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Table 10. 1999 alfalfa variety yields Pinney Purdue Agriculture Center, Wanatah, IN  Seeding date:  May 10, 1999
Dry Matter Yield (T/A)
		1999		% of
	Entry	total		Check
	Emperor	1.38	*	138
	DK 141	1.37	*	137
	Samurai	1.37	*	137
	53Q60	1.37	*	137
	WL 327	1.36	*	136
	Awesom	1.36	*	136
	Amerigraze401+Z	1.34	*	134
	ABT 350	1.32	*	132
	Affinity+Z	1.26	*	126
	Cimarron SR	1.25	*	125
	FQ 315	1.22	*	122
	DK 140	1.17	*	117
	Rocket	1.09	*	109
	6240	1.05		105
	5454	1.05		105
	DK 134	1.01		101
	Vernal	1.00		100
	WinterGold	0.92		92
	Grand mean	1.22
	LSD (5%)	0.31
	C.V. (%)	18.05
	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:  Wanatah, IN
Design: Randomized block, 4 replications, 18 entries
Soil Type:  Sebawa loam
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
Insects:  Alfalfa weevil and potato leafhopper controlled by spraying
(Copyright 1999 Purdue Research Foundation)