| Table 6: Alfalfa Variety Trial - South Charleston, Ohio - 1999 Seeding | ||||
| Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 4-8-99 | ||||
| 2000 | 1999 | Relative Yield | ||
| Variety | Total | Total | 2000 | % Stand |
| Commercial Seed: | ------------ Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------------ | % mean | 04/18 | |
| Awesome | 8.18 | 1.24 | 105 | 100 |
| 6420 | 8.12 | 1.36 | 104 | 99 |
| MagnumV | 8.06 | 1.44 | 103 | 99 |
| FQ314 | 8.04 | 1.47 | 103 | 98 |
| DK124 | 8.01 | 1.35 | 103 | 99 |
| ABT400SCL | 8.01 | 1.55 | 103 | 100 |
| Geneva | 7.99 | 1.32 | 102 | 98 |
| DK141 | 7.92 | 1.60 | 102 | 99 |
| WL327 | 7.85 | 1.40 | 101 | 98 |
| Spirit | 7.82 | 1.60 | 100 | 99 |
| Vitro | 7.80 | 1.54 | 100 | 99 |
| DK140 | 7.77 | 1.38 | 100 | 98 |
| ABT350 | 7.75 | 1.33 | 99 | 98 |
| FQ315 | 7.70 | 1.27 | 99 | 99 |
| Mainstay | 7.67 | 1.38 | 98 | 100 |
| A-395 | 7.60 | 1.48 | 97 | 99 |
| Yielder | 7.50 | 1.33 | 96 | 99 |
| Vernal | 7.31 | 1.15 | 94 | 99 |
| Experimental Seed: | ------------ Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------------ | % mean | 04/18 | |
| Rocket* | 7.95 | 1.42 | 102 | 99 |
| Mean | 7.80 | 1.40 | -- | 99 |
| LSD 0.05 | 0.41 | 0.22 | -- | ns |
| CV % | 3.7 | 11.3 | -- | 1.1 |
| no. of harvests | 4 | 2 | ||
| * Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. | ||||
| Data subjected to Nearest Neighbor AOV, adjusted means reported. | ||||
| Establishment: | Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 16 lb/a. | |||
| Plot size: | 3.5' x 20', 15' alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps. | |||
| Soil type and analysis: | Crosby silt loam, pH=7.3, P=104 lb/a, K=328 lb/a, CEC=9, O.M.= 2.1 (11/99). | |||
| 2000 Fertilization: | No fertilization required in reference to soil analysis. | |||
| 2000 Pest control: | Insecticide applied 28-April for alfalfa weevil control and 8-June, 13-July and 11-August to control potato leafhoppers. | |||