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Table 11. 98 Feldun

Table 11. 1998 alfalfa variety yields Feldun Purdue Agronomy Center Bedford, IN
Seeding date: May 19, 1998

Dry Matter Yield T/A
		1998		% of
	Entry	total		Check

	ABT 400 SCL	0.99	*	141
	Amerigraze 401+Z	0.95	*	136
	Depend +EV	0.92	*	131
	53Q60	0.91	*	130
	Feast +EV	0.91	*	130
	Synergy	0.90	*	129
	DK141	0.88	*	126
	DK140	0.87	*	124
	Winterking	0.85	*	121
x	ZC 9650	0.85	*	121
	Alfastar	0.82		117
	Stellar	0.82		117
x	A 9503	0.81		116
	Vernal	0.70		100

	Grand mean	0.87
	LSD (5%)	0.17
	C.V. (%)	13.16
	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: May 21, 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: Alfalfa weevil and potato leafhopper controlled by spraying
	(Copyright 1998 Purdue Research Foundation)

Last Updated on 2/8/99
By Jerry Schmierer
Email: jlschmierer@ucdavis.edu