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Mead Trial
NEBRASKA
2000 Alfalfa Variety Test
Mead, Saunders County, Agricultural Reasearch and Development Center
Irrigated -- 1996 Seeding
DRY MATTER TONS/ACRE
2000
1997^1
1998^2
1999^3
4-Yr
Entry
27/May
7/Jul
5/Aug
13/Sep
TOTAL
Total
Total
Total
TOTAL
Released Cultivars
Enhancer
3.21
2.81
1.58
1.40
9.00
9.18
12.77
10.47
41.42
Spirit
2.90
2.70
1.61
1.42
8.63
9.40
12.34
10.23
40.60
Wetland
2.92
2.91
1.47
1.37
8.67
9.56
12.05
10.00
40.28
5312
2.93
2.82
1.59
1.37
8.71
9.29
11.87
10.06
39.93
Persist
2.89
2.90
1.63
1.39
8.81
8.61
11.98
9.82
39.22
WL 325 HQ
3.06
2.64
1.60
1.36
8.66
9.06
11.75
9.66
39.13

RHINO***
2.78
2.89
1.48
1.34
8.49
9.40
11.53
9.65
39.07

Stetson II+
2.95
2.63
1.47
1.38
8.43
9.05
11.50
10.01
38.99
2444
2.96
2.66
1.58
1.40
8.60
9.17
11.33
9.72
38.82
A 395
2.88
2.72
1.54
1.35
8.49
9.37
11.55
9.40
38.81
Riley
2.85
2.51
1.33
1.41
8.10
9.71
11.32
9.52
38.65
Innovator+Z
2.85
2.65
1.51
1.37
8.38
9.05
11.36
9.58
38.37
Dominator
2.94
2.38
1.57
1.33
8.22
9.17
11.60
9.24
38.23
Garst 631
2.93
2.38
1.54
1.41
8.26
8.75
11.73
9.35
38.09
Alfaleaf II
2.91
2.90
1.46
1.34
8.61
8.70
11.18
9.59
38.08
Wrangler
2.94
2.83
1.48
1.37
8.62
9.04
10.84
9.52
38.02
Bighorn
2.86
2.85
1.39
1.31
8.41
8.92
11.78
8.83
37.94
2888
2.86
2.62
1.35
1.33
8.16
8.95
11.45
9.24
37.80
Crystal
2.95
2.87
1.42
1.34
8.58
8.68
10.92
9.58
37.76
DK 127
2.90
2.33
1.45
1.38
8.06
8.76
11.60
9.23
37.65
DK 133
2.96
2.57
1.40
1.31
8.24
8.74
11.29
9.29
37.56
Complete
2.99
2.64
1.39
1.31
8.33
8.74
11.10
9.29
37.46
TMF MultiplierII
2.92
2.78
1.36
1.31
8.37
9.21
10.83
8.99
37.40
Perry
2.90
2.60
1.39
1.36
8.25
8.74
10.80
9.49
37.28
LegenDairy2.0
2.91
2.53
1.33
1.39
8.16
8.93
11.09
9.02
37.20
Vernal
2.91
2.32
1.34
1.23
7.80
8.30
10.05
8.53
34.68
Dawson
2.97
2.59
1.28
1.26
8.10
8.68
9.05
8.40
34.23
Baker
2.74
2.37
1.12
1.15
7.38
8.79
9.71
8.33
34.21

Experimental Strains
ZC 9540
3.09
2.94
1.67
1.42
9.12
9.35
11.87
10.43
40.77
PGI 4413
2.92
3.06
1.61
1.39
8.98
9.20
11.84
10.71
40.73
CW 5440
2.85
2.87
1.66
1.38
8.76
9.35
11.75
10.17
40.03
XAL 46
2.93
2.80
1.62
1.38
8.73
8.67
12.33
10.12
39.85
PGI 3403
2.91
2.53
1.54
1.41
8.39
9.34
12.22
9.89
39.84
DS 9410
3.05
2.37
1.59
1.43
8.44
9.04
12.41
9.76
39.65
ZM 9539
3.15
2.78
1.47
1.37
8.77
9.46
11.70
9.47
39.40
ZG 9543
3.00
2.79
1.60
1.39
8.78
9.19
11.42
9.85
39.24
ZN 9531
2.99
2.68
1.57
1.41
8.65
9.03
11.98
9.58
39.24
CW 4335
3.00
2.68
1.54
1.34
8.56
9.55
11.43
9.64
39.18
BPR 375
2.89
2.64
1.58
1.44
8.55
9.55
11.34
9.58
39.02
92-28
2.93
2.72
1.41
1.33
8.39
9.81
11.71
9.11
39.02
CW 5406
2.93
2.71
1.53
1.38
8.55
9.29
11.43
9.72
38.99
ZC 9544
3.02
2.51
1.56
1.38
8.47
9.18
11.63
9.72
38.55
CW 5426
2.99
2.46
1.60
1.36
8.41
9.26
11.58
9.27
38.52
93-131
2.95
2.49
1.55
1.35
8.34
8.60
11.94
9.63
38.51
BPR 376
2.87
2.52
1.43
1.33
8.15
8.83
11.91
9.56
38.45
ZC 9538
2.76
2.69
1.52
1.36
8.33
9.06
11.57
9.43
38.39
ZN 9534
3.01
2.66
1.58
1.36
8.61
8.96
11.28
9.44
38.29
CW 4429
2.90
2.71
1.50
1.37
8.48
8.55
11.81
9.35
38.19
ZN 9533
2.87
2.44
1.47
1.44
8.22
9.18
11.28
9.17
37.85
CW 4403
23.84
2.50
1.48
1.38
8.20
8.66
11.42
9.46
37.74
ZC 9423
2.93
2.53
1.35
1.31
8.12
9.17
10.77
9.40
37.46
C 133
2.90
2.29
1.51
1.33
8.03
9.19
11.28
8.82
37.32
ZN 9541
2.96
2.57
1.43
1.36
8.32
9.12
10.90
8.74
37.08
CW 4307
2.79
2.86
1.25
1.30
8.20
8.65
10.91
9.26
37.02
ZH 9549
2.98
2.83
1.50
1.29
8.60
8.66
10.43
9.32
37.01
CW 4338
2.99
2.34
1.52
1.354
8.20
8.59
11.17
8.99
36.95
ZN 9530
3.00
2.45
1.39
1.38
8.22
8.85
10.87
8.73
36.67
ZH 9548
2.97
2.37
1.29
1.26
7.89
8.62
11.212
8.67
36.40
ZC 9339
2.98
2.24
1.35
1.30
7.87
9.42
10.69
8.40
36.38

Experimental Mean
2.93
2.68
1.48
1.36
8.26
9.04
11.42
9.45
37.64
CV (%)
6.12
11.55
8.93
5.51
5.38
7.26
5.02
7.35
4.41
MCV(%)
8.53
16.04
12.84
7.35
7.63
10.16
6.92
10.26
7.73
LSD (0.05)
0.25
0.43
0.19
0.10
0.63
0.92
0.79
0.97
2.91
LSD (0.25)
0.15
0.25
0.11
0.06
0.37
0.53
0.47
0.57
1.70
LSR(%)
53
52
35
34
36
61
21
41
44


^1 = 4 Cuts
^2 = 5 Cuts
^3 = 4 Cuts

DESIGN:
Randomized Block
PLOT SIZE:
3 Rows 3' X 12'
METHOD OF SEEDING:
V-belt drill
PLANTING DATE:
8/15/96
SOIL TYPE:
Sharpsburg silty clay loam
REPS:
4

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