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Table 10
Historical statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1995, and harvested in 1996, 1997 and 1998. (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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DK 127

5.87

2.01

1.78

4.80

5.72

1.65

5.39

5.35

110

1.81

102

5454

5.73

1.85

1.81

4.56

5.79

1.57

5.35

5.21

107

1.74

98

Key

5.72

1.87

1.68

4.72

5.54

1.66

4.81

5.08

104

1.74

98

Stamina

5.87

2.04

1.74

4.48

5.70

1.64

4.89

5.08

104

1.81

101

5312

5.70

1.94

1.83

4.15

5.32

1.71

5.32

5.06

104

1.83

103

WI95-1

5.63

2.01

1.74

4.56

6.10

1.79

4.97

5.05

104

1.85

104

5472

5.83

1.91

1.85

4.28

5.90

1.63

4.99

5.03

103

1.80

101

Accord

5.59

1.96

1.70

4.64

5.40

1.68

4.82

5.02

103

1.78

100

ZX 9345B

5.47

1.93

1.72

4.21

5.13

1.62

5.34

5.01

103

1.76

99

Oneida VR

5.27

1.94

1.70

4.84

5.87

1.61

4.86

4.99

102

1.75

98

Depend+EV

5.52

2.12

1.65

4.50

5.34

1.68

4.92

4.98

102

1.82

102

LeafMaster

5.58

1.88

1.83

3.84

5.37

1.70

5.33

4.92

101

1.80

101

Proof

5.40

1.85

1.70

4.20

5.09

1.62

4.99

4.86

100

1.72

97

5262

5.46

1.83

1.83

4.21

5.53

1.50

4.88

4.85

99

1.72

97

Defiant

5.39

2.00

1.78

4.20

5.45

1.72

4.96

4.85

99

1.83

103

ZX 9345A

5.52

1.92

1.75

4.39

5.47

1.57

4.62

4.84

99

1.75

98

Viking 1

5.69

1.98

1.84

4.09

5.09

1.61

4.70

4.83

99

1.81

102

Aspen

5.30

1.93

1.75

4.12

5.71

1.66

4.81

4.74

97

1.78

100

HayGrazer

5.44

1.92

1.90

3.78

5.21

1.58

4.78

4.67

96

1.80

101

Vernal

4.77

2.01

1.93

3.65

4.78

1.58

4.78

4.40

90

1.84

103

Riley

4.72

1.88

1.64

3.58

5.17

1.44

4.65

4.32

88

1.65

93

Ladak 65

4.75

1.77

1.91

3.33

4.82

1.63

4.41

4.16

85

1.77

99

Location Mean

5.46

1.93

1.78

4.23

5.43

1.63

4.94

4.88

100

1.78

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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