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Table 9. 
Historical statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1994, and harvested in 1995, 1996 and 1997. (Yield in tons of dry matter/acre per year).

Location:

Bozeman

Bozeman

Havre

Kalispell

Kalispell

Moccasin

Sidney

Statewide Average

Irrigated/Dryland:

I

D

D

I

D

D

I

I

I %Mean

D

D %Mean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5262

5.64

3.07

1.35

5.13

5.36

1.23

5.02

5.26

107

1.88

100

Reward

5.49

3.15

1.32

5.12

4.32

1.34

4.78

5.13

104

1.94

103

5454

5.51

2.79

1.19

5.28

4.02

1.35

4.60

5.13

104

1.78

95

330

5.60

2.91

1.05

5.19

3.86

1.30

4.48

5.09

103

1.75

93

Rushmore

5.75

3.19

1.10

5.12

4.29

1.28

4.37

5.08

103

1.86

99

LegenDairy

5.50

3.13

1.13

5.12

5.07

1.32

4.60

5.07

103

1.86

99

Pasture Plus

5.75

2.91

1.30

5.36

4.37

1.59

4.11

5.07

103

1.93

103

Magnum III-WET

5.50

3.09

1.22

4.93

4.69

1.36

4.73

5.05

102

1.89

101

Hygain

5.52

3.11

1.19

5.27

5.27

1.38

4.33

5.04

102

1.89

101

ZX 9344

5.39

3.04

1.16

5.16

5.23

1.37

4.57

5.04

102

1.86

99

MP 2000

5.55

3.07

1.18

4.92

4.83

1.35

4.60

5.02

102

1.87

99

MS9301

5.51

3.13

1.32

4.92

4.29

1.38

4.51

4.98

101

1.94

103

Imperial

5.23

2.93

1.34

5.06

4.58

1.45

4.65

4.98

101

1.91

101

Avalanche

5.32

3.12

1.43

4.88

4.83

1.26

4.67

4.96

100

1.94

103

Sterling

5.62

2.90

1.11

4.93

4.25

1.14

4.25

4.93

100

1.72

91

ZC 9030

5.34

2.83

1.29

4.78

4.52

1.40

4.67

4.93

100

1.84

98

WL 323

5.50

3.11

1.12

5.09

4.66

1.37

4.10

4.90

99

1.87

99

PGI 9047

5.51

3.30

1.19

5.06

4.14

1.27

4.09

4.89

99

1.92

102

Innovator+Z

5.24

3.15

1.30

4.96

5.08

1.34

4.46

4.89

99

1.93

103

Wrangler

5.46

3.01

1.42

4.65

4.23

1.36

4.40

4.84

98

1.93

103

Perry

5.19

3.10

1.17

4.62

4.17

1.47

4.56

4.79

97

1.91

102

Vernema

5.40

2.92

1.28

4.78

3.96

1.25

4.17

4.78

97

1.82

97

WL 252HQ

5.29

3.19

1.30

4.89

4.72

1.36

4.11

4.76

96

1.95

104

MS9304

5.28

3.20

1.20

4.80

4.56

1.51

4.11

4.73

96

1.97

105

Dividend

5.47

3.22

1.13

4.80

4.25

1.44

3.88

4.72

95

1.93

103

Aspen

5.41

3.06

1.05

4.65

4.04

1.30

3.96

4.67

95

1.80

96

Ladak 65

4.83

2.91

1.37

4.32

4.74

1.29

4.43

4.53

92

1.86

99

Location Mean

5.44

3.06

1.23

4.96

4.53

1.35

4.42

4.94

100

1.88

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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