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

2002 forage yield by harvest

2001

2000

00-02

% of Vernal

Entry

6-27

7-31

10-14

total

total

total

total

2002

00-02

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

Ameristand 201+Z

1.51

1.76

1.25

4.52

7.03

2.31

13.9

105.6

108.6

Garst 620

1.61

1.74

1.12

4.47

7.15

2.30

13.9

104.4

108.6

Garst 645-II

1.54

1.76

1.14

4.44

7.06

2.36

13.9

103.7

108.6

Cooper (MT9503)

1.34

1.63

1.10

4.07

6.55

2.05

12.7

  95.1

  99.2

Shaw

1.17

1.52

1.11

3.80

7.17

2.16

13.1

  88.8

102.3

53VO8

1.60

1.75

0.98

4.33

6.58

2.19

13.1

101.2

102.3

Vernal

1.57

1.64

1.07

4.28

6.36

2.16

12.8

100.0

100.0

    Mean

1.48

1.68

1.11

4.27

6.84

2.22

13.3

99.8

103.9

    LSD (0.05)

0.17

0.16

0.14

0.28

  6.5

    CV (%)

7.6 

6.5 

8.2 

4.5 

  4.5