1998-2001 alfalfa variety yields at the Feldun-Purdue Agricultural Center

Table 1. 1998-2001 alfalfa variety yields at the Feldun-Purdue Agricultural Center
Bedford , IN
Seeding date: May 19, 1998
		Dry Matter Yield T/A
		1998		1999		2000		2001		98-01		% of Check
	Entry	total		total		total		total		total		98-99	98-01
	Amerigraze 401+Z	0.95	*	4.81	*	8.15	*	6.83	*	20.74	*	125	124
	DK140	0.87	*	4.73	*	7.98	*	7.07	*	20.65	*	122	124
	53Q60	0.91	*	4.63	*	8.03	*	7.09	*	20.66	*	121	124
	Depend+EV	0.92	*	4.72	*	7.97	*	6.71	*	20.32	*	123	122
	ABT 400 SCL	0.99	*	4.53	*	8.09	*	6.82	*	20.43	*	120	122
	Winterking	0.85	*	4.76	*	7.91	*	6.67	*	20.19	*	122	121
	Synergy	0.90	*	4.70	*	7.64	*	6.92	*	20.16	*	122	121
X	A 9503	0.81		4.57	*	8.03	*	6.61	*	20.02	*	117	120
	Alfastar	0.82		4.44	*	7.99	*	6.78	*	20.03	*	115	120
	Stellar	0.82		4.47	*	7.81	*	6.79	*	19.89	*	115	119
	DK141	0.88	*	4.73	*	7.67	*	6.52	*	19.80	*	122	118
X	ZC 9650	0.85	*	4.66	*	7.46	*	6.68	*	19.65	*	120	118
	Feast+EV	0.91	*	4.56	*	7.64	*	6.65	*	19.76	*	119	118
	Vernal	0.70		3.89		6.42		5.71		16.71		100	100
	Grand mean	0.87		4.59		7.77		6.69		17.75
	LSD (5%)	0.17		0.40		0.73		0.64		1.34
	C.V. (%)	13.16		6.10		6.50		6.64		5.23
	No. of harvests	1		3		4		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.