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Table 4.
1999-2001 alfalfa variety yields at the
Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center |
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Butlerville, IN |
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Seeding Date: May 3, 1999 |
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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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WL 327 |
2.18 |
* |
7.41 |
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9.09 |
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18.68 |
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131 |
123 |
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Rocket |
1.92 |
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7.27 |
* |
9.02 |
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18.21 |
* |
126 |
119 |
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Winter Gold |
2.02 |
* |
6.93 |
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8.94 |
* |
17.89 |
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122 |
117 |
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DK 141 |
2.08 |
* |
6.80 |
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8.76 |
* |
17.64 |
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121 |
116 |
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Abilene+Z |
1.87 |
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6.91 |
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8.85 |
* |
17.63 |
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120 |
116 |
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53Q60 |
1.74 |
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7.05 |
* |
8.74 |
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17.53 |
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120 |
115 |
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6420 |
1.87 |
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6.72 |
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8.94 |
* |
17.53 |
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117 |
115 |
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Stellar |
1.80 |
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6.78 |
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8.89 |
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17.47 |
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117 |
115 |
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DK 140 |
1.68 |
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6.89 |
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8.78 |
* |
17.35 |
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117 |
114 |
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Emperor |
1.97 |
* |
6.73 |
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8.63 |
* |
17.33 |
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119 |
114 |
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Affinity+Z |
1.99 |
* |
6.75 |
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8.42 |
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17.16 |
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119 |
113 |
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DK 124 |
1.93 |
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6.80 |
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8.27 |
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17.00 |
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119 |
112 |
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Cimarron SR |
1.83 |
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6.51 |
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8.57 |
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16.91 |
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114 |
111 |
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Amerigraze 401+Z |
1.92 |
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6.57 |
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8.35 |
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16.84 |
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116 |
110 |
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DK 134 |
1.94 |
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6.67 |
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8.18 |
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16.79 |
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118 |
110 |
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Vernal |
1.50 |
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5.82 |
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7.92 |
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15.24 |
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100 |
100 |
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Grand mean |
1.88 |
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6.80 |
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8.67 |
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17.35 |
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LSD (5%) |
0.21 |
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0.48 |
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0.56 |
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1.06 |
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C.V. (%) |
7.78 |
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4.90 |
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4.53 |
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4.31 |
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No. of harvests |
1 |
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5 |
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5 |
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11 |
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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: Butlerville, IN |
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Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 16 entries |
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Soil Type: Avonburg silt loam |
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Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') |
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Seeded: May 3, 1999, 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 leafhopper controlled by spraying |
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(Copyright 2001 Purdue Research Foundation) |
