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Table 5
Historical statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1990, and harvested 1991, 1992 and 1993 (Yield in tons of dry matter/acre per year).

Location:

Bozeman

Bozeman

Havre

Huntley

Kalispell

Kalispell

Moccasin

Sidney

Statewide Average

Irrigated/Dryland:

I

D

D

I

I

D

D

I

I

I %Mean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Plier

7.04

4.84

1.55

7.33

6.39

5.59

1.32

5.64

6.60

106

 

DK 135

6.93

4.70

1.40

7.33

6.43

6.28

1.40

5.16

6.46

104

 

WL 317

6.73

4.72

1.47

7.25

6.22

5.85

1.36

5.54

6.44

104

 

Ultra

6.94

4.58

1.37

6.93

6.38

5.93

1.53

5.44

6.42

103

 

DK 122

6.88

4.80

1.50

7.15

6.23

5.95

1.40

5.24

6.38

103

 

5472

6.57

4.46

1.51

7.17

6.52

6.25

1.38

5.19

6.36

102

 

5346

6.55

4.69

1.41

7.13

6.21

5.95

1.32

5.49

6.35

102

 

Asset

6.52

4.60

1.44

7.16

6.20

6.02

1.42

5.48

6.34

102

 

5262

6.75

4.49

1.36

7.08

6.01

5.76

1.45

5.51

6.34

102

 

Allegiance

6.74

4.64

1.49

6.98

6.34

6.04

1.32

5.01

6.27

101

 

Arrow

6.56

4.33

1.47

6.89

6.05

5.93

1.38

5.57

6.27

101

 

MNGRN-14

6.62

4.93

1.46

6.63

6.08

6.10

1.36

5.35

6.17

99

 

Husky

6.65

4.68

1.47

7.04

5.72

5.26

1.41

5.27

6.17

99

 

Aggressor

6.45

4.41

1.37

6.92

5.82

5.52

1.34

5.24

6.11

98

 

Wrangler

6.61

4.58

1.55

6.74

5.60

5.28

1.36

5.23

6.05

97

 

WL 225

6.39

4.84

1.43

6.63

5.65

5.65

1.46

5.45

6.03

97

 

Runner

6.46

4.46

1.40

6.48

5.34

4.69

1.46

5.46

5.94

96

 

Spredor 2

6.31

4.87

1.49

6.39

5.27

5.16

1.40

5.76

5.93

96

 

Ladak 65

6.37

4.70

1.48

6.46

5.53

5.25

1.31

5.30

5.92

95

 

Wilson

6.32

3.02

1.39

6.65

5.42

5.33

1.20

4.67

5.77

93

 

Location Mean:

6.62

4.57

1.45

6.92

5.97

5.69

1.38

5.35

6.21

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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