NDSU Main Station * North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
166 Loftsgard, NDSU,
Fargo, ND 58105, (701) 231-7971, fax: (701) 231-8474
| Table 1. Forage yield of 12 alfalfa varieties seeded at Fargo, ND, in 2005 with and without traffic 5 days after harvest.† | ||||||||||||||
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2008 forage yield |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
06-08 |
% of Vernal |
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| Entry |
6-18 |
7-18 |
8-20 |
10-20 |
total |
total |
total |
total |
2008 |
06-08 |
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|
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tons dry matter/acre - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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|
No traffic |
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| X202 |
3.11 |
2.16 |
1.70 |
1.67 |
8.65 |
6.76 |
5.82 |
21.23 |
114.6 |
104.7 |
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| DS204HYB |
3.09 |
2.08 |
1.76 |
1.35 |
8.28 |
7.01 |
5.88 |
21.17 |
109.7 |
104.4 |
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| 381HYB |
2.80 |
2.04 |
1.48 |
1.99 |
7.87 |
6.92 |
6.10 |
20.89 |
104.3 |
103.0 |
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| 361HYB |
3.11 |
2.06 |
1.69 |
1.56 |
8.39 |
6.89 |
6.07 |
21.35 |
111.1 |
105.3 |
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| WL 319 HQ |
3.04 |
2.17 |
1.82 |
1.44 |
8.46 |
6.98 |
5.89 |
21.33 |
112.1 |
105.2 |
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| FGI-31Q109 |
2.90 |
2.23 |
1.81 |
1.44 |
8.38 |
7.07 |
5.70 |
21.15 |
111.1 |
104.3 |
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| 6415 |
2.99 |
2.18 |
1.69 |
1.68 |
8.54 |
7.74 |
6.13 |
22.41 |
113.1 |
110.5 |
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| 4A421 |
2.82 |
2.14 |
1.85 |
1.49 |
8.32 |
6.58 |
6.06 |
20.95 |
110.2 |
103.3 |
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| A 30-06 |
2.66 |
2.09 |
1.67 |
1.46 |
7.89 |
6.86 |
5.84 |
20.58 |
104.5 |
101.5 |
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| AmeriStand 403T |
3.04 |
2.05 |
1.57 |
1.46 |
8.12 |
7.19 |
6.00 |
21.31 |
107.6 |
105.1 |
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| Vernal§ |
2.69 |
1.88 |
1.53 |
1.08 |
7.18 |
6.79 |
6.43 |
20.41 |
95.2 |
100.7 |
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| Vernal§ |
2.99 |
2.12 |
1.56 |
1.33 |
7.99 |
7.19 |
6.09 |
21.27 |
105.9 |
104.9 |
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| Mean |
2.94 |
2.10 |
1.67 |
1.46 |
8.17 |
7.00 |
6.00 |
21.17 |
108.3 |
104.4 |
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|
One pass with tractor tire 5 days after harvest |
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| X202 |
2.81 |
2.09 |
1.55 |
1.33 |
7.78 |
6.06 |
5.62 |
19.45 |
103.1 |
95.9 |
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| DS204HYB |
2.82 |
2.06 |
1.70 |
1.31 |
7.89 |
6.40 |
5.58 |
19.87 |
104.5 |
98.0 |
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| 381HYB |
2.78 |
2.10 |
1.62 |
1.43 |
7.93 |
6.55 |
5.54 |
20.02 |
105.1 |
98.7 |
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| 361HYB |
2.80 |
2.02 |
1.77 |
1.54 |
8.12 |
6.67 |
5.88 |
20.67 |
107.6 |
101.9 |
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| WL 319 HQ |
2.87 |
2.16 |
1.80 |
1.37 |
8.20 |
6.54 |
5.42 |
20.15 |
108.6 |
99.4 |
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| FGI-31Q109 |
3.01 |
2.04 |
1.77 |
1.48 |
8.30 |
6.52 |
5.57 |
20.39 |
110.0 |
100.5 |
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| 6415 |
2.80 |
2.09 |
1.78 |
1.31 |
7.98 |
6.20 |
5.29 |
19.46 |
105.7 |
96.0 |
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| 4A421 |
3.03 |
2.07 |
1.78 |
1.46 |
8.34 |
6.95 |
6.09 |
21.38 |
110.5 |
105.4 |
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| A 30-06 |
2.85 |
2.22 |
1.68 |
1.37 |
8.11 |
6.67 |
5.28 |
20.07 |
107.5 |
99.0 |
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| AmeriStand 403T |
2.92 |
2.01 |
1.63 |
1.28 |
7.84 |
6.63 |
5.77 |
20.24 |
103.9 |
99.8 |
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| Vernal§ |
2.90 |
1.99 |
1.62 |
1.22 |
7.73 |
6.94 |
5.46 |
20.13 |
102.4 |
99.3 |
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| Vernal§ |
2.89 |
1.98 |
1.56 |
0.91 |
7.33 |
6.02 |
5.93 |
19.28 |
97.1 |
95.1 |
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| Mean |
2.87 |
2.07 |
1.69 |
1.33 |
7.96 |
6.51 |
5.62 |
20.09 |
105.5 |
99.0 |
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| LSD (0.05) | ||||||||||||||
| Entry (E) |
NS |
NS |
0.28 |
0.17 |
0.50 |
NS |
NS |
NS |
6.6 |
NS |
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| Traffic (T) |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
0.19 |
0.43 |
10% |
0.98 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
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| E * T |
NS |
NS |
NS |
0.24 |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
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| CV, % |
9.2 |
8.2 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
5.3 |
7.7 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
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| † | Design: Split block, traffic main plot | Fertilization: 100 K + 50 P lb/acre | Soil type: Fargo clay | |||||||||||
| Seeding method: Broadcast | Cuttings: 2005 (2), 2006-08(4) | Replicates: Three | ||||||||||||
| Seeding rate: 25 lb/acre | Plot size: 5’ by 23’ | Herbicide: None in 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Seeding date: May 8, 2005 | Harvest plot: 38" by 18’ | Insecticide: None in 2008 | ||||||||||||
| § | Differential infection by Fusarium wilt caused some of the yield differences between the Vernal entries. | |||||||||||||
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