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Table 9. 97 SEPAC

Table 9. 1997-1998 alfalfa variety yields at the Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center, Butlerville, IN
Seeding date: May 21, 1997

		Dry Matter Yield (T/A)						% of
		1997		1998		97-98		Check
	Entry	total		total		total		97-98

	5312	1.09	*	9.70	*	10.79	*	114
	Complete	1.01	*	9.64	*	10.65	*	112
	Choice	1.13	*	9.51	*	10.64	*	112
	631	1.15	*	9.40	*	10.56	*	112
	DK141	1.16	*	9.33	*	10.50	*	111
	DK140	1.08	*	9.35	*	10.43	*	110
	5454	1.05	*	9.38	*	10.42	*	110
	ABT-405	1.06	*	9.28	*	10.34	*	109
	GEM	1.12	*	9.22	*	10.34	*	109
	Spur	1.14	*	9.19	*	10.32	*	109
	Vernal	1.12	*	8.35		9.47		100

	Grand mean	1.10		9.30		10.41
	LSD (5%)	0.17		0.62		0.68
	C.V. (%)	10.81		4.59		4.53
	No. of harvests	2		4		6

	Entries with names preceded by "x" were tested using experimental seed that may not give perfomance 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. 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