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483-2005
BARLEY VARIETY TRIALS
| Table 18 - Barley variety trial | ||||
| Variety | Avg. yield | Test weight | Heading date | Height inches |
| Hector | 61 | 48.5 | 7-15 | 27.0 |
| Vanguard | 45 | 49.0 | 7-15 | 26.5 |
| Steptoe | 49 | 42.0 | 7-19 | 23.0 |
| Firlbecks III | 55 | 50.0 | 7-15 | 28.0 |
| Multum | 64 | 45.5 | 7-15 | 26.0 |
| Georgie | 61 | 47.5 | 7-15 | 24.5 |
| Nordic | 52 | 48.0 | 7-15 | 26.5 |
| Lud | 67 | 47.0 | 7-15 | 23.5 |
| Dickson | 50 | 49.5 | 7-15 | 27.5 |
| Beacon | 51 | 46.5 | 7-14 | 26.0 |
| Conquest | 45 | 49.5 | 7-14 | 27.5 |
| Bonanza | 44 | 48.5 | 7-14 | 27.0 |
| Manker | 47 | 50.0 | 7-14 | 26.5 |
| Karl | 49 | 49.5 | 7-14 | 21.5 |
| Klages | 51 | 46.0 | 7-16 | 26.0 |
| Shabet | 58 | 46.0 | 7-16 | 26.0 |
| RPB 261-70 | 66 | 48.5 | 7-16 | 26.0 |
| ND231 | 48 | 49.5 | 7-13 | 27.5 |
| ND718 | 52 | 48.0 | 7-13 | 26.0 |
| ND759 | 60 | 46.5 | 7-13 | 27.5 |
| ND1156 | 50 | 48.5 | 7-15 | 27.5 |
| ND1311 | 59 | 48.0 | 7-15 | 27.0 |
| Standard error of a treatment mean | 2.9 | |||
| L.s.d. @ 5% | 8.2 | |||
| The c.v. = P.C. | 10.9 | |||
| Table 19 - Long term comparison of barley varieties | ||||||
| Variety | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 5-Yr. Avg. |
| Nordic | 33 | 59 | 67 | 39 | 52 | 50 |
| Vanguard | 41 | 63 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 54 |
| Firlbeck III | 76 | 52 | 55 | |||
| Steptoe | 55 | 47 | 49 | |||
| Hector | 56 | 61 | ||||
| Dickson | 31 | 57 | 64 | 36 | 50 | 48 |
| Beacon | 33 | 46 | 63 | 40 | 51 | 47 |
| Conquest | 35 | 45 | 67 | 44 | 45 | 47 |
| Bonanza | 39 | 59 | 67 | 43 | 44 | 50 |
| Manker | 44 | 47 | ||||
| Klages | 48 | 51 | ||||
| Shabet | 38 | 62 | 73 | 44 | 58 | |
| ND231 | 47 | 66 | 38 | 48 | ||
| ND718 | 48 | 65 | 41 | 52 | ||
| ND759 | 72 | 37 | 60 | |||
| L.s.d. @ 5% | 4.6 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 8.2 | |
| Table 8. Average yields of alfalfa varieties in the 1973-1975 seasons in the pasture-type alfalfa trial. | ||||
| Variety | Dry-weight - lbs/acre | 3-year average yield | ||
| 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | ||
| Rambler | 5617 | 3931 | 6163 | 5237 |
| Roamer | 5254 | 3986 | 6359 | 5200 |
| SC-Syn 37025 | 5186 | 4076 | 6232 | 5165 |
| SC-Syn 3703-L | 5391 | 3851 | 6148 | 5130 |
| Ladak | 4884 | 3527 | 6651 | 5021 |
| SC -Syn 37045 | 4966 | 3635 | 6428 | 5010 |
| Teton | 4700 | 3607 | 6575 | 4961 |
| Drylander | 4991 | 4015 | 5775 | 4927 |
| Travois | 4783 | 3431 | 6496 | 4903 |
| Semi-Palatinsk | 4254 | 3718 | 6279 | 4750 |
| SC-Syn 3701-L | 4930 | 3395 | 5688 | 4671 |
| SC-MF 3713 | 4024 | 4102 | 5516 | 4547 |
| Average | 4915 | 3773 | 6193 | 4960 |
| Table 21 - Barley variety trial - Dickinson and off-station sites | ||||||||
| Variety | Test weight per bushel | |||||||
| Dickinson | Beach | Bowman | Glen Ullin | Hettinger | Killdeer | Mandan | Avg. 6-station | |
| Hector | 48.5 | 50.0 | 46.5 | 47.0 | 46.0 | Hailed Out |
45.5 | 47.3 |
| Vanguard | 49.0 | 51.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 48.3 | |
| Steptoe | 42.0 | 45.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 45.8 | |
| Firlbecks III | 50.0 | 50.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 48.8 | |
| Multum | 45.5 | 48.5 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 44.0 | 44.5 | 45.7 | |
| Georgie | 47.5 | 48.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46.6 | |
| Nordic | 48.0 | 46.0 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 45.6 | |