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Table 8. 97 Pinney

Table 8. 1997-1998 alfalfa variety yields at the Pinney Purdue Agriculture Center, Wanatah, IN
Seeding date: April 25, 1997

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

	Choice	2.53	*	8.50	*	11.02	*	109
	WL 324	2.41	*	8.57	*	10.98	*	109
	5312	2.36	*	8.53	*	10.89	*	108
	Demand	2.45	*	8.43	*	10.88	*	108
	DK140	2.19		8.59	*	10.78	*	107
	WL 325 HQ	2.33	*	8.44	*	10.77	*	107
	GEM	2.24	*	8.43	*	10.67	*	106
	DK141	2.34	*	8.23	*	10.57	*	105
x	WL 326 GZ	2.13		8.38	*	10.51	*	104
	5454	2.12		8.38	*	10.49	*	104
	GH 797	2.30	*	8.17	*	10.47	*	104
	Spur	1.84		8.30	*	10.13		100
	Vernal	2.17		7.93		10.10		100
	DK127	2.12		7.76		9.87		98

	Grand mean	2.25		8.33		10.58
	LSD (5%)	0.30		0.60		0.74
	C.V. (%)	9.15		4.99		4.85
	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: Wanatah, IN
	Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 14 entries
	Soil Type: Tracy sand
	Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15')
	Seeded: April 25, 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
	Irrigation:1998 total (8.5")= ( 6-26, 1")- ( 6-29, 1")- (7-22, 2")- (8-3, 1")- (8-18, 1.5")- (9-4, 2") 1997 total (4.5")
	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