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Table 2. 1999-2001 alfalfa variety yields at the
Northeast-Purdue Agricultural Center |
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Columbia City, IN |
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Seeding date: May 11, 1998 |
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Dry Matter Yield T/A |
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1999 |
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2000 |
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2001 |
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99-01 |
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% of Check |
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Entry |
total |
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total |
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total |
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total |
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99-00 |
99-01 |
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GH 788 |
4.39 |
* |
8.47 |
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10.38 |
* |
23.24 |
* |
123 |
123 |
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Winterking |
4.63 |
* |
8.05 |
* |
10.35 |
* |
23.03 |
* |
121 |
122 |
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Feast+EV |
3.67 |
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8.56 |
* |
10.72 |
* |
22.95 |
* |
117 |
121 |
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53Q60 |
3.90 |
* |
8.10 |
* |
10.66 |
* |
22.66 |
* |
114 |
120 |
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X |
A9503 |
4.06 |
* |
8.28 |
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10.17 |
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22.51 |
* |
118 |
119 |
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FQ 314 |
4.06 |
* |
8.06 |
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10.37 |
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22.49 |
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116 |
119 |
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Choice |
4.29 |
* |
8.04 |
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10.09 |
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22.42 |
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118 |
118 |
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Depend+EV |
4.34 |
* |
8.04 |
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9.99 |
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22.37 |
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118 |
118 |
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Synergy |
4.30 |
* |
8.16 |
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9.89 |
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22.35 |
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119 |
118 |
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Geneva |
3.80 |
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7.98 |
* |
10.51 |
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22.29 |
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112 |
118 |
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DK 141 |
3.73 |
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8.05 |
* |
10.13 |
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21.91 |
* |
112 |
116 |
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Green Field |
4.03 |
* |
7.88 |
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9.89 |
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21.80 |
* |
114 |
115 |
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Alfastar |
3.82 |
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7.91 |
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10.01 |
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21.74 |
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112 |
115 |
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DK 140 |
3.66 |
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7.98 |
* |
10.06 |
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21.70 |
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111 |
115 |
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DK 134 |
3.75 |
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7.97 |
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9.90 |
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21.62 |
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112 |
114 |
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Ace |
3.60 |
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7.92 |
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10.05 |
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21.57 |
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110 |
114 |
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TMF Multi-Plier II |
3.75 |
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7.86 |
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9.80 |
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21.41 |
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111 |
113 |
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GH 797 |
3.75 |
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7.78 |
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9.76 |
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21.29 |
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110 |
112 |
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Vernal |
4.27 |
* |
6.22 |
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8.44 |
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18.93 |
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100 |
100 |
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Grand mean |
3.99 |
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7.96 |
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10.06 |
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22.02 |
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LSD (5%) |
0.80 |
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0.64 |
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0.82 |
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1.72 |
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C.V. (%) |
14.05 |
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5.70 |
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5.72 |
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5.50 |
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No. of harvests |
2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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9 |
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No harvest in the seeding year (1998) |
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Entries with names preceded
by "x" were tested using experimental seed that may not give
performance identical to commercially available seed. |
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Yields followed by an asterisk (*) are not
significantly different from the highest yield in the column. |
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Yield of "Vernal" used to calculate % of check. |
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Location: Columbia City, IN |
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Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 19 entries |
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Soil Type: Boyer sandy loam |
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Plots: Five rows, 3' x 20', (harvested 3' x 15') |
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Seeded: May 11, 1998, with 15 lb. live seed / acre;
1.3 lb. a.i. Balan / acre, incorporated |
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Fertilizer: 60 lb. P2O5 and 250
lb. K2O / acre, applied after first and final harvest. |
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Insects: Alfalfa weevil and potato leafhoppers
controlled by spraying. |
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(Copyright 2001 Purdue Research Foundation) |
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