NORTH DAKOTA Agricultural Experiment Station, Fargo, ND; seeded 1999, dryland�.

2002 forage yield by harvest

2001

2000

1999

99-02

Relative yield

Entry�

6-17

7-15

8-16

10-11

total

total

total

total

total

2002

99-02

--------------------------------------tons dry matter/acre--------------------------------------

--% of Vernal--

A-395

2.31

1.73

2.00

0.88

6.92

5.45

6.99

3.25

22.61

97.2

101.6

FQ 315

2.26

1.76

1.97

0.97

6.96

5.27

6.94

3.15

22.33

97.8

100.3

AlfaStar

2.01

1.96

1.99

1.03

6.99

4.99

6.65

3.13

21.78

98.2

97.8

LegendGold

2.29

1.89

2.01

0.94

7.13

5.59

6.55

3.24

22.52

100.1

101.2

DK 134

2.07

1.62

1.80

0.96

6.45

4.65

6.58

3.06

20.74

90.5

93.2

TMF 421

2.25

1.64

1.93

0.89

6.71

4.89

6.61

3.06

21.28

94.2

95.6

DK 140

2.21

2.06

2.11

1.00

7.38

5.38

7.02

3.08

22.86

103.6

102.7

ABT 350

2.21

1.94

2.12

1.01

7.28

4.99

7.08

3.22

22.58

102.2

101.4

DK 127

2.24

1.76

1.96

0.98

6.94

4.59

6.67

3.04

21.24

97.4

95.4

9703

2.37

1.93

2.01

0.98

7.29

5.40

6.87

3.30

22.87

102.3

102.7

Garst 645-II

2.45

1.89

2.04

0.94

7.32

5.14

6.79

3.18

22.44

102.8

100.8

Avalanche+Z

2.28

1.74

1.99

0.94

6.95

5.00

6.75

3.07

21.78

97.6

97.9

Vernal (Foun.)

2.57

1.69

2.04

0.92

7.22

5.28

6.60

3.30

22.41

101.3

100.7

53Q60

2.17

1.80

1.98

0.95

6.90

4.65

6.78

3.04

21.37

96.8

96.0

54V54

2.10

1.78

1.82

0.98

6.68

5.24

6.78

3.01

21.71

93.8

97.5

Vernal (Foun.)

2.38

1.70

1.96

0.99

7.03

5.29

6.52

3.27

22.11

98.7

99.3

    Mean

2.26

1.81

1.98

0.96

7.01

5.11

6.76

3.15

22.04

98.4

99.0

    LSD (0.05)

0.31

0.24

 0.20�

  0.11�

0.53

  0.73�

0.24

0.19

  1.04

7.3

4.7

    CV (%)

9.5

9.4

7.2

7.9

5.2

10.0

2.5

4.1

3.3

5.2

3.3

    MCV (%)

13.5

13.5

10.2

11.3

7.5

14.2

3.4

5.9

4.5

7.5

4.5

    LSR (%)

54.6

55.4

63.4

72.1

56.5

72.7

43.2

64.3

33.3

56.5

33.3

�Design: Randomized complete block               

Fertilization:  50 P & 100 K lb/acre                           

Soil type:  Fargo clay

  Seeding method:  Broadcast

Cuttings:  1999 (2), 2000 (4), 2001 (3), 2002 (4)

Replicates:  Four

  Seeding rate:  25 lb/acre

Plot size:  4 by 20 ft

Herbicide:  None in 2002

  Seeding date:  April 28, 1999

Harvest plot:  38� by 25�

Insecticide:  None in 2002

�Seed obtained from Dan Undersander at University of Wisconsin except for 9703 and 54V54

^�F - test nonsignificant