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Concord Trial
Nebraska
2000 Alfalfa Variety Test
Concord, Dixon County, Northeast Research and Extension Center
Dryland -- 1997 Seeding
Dry Matter Tons/Acre
2000
1998^2
1999^3
3-yr.
Entry
Seeding Year Total^1
25-May
3-Jul
4-Aug
Total
Total
Total
Total
Released Cultivars
Jade II
2.21
2.52
1.81
1.67
6.00
7.48
7.03
20.51
DK 142
2.17
2.63
1.75
1.57
5.95
7.48
7.02
20.45
Perry
2.21
2.92
1.72
1.54
6.18
7.42
6.80
20.40
5312
2.24
2.78
1.79
1.55
6.12
7.53
6.69
20.34
Rainier
2.23
2.51
1.86
1.63
6.00
7.32
6.93
20.25
2444
2.32
2.59
1.70
1.49
5.78
7.64
6.79
20.21
WL 324
2.31
2.74
1.71
1.55
6.00
7.38
6.79
20.17
Depend+EV
2.25
2.60
1.77
1.43
5.80
7.42
6.88
20.10
WL325HQ
2.15
2.42
1.84
1.58
5.84
7.46
6.76
20.06
Garst 631
2.24
2.50
1.71
1.53
5.74
7.43
6.85
20.02
Dominator
2.24
2.60
1.70
1.54
5.84
7.42
6.59*
19.85
Bighorn
2.25
2.55
1.73
1.45
5.73
7.37
6.70
19.80
DK 140
2.19
2.59
1.77
1.57
5.93
6.84
6.75
19.52
TMF Generation
2.25
2.50
1.77
1.46
5.73
7.11
6.61
19.45
Affinity+Z
2.24
2.54
1.66
1.49
5.60
7.29
6.55
19.44
Feast
2.11
2.55
1.69
1.49
5.73
7.05
6.65
19.43
5454
2.02
2.49
1.62
1.52
5.63
7.04
6.59
19.26
Riley
2.24
2.47
1.49
1.44
5.40
7.36
6.34
19.10
Complete
2.20
2.40
1.61
1.44
5.45
7.38
6.24
19.07
RHINO***
2.16
2.47
1.68
1.40
5.55
6.98
6.45
18.98
Prism 2
2.12
2.34
1.70
1.48
5.52
7.16
6.29
18.97
Saranac
2.08
2.39
1.61
1.36
5.36
7.14
6.41
18.91
Garst 620
2.13
2.38
1.65
1.38
5.41
7.00
6.49
18.90
DK 141
2.19
2.26
1.75
1.51
5.52
6.84
6.50
18.86
5347 LH
2.02
2.31
1.56
1.37
5.24
7.13
6.48
18.85
Agate
2.12
2.32
1.66
1.48
5.46
6.95
6.41
18.82
Wrangler
2.13
2.52
1.61
1.37
5.50
6.79
6.43
18.72
TMF MultiplierII
2.18
2.22
1.60
1.37
5.19
7.08
6.30
18.57
Dawson
2.07
2.38
1.47
1.31
5.16
7.06
6.21
18.43
SPUR
2.05
2.24
1.62
1.35
5.21
6.75
6.42
18.38
Oneida VR
2.06
2.44
1.59
1.41
5.44
6.84
6.05
18.33
DK 143
2.11
2.30
1.62
1.44
5.36
6.77
6.18
18.31
Baker
2.09
2.58
1.50
1.30
5.38
6.83
6.09
18.30
Vernal
2.01
 2.32
1.57
1.25
5.14
6.73
6.05
17.92
Ace
1.99
1.94
1.53
1.26
4.73
6.35
6.11
17.19
Ineffective Agate
1.57
1.62
1.14
1.03
3.79
3.63
4.45
11.87
Ineffective Saranac
1.58
1.13
0.89
0.82
2.84
3.01
3.19
9.04
Experimental Strains
4G67
2.32
2.80
1.94
1.72
6.46
7.32
7.19
20.97
4G75
2.14
2.71
1.94
1.75
6.40
7.32
7.04
20.76
4315
2.14
2.66
1.69
1.64
5.99
7.26
6.71
19.96
4G71
2.04
2.41
1.80
1.67
5.88
6.99
6.64
19.51
4R73
2.12
2.47
1.72
1.54
5.73
7.21
6.57
19.51
ZC 9621
2.18
2.38
1.70
1.48
5.56
7.10
6.69
19.35
ZC 96305
2.13
2.32
1.61
1.35
5.28
7.23
6.47
18.98
ZC 9731
2.14
2.42
1.60
1.37
5.39
7.00
6.53
18.92
ZC 9620
2.06
2.41
1.60
1.29
5.30
6.93
6.53
18.76
ZC 9630
1.97
2.21
1.64
1.32
5.17
6.61
6.30
18.08
ZN 9633 A
2.11
2.05
1.60
1.24
4.89
6.67
6.35
17.91
Experiment Mean
2.13
2.31
1.59
1.38
5.18
6.97
6.44
17.79
CV (%)
7.38
10.94
6.61
7.41
7.84
6.38
4.68
5.34
MCV (%)
17.84
15.58
9.43
13.77
11.39
8.61
6.37
7.70
LSD (0.05)
0.38
0.36
0.15
0.19
0.59
0.60
0.41
1.37
LSD (0.25)
0.23
0.21
0.08
0.11
0.34
0.35
0.24
0.80
LSR (%)
51
20
15
21
16
13
10
12

^1 = 2 cuts
^2 = 3 cuts
^3 = 3cuts
DESIGN:
 Randomized Block
PLOT SIZE:
 5 rows 3' by 15'
METHOD OF SEEDING:
 V-Belt Drill
PLANTING DATE:
 5-15-97
SOIL TYPE:
 Moody Silty clay loam
REPS:
 4

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