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Table 3. 1995-1997 alfalfa variety yields at the Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center, Columbia City, IN
Seeding date: April 21, 1994
		Dry Matter Yield T/A
		1995		1996		1997		95-97		% of Check
	Entry	Total		Total		Total		Total		95-96	96-97	95-97
	5454	8.69	*	7.72		6.49	*	24.00	*	97	108	114
x	AS-B95	8.78	*	8.73	*	6.11	*	23.37	*	104	113	111
x	MS-9305	8.67	*	8.12	*	6.13	*	23.24	*	99	108	111
	DK122	8.83	*	7.87		5.94	*	22.95	*	99	105	109
	WL 323	9.02	*	8.24	*	6.04	*	22.78	*	102	108	109
	5312	8.74	*	8.08		5.97	*	22.76	*	100	107	109
	Viking 1	8.54		7.27		5.76		22.64	*	94	99	108
	Crystal	8.90	*	8.21	*	5.67		22.48		101	105	107
	DK133	8.57	*	7.92		6.01	*	22.45		98	106	107
x	ABI 9235	8.72	*	7.88		5.77		22.39		98	104	107
	Demand	8.55	*	7.79		5.66		22.36		97	102	107
	Dominator	8.00		7.05		5.71		22.31		89	97	106
	Rushmore	8.36		7.68		5.67		22.23		95	101	106
	Ovation	8.65	*	7.80		5.84		22.18		97	103	106
	Innovator +Z	8.62	*	8.00		6.05	*	22.09		98	107	105
	3420	8.22		7.63		5.55		21.96		94	100	105
	Garst 645	8.72	*	8.29	*	5.93	*	21.74		101	108	104
	Saranac	8.61	*	7.95		5.60		21.48		98	103	102
	Vernal	8.81	*	8.07		5.11		20.97		100	100	100
	GH 794	8.58	*	8.16	*	4.80		19.86		99	98	95
	Grand mean	8.61		7.91		5.78		22.30
	LSD (5%)	0.48		0.65		0.64		1.49
	C.V. (%)	4.45		6.51		8.87		5.31
	No. of harvests	4		3		4		11
	Entries with names preceded by "x" were tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to commercially available seed. Yields followed by an asterisk (*) are not significantly different from the highest yield in the column. Yield of "Vernal" used to calculate % of check Location: Columbia City, IN Design: Randomized block, 5 replications, 20 entries Soil Type: Rawson sandy loam Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') Seeded: April 21, 1994, with 15 lb. live seed / acre; 1.3 lb. a.i. Balan / acre, incorporated No harvest the seeding year Fertilizer: 60 lb. P205 and 250 lb. K20 / acre applied after first and final harvest Insects: Alfalfa weevil and potato leafhoppers controlled by spraying (Copyright 1997 Purdue Research Foundation)