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1996 Variety Trials

B739 - Performance of Alfalfa in Indiana, 1993-1996

Appendix Table 3. List of marketer(s) and characterization information of varieties tested.

Entry¹ Marketer(s)² Data Tables FD³ BW VW FW AN PRR APH SN RKN

2444 10 3,7,9 3 HR R HR HR HR R MR -

3452-ML 27 1,3,7,9 3 HR R HR HR HR R MR -

5262 29 1 2 HR LR MR - R - MR -

5312 29 2,3,4,6,7,8,9 3 HR HR HR HR HR R LR -

5373 29 1,5 4 HR R HR HR MR LR - -

5454 29 All 4 R MR HR HR HR LR MR -

620 21 2,3 2 HR R HR HR HR R LR -

630 21 6 4 HR MR R MR R - MR -

631 21 6,7 4 HR R HR R HR - R -

A-395 24 3 3 HR R HR HR HR R MR -

ABT - 205 1,30 7 2 HR HR HR HR HR R - -

ABT - 405 1,30 7 4 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

Affinity +Z 5,18,23,30,31 3,7,9 4 HR HR HR HR HR R R -

Aggressor 5,18,23,30,31 1,5 4 HR R HR HR HR MR MR -

Allegro 25 1 4 HR R HR HR HR R MR -

ALPHA 2001 20 3,5 4 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

Amerigraze 401 +Z 5,18,23,30,31 8 4 HR R HR HR HR R R -

Arrow 5,18,23,30,31 1 3 HR R HR MR HR - MR -

AS-B95 4 2,4,6 3 R R HR HR HR R - -

Avalanche +Z 5,18,23,30,31 2 2 HR HR HR HR R R MR -

BPR356 17 1,5 4 HR R HR R HR - - -

Choice 12 3,7,8,9 4 HR HR R R HR R R -

Clipper 22 1,5 2 HR R HR R R - MR -

Complete 28 3 3 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

Crystal 24 4 4 HR R HR R HR LR - -

Cutter 27 1,5 4 R R HR R HR MR MR -

Dart 2 5 3 HR R HR R HR - - -

Defiant 2 2 2 HR HR HR R HR R MR -

Demand 2 2,3,4,6 3 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

Depend + EV 2 1,3,7,9 4 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

DK122 16 1,2,4,6 2 HR R R HR HR - - -

DK127 16 3,7,8,9 3 HR R R HR HR HR R R

DK133 16 1,2,4,5,6 4 HR R HR HR HR R MR -

Dominator 2 2,4,6,7 4 HR R HR HR HR R MR -

DS907 15 7 4 HR R HR R HR MR - -

Evolution 25 2 2 HR HR HR R HR R - -

Excalibur II 4 8 4 R R HR HR HR R - -

Garst 645 21 1,4,7 3 HR R R HR HR MR MR -

Gem 12 8 4 HR R HR HR HR S R -

GH 777 19 5 3 HR R HR HR HR R MR -

GH 794 19 2,4,6 4 HR R HR HR HR R - -

Good as Gold 24 5 4 HR R HR R HR LR R -

Green Field 7 3,7,9 3 HR R HR HR HR R - -

Guardian 3 7 3 HR HR HR HR HR R - R

Imperial 14 5,7 3 HR R HR HR HR R LR -

Innovator +Z 5,18,23,30,31 2,3,4,7,9 3 HR HR HR HR HR R R -

Magnum IV 15 6,7 4 HR R HR R HR MR R MR

More 24 6 3 HR R HR HR HR LR - -

Ovation 8 3,4 4 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

Paramount 32 5 3 HR R HR HR HR HR R -

Pasture Plus 24 6 3 HR R HR R HR R - -

Reward 24 6 4 HR R HR R HR LR MR -

Rushmore 26 4,9 4 HR R HR HR HR HR MR MR

Rustler II 6 5 4 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

Saranac Public 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9 4 R - - - - - - -

Sterling 9 6 2 HR R HR HR HR R - -

SuperCuts 1,30 5,7 4 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

Synergy 13 1,8 3 HR R HR HR HR R MR -

Total +Z 5,18,23,30,31 6 3 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

TMF Generation 25 3 4 HR HR HR HR HR R MR -

Venture 5 5 4 HR R R HR HR R LR -

Vernal Public All 2 R - MR - - - - MR

Viking 1 26 4 2 HR HR HR R R - MR -

Wintergreen 33 5 3 HR HR HR HR HR R R -

WL 322 HQ 11 5 4 HR R HR MR R - LR LR

WL-323 11 1,4,5 4 HR R HR HR HR R HR -

WL-324 11 8 3 HR R HR HR HR HR MR -

WL-325 HQ 11 8 3 HR R HR HR HR R R -

WL-252 HQ 11 3 2 HR R HR HR HR LR HR MR

¹ Entries not in this list are experimental or do not have a designated marketer

² Marketer numbers correspond with the marketer list (Appendix Table 4).

³ Information obtained from entrant companies.  This information has not been verified by Purdue  University.  
A dash (-) indicates that variety is susceptible, has not been adequately tested or   no information was provided.
  
FD=Fall Dormancy
(higher numbers = less dormant)

Pest resistance ratings

BW=Bacterial Wilt

% Resistant plants

Resistance Class

VW=Verticillium Wilt

0-5

S

Susceptible

FW=Fusarium Wilt

6-14

LR

Low Resistance

AN=Anthracnose

15-30

MR

Medium Resistance

PRR=Phytophthora Root Rot

31-50

R

Resistant

APH=Aphanomyces Root Rot

>50

HR

High Resistance

SN=Stem Nematode

RKN=Root Knot Nematode

Alfalfa performance trial index

Details of the 93-96 Indiana alfalfa performance trial

For more forage information contact Dr. Keith Johnson: johnsonk@purdue.edu