NORTH DAKOTA Central Grasslands Research Extension Center, Streeter, ND; seeded 1998, dryland�

Total forage yield

% of Vernal

Entry

7-24-02

7-31-01

7-26-00

7-30-99

99-02

total

2002

99-02

--------------------tons dry matter/acres--------------------

Travois

2.41

2.11

2.88

2.72

10.12

104.3

112.6

Pioneer 5151

2.15

2.03

2.78

2.28

9.24

  93.1

102.8

Rangelander

2.60

2.09

2.39

2.16

9.24

112.5

102.8

Ladak 65

2.34

2.10

2.62

2.38

9.44

101.3

105.0

Spredor 3

2.29

1.94

2.62

2.34

9.19

  99.1

102.2

Rambler

2.21

2.03

2.77

2.58

9.59

  95.7

106.7

Roamer

2.12

2.03

3.04

2.51

9.70

  91.8

107.9

SCMF 3713

2.13

2.16

2.75

2.85

9.89

  92.2

110.0

ABI Alfalfa Exp. 1

2.51

2.10

2.64

2.19

9.44

108.7

105.0

ABI Alfalfa Exp. 2

2.34

2.01

2.66

2.26

9.27

101.3

103.1

ABI Alfalfa Exp. 3

2.46

1.98

2.74

2.34

9.52

106.5

105.9

Alfagraze

2.03

1.90

2.46

2.09

8.48

  87.9

  94.3

Beaver

2.51

2.07

2.78

2.32

9.68

108.7

107.7

WL232HQ

2.18

1.83

2.56

2.09

8.66

  94.4

  96.3

Vernal (Cert.)

2.31

1.79

2.64

2.25

8.99

100.0

100.0

    Mean

2.31

2.01

2.69

2.36

9.36

99.8

104.2

    LSD (0.05)

0.24

0.24

0.29

0.27

0.54

10.4

6.0

    CV (%)

7.3 

8.5 

7.6 

8.1 

4.8 

  7.3

4.8

    MCV (%)

10.4   

11.9   

10.7   

11.4   

5.8 

10.4

5.8

    LSR (%)

42.2   

64.9   

44.6   

36.5   

32.9   

42.2

32.9