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; 1998 dryland†.
| 1998 forage yield by harvest | % of | Stand | |||||||
| Entry‡ | 7-20 | 8-26 | total | Vernal | 11-6 | ||||
| --------- tons dry matter/acre ------ | % | ||||||||
| WinterStar | 2.14 | 1.26 | 3.40 | 99 | 90 | ||||
| WinterKing | 2.18 | 1.23 | 3.41 | 99 | 89 | ||||
| TMF Multi- Plier II | 2.17 | 1.20 | 3.37 | 98 | 89 | ||||
| 53V08 | 2.22 | 1.24 | 3.46 | 101 | 93 | ||||
| DK-124 | 2.15 | 1.18 | 3.33 | 97 | 89 | ||||
| DK-134 | 2.13 | 1.19 | 3.32 | 97 | 89 | ||||
| XGrazer | 2.22 | 1.26 | 3.48 | 101 | 92 | ||||
| Evolution | 2.24 | 1.21 | 3.45 | 100 | 92 | ||||
| Award | 2.29 | 1.22 | 3.51 | 102 | 89 | ||||
| ZG 9721 | 2.37 | 1.15 | 3.52 | 102 | 87 | ||||
| 4321 | 2.23 | 1.28 | 3.51 | 102 | 89 | ||||
| WL 232 HQ | 2.22 | 1.19 | 3.41 | 99 | 90 | ||||
| 620 | 2.19 | 1.24 | 3.43 | 100 | 91 | ||||
| Vernal Foun | 2.24 | 1.24 | 3.48 | 101 | 90 | ||||
| Vernal Cert | 2.19 | 1.20 | 3.39 | 99 | 89 | ||||
| Mean | 2.21 | 1.22 | 3.43 | 100 | 90 | ||||
| LSD (0.05) | 0.21§ | 0.09§ | 0.23§ | 6.6§ | 3 | ||||
| CV (%) | 9.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 3.4 | ||||
| MCV (%) | 9.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 3.3 | ||||
| LSR | 87 | 98 | 114 | 114 | 50 | ||||
†Design: Splitplot, cuts = mainplot Fertilization: None Soil type:
Fargo clay
Seeding method: Broadcast Cuttings: 1998 (2) Replicates: Four
Seeding rate: 25 lb/acre Plot size: 4 by 18 ft Herbicide: Pursuit @ 2oz/acre
Seeding date: April 21, 1998 Harvest plot: 34" by 13 ft Insecticide: None
‡Seed obtained from Dan Undersander at University of Wisconsin, except
Award and Vernal (cert.).
§F - test nonsignificant
Back to 1998 Variety Trial Index (http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/fargo/98data/index.htm)