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Lewiston Trial
Minnesota
Two-Year Forage Yield: 1996 Alfalfa Variety Trial, SOUTHEAST (Lewiston) Winona Co., MN.
Seeded 5/31/96
Forage Yield (Tons DM/Ac
1998 Harvests
6-1
7-2
8-12
1998
1997
2-Yr
4/24/98
Entry
Cut1
Cut2
Cut3
Total
Total
Total
Total
%Stand
Released Cultivars
9326
2.23
1.16
1.62
6.26
.
6.51
12.77
36
DK 127
1.97
1.21
1.56
5.79
.
6.37
12.16
31
Pasture +
1.94
1.27
1.57
5.90
.
4.20
12.10
50
WL 325HQ
1.88
1.25
1.38
5.80
.
6.26
12.06
49
Innovator+Z
1.96
1.24
1.56
5.94
.
5.09
12.03
43
GH 766
2.16
1.10
1.51
5.99
.
6.00
11.99
26
Spirit
2.11
1.41
1.50
6.18
.
5.75
11.93
36
Stampede
1.99
1.14
1.49
5.88
.
6.02
11.90
40
WL 324
2.04
1.17
1.50
5.92
.
5.92
11.84
53
5312
2.22
1.19
1.42
5.92
.
5.90
11.82
33
Extend
2.05
1.21
1.45
5.85
.
5.96
11.81
36
Imperial
1.94
1.21
1.50
5.77
.
5.92
11.69
39
WL 252 HQ
2.13
1.11
1.40
5.84
.
5.836
11.67
34
Good as Gold
1.98
0.97
1.31
5.33
.
6.21
11.54
33
Mariner
1.71
1.03
1.35
5.17
.
6.27
11.44
34
Affinity+Z
1.99
1.14
1.47
5.62
.
5.81
11.43
36
Monument
2.05
1.13
1.20
5.45
.
5.98
11.43
43
620
2.04
1.06
1.39
5.53
.
5.89
11.42
34
Award
1.68
1.02
1.31
5.04
.
6.32
11.36
31
Max 329
2.00
0.90
1.33
5.20
.
6.16
11.36
18
2555 ML
1.86
0.99
1.30
5.23
.
6.11
11.34
30
Rustler II
1.79
0.96
1.53
5.26
.
6.00
11.26
28
Voyager II
1.85
1.10
1.40
5.51
.
5.71
11.22
34
5454
1.80
1.18
1.35
5.46
.
5.75
11.21
46
Columbia 2000
2.09
0.84
1.35
5.33
.
5.86
11.19
34
A-395
1.91
1.17
1.30
5.36
.
5.81
11.17
29
Aspen
1.92
1.03
1.35
5.40
.
5.73
11.13
30
A-295
2.03
0.96
1.29
5.25
.
5.87
11.12
34
Exceed
1.90
0.93
1.32
5.21
.
5.75
10.96
29
Alpha 2001
1.64
1.14
1.36
5.12
.
5.82
10.94
30
Lactator
1.97
0.94
1.27
5.17
.
5.96
10.86
23
Amerigraze401+z
1.72
1.00
1.36
5.11
.
5.71
10.82
35
Rainier
1.95
0.92
1.15
5.06
.
5.76
10.82
29
631
1.70
0.89
1.31
4.99
.
5.75
10.74
30
Avalanche+Z
1.76
0.88
1.32
4.86
.
5.72
10.58
28
8498
1.79
0.87
1.39
5.18
.
5.37
10.55
34
GreenField
1.91
0.94
1.31
5.10
.
5.42
10.52
26
LegenDairy2.0
1.69
0.89
1.15
4.70
.
5.82
10.52
26
TMF MultilplierII
1.73
0.87
1.21
4.83
.
5.69
10.52
25
Stetson II+
1.79
1.04
1.25
5.09
.
5.40
10.49
25
ABT 205
1.72
0.92
1.13
4.61
.
5.80
10.41
31
Wetland
1.76
0.97
1.18
4.93
.
5.39
10.32
31
Spredor 3
1.86
0.68
1.13
4.59
.
5.52
10.11
16
Banquet
1.66
0.80
1.08
4.54
.
5.49
10.03
28
RHINO***
1.62
0.82
1.07
4.52
.
5.43
9.95
29
Dividend
1.79
0.81
1.17
4.72
.
5.13
9.85
21
Forerunner
1.56
0.69
1.04
4.04
.
5.81
9.85
16
Ciba 2888
1.80
0.72
1.14
4.54
.
5.30
9.84
16
DK 133
1.77
0.75
0.92
4.28
.
5.29
9.57
20
Crystal
1.44
0.65
1.16
4.10
.
5.19
9.29
23
Experimental Strains
WH 34
1.90
1.42
1.50
6.15
.
6.40
12.55
58
ZM 9421
2.14
1.25
1.47
6.02
.
6.13
12.15
53
ZM 9322
2.01
1.21
1.44
5.84
.
6.17
12.01
31
92-28
2.13
1.14
1.57
6.01
.
5.94
11.95
33
W 110
1.79
1.28
1.50
5.79
.
6.12
11.91
54
ZC 9525
2.06
1.05
1.43
5.64
.
6.27
11.91
49
ZG 9429
1.92
1.33
1.39
5.67
.
6.21
11.88
43
A9305
2.04
1.05
1.46
5.60
.
6.19
11.79
23
ZC 9524
1.90
1.34
1.38
5.76
.
5.93
11.69
40
ZG 9521
1.99
1.13
1.46
5.78
.
5.90
11.68
35
ZN 93DD
2.05
1.09
1.56
5.86
.
5.81
11.67
34
93-39
2.06
1.17
1.33
5.74
.
5.88
11.62
39
DS 9410
1.93
1.15
1.42
5.67
.
5.72
11.39
41
ZM 9431
1.87
1.22
1.28
5.46
.
5.88
11.34
44
ZG 9543
2.11
1.14
1.51
5.92
.
5.37
11.29
40
ZC 9339
2.01
0.91
1.38
5.36
.
5.86
11.22
31
ABI 9232
2.03
1.08
1.31
5.45
.
5.68
11.13
40
ZC 9348
1.92
0.90
1.39
5.32
.
5.70
11.02
36
ZG 9533
1.96
0.93
1.34
5.24
.
5.70
10.94
35
ZG 9415
1.79
0.95
1.28
4.99
.
5.88
10.87
38
A9303
2.16
0.86
1.41
5.46
.
5.29
10.75
19
A9313
1.96
0.83
1.28
5.03
.
5.29
10.32
24
ZC 9420
1.71
0.86
1.29
4.74
.
5.55
10.29
30
A9316
1.57
0.66
1.11
4.12
.
5.53
9.65
20
A9315
1.52
0.76
1.07
4.04
.
5.10
9.14
16
Checks
Oneida VR-ck
1.91
1.08
1.39
5.45
.
5.92
11.37
45
Vernal-ck
2.00
1.00
1.38
5.36
.
5.60
10.96
18
Spredor 3-ck
1.84
0.94
1.24
4.91
.
5.42
10.33
23
Oneida-ck
1.64
0.98
1.24
4.76
.
5.53
10.29
34
...4 Checks
1.85
1.00
1.31
5.12
.
5.62
10.74
30
Mean
1.90
1.03
1.34
5.31
5.80
11.11
32.8
LSD 5% [NS, if italics]
0.46
0.33
0.36
1.09
0.76
1.63
14
CV%
17.3
23.1
19.2
14.7
9.4
10.5
30.5
MCV (LSD/Mean)
24.1
32.2
26.8
20.5
13.1
14.7
42.4
LSR (LSD/Range)
58
43
51
49
54
45
33

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