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Brutus
 
Brutus is a high yielding forage fescue with low endophyte levels. It is highly palatable to all foraging livestock. It is one of the latest generations of forage fescues selected for cold tolerance and drought tolerance. It matures 10 days later than fawn fescue in most growing areas. Animals make excellent gains and milk production on Brutus due to the amount of forage they will consume because it has such a soft leaf.
 Total YieldStandSpring Vigor
 Arido

 22.08

9 7 
Brutus  102.1

9 

8 
 K-31 99.2 8.7 7
 Select 99.1 9 7.3
 Fawn 98.3 8.7 8
 Enhance 97.5 9 6.7
 Max Q 96.9 9 8.3

After four harvests in Touchet, WA

 

Tall Fescue Variety Trial

Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 4/23/2008

 Variety

27-May15-Jul2-Sep27-Oct

Total

2009

Relative

Yield

------------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------------% mean 
Brutus 1.840.79 1.36 0.65 4.75 120 
KY31 E-1.70 0.76 1.46 0.60 4.54 115 
TF 0201*1.74 0.65 1.43 0.62 4.39 111 
IS-FTF-31*1.87 0.52 1.42 0.57 4.24 107 
IS-79/99011.78 0.52 1.3 0.55 4.17 106 
KY31 E+1.53 0.70 1.27 0.58 4.12 104 
Bronson1.55 0.60 1.35 0.63 3.44 87 
Mean1.61 0.57 1.22 0.54 3.95 -- 
LSD 0.050.41 0.19 0.16 0.12 0.52 -- 
Prob > F0.58 0.04 0.22 0.01 0.12 -- 
CV %17.2 23.2 8.7 15.4 8.9 -- 

* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed.

 

                 Establishment:        Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drell with presswheels at 16 lb/a.

                 Plot size:                4' x 20', 7' alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps.

                 Soil type/analysis:   Crosby silt loam, pH=6.1, P=98 lbs/a, K=394 lbs/a, CEC=19.4, O.M.=3.1(10/07)

                 2009 Fertilization:    Applied 200 lb/a of 34-0-0 18-March, 150 lb/a on 28-May, 17-July and 4-September