NDSU Main Station * North Dakota Agricultural Experiment
Station
315 Morrill, NDSU Fargo, ND 58105, Voice: (701)
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North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; cultivar by management interaction at Fargo, ND; seeded 1995, dryland†.
Forage yield by harvest year |
96-98 |
96-00 |
Relative yield |
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Cultivar |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
avg. |
avg. |
96-98 |
96-00 |
--------------------tons dry matter/acre--------------------- |
----% of Vernal---- |
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4 cuts like variety trials§ |
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Spredor 3 |
5.33 |
5.58 |
5.99 |
5.58 |
5.39 |
5.63 |
5.57 |
98.4 |
100.0 |
Travois |
4.85 |
5.14 |
5.46 |
5.10 |
4.97 |
5.15 |
5.10 |
90.0 |
91.6 |
Vernal |
5.46 |
5.65 |
6.05 |
5.49 |
5.21 |
5.72 |
5.57 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
WL 252 HQ |
5.55 |
5.84 |
6.32 |
4.75 |
5.21 |
5.90 |
5.53 |
103.1 |
99.3 |
Sterling |
5.22 |
5.74 |
6.29 |
5.29 |
5.51 |
5.75 |
5.61 |
100.5 |
100.7 |
LegenDairy |
5.64 |
6.02 |
6.13 |
4.58 |
4.96 |
5.93 |
5.47 |
103.7 |
98.2 |
3452-ML |
5.57 |
5.79 |
6.28 |
5.19 |
5.33 |
5.88 |
5.63 |
102.8 |
101.1 |
5246 |
5.34 |
5.99 |
6.73 |
5.82 |
5.55 |
6.02 |
5.88 |
105.2 |
105.6 |
DK 127 |
5.70 |
6.13 |
6.37 |
3.50 |
5.42 |
6.07 |
5.19 |
106.2 |
93.1 |
Magnum IV |
5.84 |
5.86 |
6.74 |
4.83 |
4.24 |
6.14 |
5.74 |
107.3 |
103.0 |
631 |
5.68 |
5.74 |
6.23 |
4.40 |
5.21 |
5.88 |
5.45 |
102.8 |
97.8 |
HayGrazer |
5.42 |
5.78 |
6.09 |
3.85 |
4.34 |
5.77 |
5.10 |
100.9 |
91.5 |
Mean |
5.47 |
5.77 |
6.22 |
4.87 |
5.11 |
5.82 |
5.49 |
101.7 |
99.6 |
4 cuts at given maturity stage for each cultivar¶ |
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Spredor 3 |
5.07 |
5.67 |
6.86 |
5.08 |
6.32 |
5.87 |
5.80 |
99.0 |
101.5 |
Travois |
4.25 |
4.90 |
6.31 |
5.56 |
6.22 |
5.15 |
5.45 |
86.8 |
95.4 |
Vernal |
5.06 |
5.61 |
7.12 |
5.23 |
5.53 |
5.93 |
5.71 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
WL 252 HQ |
4.85 |
5.58 |
6.81 |
5.41 |
5.22 |
5.75 |
5.57 |
97.0 |
97.6 |
Sterling |
4.97 |
5.32 |
5.89 |
4.87 |
5.22 |
5.39 |
5.25 |
90.9 |
91.9 |
LegenDairy |
4.84 |
5.04 |
6.07 |
5.15 |
4.94 |
5.32 |
5.21 |
89.7 |
91.2 |
3452-ML |
5.15 |
5.63 |
6.37 |
5.20 |
5.23 |
5.72 |
5.52 |
96.5 |
96.6 |
5246 |
5.06 |
5.89 |
6.55 |
5.80 |
5.34 |
5.83 |
5.73 |
98.3 |
100.3 |
DK 127 |
4.68 |
5.27 |
6.03 |
4.86 |
4.73 |
5.33 |
5.11 |
89.9 |
89.5 |
Magnum IV |
5.48 |
5.80 |
6.48 |
5.89 |
5.22 |
5.92 |
5.77 |
99.8 |
101.1 |
631 |
5.03 |
5.57 |
6.43 |
5.88 |
5.40 |
5.68 |
5.66 |
95.8 |
99.1 |
HayGrazer |
4.85 |
4.96 |
6.26 |
5.05 |
4.88 |
5.35 |
5.20 |
90.2 |
91.0 |
Mean |
4.94 |
5.44 |
6.43 |
5.33 |
5.35 |
5.60 |
5.59 |
94.4 |
96.2 |
Early 3-cut at given maturity stage for each culitvar# |
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Spredor 3 |
4.49 |
5.19 |
6.23 |
6.11 |
6.18 |
5.30 |
5.64 |
96.5 |
100.6 |
Travois |
4.49 |
5.45 |
6.37 |
5.65 |
6.16 |
5.43 |
5.62 |
98.9 |
100.3 |
Vernal |
4.46 |
5.70 |
6.31 |
5.84 |
5.73 |
5.49 |
5.61 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
WL 252 HQ |
4.31 |
5.05 |
6.14 |
5.87 |
5.98 |
5.17 |
5.47 |
94.2 |
97.5 |
Sterling |
4.72 |
4.98 |
6.31 |
5.91 |
5.60 |
5.33 |
5.50 |
97.1 |
98.1 |
LegenDairy |
4.47 |
5.28 |
6.51 |
5.79 |
5.26 |
5.42 |
5.46 |
98.7 |
97.4 |
3452-ML |
4.51 |
5.43 |
6.37 |
5.85 |
6.07 |
5.44 |
5.65 |
99.1 |
100.7 |
5246 |
4.71 |
5.55 |
6.58 |
5.95 |
5.82 |
5.61 |
5.72 |
102.2 |
102.0 |
DK 127 |
4.26 |
5.30 |
6.53 |
5.61 |
5.53 |
5.36 |
5.44 |
97.6 |
97.1 |
Magnum IV |
4.47 |
5.40 |
6.41 |
5.66 |
5.70 |
5.46 |
5.53 |
98.9 |
98.6 |
631 |
4.47 |
5.54 |
6.73 |
5.77 |
5.72 |
5.58 |
5.65 |
101.06 |
100.7 |
HayGrazer |
4.42 |
4.82 |
6.42 |
6.02 |
5.86 |
5.22 |
5.51 |
95.1 |
98.2 |
Mean |
4.48 |
5.31 |
6.41 |
5.84 |
5.80 |
5.40 |
5.57 |
98.4 |
99.3 |
Late 3-cut at given maturity stage for each cultivar†† |
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Spredor 3 |
4.70 |
5.17 |
6.74 |
5.73 |
7.11 |
5.54 |
5.89 |
91.6 |
92.9 |
Travois |
4.69 |
5.28 |
6.67 |
5.49 |
6.57 |
5.55 |
5.74 |
91.7 |
90.6 |
Vernal |
4.85 |
5.99 |
7.30 |
6.23 |
7.33 |
6.05 |
6.34 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
WL 252 HQ |
4.69 |
5.55 |
6.74 |
6.12 |
6.90 |
5.66 |
6.00 |
93.6 |
94.6 |
Sterling |
4.96 |
5.53 |
6.50 |
6.08 |
6.97 |
5.66 |
6.01 |
93.6 |
94.8 |
LegenDairy |
4.98 |
5.77 |
6.86 |
6.04 |
6.52 |
5.87 |
6.03 |
97.0 |
95.2 |
3452-ML |
5.10 |
5.78 |
6.90 |
6.19 |
7.18 |
5.93 |
6.23 |
98.0 |
98.2 |
5246 |
4.88 |
5.55 |
6.77 |
6.41 |
7.19 |
5.73 |
6.15 |
94.7 |
97.2 |
DK 127 |
4.60 |
5.56 |
6.76 |
6.09 |
6.90 |
5.64 |
5.98 |
93.2 |
94.4 |
Magnum IV |
4.70 |
5.81 |
7.02 |
6.36 |
6.83 |
5.84 |
6.14 |
96.5 |
96.9 |
631 |
4.83 |
5.88 |
6.86 |
6.21 |
6.64 |
5.87 |
6.09 |
97.0 |
96.0 |
HayGrazer |
4.76 |
5.66 |
6.76 |
6.16 |
6.88 |
5.72 |
6.05 |
94.5 |
95.3 |
Mean |
4.81 |
5.63 |
6.82 |
6.09 |
6.92 |
5.75 |
6.06 |
94.9 |
95.5 |
Mean |
4.93 |
5.53 |
6.47 |
5.53 |
5.65 |
5.64 |
5.65 |
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LSD (0.05) |
0.36 |
0.49 |
0.55 |
0.72 |
0.56 |
0.26 |
0.29 |
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CV (%) |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
9.3 |
7.1 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
†
Design: Splitplot, mainplot=management Fertilization: 50 P & 100 K/acre Soil type: Fargo clay‡Percent of Vernal based on Vernal within management
system.
§Mid bud, late bud, 10% bloom, and killing frost, all
cultivars at one date based on average of dormancy level 2 cultivars.
Late bud, 10% bloom, 10% bloom, and fourth at 20%
bloom or killing frost if growth warranted.
#Late bud, 10% bloom, and 10% bloom for each cultivar,
no fall harvest.
††10% bloom, 50-75% bloom, and 50-75% bloom for each
cultivar.
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