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Table 7. 
Historical statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1992, and harvested 1993, 1994 and 1995. (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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5246

5.67

4.35

4.23

4.48

5.06

5.47

1.38

4.45

4.92

105

3.32

106

Crown II

5.84

4.48

3.83

4.41

5.22

5.15

1.06

4.18

4.91

105

3.12

100

PGI 3212

5.61

4.49

2.77

4.31

5.21

5.00

1.31

4.51

4.91

105

2.86

92

5454

5.50

4.54

4.44

4.35

5.36

5.26

1.17

4.27

4.87

104

3.38

108

DK 133

5.75

4.48

4.08

4.40

5.28

5.14

1.29

3.96

4.85

104

3.28

105

WL 323

5.45

4.59

3.16

4.30

5.28

5.66

1.30

4.34

4.84

103

3.02

97

MBS 2132

5.11

4.23

2.60

4.45

5.50

5.26

1.26

4.26

4.83

103

2.70

86

5364

5.50

4.53

2.51

4.30

5.26

5.28

1.14

4.22

4.82

103

2.73

87

Class

5.66

4.47

4.66

4.42

5.13

4.89

1.18

4.03

4.81

103

3.44

110

Excalibur II

5.81

4.53

4.29

4.22

5.16

5.50

1.09

3.95

4.79

102

3.30

106

Profit

5.58

4.33

4.00

4.36

4.86

5.29

1.17

4.34

4.79

102

3.17

101

Achieva

5.58

4.43

5.08

4.30

5.15

5.45

1.07

4.01

4.76

102

3.53

113

Benchmark

5.49

4.50

4.18

4.23

5.17

5.65

1.08

4.02

4.73

101

3.25

104

Milkmaker II

5.40

4.23

3.32

4.07

4.75

5.03

1.16

4.60

4.71

101

2.90

93

Webfoot MPR

5.58

4.60

3.13

4.34

4.93

5.02

1.27

4.00

4.71

101

3.00

96

Guardsman

5.34

4.27

3.82

4.19

5.22

5.46

1.10

4.09

4.71

101

3.06

98

Arrow

5.15

4.38

3.08

4.15

5.07

5.29

1.25

4.42

4.70

100

2.90

93

AP 8950

5.29

4.29

3.14

4.52

4.80

4.00

1.08

3.93

4.64

99

2.84

91

WL 322HQ

5.16

4.25

3.27

4.11

4.91

5.06

1.19

4.18

4.59

98

2.90

93

ABI 9143

5.20

4.54

3.39

4.34

4.70

4.96

1.20

4.02

4.57

98

3.04

98

Perry

5.11

4.24

5.17

3.76

4.78

4.43

1.32

4.22

4.47

95

3.58

115

Wl 9125

5.38

4.21

5.30

4.11

4.60

4.64

1.35

3.79

4.47

96

3.62

116

Ladak 65

5.11

3.92

3.41

3.47

4.69

4.51

1.23

4.28

4.39

94

2.85

91

Riley

5.19

3.91

4.07

3.64

4.36

4.71

1.14

4.33

4.38

94

3.04

97

WISFALL

4.85

3.09

4.74

2.57

3.83

4.40

1.46

3.97

3.81

81

3.10

99

Location Mean

5.41

4.32

3.83

4.15

4.97

5.06

1.21

4.17

4.68

100

3.12

100

I = Irrigated
D = Dryland

* 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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