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Clarendon Trial
New York
Clarendon, Orleans Co., Sown April 24, 1997
1999
1998
2-Yr
7/16/99
6/7/99
7/16/99
9/28/99
Entry
Classifi-cation(a)
7-Jun (adj.)
16-Jul (adj. )
28-Sep (adj.)
Total (adj.)
%of Average
Total (adj.)
% of Average
Total (adj.)
% of Average
1=dk green 2=light green
Maturity 1=early, 9=late
Maturity 1=early, 9=late
PLH Damage 1=least, 5=most (c)
-----tons/acre dry matter----
Interceptor
R
3.33
2.49
1.32
7.16
100
6.93
98
14.07
99
1.4
5.0
6.6
3.2
Arrest
R
3.28
2.33
1.29
6.93
97
6.98
99
13.88
98
1.4
4.6
6.0
3.8
Clean Sweep 1000
R
3.28
2.24
1.34
6.87
96
7.02
99
13.86
98
1.2
4.5
5.8
2.6
Safeguard
R
3.18
2.47
1.35
7.01
98
6.78
96
13.79
97
1.2
4.4
6.8
2.3
AmeriGuard301
R
3.10
2.31
1.33
6.75
95
6.97
99
13.70
97
1.0
4.0
6.4
2.0
5347LH
R
3.17
2.28
1.35
6.84
96
6.66
94
13.46
95
1.2
4.6
6.6
2.8
DK121 HG
R
3.08
2.11
1.26
6.45
90
6.82
97
13.28
94
1.0
4.7
6.4
1.9
TrailBlazer
R
3.02
2.16
1.31
6.48
91
6.74
95
13.25
93
1.2
5.2
6.6
2.2
Average of Resistant Cultivars
3.18
2.30
1.32
6.81
96
6.86
97
13.66
96
1.2
4.6
6.4
2.6
AC Viva
S
3.79
2.51
1.37
7.67
108
7.38
105
15.05
106
1.8
3.6
5.6
4.2
631
S
3.59
2.50
1.44
7.53
106
7.41
105
14.94
105
1.8
3.8
5.4
4.2
RHINO***
S
3.64
2.56
1.44
7.63
107
7.18
102
14.80
104
1.8
3.8
5.4
4.2
 Arrow
S
3.48
2.42
1.42
7.32
103
7.46
106
14.79
104
1.2
3.8
5.9
2.6
W-L 325 HQ
S
3.49
2.47
1.40
7.34
103
7.33
104
14.69
104
1.4
4.4
5.6
4.2
W-L 322 HQ
S
3.60
2.55
1.29
7.41
104
7.16
101
14.61
103
1.0
3.0
5.4
3.2
Oneida Ultra
S
3.43
2.43
1.44
7.27
102
7.14
101
14.43
102
2.0
3.8
5.6
4.4
WH 80
S
3.37
2.65
1.33
7.38
103
6.98
99
14.33
101
1.0
4.4
6.4
4.0
Oneida VR
S
3.55
2.39
1.34
7.25
102
7.00
99
14.27
101
2.0
3.2
5.2
5.0
Vernal
S
3.51
2.34
1.32
7.16
100
7.08
100
14.26
101
2.0
4.0
5.0
4.0
Alfagraze
S
3.41
2.39
1.26
7.07
99
7.11
101
14.15
100
1.8
4.0
5.4
3.6
Average of Susceptible Cultivars
3.53
2.47
1.37
7.37
103
7.20
102
14.58
103
1.6
3.8
5.5
4.0
Mean(b)
3.39
2.40
1.35
7.13
7.06
14.19
1.5
4.2
5.9
3.4
P-value
0.0001
0.0001
0.0006
0.0001
0.0002
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
LSD(.05)
0.26
0.19
0.09
0.37
0.35
0.56
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.7
MCV(%)
7.7
7.9
6.7
5.2
5.0
3.9
LSR(%)
33.8
35.1
50.3
30.5
43.5
31.1
Lattice Efficiency
140%
119%
179%
113%
177%
154%

Notes: The number of PLH was above threshold at harvest 2 in 1998 and at harvest 3 in 1999.
(a) R=resistant; S=Susceptible
(b) means are for 20 entries. Public experimentals have been excluded from the table.
(c)PLH damage score was: 1=no visible damage, 2=minor stunting and yellowing, 3= 20-40% damage, 4= 40-60% damage, 5= severe damage.
(d)Cultivars entered in the trial as experimentals that were later changed to a cultivar anme, are designated by "Cultivar Name".

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