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Table 5.
1999-2001 alfalfa variety yields at the Pinney-Purdue
Agricultural Center |
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Wanatah, IN |
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Seeding date: May 10, 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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WL327 |
1.36 |
* |
7.63 |
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10.68 |
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19.67 |
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130 |
125 |
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ABT350 |
1.32 |
* |
7.85 |
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10.40 |
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19.57 |
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132 |
124 |
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Awesome |
1.36 |
* |
7.85 |
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10.30 |
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19.51 |
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133 |
124 |
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53Q60 |
1.37 |
* |
7.93 |
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9.78 |
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19.08 |
* |
134 |
121 |
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DK141 |
1.37 |
* |
7.55 |
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10.16 |
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19.08 |
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129 |
121 |
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FQ315 |
1.22 |
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7.70 |
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10.01 |
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18.93 |
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129 |
120 |
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Rocket |
1.09 |
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7.41 |
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10.43 |
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18.93 |
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123 |
120 |
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Amerigraze 401+Z |
1.34 |
* |
7.26 |
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10.17 |
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18.77 |
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124 |
119 |
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Samurai |
1.37 |
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7.42 |
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9.90 |
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18.69 |
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127 |
119 |
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6420 |
1.05 |
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7.36 |
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10.02 |
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18.43 |
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121 |
117 |
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Cimarron SR |
1.25 |
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7.56 |
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9.45 |
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18.26 |
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127 |
116 |
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Affinity+Z |
1.26 |
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7.22 |
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9.73 |
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18.21 |
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122 |
116 |
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DK140 |
1.17 |
* |
7.03 |
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9.64 |
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17.84 |
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118 |
113 |
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Winter Gold |
0.92 |
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7.17 |
* |
9.70 |
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17.79 |
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117 |
113 |
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Emperor |
1.38 |
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7.19 |
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9.17 |
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17.74 |
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124 |
113 |
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DK134 |
1.01 |
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7.06 |
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9.40 |
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17.47 |
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116 |
111 |
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Vernal |
1.00 |
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5.93 |
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8.81 |
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15.74 |
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100 |
100 |
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Grand mean |
1.22 |
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7.33 |
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9.83 |
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18.39 |
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LSD (5%) |
0.31 |
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0.90 |
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0.77 |
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1.42 |
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C.V. (%) |
18.05 |
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8.60 |
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5.50 |
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5.45 |
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No. of harvests |
1 |
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3 |
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4 |
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8 |
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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: Wanatah, IN |
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Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 18 entries |
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Soil Type: Sebawa loam |
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Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') |
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Seeded: May 10, 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) |
