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Table 11.  1999 alfalfa variety yields Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center, Butlerville, IN  Seeding date:  May 3, 1999                Dry Matter Yield (T/A) 1999 % of Entry total Check WL 327 2.18 * 145 DK 141 2.08 * 139 WinterGold 2.02 * 135 Affinity+Z 1.99 * 133 Emperor 1.97 131 DK 134 1.94 129 DK 124 1.93 129 Amerigraze401+Z 1.92 128 Rocket 1.92 128 Abilene+Z 1.87 125 6240 1.87 125 Cimarron SR 1.83 122 Stellar 1.80 120 53Q60 1.74 116 5454 1.74 116 DK 140 1.68 112 Vernal 1.50 100 Grand mean 1.88 LSD (5%) 0.21 C.V. (%) 7.78 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:  Butlerville, IN Design:  Randomized block, 4 replications, 17 entries                               Soil Type:  Avonburg 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 (Copyright 1999 Purdue Research Foundation)   Home Forage Issues Forage ID Publications Variety Trials Links  Send mail to Jerry Schmierer Email: jlschmierer@ucdavis.edu with questions or comments about this web site. Copyright © 1998 Purdue University Agronomy Extension Last modified: March 09, 2000