Table 2. 2000 Irrigated Alfalfa Variety Yield Trial, University of Wyoming Research and Extension Center, Powell, WY

 

 

Yield in Tons/Acre Dry Matter*

 

Brand/Variety

 

Origin or Marketer

 

6-13-03

 

8-05-03

 

9-24-03

2003 Total

2002

Total

2001

Total

3-yr

Total

3-yr

Ave.

% of

Ranger

Cooper

Montana State Univ.

2.62

1.68

1.30

5.60

5.80

6.26

17.65

5.88

126

No. 7

Super Seeds

2.60

1.71

1.35

5.66

5.73

6.13

17.53

5.84

125

Shaw

Montana State Univ.

2.14

1.62

1.24

5.00

5.77

6.11

16.89

5.63

121

Innovator +Z

ABI/America’s Alfalfa

2.33

1.61

1.24

5.18

5.60

6.06

16.83

5.61

120

Trophy

Geertson Seed

2.35

1.51

1.28

5.14

5.62

5.86

16.61

5.54

119

Baralfa 42IQ

Barenbrug USA

2.23

1.50

1.09

4.82

5.74

6.01

16.57

5.53

118

ZX 9450A

ABI/America’s Alfalfa

2.32

1.71

1.35

5.38

5.66

5.42

16.46

5.49

118

Wrangler

Public

2.36

1.45

1.25

5.06

5.54

5.89

16.48

5.49

118

Garst 645 II

Garst Seed Co.

1.99

1.47

1.06

4.52

5.22

6.65

16.40

5.47

117

Baralfa 32IQ

Barenbrug USA

2.52

1.63

1.27

5.42

5.55

5.40

16.37

5.46

117

Magnum V

Dairyland Seed

2.31

1.53

1.31

5.15

5.11

5.82

16.07

5.36

115

Amerigraze 401+Z

ABI/America’s Alfalfa

2.20

1.54

1.21

4.95

5.26

5.62

15.82

5.27

113

Super 6

Super Seeds

2.20

1.57

1.40

5.17

5.27

5.34

15.78

5.26

113

Vernal

Public

2.17

1.41

1.10

4.68

4.89

5.66

15.52

5.17

111

Ranger

Public

1.82

1.46

0.92

4.20

4.47

5.35

14.02

4.67

100

Average

 

2.28

1.56

1.22

5.06

5.42

5.84

16.33

5.44

116

LSD (0.05)

 

0.32

0.18

0.17

0.45

0.54

N.S.

1.52

0.51

 

CV (%)

 

9.8

8.2

9.9

6.2

7.0

12.1

6.5

6.5

 

*Dried for 48 hr at 60 degrees C. To convert dry tons per acre to hay at 12% moisture, multiply by 1.136.

ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURE: Seeded on 5-23-00 @ 24 lbs pure live seed per acre after 250 lbs/A of 11-52-0 were soil incorporated. Borders were seeded to Wrangler. Trial was gravity-flow, flood-irrigated.

ELEVATION: 4365 ft above sea level; 155 days above 28 degrees F.

SOIL TYPE: Clay Loam.

EXP. DESIGN: Randomized Complete Block, Four Replications. Yields differing from each other by more than the LSD are different odds of at least 19 to 1. An LSD designation of N.S. indicates a difference that is “non-significant”.

COOPERATORS:  Alan Gray, Mike Killen, Rob Smith (307) 754-2223.

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