Shane A. Browning, Demonstration Assistant - Ag . Roel L. Garza, County Extension Agent - Ag. The top five yielding commercial grain sorghum varieties evaluated at each of the two locations were compared to obtain an indication of the degree of consistence performance these top hybrids were able to maintain. The lower the score the higher the hybrid ranked in the two trials as show in Table 2.
Producers are often reluctant to try new varieties due to uncertainty about performance.
As the cost of grain production continues to increase the need for consistently higher yielding grain varieties becomes a necessity. The comparison of yield performance in multiple tests provides data needed to indicate performance consistence in newly introduced hybrids. This data summary was developed to provide area sorghum growers with information that can be used to make sound grain sorghum variety selection decisions based on yield performance in Nueces County. The lower the number the higher the variety ranked in these trials. This data is an indication of high yield performance consistency under 2000 growing conditions.