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Table 8. 1998-1999 alfalfa variety yields  Feldun Purdue Agronomy Center   Bedford, IN Seeding date: May 19, 1998
		Dry Matter Yield T/A
		1998		1999		98-99		% of
	Entry	total		total		total		Check
	Amerigraze 401+Z	0.95	*	4.81	*	5.76		125
	Depend  +EV	0.92	*	4.72	*	5.64		123
	DK141	0.88	*	4.73	*	5.61		122
	Winterking	0.85	*	4.76	*	5.61		122
	DK140	0.87	*	4.73	*	5.60		122
	Synergy	0.90	*	4.70	*	5.60		122
	53Q60	0.91	*	4.63	*	5.54		121
	ABT 400 SCL	0.99	*	4.53	*	5.52		120
	ZC 9650	0.85	*	4.66	*	5.51		120
x	Feast +EV	0.91	*	4.56	*	5.47		119
	A 9503	0.81		4.57	*	5.38		117
	Stellar	0.82		4.47	*	5.29		115
x	Alfastar	0.82		4.44	*	5.26		115
	Vernal	0.70		3.89		4.59		100
	Grand mean	0.87		4.59
	LSD (5%)	0.17		0.4
	C.V. (%)	13.16		6.1
	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
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