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Table 9.  1999 alfalfa variety yields Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center, Columbia City, IN  Seeding date:  May 11, 1998
Dry Matter Yield T/A
	1999		% of
Entry	total		Check
Winterking	4.63	*	108
GH 788	4.39	*	103
Depend  +EV	4.34	*	102
Synergy	4.30	*	101
Choice	4.29	*	100
Vernal	4.27	*	100
FQ 314	4.06	*	95
A 9503	4.06	*	95
Green Field	4.03	*	94
53Q60	3.90	*	91
Alfastar	3.82		89
Geneva	3.80		89
DK 134	3.75		88
GH 797	3.75		88
TMFMulti-Plier2	3.75		88
DK 141	3.73		87
Feast +EV	3.67		86
DK 140	3.66		86
Ace	3.60		84
Grand mean	3.99
LSD (5%)	0.8
C.V. (%)	14.1
No. of harvests	2
No 1998 harvest
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:  Columbia City, IN
Design:  Randomized block, 4 replications, 19  entries
Soil Type: Boyer sandy loam
Plots:  Five rows, 3' x 20', (harvested 3' x 15')
Seeded:  May 11, 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 leafhoppers controlled by spraying
(Copyright 1999 Purdue Research Foundation)