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Table 3
Historical statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1988, and harvested in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
(Yield in tons of dry matter/acre per year).

Location:

Bozeman

Kalispell

Kalispell

Moccasin

Sidney

Statewide Average

 

Irrigated/Dryland:

I

I

D

D

I

I

I %Mean

(D)

D %Mean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agri-Mate

7.52

6.22

5.94

3.02

5.63

6.46

104

3.02

105

 

DK 125

6.44

6.93

6.11

2.72

5.88

6.42

103

2.72

95

 

626

7.15

6.32

5.61

3.03

5.73

6.40

103

3.03

106

 

Sure

6.65

6.65

5.84

2.96

5.88

6.39

103

2.96

103

 

Legend

6.64

6.73

5.99

3.02

5.75

6.37

102

3.02

105

 

WL 225

7.22

6.18

5.45

3.05

5.55

6.32

102

3.05

106

 

5432

6.84

6.66

5.49

2.30

5.38

6.29

101

2.30

80

 

AgriBoss

7.16

5.87

5.42

2.86

5.49

6.17

99

2.86

100

 

Wrangler

7.13

5.79

5.64

2.86

5.58

6.17

99

2.86

100

 

Arrow

6.71

6.21

5.70

2.85

5.35

6.09

98

2.85

99

 

Thor

6.59

6.10

5.80

2.75

5.32

6.00

97

2.75

96

 

Ladak 65

6.70

5.37

5.12

3.09

5.63

5.90

95

3.09

108

 

Vernal

6.63

5.59

5.18

2.81

5.48

5.90

95

2.81

98

 

Location Mean

6.88

6.20

5.64

2.87

5.59

6.22

100

2.87

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I = Irrigated
D = D
ryland

* Authors:
Dennis Cash - Animal & Range Sciences Dept., MSU-Bozeman, MT 59717, 406-994-5688, dcash@montana.edu
Ray Ditterline - Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology Dept., MSU-Bozeman, MT 59717, 406-994-5058,  rld@montana.edu
Duane Johnson and Louise Strang - Northwestern Agr. Res. Center, Kalispell, MT 59901, 406-755-4303, duanej@montana.edu
Dave Wichman
and Karnes NeillCentral Agr. Res. Center, Moccasin, MT 59462, 406-423-5421,   dwichman@montana.edu
Ken Kephart
and Peggy Lamb - Southern Agr. Res. Center, Huntley, MT 59037, 406-348-3400,  kephart@montana.edu
Joyce Eckhoff and Gail Harper -
 Eastern Agr. Res. Center, Sidney, MT 59270, 406-482-2208,    jeckhoff@montana.edu


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