Maturity Data
Persist has a similar maturity date to Potomac and Benchmark, but consistently produces more forage later in the season than those two varieties. Data on maturity has been recorded at several locations.
| Cultivar | Rating |
| Hallmark | 59.5 |
|---|---|
| Persist | 54.5 |
| Vision | 52 |
| Udder | 51 |
| Takena II | 41 |
| Intensive | 38 |
| lsd | 7.8 |
| maturity rating scale: 37 flag leaf emergence 45 = boot swollen 50=beginning of inflorescence emergence 58=complete emergence of inflorescence 62=beginning of pollen shed. |
|
| 1st year of trial | |
| Cultivar | Maturity |
| Persist | 58 |
|---|---|
| Hallmark | 57.5 |
| Vision | 56 |
| Udder | 55.5 |
| Takena II | 54.5 |
| Intensive | 51.5 |
| lsd | 1.4 |
| maturity rating scale: 37 flag leaf emergence 45 = boot swollen 50=beginning of inflorescence emergence 58=complete emergence of inflorescence 62=beginning of pollen shed. |
|
| 2nd year of trial | |
| Cultivar | Rating |
| Ambassador | 51 |
|---|---|
| Hallmark | 50.8 |
| Persist | 50.8 |
| Shiloh II | 47.8 |
| Extend | 46.5 |
| Takena | 46.5 |
| Command | 40 |
| LG-31 | 36.5 |
| lsd | 6.6 |
| maturity rating scale: 37 flag leaf emergence 45 = boot swollen 50=beginning of inflorescence emergence 58=complete emergence of inflorescence 62=beginning of pollen shed. |
|
| 1st year of trial | |
| Cultivar | Maturity |
| Boone | 10 |
|---|---|
| Potomac | 9.75 |
| Shiloh | 9.75 |
| Persist | 9.67 |
| Paiute | 9.5 |
| Latar | 9.25 |
| Elsie | 8.75 |
| Shawnee | 8.5 |
| Warrior | 8.5 |
| Condor | 8.33 |
| Dawn | 7.5 |
| lsd | 1.19 |
| maturity rating scale: 1=vegetative 3=early boot 5=mid boot 7=late boot 9=early head 11=full head |
|
| Cultivar | Cut Date |
| Century | 5/16/2005 |
|---|---|
| Persist | 5/16/2005 |
| Pennlate | 5/16/2005 |
| Niva | 5/26/2005 |
| Extend | 5/26/2005 |
| Command | 5/26/2005 |
| Takena II | 5/26/2005 |
| Barlemas | 6/1/2005 |
| Athos | 6/1/2005 |
| Cut date refers to 1st cutting date which is at late boot to early heading. | |