NDSU Main Station Research Center Variety Trial Data

NDSU Main Station * North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
315 Morrill, NDSU Fargo, ND 58105, Voice: (701) 231-7655 fax: (701) 231-8520

North Central Research and Extension Center; Minot, ND; 1995 dryland^†.

	1998 forage yield						Relative yield
Entry^‡	6-15	7-27	total	1997	1996	96-98 total	1998	96-98
	-----------------------------tons dry matter/acre------------------------ --------% of Vernal---------

DK 127	1.48	1.50	2.97	1.97	2.5	7.40	85	86.1
LegenDairy	1.42	1.60	3.03	2.00	2.7	7.69	86	89.5
Proof	1.60	1.61	3.21	2.04	3.0	8.21	91	95.6
Spredor 3	1.18	1.45	2.63	1.92	2.9	7.43	75	86.5
Sterling	1.33	1.57	2.90	1.94	2.9	7.74	83	90.1
Vernal	1.82	1.69	3.51	2.19	2.9	8.59	100	100.0
WL 252 HQ	1.37	1.56	2.93	1.93	2.4	7.33	83	85.3
2555-ML	1.41	1.61	3.03	2.03	2.8	7.85	86	91.4
5262	1.62	1.64	3.26	2.08	2.5	7.79	93	90.7
5454	1.79	1.64	3.43	2.16	2.8	8.38	98	97.6

Mean	1.50	1.59	3.09	2.03	2.7	7.84	88	91.3
LSD (0.05)	0.32	NS	0.48	NS	NS	0.83	114	9.7
CV (%)	14.9	10.4	10.7	11.6	12.1	7.3	10.7	7.3

^†Design: Randomized complete block Plot size: 4 by 24 ft
Seeding method: Drilled, 6-inch rows Soil type: William loam
Seeding date: May 18, 1995 Replicates: Four
Cuttings: 1995 (1), 1996, 1997, 1998 (2) Herbicide: None
Fertilization: None Insecticide: None
Cooperator: Mark Zarnstorff
^‡Seed obtained from Dr. Dan Undersander at University of Wisconsin.

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