-CL , Seeds 2000 X , Average , b,c LSD LSD a Yields corrected 10% moisture 2011 Dryland Confection Sunflower Hybrid Performance Trial at Akron b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. Experimental Design: randomized complete block design with four replications Plot size: 5' x 31' Collaborar: Central Great Plains Research Station ing Date: 6/7/2011 Seeding Rate: Overplanted and thinned a target of 10,000 plants/acre Harvest Date: 10/14/2011 Previous Crop: Wheat Fertilizer: Nitrogen broadcast at 40 lb/ac Herbicide: Spartan and Roundup 13

14 2011 Dryland Sunflower Performance Variety Trial at Yellow Jacket Source Hybrid Oil type Adjusted Yield Seed moisture weight Height s at harvest Seed Oil Content lb/ac percent lb/bu in plants/ac a percent Triumph Seed s678 NuSun , Syngenta Seed 4596 HO/DM High Oleic , Pioneer Hi-Bred P63ME80 Nusun (mid-oleic) , Syngenta Seed 3733 NS/DM NuSun , Triumph Seed s673 NuSun , Mycogen Seeds 8H449CLDM High Oleic , Triumph Seed s671 NuSun , Pioneer Hi-Bred P63HE60 High Oleic , Triumph Seed TRXs10429H High Oleic , Syngenta Seed 3845 HO High Oleic , Triumph Seed s870hcl High Oleic , Triumph Seed s668 NuSun , Triumph Seed 859HCL High Oleic , Pioneer Hi-Bred P63ME70 NuSun (mid-oleic) , Mycogen Seeds 8H288CLDM High Oleic , Pioneer Hi-Bred 63M91 NuSun (mid-oleic) , Syngenta Seed 3495 NS/CL/DM NuSun , Syngenta Seed 3995 NS/SU NuSun , Average , CV (%) b,c LSD , LSD NS 1.6 a Number of plants with harvestable heads b LSD 0.30 is most useful for producers using these results select a variety, but some collaborars find LSD 0.05 useful c If the difference between two hybrid yields equals or exceeds the LSD value, the difference is significant; if not, the difference is not significant. Plot size and replications: 10' by 60' with three replications Collaborar: Southwestern Colorado Research Center ing Date: 5/31/2011 Harvest Date: 11/3/2011 ing equipment: Monosem Pneumatic er Seeding rate: 17,289 seeds/acre Seed spacing: 12.1 inches Row spacing: 30 inches Tillage: Cultivar used on April 15th, April 20th, and July 5th Fertilizer: 60 lb/ac P 2 O 5 on 4/15/11 Herbicide: Sonalan at 2.4 pt/ac on 4/19/11 Hoeing: 5/26/11 and 7/29/

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