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Table 4
Historical statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1989, and harvested in 1990, 1991 and 1992. (Yield in tons of dry matter/acre per year).

Location:

Bozeman

Havre

Huntley

Kalispell

Kalispell

Moccasin

Sidney

Statewide Average

Irrigated/Dryland:

I

D

D

I

D

D

I

I

I %Mean

D

D %Mean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5262

7.62

1.22

1.80

6.28

5.72

1.46

7.50

7.13

107

1.49

95

Blazer XL

7.58

1.51

1.86

5.79

5.78

1.79

7.39

6.92

104

1.72

109

Arrow

7.41

1.31

1.73

5.81

5.99

1.45

7.21

6.81

102

1.50

95

636

7.20

1.13

1.84

6.07

5.68

1.64

7.16

6.81

102

1.54

97

5472

6.96

1.18

1.79

6.39

5.83

1.73

7.00

6.78

102

1.57

99

Sabre

7.40

1.30

1.99

5.81

5.50

1.81

7.13

6.78

102

1.70

108

Fortress

7.26

1.20

1.81

5.94

6.12

1.68

7.08

6.76

101

1.56

99

WL 317

7.57

1.23

1.86

5.72

5.70

1.71

6.97

6.75

101

1.60

101

Milkmaker

7.22

1.28

1.85

5.87

5.54

1.49

7.01

6.70

100

1.54

97

Apollo Sumpreme

7.05

1.27

1.65

5.76

5.35

1.70

7.24

6.68

100

1.54

97

MultiKing 1

7.19

1.26

1.84

5.98

5.25

1.89

6.77

6.65

100

1.66

105

630

7.42

1.16

1.73

5.85

5.91

1.58

6.67

6.65

100

1.49

94

Vernema

7.23

1.27

1.78

5.88

5.74

1.59

6.82

6.64

100

1.55

98

Majestic

7.34

1.22

1.86

5.90

5.52

1.64

6.64

6.63

99

1.57

100

Dawn

6.98

1.26

1.92

5.86

5.09

1.55

7.00

6.61

99

1.58

100

Cimarron VR

7.05

1.17

1.86

5.80

5.64

1.85

6.91

6.59

99

1.63

103

Thor

6.99

1.34

1.70

5.60

5.66

1.62

7.08

6.56

98

1.55

98

Wrangler

7.21

1.25

1.73

5.27

5.22

1.71

6.87

6.45

97

1.56

99

Vernal

6.93

1.28

1.94

4.99

5.12

1.62

7.12

6.35

95

1.61

102

Ladak 65

6.95

1.31

1.91

4.58

5.09

1.73

6.92

6.15

92

1.65

104

Location Mean

7.23

1.26

1.82

5.76

5.57

1.66

7.02

6.67

100

1.58

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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