(—1
PROJECT
TITLE;
Safflower
variety
trials,
(SARC
and
off-station),
;
1988.
PROJECT
PERSONNEL:
MSU
Southern
Agricultural
Research
Center
Huntley,
MT
59037
OBJECTIVES:
To
evaluate
safflower
varieties
and
breeder
selections
for
adaptability,
yield,
test
weight,
oil
content
and
quality,
and
disease
resistance
for
production
in
south-central
Montana.
SUMMARY
AND
RESULTS:
Dryland
safflower
yields
were
higher
than
expected
in
1988,
considering
the
drought
year.
We
planted
our
first
off-center
variety
trials
in
the
Laurel
area
in
1988.
The
results
show
that
selection
84B3555
was
the
highest
yielder
at
both
sites,
and
that
Saffire
was
among
the
lower
yielding
variety.
The
irrigated
^
safflower
trial
was
nearly
a
disaster.
Our
first
rep
was
wiped
out
by
over-irrigating
a
very
dry
field
bed.
Therefore
the
yield
data
is
given
only
for
the
2nd
and
3
reps
individually,
since
the
2nd
rep
was
also
adversely
affected
by
the
over
irrigation.
Weeds
were
also
a
problem
in
1988.
However,
the
yields
in
rep
3
were
respectable
ranging
from
4200
to
1100
lb/acre.
f—»
FUTURE
PLANS:
Variety
trials
on
safflower
are
a
continuing
program
at
"
SARC.
r-i
TABLE
1.
1988
IRRIGATED
SAFFLOWER
VARIETY
TRIAL,SARC,
HUNTLEY,
VARIETY
YIELD
2nd
LBS/A
~85B~4l^
220771"
OKER
1828.9
FINCH
1634.0
85B
4431
1493.3
85B
4453
1288.1
85B
4716
1283.0
o
86B
4509
1214.5
MT
3697
1164.2
85B
1837
1094.5
82B
1277
1063.5
85B
3918
877.7
85B
4793
814.4
85B
1832
813.1
(*»
S-208
787.3
85B
851
734.4
SAFFIRE
730.5
85B
4829
644.1
83B
1954
489.2
85B
1873
486.6
GIRARD
379.5
85B
2818
240.1
S-541
237.5
82B
3555
203.9
pn
85B
1856
73.6
p"i
VARIETY
YIELD
3rd
LBS/A
f«i
PLANTED;
HARVESTED:
85B
4793
4196.8
85B
4716
3199.6
85B
4193
3190.7
FINCH
2925.2
85B
1837
2854.9
S-541
2779.3
Q5B
3918
2728.4
85B
4829
2608.6
OKER
2581.0
85B
4431
2478.5
83B
1954
2425.4
MT
3697
2343.5
86B
4509
2242.3
85B
851
2224.1
GIRARD
2080.6
85B
1832
2074.9
SAFFIRE
2047.6
82B
1277
2043.8
S-208
1892.0
82B
3555
1843.9
85B
1856
1436.5
85B
2818
1310.4
85B
1873
1279.1
85B
4453
1138.0
TESTWT
LB/BU
39.3
38.4
38.3
44.9
39.9
40.6
38.7
39.2
38.8
40.8
39.4
40.9
40.7
38.0
37.8
38.7
40.8
41.4
39.5
38.2
39.8
39.3
40.3
39.9
05-06-88
10-26-88
TABLE
2
1988
DRYLAND
SAFFLOWER
VARIETY
TRIAL,
SARC,
HUNTLEY
VARIETY
YIELD
LBS/A
TESTKT
LB/BU
82B
3555
1262.46
39.83
85B
4829
1212.21
39.90
85B
1837
1132.94
39.27
85B
1873
1132.82
40.07
FINCH
1116.47
43.40
GIRARD
1111.63
40.37
85B
1856
1107.59
40.60
PI
85B
4431
1093.48
40.23
86B
4509
1087.37
40.30
85B
2818
1041.88
40.00
pcf
S-208
1032.78
39.27
MT
3697
1018.17
41.50
S-541
1005.45
40.37
83B
1954
1001.07
37.70
o
85B
3918
979.21
34.90
85B
4793
974.19
38.13
85B
4453
970.49
37.67
85B
4193
961.89
37.63
82B
1277
952.67
38.07
85B
851
950.40
35.57
85B
4716
907.60
40.10
85B
1832
856.47
37.70
OKER
816.71
38.20
SAFFIRE
685.04
38.93
STATISTICAL
TABLE:
n*i
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
1017.12
39.15
TOTAL
OBSERVATIONS
72.00 72.00
NO.
OF
REPLICATIONS
3.00
3.00
NO.
OF
VARIETIES
24.00
24.00
n
REP.
MEAN
SQUARE
*******
2.13
VAR.
MEAN
SQUARE
*******
10.10
ERROR
MEAN
SQUARE
*******
^
m
ERROR
DEGREES
OF
FREEDOM
46.00
46.00
F
TEST
FOR
REPS.
21.81
3.77
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
2.24
17.84
STANDARD
ERROR
146.72
.75
STANDARD
ERROR
OF
THE
MEAN
84,71
.43
C.V.
1:
(S/NEAN)*100
14.42
1.92
C.V.
2:
(S
OF
MEAN/MEAN)*100
8.33
1.11
LSD
(0.05)
241.14
1.24
PLANTED:
HARVESTED:
04-20-88
09-27-88
TABLE
3
.
1968
DRYLAND
OFF
STATION
SAFFLOWER
VARIETY
TRIAL,
LAUREL,
DON
LEE.
YIELD
TESTWT
PLANTHT
STAND
(-1
VARIETY
LBS/A
LB/BU
INCHES
ESTIMAT
BAB
3555
1582.41
41.67
19.33
1.00
63B
195A
1141.37
40.17
17.67
1.33
GIRARD
976.80
42.50
17.33
1.00
MT
3697
916.07
44.03
17.67
3.00
FINCH
844.17
44.60
.18.67
2.33
S-208
810.39
41.97
17.67
3.00
85B
4453
765.91
39.23
15.33
3.33
85B
1832
745.99
40.07
16.33
1.00
85B
4716
704.41
41.87
16.00
3.67
OKER
546.84
39.93
16.67
2.33
SAFFIRE
532.35
42.23
15.00
3.00
S-541
313.71
42.80
16.00
4.33
STATISTICAL
TABLE:
EXPERIMENTAL
MEANS
823.37
41.76
16.97
2.44
NO.
OF
REPLICATIONS
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
F
TEST
FOR
REPS.
3.95
.26
11.47
.01
F
TEST
FOR
VAR.
2.51
13.36
2.33
1.72
C.V.
l:
(S/MEAN)*100
43.02
1.88
8.79
61
.64
C.V.
2:
(S
OF
MEAN/MEAN)*100
24.84
1.09
5.07
35.59
LSD
(0.05)
599.76
1.33
2.53
2.55
f-t
PLANTED:
HARVESTED:
04-18-88
08-31-88
