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Table 14. 
Statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 2000, and harvested in 2001-2003 (Yield in tons of dry matter/acre per year).

Location:

Bozeman

Huntley

Huntley

Kalispell

Kalispell

Moccasin

Sidney
Statewide Average
(% Mean)

Irrigated/Dryland:

I

I

D

I

D

D

I

I

D

Variety (Montana marketer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 
53V08 (Pioneer)

5.71

8.28

0.75

7.34

4.72

0.75

4.89

107

102
Masterpiece (Simplot)
6.00
7.36
0.58
7.46
4.79
0.70
4.83
105
93
WinterCrown (BioPlant)
5.77
7.57
0.66
7.38
3.92
0.75
4.89
105
92
Innovator +Z (America's)
5.68
7.68
0.83
7.17
3.68
0.73
4.91
104
97
ZX9450A (exp.)
5.70
7.07
0.84
7.88
4.45
0.70
4.59
103
102
Ultra (Integra)
5.68
7.65
0.73
7.49
5.17
0.74
4.42
102
100
631 (Garst)
5.53
7.50
0.79
7.31
4.10
0.82
4.68
102
104
Shaw (MSU public)
5.49
7.37
0.70
7.26
4.53
0.75
4.71
101
102
AmeriGraze 401+Z (America's)
5.54
7.30
0.70
7.19
3.92
0.77
4.72
101
98
Plumas (Integra)
5.86
7.40
0.73
7.38
5.44
0.78
4.24
101
95
Select (UAP)
5.73
7.43
0.78
7.26
5.18
0.72
4.39
101
107
Millennia (UAP)
5.97
6.87
0.69
7.54
3.85
0.72
4.32
101
105
Cooper (MSU exp.)
5.54
7.50
0.82
7.00
5.52
0.77
4.61
101
91
4200 (Arkansas Valley)
5.71
7.06
0.73
7.15
4.34
0.64
4.64
100
112
Wrangler (public)
5.22
7.32
0.77
6.21
5.05
0.76
4.37
94
93
Ladak 65 (Westland)
4.98
6.98
0.69
6.33
4.93
0.74
4.20
92
105
Riley (public)
4.84
6.72
0.80
6.21
4.40
0.82
3.91
88
100

Location Mean

5.56

7.36
0.74
7.13
4.61
0.74
4.50
100
105

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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