NDSU Main Station Research Center Variety Trial Data

NDSU Main Station * North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
166 Loftsgard, NDSU, Fargo, ND 58105, (701) 231-7971, fax: (701) 231-8474

NORTH DAKOTA Agricultural Experiment Station, Carrington, ND; seeded 2001, irrigated�.
	2002 forage yield by harvest				2001	01-02	Relative yield
Entry�	6-20	7-25	9-26	Total	Total	Total	2002	01-02
	-----------------------Tons dry matter/acre-------------------------						---% of Vernal---
Magnum V-Wet	2.86	2.18	2.42	7.46	3.09	10.55	102.7	101.8
HybriForce-400	2.97	2.17	2.23	7.37	3.27	10.64	101.4	102.7
54V54	2.82	2.17	2.03	7.02	3.13	10.15	96.5	98.0
53Q60	2.84	2.46	2.28	7.58	3.13	10.71	104.3	103.4
Ameristand 403T	2.78	2.27	2.29	7.34	3.12	10.47	101.0	101.0
Vernal	2.95	2.24	2.08	7.27	3.09	10.36	100.0	100.0

Mean	2.87	2.25	2.22	7.34	3.14	10.48	101.0	101.2
LSD (0.05)	0.34�	0.21	0.34�	0.58�	0.22�	0.62�	7.9�	6.0�
CV (%)	9.0	7.2	11.5	6.0	5.3	4.5	6.0	4.5
MCV (%)	11.9	9.4	15.0	7.9	6.9	5.9	7.9	5.9
LSR (%)	179.6	73.1	85.4	103.2	119.7	111.3	103.2	111.3

�Design: Randomized complete block Fertilization: None Soil type: Heimdal loam

Seeding method: Broadcast Cuttings: 2001 (2), 2002 (3) Replicates: Four

Seeding rate: 25 lb/acre Plot size: 5� by 30� Herbicide: None in 2002

Seeding date: May 18, 2001 Harvest plot: 38" by 25� Insecticide: None

�Seed obtained from Dan Undersander at University of Wisconsin

^�F - test nonsignificant