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| 1997 DeKalb Alfalfa Variety Trial | |||||||||
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Brand-Variety †Experimental |
1999 Cutting | 1998 Total |
2-yr. Total |
Relative Yield |
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| 15-Apr | 27-May | 28-Jun | 30-Jul | 31-Aug | Total | ||||
| 1Stand | T DM/A | T DM/A | T DM/A | T DM/A | T DM/A | T DM/A | T DM/A | % Trial Mean | |
| DK 127 | 5.00 | 2.64 | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 6.60 | 6.84 | 13.44 | 110 |
| DK 140 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 1.40 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 6.19 | 6.66 | 12.85 | 105 |
| PERSIST | 5.00 | 2.54 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.15 | 5.99 | 6.65 | 12.64 | 104 |
| CHOICE | 5.00 | 2.26 | 1.21 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 5.89 | 6.50 | 12.39 | 102 |
| 5347LH | 5.00 | 2.49 | 1.35 | 1.11 | 1.00 | 5.95 | 6.34 | 12.28 | 101 |
| DK 141 | 5.00 | 2.35 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 5.85 | 6.18 | 12.03 | 99 |
| SARANAC AR | 4.80 | 2.35 | 1.01 | 1.29 | 0.89 | 5.53 | 5.64 | 11.17 | 92 |
| VERNAL | 5.00 | 2.32 | 1.01 | 1.29 | 0.94 | 5.55 | 5.51 | 11.06 | 91 |
1: 0 = poor, 5 = excellent |
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| Mean | 2.42 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.07 | 5.93 | 6.26 | 12.19 | ||
| 5%_LSD | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.71 | 0.30 | 0.76 | ||
| CV(%) | 11.88 | 12.34 | 11.59 | 7.69 | 8.15 | 3.25 | 4.26 | ||
| MCV(%) | 17.33 | 18.00 | 16.91 | 11.23 | 11.89 | 4.74 | 6.22 | ||
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Date of Seeding: April 17, 1997. Soil Type: Drummer-Flanagan silt loam. Herbicides: February 16 (Sencor), July 7 (Poast, Butyrac). Pest Control: July 7 and 21 (Poast). Plot Dimensions: 3' x 19'. |
