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Table 13. 
Statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1998, and harvested in 1999, 2000 and 2001 (Yield in tons of dry matter/acre per year).

 

Location:

Bozeman

Bozeman

Huntley

Huntley

Kalispell

Kalispell

Moccasin

Sidney

 Statewide Average      
 

Irrigated/Dryland:

I

D

I

D

I

D

D

I

I

 

I %Mean

D

D %Mean
 

Variety (Montana marketer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

9

631 (Garst)*

6.44

1.98

8.06

1.11

5.89

4.06

0.53

5.27

6.42

107

1.21

102

5

53V08 (Pioneer)

6.27

2.01

8.38

1.02

5.89

4.67

0.50

5.01

6.39

106

1.18

100

7

Enhancer (Gooding)

6.23

2.05

8.07

1.20

5.97

4.89

0.55

5.09

6.34

105

1.27

107

6

Magnum V (Townsend)

6.14

1.78

8.04

1.10

5.97

4.35

0.52

5.14

6.32

105

1.13

96

17

Rebound 4.2 (Croplan)

6.31

1.93

7.81

0.98

6.07

4.02

0.52

4.87

6.27

104

1.14

97

8

Ripin (Gooding)

6.04

1.72

8.15

1.06

5.55

4.74

0.58

5.15

6.22

104

1.12

95

13

Imperial (ABI)

6.08

1.93

7.69

1.09

5.68

4.82

0.54

5.30

6.19

103

1.19

101

10

Emperor (ABI)

6.01

2.04

7.98

1.12

5.40

4.51

0.52

5.01

6.10

101

1.22

104

22

PS595-106 (exp.)

6.01

1.95

7.66

0.97

5.85

4.22

0.55

4.87

6.10

101

1.16

98

18

Reno (Syngenta)

6.25

1.87

7.92

0.94

5.66

4.47

0.53

4.56

6.10

101

1.11

94

3

Oneida VR (public)

6.18

1.95

7.66

1.09

5.81

4.36

0.53

4.70

6.09

101

1.19

101

14

Innovator +Z (America's)

6.13

1.82

7.73

1.03

5.32

4.69

0.51

5.01

6.05

101

1.12

95

20

TMF Multiplier II

6.07

1.89

7.73

1.02

5.43

4.39

0.53

4.91

6.03

100

1.15

97

11

ZX9852 (exp.)

5.77

1.85

8.10

0.94

5.31

4.30

0.52

4.95

6.03

100

1.10

94

23

A-395 (MBS)

6.02

1.93

7.72

1.08

5.31

4.11

0.57

5.02

6.02

100

1.19

101

19

Focus (Arkansas Valley)

6.03

2.05

7.55

1.03

5.56

4.32

0.55

4.79

5.98

100

1.21

103

12

Rambo (Gooding)

5.92

1.91

7.72

0.98

5.34

4.17

0.56

4.90

5.97

99

1.15

98

16

Mountaineer (Croplan)

6.10

2.17

7.71

0.98

5.30

4.43

0.52

4.72

5.96

99

1.23

104

21

NL 90732 (exp.)

5.92

2.15

7.57

1.03

5.48

3.54

0.52

4.63

5.90

98

1.23

105

2

Wrangler (public)

5.99

2.05

7.35

1.02

4.94

4.18

0.52

4.82

5.77

96

1.20

102

24

NL 91229 (exp.)

5.39

2.12

7.05

0.95

5.29

3.84

0.53

4.25

5.49

91

1.20

102

1

Ladak 65 (Westland)

5.38

1.92

6.93

1.01

4.76

4.04

0.54

4.60

5.42

90

1.16

98

4

Riley (public)

5.18

1.96

6.67

1.07

4.46

4.44

0.51

4.04

5.09

85

1.18

100
 

Location Mean

5.99

1.96

7.71

1.04

5.49

4.33

0.53

4.85

6.01

100

1.18

100

I = Irrigated
D = Dryland

*Marketing Contacts:
America's Alfalfa (800-873-2532), Arkansas Valley Seed Co. ( 970-535-4481), Dairyland Seeds (608-676-2237), experimental variety (no current sales), 
Garst Seed Co. (515-685-5000), Integra Seeds (800-515-7333), Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (406-356-7068), public variety (numerous sources),
Simplot (406-656-2804), Townsend Seeds (800-272-6939), UAP (888-252-8012), Westland Seeds, Inc. (800-547-3335).

* Authors:
Dennis Cash, MSU Animal & Range Sciences Extension Specialist  (994-5688,   dcash@montana.edu )
David Wichman, Central Agricultural Research Center, Moccasin  (423-5421,  dwichman@montana.edu )
Ken Kephart, Southern Agricultural Research Center, Huntley (348-3400, kephart@montana.edu )
Duane Johnson, Northwestern Agricultural Research Center, Kalispell (755-4304, duanej@montana.edu)
Joyce Eckhoff , Eastern Agricultural Research Center, Sidney (482-2208, jeckhoff@montana.edu )

 

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