Safflower - No-till recrop Hettinger
Variety	Days to Flower	Plant Height	Test Weight	Oil	------- Grain Yield ------- 1997 1998 1999			Average Yield 2 3 Year Year
		inches	lbs/bu	%	----------------- pounds per acre ----------------
S-518	94	29	33.4	35.2	1674	1860	1271	1566	1602
Montola 2000	94	27	34.8	38.6	1467	1700	1067	1384	1411
Morlin	98	29	33.7	37.4	1600	1433	913	1173	1315
Centennial	98	27	34.8	35.8	1333	1580	787	1184	1233
S-541	96	31	35.8	36.6	947	1667	913	1290	1176
Finch	96	26	28.6	38.0	1233	1367	887	1127	1162
Montola 2001	94	28	33.7	37.6	1207	1387	753	1070	1116
Montola 2003	95	30	34.5	39.0			1260
Trial Mean	95	28	33.9	38.4	1383	1567	1034	--	--
C.V. %	1.7	8.7	2.0	2.1	16.9	17.8	19.4	--	--
LSD .05	2	NS	1.0	1.1	333	400	287	--	--
LSD .01	3	NS	1.3	1.5	446	NS	385	--	--

Planting Date: April 19, 1999
Harvest Date: September 1, 1999
Seeding rate: 400,000 live seeds/acre.
Previous crop: 1997 = fallow, 1998 = Durum, 1999 = HRSW.
NS = no statistical difference between varieties.

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