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Malone Trial
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Department of Agronomy
Malone, Fond du Lac County, John Bertram Farm
Sown April 1999
2002 Harvest (yields reported in tons/acre)
Released & Experimental Varieties
Jun 7
Jul 11
Aug 18
Total^
2001
Total^
2000
Total^
3-yr
Total
FQ 315
2.88
2.24
1.08
6.19
5.90
5.55
17.64
Prolific
2.92
2.19
1.12
6.31
5.61
5.29
17.21
Magnum V
2.89
2.13
1.19
6.16
5.63
5.41
17.20
Forecast 1001
3.05
2.17
0.97
6.20
5.71
5.29
17.19
Ameristand 201 +Z
3.09
2.07
0.96
6.14
5.65
5.31
17.09
Pointer
2.69
2.14
1.11
5.89
5.53
5.67
17.09
54V54
2.95
2.10
0.96
5.99
5.82
5.24
17.06
Pro Gro
2.76
2.17
1.14
6.06
5.65
5.29
16.99
Forecast 3001
3.05
2.27
1.03
6.28
5.52
5.06
16.86
WL 327
2.92
2.13
1.01
6.10
5.64
5.12
16.86
9429
2.64
2.05
1.03
5.73
5.56
5.46
16.75
5312
2.84
2.07
1.02
5.97
5.65
5.10
16.72
Abound
2.79
2.06
1.07
5.91
5.50
5.22
16.63

RHINO***
2.79
2.03
1.12
5.91
5.53
5.18
16.62

Rebound 4.2
2.97
2.15
0.94
6.03
5.39
5.1
16.55
Wintergold
2.78
2.06
1.04
5.91
5.46
5.16
16.54
DK 124
2.85
2.06
0.91
5.83
5.49
5.16
16.47
Amerigraze 401 +Z
2.70
2.07
1.05
5.87
5.36
5.20
16.44
53Q60
2.78
2.02
0.93
5.72
5.58
5.13
16.43
Mainstay
2.71
2.18
1.16
6.04
5.39
4.99
16.42
DK 140
2.83
2.10
0.96
5.88
5.57
4.94
16.38
FQ 314
2.62
2.02
1.11
5.82
5.40
5.06
16.28
A-395*
2.79
2.03
1.11
5.90
5.43
4.95
16.28
W316*
2.74
2.10
0.91
5.71
5.39
5.09
16.19
WL 232 HQ
2.77
2.10
0.88
5.74
5.21
5.21
16.16
Geneva
2.71
2.09
0.91
5.72
5.24
5.13
16.09
Oneida VR
2.88
2.05
1.02
5.97
5.15
4.94
16.06
6410
2.72
2.00
1.04
5.73
5.24
5.07
16.03
GH 757
2.66
2.09
1.14
5.86
5.30
4.80
15.96
ACE
2.75
1.98
1.02
5.72
5.21
4.97
15.90
Platinum
2.52
1.98
0.99
5.47
5.19
5.19
15.85
Winterking
2.78
2.09
1.00
5.84
5.18
4.79
15.82
Aquamate
2.57
2.06
0.98
5.66
5.16
4.92
15.73
Winterstar
2.74
1.98
0.91
5.58
5.16
4.94
15.68
DK 141
2.74
1.99
0.76
5.47
5.00
5.03
15.50
Award
2.69
2.00
1.02
5.73
4.99
4.69
15.41
Samurai
2.51
1.92
0.89
5.34
5.27
4.72
16.34
Vernal
2.81
2.01
0.77
5.57
4.94
4.69
15.20

Mean
2.79
2.08
1.01
5.87
5.41
5.11
16.39
LSD 5%
0.43
0.4
0.46
0.93
CV %
5.1
5.2
6.5
4.0
LSR (%)
44.3
41.7
46.9
38.1

^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:
Malone, Fond du Lac County
YEARS:
1999-2002
SUPERVISORS:
Dan Undersander, Kevin Silveira and Mike Rankin
DESIGN:
Randomized Complete Block
SOIL TYPE:
Dewaunee red clay
PLOT SIZE:
4 x 15 (same as harvest area)
SEEDED:
April 1999
REPS:
4
SEEDING METHOD:
Direct @ 20 lbs/acre
NO. CUTS:
99(2) 00(3) 01(3) 02(3)
SEED TREATMENT:
Apron and Rhizobium Meliloti
*Experimental Entries Except for Rhino
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