Table 3. Forage yield of 11 alfalfa varieties seeded at Fargo in 2003.^�

2004 forage yield

Relative yield

Entry

6-2

7-8

8-13

10-8

total

2003

03-04

total

2004

03-04

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

% of Vernal

DAK9900

2.08

1.90

1.87

1.77

7.62

3.91

11.52

101.9

104.1

620

2.15

1.84

1.86

1.54

7.39

3.79

11.18

  98.8

101.0

645-II

1.97

1.91

1.84

1.67

7.39

3.60

10.99

  98.9

  99.3

6400 HT

2.08

1.95

1.88

1.66

7.57

3.87

11.44

101.3

103.4

Extreme

2.17

1.88

1.93

1.71

7.69

3.74

11.43

102.9

103.3

4A421

2.19

1.95

1.95

1.70

7.79

3.62

11.41

104.2

103.1

Somerset

2.07

1.76

1.74

1.65

7.22

3.69

10.91

  96.6

 98.6

54Q25

2.15

1.90

1.78

1.53

7.36

3.57

10.94

  98.5

 98.8

54V46

2.11

1.85

1.87

1.63

7.46

3.61

11.07

  99.8

100.1

Vernal

2.20

1.68

1.72

1.85

7.45

3.64

11.09

  99.7

100.2

Vernal

2.15

1.87

1.84

1.64

7.50

3.54

11.04

100.3

 99.8

     Mean

2.12

1.86

1.84

1.67

7.49

3.69

11.18

100.3

101.1

     LSD(0.05)

 0.19^�

 0.17^�

  0.19^�

  0.25^�

 0.40^�

 0.32^�

  0.54^�

    5.4^�

    4.9^�

     CV, %

  6.2

  6.3

  7.1

 10.2

  3.7

  6.0

    3.33

    3.7

    3.3