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Table 7.
2001 alfalfa variety yields at the Agronomy Research
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West Lafayette, IN |
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Seeding date: August 14, 2000 |
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Dry Matter Yield (T/A) |
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2001 |
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% of Check |
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Entry |
total |
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2001 |
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Lightning II |
7.24 |
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129 |
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Geneva |
7.22 |
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128 |
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DK 134 |
7.21 |
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128 |
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X |
ZC 9840 A |
7.06 |
* |
125 |
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X |
CW 54033 |
7.04 |
* |
125 |
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X |
ZC 9950 A |
6.98 |
* |
124 |
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4200 |
6.96 |
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124 |
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Winter Gold |
6.95 |
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123 |
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CW 64049 |
6.93 |
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123 |
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5454 |
6.90 |
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123 |
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Magnum V |
6.78 |
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120 |
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Radiant |
6.78 |
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120 |
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X |
A 30-06 |
6.76 |
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120 |
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CW 64026 |
6.76 |
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120 |
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CW 74040 |
6.72 |
* |
119 |
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CW 94008 |
6.67 |
* |
118 |
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Laser |
6.59 |
* |
117 |
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X |
ZC 9854 A |
6.47 |
* |
115 |
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CW 64004 |
6.40 |
* |
114 |
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EX 99C01 |
6.39 |
* |
113 |
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ZC 9941 A |
6.37 |
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113 |
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Vernal |
5.63 |
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100 |
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Grand mean |
6.76 |
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LSD (5%) |
1.04 |
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C.V. (%) |
10.78 |
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No. of harvests |
4 |
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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: West Lafayette, IN |
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Soil Type: Rockfield silt loam |
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Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 22 entries |
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Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') |
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Seeded: August 14, with 15 lb. live seed / acre |
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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) |
