Table 10. 1997 alfalfa variety yields at the Agronomy Research Center, West Lafayette, IN Seeding Date: April 23, 1997
		Dry Matter Yield T/A
			1997			% of
	Entry		Total			Check
	GEM		3.28	*		130
	DK140		3.21	*		127
	631		3.06	*		121
	Ace		3.05	*		121
	5312		3.02	*		119
	DK141		3.02	*		119
	2888		3.00	*		119
	Choice		2.98	*		118
	Demand		2.96	*		117
	Complete		2.93	*		116
	5454		2.89	*		114
	WH 80		2.87			113
	Rushmore		2.78			110
	Spur		2.70			107
	DK127		2.63			104
	Safeguard		2.55			101
	Vernal		2.53			100
	Grand mean		2.91
	LSD (5%)		0.41
	C.V. (%)		9.87
	No. of harvests		3
	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, 17 entries Soil Type: Xenia silt loam Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') Seeded: April 23, 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 and final harvest Insects: Potato leafhoppers controlled by spraying (Copyright 1997 Purdue Research Foundation)

 

 

Table 12. 1997 alfalfa variety yields at the Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center, Butlerville, IN Seeding: May 21, 1997
		Dry Matter Yield T/A
			1997			% of
	Entry		Total			Check
	DK141		1.16	*		104
	631		1.15	*		103
	Spur		1.14	*		102
	Choice		1.13	*		101
	GEM		1.12	*		100
	Vernal		1.12	*		100
	5312		1.09	*		97
	DK140		1.08	*		96
	ABT-405		1.06	*		95
	5454		1.05	*		94
	Complete		1.01	*		90
	Grand mean		1.10
	LSD (5%)		0.17
	C.V. (%)		10.81
	No. of harvests		2
	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: Butlerville, IN Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 11 entries Soil Type: Avonburg silt loam Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') Seeded: May 21, 1997, 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 harvest Insects: Alfalfa weevil and potato leafhoppers controlled by spraying (Copyright 1997 Purdue Research Foundation)