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Table 11
Historical statewide summary of alfalfa variety trials in Montana - trials planted in 1996, and harvested in 1997, 1998 and 1999. (Yield in tons of dry matter/acre per year).

Location:

Bozeman

Kalispell

Kalispell

Moccasin

Sidney

Statewide Average 

Irrigated/Dryland:

I

I

D

D

I

I

I %Mean

D

D %Mean

Hyland

6.36

4.59

5.99

2.11

5.90

5.62

106

2.11

100

Oasis 371

6.23

4.37

5.71

2.13

6.13

5.58

105

2.13

101

Ultra

6.26

4.46

5.57

2.12

5.92

5.55

104

2.12

101

MagnaGraze

6.17

4.26

6.14

1.99

6.16

5.53

104

1.99

95

Bighorn

6.42

4.15

5.83

2.12

5.91

5.49

103

2.12

101

5396

6.26

4.16

6.51

1.98

6.05

5.49

103

1.98

94

Ranier

5.95

4.41

6.06

2.03

6.01

5.46

103

2.03

97

5454

6.31

4.22

6.16

2.00

5.78

5.44

102

2.00

95

WL 325 HQ

6.16

4.38

5.77

2.07

5.75

5.43

102

2.07

99

Wrangler

6.09

4.48

5.56

1.99

5.71

5.43

102

1.99

95

Magnum III

6.21

4.32

5.84

2.16

5.70

5.41

102

2.16

103

329

6.09

4.29

5.26

2.05

5.82

5.40

102

2.05

98

WL 324

6.32

4.16

6.09

2.32

5.71

5.40

102

2.32

110

Melton (MT-9321)

6.12

4.09

5.56

2.17

5.96

5.39

102

2.17

103

Excalibur II

6.22

4.08

5.67

2.12

5.85

5.38

101

2.12

101

Cooper

6.13

4.06

5.83

2.11

5.80

5.33

100

2.11

100

Shaw

6.04

4.05

5.27

2.25

5.88

5.32

100

2.25

107

LegenDairy 2.0

6.01

4.15

5.30

2.16

5.76

5.31

100

2.16

103

Oneida VR

6.02

4.40

5.60

2.12

5.38

5.27

99

2.12

101

Affinity +Z

5.97

3.84

5.59

2.12

5.91

5.24

99

2.12

101

MT 9310

5.90

3.97

5.54

2.06

5.77

5.21

98

2.06

98

MT 9304

5.78

3.84

5.52

2.19

5.85

5.16

97

2.19

104

MT 9316

5.95

3.71

5.53

2.08

5.79

5.15

97

2.08

99

MT 9306

5.95

3.69

5.30

2.13

5.78

5.14

97

2.13

101

MT 9308

5.99

3.83

5.39

2.04

5.60

5.14

97

2.04

97

MT 9309

5.94

3.55

5.31

2.10

5.89

5.13

97

2.10

100

MT 9302

5.88

3.53

5.23

2.09

5.65

5.02

95

2.09

100

MT 9303

5.58

3.82

4.74

2.16

5.51

4.97

94

2.16

103

Ladak 65

5.61

3.64

5.19

2.06

5.58

4.94

93

2.06

98

Riley

5.60

3.64

5.43

1.91

5.55

4.93

93

1.91

91

Location Mean:

6.05

4.07

5.62

2.10

5.80

5.31

100

2.10

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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