NDSU Main Station * North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
315 Morrill, NDSU Fargo, ND 58105, Voice: (701) 231-7655 fax: (701)
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NORTH DAKOTA Agricultural Experiment Station, Fargo, ND; seeded 1997, dryland.
1998 forage yield | |||||||||||
3-cut: | 5-28 | 7-9 | 8-10 | 97-98 | % of Vernal | Stand | |||||
Entry | 4-cut: | 5-28 | 6-30 | 8-3 | 10-28 | total | 1997 | total | 1998 | 97-98 | 4-21-98 |
------------------------- tons dry matter/acre ------------------------- | % | ||||||||||
3-cut system | |||||||||||
DK 127 | 3.51 | 2.15 | 1.98 | 7.64 | 2.26 | 9.91 | 111 | 110 | 89 | ||
DK 140 | 3.39 | 2.34 | 2.01 | 7.74 | 2.18 | 9.92 | 112 | 110 | 88 | ||
5312 | 3.66 | 2.35 | 1.86 | 7.87 | 2.23 | 10.09 | 114 | 112 | 88 | ||
5347LH | 3.36 | 2.22 | 1.82 | 7.40 | 2.09 | 9.49 | 108 | 106 | 85 | ||
5454 | 3.52 | 2.25 | 1.86 | 7.63 | 2.12 | 9.76 | 111 | 109 | 88 | ||
645 | 3.24 | 2.31 | 1.91 | 7.46 | 2.40 | 9.86 | 109 | 110 | 88 | ||
Columbia 2000 | 3.82 | 2.35 | 1.91 | 8.08 | 2.12 | 10.20 | 117 | 114 | 85 | ||
2444 | 3.54 | 2.19 | 1.77 | 7.50 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 109 | 108 | 85 | ||
Feast | 3.21 | 1.96 | 1.85 | 7.01 | 2.26 | 9.27 | 102 | 103 | 89 | ||
Imperial | 3.25 | 2.16 | 1.86 | 7.27 | 2.19 | 9.46 | 106 | 105 | 84 | ||
Vernal Foun | 3.22 | 2.19 | 1.70 | 7.11 | 2.17 | 9.28 | 103 | 103 | 90 | ||
Vernal Cert | 3.16 | 1.95 | 1.53 | 6.64 | 2.03 | 8.67 | 97 | 97 | 82 | ||
Mean | 3.41 | 2.20 | 1.84 | 7.45 | 2.19 | 9.63 | 108 | 107 | 87 | ||
LSD (0.05) | 0.42§ | 0.28§ | 0.17 | 0.61 | 0.15 | 0.63 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ||
CV (%) | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | ||
MCV (%) | 12.4 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 3.9 | ||
LSR (%) | 64 | 71 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 43 | ||
4-cut system | |||||||||||
DK 127 | 2.61 | 1.48 | 1.74 | 0.91 | 6.74 | 3.22 | 9.96 | 102 | 102 | 86 | |
DK 140 | 2.73 | 1.52 | 1.81 | 0.94 | 7.00 | 3.22 | 10.23 | 106 | 104 | 85 | |
5312 | 2.92 | 1.44 | 1.78 | 0.94 | 7.08 | 3.44 | 10.52 | 107 | 107 | 89 | |
5347LH | 2.62 | 1.41 | 1.68 | 0.97 | 6.68 | 3.04 | 9.72 | 101 | 99 | 85 | |
5454 | 3.06 | 1.51 | 1.81 | 0.89 | 7.27 | 3.10 | 10.37 | 110 | 106 | 86 | |
645 | 2.78 | 1.40 | 1.75 | 0.99 | 6.92 | 3.25 | 10.17 | 104 | 104 | 86 | |
Columbia 2000 | 2.96 | 1.47 | 1.82 | 1.06 | 7.31 | 3.39 | 10.70 | 110 | 109 | 86 | |
2444 | 2.86 | 1.40 | 1.81 | 1.01 | 7.08 | 3.36 | 10.45 | 107 | 107 | 83 | |
Feast | 2.68 | 1.45 | 1.78 | 1.01 | 6.92 | 3.19 | 10.11 | 104 | 103 | 85 | |
Imperial | 2.67 | 1.44 | 1.71 | 1.05 | 6.87 | 3.24 | 10.11 | 104 | 103 | 86 | |
Vernal Foun | 2.88 | 1.35 | 1.65 | 0.88 | 6.76 | 3.22 | 9.98 | 102 | 102 | 87 | |
Vernal Cert | 2.72 | 1.25 | 1.65 | 0.87 | 6.49 | 3.13 | 9.62 | 98 | 98 | 85 | |
Mean | 2.79 | 1.43 | 1.75 | 0.96 | 6.93 | 3.23 | 10.16 | 105 | 104 | 86 | |
LSD | 0.32§ | 0.13 | 0.15§ | 0.08 | 0.51§ | 0.27§ | 0.67§ | 8 | 7§ | 4§ | |
CV (%) | 8.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | |
MCV | 11.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 4.7 | |
LSR (%) | 72 | 47 | 86 | 46 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 68 |
Design: Splitplot, cuts = mainplot Fertilization: 50P & 100 K
lb/acre Soil type: Fargo clay
Seeding method: Broadcast Cuttings: 1997 (1 / 2), 1998 (3 / 4) Replicates: Four
Seeding rate: 25 lb/acre Plot size: 3 by 18 ft Herbicide: None in 1998
Seeding date: May 2, 1997 Harvest plot: 3 by 13 ft Insecticide: None
Seed obtained from Dan Undersander at University of Wisconsin except
Veranl (Cert.).
§F - test nonsignificant
Back to 1998 Variety Trial Index (http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/fargo/98data/index.htm)