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Table 6
Historical statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1991, and harvested 1992, 1993 and 1994. (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

D

D %Mean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultra

6.45

4.54

1.74

5.93

5.73

5.88

0.94

5.44

5.89

106

2.41

104

5246

6.32

4.24

1.70

5.91

5.73

5.16

0.77

5.41

5.84

106

2.24

97

Magnum III

6.09

4.24

2.13

5.77

6.20

6.02

0.82

5.27

5.83

105

2.40

104

Viking 1

6.10

4.23

1.64

5.68

5.94

5.48

0.80

5.26

5.75

104

2.22

96

5364

6.16

4.21

1.88

5.56

6.01

5.68

0.85

5.15

5.72

103

2.31

100

VS 9096

6.21

4.49

1.91

5.48

5.60

4.88

0.84

5.43

5.68

103

2.41

104

More

6.07

4.25

1.72

5.55

5.65

5.82

0.84

5.34

5.65

102

2.27

98

2841

6.22

4.31

2.64

5.75

5.56

5.43

0.79

5.08

5.65

102

2.58

112

Legacy

6.15

4.72

2.04

5.43

5.83

5.46

0.85

5.07

5.62

102

2.54

110

Columbo

6.01

4.25

1.52

5.43

5.83

5.87

0.82

5.13

5.60

101

2.20

95

5262

5.91

4.06

1.66

5.71

5.59

5.14

0.77

5.15

5.59

101

2.16

94

UN-72

6.37

4.48

1.62

5.58

5.63

5.34

0.94

4.77

5.59

101

2.35

102

Webfoot

6.10

4.43

1.94

5.54

5.27

5.28

0.77

5.22

5.53

100

2.38

103

W90-VSX

5.88

4.34

1.72

5.38

5.75

5.73

0.84

5.09

5.53

100

2.30

100

Eclipse

5.91

4.39

1.21

5.28

5.47

5.45

0.79

5.29

5.49

99

2.13

92

Alfagraze

5.81

3.98

1.61

5.29

5.42

5.00

0.84

5.15

5.42

98

2.14

93

MultiKing 1

5.86

3.81

2.01

5.47

5.44

5.35

0.80

4.81

5.40

98

2.21

96

Barrier

5.84

3.76

1.99

5.15

5.21

4.96

0.84

5.11

5.33

96

2.20

95

2833

5.72

4.40

1.87

5.38

5.15

5.25

0.80

4.90

5.29

96

2.36

102

Perry

5.70

4.13

1.97

5.03

5.22

5.49

0.83

5.20

5.29

96

2.31

100

Ladak 65

5.80

3.93

2.02

4.93

4.88

5.43

0.82

5.41

5.26

95

2.26

98

Vernal

5.50

4.12

2.46

4.91

5.04

5.21

0.83

5.35

5.20

94

2.47

107

Riley

5.62

4.02

2.10

5.14

5.01

5.38

0.79

4.68

5.11

92

2.30

100

Location Mean:

5.99

4.23

1.87

5.45

5.53

5.42

0.83

5.16

5.53

100

2.31

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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