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1997 Trial List

Trial Locations:
West Lafayette
Bedford
Columbia City

Alfalfa Variety Yields 1996-1997
From Trials Planted in 1996

Table 7. 1996-1997 alfalfa variety yields at the Agronomy Research Center, West Lafayette, IN
Seeding date: April 10, 1996

Dry matter Yield T/A

1996

1997

96-97

% of

Entry

Total

total

Total

Check

5312

4.12

*

7.09

*

11.20

*

124

WL 324

4.24

*

6.93

*

11.17

*

124

x

C229

4.17

*

6.85

*

11.02

*

122

Amerigraze401+Z

3.96

*

6.91

*

10.87

*

120

x

93-133

3.89

*

6.94

*

10.83

*

120

Excalibur II

3.89

*

6.91

*

10.80

*

119

WL 325 HQ

4.11

*

6.51

10.63

*

118

Synergy

3.95

*

6.59

10.53

116

x

C108

4.14

*

6.34

10.48

116

DK127

3.68

6.77

*

10.45

116

5454

3.61

6.80

*

10.40

115

GEM

3.57

6.79

*

10.36

115

Choice

3.40

6.82

*

10.22

113

Vernal

3.27

5.77

9.04

100

Grand mean

3.86

6.72

10.57

LSD (5%)

0.42

0.41

0.64

C.V. (%)

7.53

4.27

4.18

No. of harvests

2

3

5

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: West Lafayette, IN
Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 14 entries
Soil Type: Xenia silt loam
Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15')
Seeded: April 10, 1996, 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: Potato leafhoppers controlled by spraying
(Copyright 1997 Purdue Research Foundation)

Table 8. 1997 alfalfa variety yields at the Feldun Purdue Ag. Center, Bedford, IN Seeding Date: Reseeded May 20, 1997
		Dry Matter Yield T/A
		1997		% of
	Entry	Total		Check
	Total +Z	1.21	*	108
	DK127	1.20	*	107
	SuperCuts	1.17	*	104
	ABT-405	1.15	*	103
	Excalibur II	1.14	*	102
x	WL 326 GZ	1.13	*	101
	Choice	1.12	*	100
	Vernal	1.12	*	100
	Affinity +Z	1.11	*	99
	5454	1.09		97
x	ZN 9541	1.09		97
	630	1.08		96
	GEM	1.07		96
	5312	1.00		89

	Grand mean	1.12
	LSD (5%)	0.11
	C.V. (%)	6.96
	No. of harvests	1

	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: Bedford, IN Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 14 entries Soil Type: Muren Silt Loam Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') Seeded: Reseeded May 20, 1997, with 15 lb. live seed / acre; 1.3 lb. a.i. Balan / acre, incorporated Fertilizer: 60 lb. P2O5 and 250 lb. K2O / acre applied after first harvest Insects: Potato leafhoppers controlled by spraying (Copyright 1997 Purdue Research Foundation)

Table 9. 1997 alfalfa variety yields at the Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center, Columbia City, IN Seeding Date: April 11, 1996
		Dry Matter Yield T/A
			1997		% of
	Entry		Total		Check
	631		7.74	*	113
	DK127		7.71	*	113
	Excalibur II		7.51	*	110
	GEM		7.49	*	110
	Amerigraze401+Z		7.41	*	108
	WL 325 HQ		7.40	*	108
	WL 324		7.39	*	108
	Rainier		7.34	*	107
x	ZG 9533		7.28	*	106
	ALPHA 2001		7.23	*	106
	5454		7.22	*	106
	TMFMulti-Plier2		7.21		105
	5312		7.17		105
	Choice		7.15		105
	Imperial		7.13		104
x	ZG 9430		7.04		103
	Vernal		6.84		100

	Grand mean		7.31
	LSD (5%)		0.53
	C.V. (%)		5.75
	No. of harvests		4

	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, 17 entries Soil Type: Boyer Sandy Loam Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') Seeded: April 11, 1996, 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)

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

Alfalfa Variety Yields 1996-1997 From Trials Planted in 1996

Alfalfa Variety Yields 1996-1997
From Trials Planted in 1996