Three high-yielding and three low-yielding grain sorghum hybrids were grown for a full season for grain yield and total dry weight of forage with two levels of irrigation (dry and wet) and two levels of nitrogen (0 and 100 lbs /acre). The experiment was conducted at the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center. The combined high nitrogen fertilizer and high water irrigation increased grain yield and total dry matter of sorghum over the dry moisture condition and no nitrogen fertilizer application more than the applied increases of nitrogen fertilizer or irrigation water alone as expected. Both high- and low-yielding groups of sorghum hybrids had the same basic relative percentage potential for increased grain yield from additional nitrogen fertilizer under either wet or dry conditions.

Seventy-two commercial hybrid grain sorghums, representing 20 commercial sources, were grown full season for grain yield with irrigation water applied as necessary to prevent moisture stress. The test, grown at the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center, had grain yields ranging from a high of 6375 lbs/acre down to 3292 lbs/acre.

Three high yielding and three low yielding grain sorghum hybrids were grown for grain yield and total dry weight in late planted simulated double-crop after barley or wheat harvest with two levels of irrigation (dry and wet) and two levels of nitrogen fertilizer (0 and 100 lbs/acre). The experiment was conducted on the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center. Nitrogen fertilizer and the interaction between nitrogen fertilizer and water irrigation had no significant effect on the grain yield of sorghum hybrids. Additional nitrogen fertilizer applied under dry conditions reduced both grain and total dry matter production, and when applied under wet conditions produced gains in grain or dry matter production of only 1% to 4% for the high and low yielding groups. Additional irrigation water produced 61% to 77% additional grain under low and high fertilizer levels for high and low yielding sorghum groups. Additional irrigation water produced 8% to 38% more plant dry matter under low and high fertilizer levels.

Seventy-two commercial hybrid grain sorghums representing 17 commercial seed companies were grown full season for grain yield with limited irrigation for medium moisture stress. The test, grown at the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center, had grain yields ranging from a high of 5098 lbs/acre down to 2100 lbs/acre.

Seventy-two commercial hybrid grain sorghums representing 17 commercial sources were grown for grain in a late planted, simulated double-crop after barley or wheat harvest. The test, grown at the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center, was planted in a pre-irrigated seed bed, but was rainfed thereafter. Grain yields ranged from a high of 3420 lbs/acre down to a low of 1750 lbs/acre.

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The 1987 trials included 14 commercial corn hybrids, which were tested on a heavy - textured soil in northern Cochise county; they were the better yielding hybrids from the previous trial. Five new entries, not previously tested in Cochise county, were included. Garst 8345, one of the new entries, was both the top - yielder, at 12,499 pounds per acre, and the hybrid producing the highest adjusted gross income per acre. Hybrids produced by Pioneer, Cargill, DeKalb and NC+ seed companies all yielded more than 12,000 pounds per acre.

Fifteen varieties of about 125+ day corn hybrids were tested in an ongoing variety trial in Greenlee County.

1987 was a better year for double -crop grain sorghum than the previous year. The yields increased to nearly a ton per acre. The top - yielding variety was Asgrow Topaz at 7,885.7 pounds per acre. This yield topped the standard variety, DeKalb 64 by almost 4 percent. Bird damage was also reduced this year.