NDSU Main Station Research Center Variety Trial Data

NDSU Main Station * North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
166 Loftsgard, NDSU, Fargo, ND 58105, (701) 231-7971, fax: (701) 231-8474

Table 4. Forage yield of 10 alfalfa varieties seeded at Carrington, ND, in 2003.^�

	2004 forage yield						Relative yield
Entry	6-17	7-22	10-5	Total	2003	03-04	2004	03-04
	-------------------------tons dry matter/acre-------------------------

620	1.97	1.72	2.18	5.87	4.70	10.57	109.7	110.1
645-II	1.76	1.69	2.13	5.58	4.37	9.95	104.2	103.6
6400 HT	1.77	1.79	2.15	5.71	4.50	10.21	106.7	106.4
4A421	1.66	1.75	1.93	5.34	4.12	9.46	99.7	98.6
HybriForce 420/wet	1.69	1.75	2.19	5.63	4.16	9.79	105.1	102.0
54Q 25	1.62	1.64	2.00	5.26	4.15	9.41	98.3	98.1
54 V 46	1.56	1.77	2.02	5.35	4.30	9.65	99.9	100.5
Vernal	1.86	1.67	1.82	5.35	4.06	9.41	99.9	98.1
Vernal	1.73	1.71	1.92	5.36	4.42	9.78	100.1	101.9

Mean	1.75	1.73	2.04	5.52	4.32	9.83	103.0	102.5
LSD(0.05)	0.33^�	0.18^�	0.21	0.43	0.55^�	0.83^�	7.9^�	8.7^�
CV,%	13.1	7.2	7.2	5.3	8.8	5.8	5.3	5.8

�Design: Randomized complete block Fertilization/ 100 K + 50 P lb/a Soil type: Heimdal loam

Seeding method: Broadcast Cuttings: 2003 (2), 2004 (3) Replicates: Four

Seeding rate: 25 lb/acre Plot size: 5� by 25� Herbicide: None in 2004

Seeding date: May 1, 2003 Harvest plot: 38� by 20� Insecticide: None in 2004

^�F-test nonsignificant

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