Results of the Arkansas Rice Performance Trials, 2003-2005

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		Straw			Milled		Milling Yield	Grain Yield by Year
Maturity Group	Grain	Strentgh²	50%	Plant	Grain	Pecky
and Variety	Length¹		Heading³	Height	Weight	Rice	2003	2004	2005	Mean	2003	2004	2005	Mean
		Rating	Days	in.	mg	%	% Head Rice - % Total Rice	Bushels / Acre
Very Short Season
Jefferson	L	2.7	86	44	20	1.22	65-72	59.71	51-70	58.71	146	149	165	154
Rice Tec XP 723	L	3	5	44	19.8	0.82	--	66-73	60-71	63-72	--	200	219	210
Spring	L	4	80	42	16.5	0.54	65-71	62-72	51-69	60-71	153	145	157	152
Trenasse	L	3	84	44	19.3	0.88	64-70	64-72	57-70	62-71	179	172	177	176
Short Season
Ahrent	L	3.3	88	46	16.4	1.27	65-69	64-71	57-68	62.7	165	159	159	161
Bengal	M	3	91	47	20.5	2.17	69-73	65-73	67-73	67-73	174	157	204	178
Cheniere	L	2	91	46	16.6	0.8	68-73	68-73	60-71	65-72	186	159	197	181
CL 161	L	2	91	47	16.4	1.33	69-72	--	62-70	65-71	178	178	187	181
Cocodrie	L	2	90	46	18	1.5	67-72	67-73	61-71	65-72	164	168	195	176
Cybonnet	L	2	91	46	17.6	0.87	69-72	69-74	61-71	66-72	180	163	202	182
Francis	L	3	89	46	17	0.73	66-72	65-72	62-71	64-72	198	177	210	195
Medark	M	2	89	46	20.5	0.81	67-71	68-73	66-72	67-72	174	171	195	180
Presidio	L	3.3	87	45	17.4	2.72	68-72	64-72	58-70	64-71	159	156	161	159
Rice Tec CLXL8	L	3.7	88	46	18.2	1.07	62-72	63-72	55-70	60-72	191	218	208	206
Rice Tec XP 710	L	3.7	91	47	21	1.16	65-72	63-72	58-71	62-72	235	200	255	230
Rice Tec XP 716	M	4	89	47	18	0.86	--	67-72	63-71	65-71	--	178	217	197
STG03IMI-261-177	L	3	92	38	17.4	--	--	65-74	60-72	63-73	--	155	194	174
Wells	L	3	91	47	19.2	0.89	66-73	67-74	55-72	63-73	197	174	211	194
Mid-Season
Banks	L	4	92	44	17.4	0.62	64-71	68-75	56-70	63-72	197	173	193	188
Drew	L	4	92	43	16.4	0.58	68-72	68-73	59-72	65-72	182	167	193	181
LaGrue	L	3	91	40	18.2	0.64	65-71	64-72	57-70	62-71	195	159	205	186
¹Grain Length: L = long grain; M = medium grain
²Relative straw strength based on field tests using the scale: 0 = very strong straw, 9 = very weak straw
³Number of days from emergence until 50% of the panicles are visibly emerging from the boot
Pecky Rice - Average percent, by weight, in brown rice for stink bug damage
STG03IMI-261-177 has been submitted to Horizon Ag as new proprietary Clearfield variety