Table 1. 2001 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

 

8-05-02

 

9-24-03

2003 Total

2002

Total

2-yr Total

2-yr

Ave.

% of

Ranger

 

Masterpiece

J.R. Simplot

3.39

1.99

1.81

7.19

6.17

13.36

6.68

119

 

Millennia

Union Seed

3.13

1.74

1.76

6.63

6.71

13.34

6.67

118

 

Cooper

Montana State University

2.99

1.91

1.68

6.58

6.20

12.77

6.39

113

 

Plumas

Seed Tech / Eureka Seed

2.80

1.69

1.68

6.17

6.37

12.54

6.27

111

 

Goliath

Allied Seed

2.87

1.66

1.76

6.29

6.20

12.49

6.24

111

 

Shaw

Montana State University

3.08

1.56

1.56

6.20

6.29

12.49

6.24

111

 

Macon

Allied Seed

2.99

1.54

1.57

6.10

6.20

12.30

6.15

109

 

Wintergold

TriWest Seeds

3.01

1.56

1.66

6.23

6.03

12.25

6.13

109

 

Select

Union Seed

2.62

1.79

1.64

6.05

6.16

12.21

6.10

108

 

Vernal

Public

3.01

1.78

1.51

6.30

5.75

12.05

6.03

107

 

HybriForce-400

Dairyland Seed

2.90

1.56

1.57

6.03

5.95

11.98

5.99

106

 

Pioneer 53Q60

Pioneer Hibred

2.76

1.65

1.76

6.17

5.70

11.87

5.93

105

 

Rebound 4.2

Croplan Genetics

3.01

1.45

1.67

6.13

5.71

11.84

5.92

105

 

Wrangler

Public

2.66

1.66

1.61

5.93

5.60

11.53

5.77

102

 

WL 327

WL Research

2.52

1.74

1.68

5.94

5.53

11.47

5.74

102

 

Ameristand 403T

ABI/Americas Alfalfa

2.66

1.76

1.52

5.94

5.38

11.32

5.66

101

 

Ranger

Public

2.71

1.75

1.40

5.86

5.40

11.26

5.63

100

 

Feast + EV

AgriPro Seeds

2.64

1.56

1.53

5.73

5.36

11.08

5.54

98

 

Maximizer

J.R. Simplot

2.38

1.46

1.61

5.45

5.25

10.70

5.35

95

 

Reliance

Allied Seed

2.29

1.56

1.58

5.43

5.14

10.56

5.28

94

 

WBRR

University of Wyoming

2.50

1.46

1.50

5.46

5.12

10.57

5.28

94

 

Monument II

Geertson Seed

2.24

1.52

1.41

5.17

5.32

10.49

5.25

93

 

Average

 

2.78

1.65

1.61

6.04

5.80

11.84

5.92

105

 

LSD (0.05)

 

0.41

N.S.

0.21

0.60

0.56

0.87

0.44

 

 

CV (%)

 

10.3

14.8

9.2

7.0

6.8

5.2

5.2

 

 

*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 5-10-01 @ 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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