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Table 7. 1998-1999 alfalfa variety yields Agronomy Research Center West Lafayette, IN  Seeding date:  May 5, 1998
		Dry Matter Yield T/A
		1998		1999		98-99		% of
	Entry	total		total		total		Check
	Pro Gro	3.53	*	7.77	*	11.35		133
	Cimarron 3i	3.56	*	7.66	*	11.27		132
	ABT 350	3.27	*	7.79	*	11.11		130
	Affinity +Z	3.39	*	7.62	*	11.07		130
	DK141	3.50	*	7.49	*	11.05		129
	Amerigraze 401+Z	3.37	*	7.59	*	11.01		129
	Geneva	3.29	*	7.61	*	10.95		128
	Innovator +Z	3.30	*	7.54	*	10.90		128
	Vitro	3.48	*	7.35	*	10.89		128
	A - 395	3.22	*	7.58	*	10.85		127
	DK140	3.30	*	7.44	*	10.78		126
	53Q60	3.18	*	7.52	*	10.76		126
x	A 9503	3.12	*	7.53	*	10.71		125
	TMF Multi-Plier2	3.22	*	7.42	*	10.69		125
	Emperor	3.18	*	7.38	*	10.61		124
	Spirit	3.21	*	7.35	*	10.61		124
	Synergy	2.97		7.36	*	10.38		122
x	ZH 9731H	2.70		7.30	*	10.06		118
	Green Field	2.84		6.94		9.83		115
	DK 134	3.07		6.68		9.80		115
	Gold Plus	2.82		6.76		9.64		113
	Vernal	2.49		6.06		8.54		100
	Grand mean	3.18		7.35		10.58
	LSD (5%)	0.45		0.70
	C.V. (%)	10.19		6.80
	No. of harvests	2		4		6
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, 21 entries
Soil Type: Rockfield silt loam
Plots:  Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15')
Seeded:  May 5, 1998, 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
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