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Arlington 96 Trial
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Department of Agronomy
Arlington, Columbia County, Agricultural research Station
Sown April 1996
Released
1999
1998
1997
3-yr
Varieties
21/May
29/Jun
30/Jul
13/Sep
Total^
Total^
Total^
Total^
Pasture Plus
2.00
1.49
1.28
0.87
5.68
5.97
4.24
15.89
Enhancer
1.97
1.47
1.15
0.98
5.47
5.77
4.16
15.41
Mariner
1.97
1.47
1.14
1.03
5.42
5.58
4.38
15.38
Laser
1.91
1.41
1.31
1.05
5.57
5.62
4.18
15.37
Voyager II
1.97
1.47
1.29
0.85
5.60
5.68
4.02
15.30
WL 324
1.86
1.42
1.46
0.91
5.44
5.52
4.15
15.11
DK 133
1.99
1.38
1.21
0.98
5.37
.69
4.05
15.10
Big Horn
1.80
1.24
0.96
0.77
5.04
5.66
4.39
15.09
9326
1.98
1.48
1.16
0.88
5.45
5.58
4.03
15.05
Aspen
1.79
1.40
1.17
0.92
5.36
5.64
4.00
15.00
WL 325 HQ
1.63
1.37
1.11
0.98
5.26
5.44
4.15
14.85
RHINO***
1.85
1.32
1.27
0.89
5.28
5.41
4.15
14.84
620
1.91
1.45
1.17
0.89
5.42
5.23
4.16
14.81
Wetland
1.81
1.31
1.28
0.86
5.32
5.35
4.12
14.79
Affinity+Z
1.97
1.49
1.26
0.90
5.42
5.43
3.93
14.78
Extend
1.79
1.25
1.05
0.92
5.12
5.52
4.13
14.76
631
1.72
1.38
1.07
0.80
5.09
5.57
4.05
14.72
TMF MultiPlierII
1.86
1.35
1.23
0.95
5.18
5.33
4.20
14.71
8498
1.74
1.33
1.26
0.84
5.10
5.57
4.03
14.70
DK 127
1.72
1.28
1.13
0.74
5.08
5.46
4.09
14.63
A395
1.91
1.51
1.14
0.77
5.34
5.37
3.91
14.62
Award
1.75
1.33
1.10
0.93
5.17
5.09
4.16
14.42
Banquet
1.84
1.38
1.09
0.88
5.01
5.25
4.14
14.41
Magnum III - Wet
1.88
1.47
1.19
0.91
5.23
5.22
3.95
14.40
Oneida VR
1.85
1.31
1.05
0.83
5.06
5.25
4.05
14.36
Exceed
1.70
1.32
1.02
0.75
4.92
5.60
3.82
14.33
A 295
1.81
1.44
1.08
0.89
5.19
5.13
3.97
14.28
Rainier
1.65
1.32
0.86
0.77
4.79
5.49
3.99
14.26
Ciba 2888
1.75
1.32
1.17
0.87
5.11
5.21
3.93
14.26
Lactator
1.86
1.43
1.06
0.77
4.95
5.31
3.99
14.25
GH 767
1.76
1.36
1.07
0.90
5.12
5.05
4.06
14.22
Avalanche +Z
1.89
1.43
1.18
0.80
5.37
5.08
3.72
14.17
Stetson II+
1.67
1.27
0.99
0.89
4.84
5.23
4.09
14.16
Complete
1.80
1.32
1.18
0.77
5.25
5.17
3.70
14.12
Columbia 2000
1.75
1.36
1.04
0.76
4.91
5.39
3.83
14.12
Max 329
1.59
1.34
1.08
0.89
4.98
5.09
3.93
14.00
2555-ML
1.83
1.35
1.04
0.87
4.86
5.12
4.01
13.98
Spartan
1.74
1.29
0.96
0.82
4.77
5.16
4.04
13.97
Webfoot
1.67
1.26
1.11
0.91
5.02
4.98
3.90
13.90
Forerunner
1.60
1.18
0.99
0.76
4.84
5.09
3.94
13.87
Good As Gold
1.60
1.31
0.96
0.82
4.80
5.14
3.91
13.84
GH 787
1.79
1.37
1.14
0.73
4.95
5.01
3.82
13.78
Legendairy 2.0
1.67
1.30
0.94
0.76
4.82
4.95
3.97
13.74
Vernal
1.90
1.35
0.99
0.82
4.97
5.04
3.68
13.69
Crystal
1.69
1.19
1.12
0.76
4.82
5.05
3.80
13.67
Spredor 3
1.80
1.25
0.81
0.80
4.78
5.03
3.79
13.60
3452-ML
1.82
1.37
1.03
0.73
4.94
4.91
3.65
13.50
ABT 205
1.78
1.42
1.14
0.79
4.92
4.74
3.72
13.38
Mean
1.80
1.36
1.11
0.85
5.13
5.32
4.00
14.45
5% LSD
0.43
0.54
0.39
1.25
CV(%)
5.9
6.6
6.9
6.1
LSR (%)
47.2
43.9
52.7
49.8

^Variety means are LSMEANS derived from nearest neighbor statistical analysis. Therefore, season or multiple-year totals will not be the arithmetic sum of individual cuts or years, respectively.
 
LOCATION:
Arlington Agricultural Research Station
YEARS:
1996-1999
SUPERVISORS:
DanUndersander & Kevin Silveira
DESIGN:
Randomized Complete Block
SOIL TYPE:
Plano silt loam
PLOT SIZE:
4x15 feet (same as harvest area)
SEEDED:
April 1996
REPS:
4
SEEDING METHOD:
Direct @ 20 lbs/acre
NO. CUTS:
96(2) 97(4) 98(4) 99(4)
SEED TREATMENT:
Apron and Rhizobium Melilotie
    

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