Table 2. 1994-1997 alfalfa variety yields at the Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center, Wanatah, IN Seeding date: April 20, 1994 1994-1997 alfalfa variety yields at the Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center, Wanatah, IN
		Dry Matter Yield (T/A)
		1994		1995		1996		1997		94-97		% of check
	Entry	total		total		total		total		total		94-95	96-97	94-97
x	ABI 9144	1.27	*	9.46	*	7.85	*	7.25	*	25.83	*	109	109	109
	Innovator +Z	1.25	*	9.40	*	7.68	*	7.22	*	25.55	*	108	108	108
	620	1.29	*	9.38	*	7.52	*	7.14	*	25.33	*	108	106	107
	Avalanche +Z	1.35	*	9.37	*	7.66	*	6.87	*	25.26	*	109	105	107
	5454	1.17		9.01		7.92	*	7.05	*	25.15	*	103	108	106
	5312	1.27	*	9.35	*	7.40	*	6.93	*	24.94	*	108	104	105
	Defiant	1.24	*	9.11	*	7.64	*	6.56		24.54		105	103	104
	Evolution	1.23	*	9.34	*	7.13		6.79		24.49		107	101	103
	DK122	1.31	*	9.11	*	7.23		6.72		24.37		106	101	103
	DK133	1.35	*	9.03		7.22		6.66		24.26		105	101	102
	Dominator	1.26	*	9.08		7.30	*	6.54		24.18		105	100	102
x	AS-B95	1.18		9.07		7.25		6.51		24.01		104	100	101
	Demand	1.33	*	9.05		7.11		6.32		23.80		105	97	101
	Vernal	1.30	*	8.57		7.33	*	6.47		23.67		100	100	100
	Saranac	1.24	*	8.50		7.15		6.68		23.57		99	100	100
	GH 794	1.24	*	8.69		6.39		5.44		21.76		101	86	92
	Grand mean	1.27		9.10		7.36		6.66		24.39
	LSD (5%)	0.17		0.36		0.64		0.45		1.19
	C.V. (%)	9.19		2.76		6.12		4.80		3.44
	No. of harvests	1		4		3		4		12
	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: Wanatah, IN Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 16 entries Soil Type: Sebawa loam Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') Seeded: April 20, 1994, with 15 lb. live seed / acre; 1.3 lb. a.i. Balan / acre, incorporated 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)