| 1996 Alfalfa Variety Trial - Schaffter Farm, Wooster, Ohio. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | 10-Jun | 16-Jul | 26-Aug | 1997 Total | Relative Yield 1997 |
| Commercial Seed | Tons Dry Matter/Acre | (%mean) | |||
| GH 794 | 2.46 | 2.16 | 1.36 | 5.98 | 107 |
| Alpha 2001 | 2.53 | 2.14 | 1.24 | 5.92 | 106 |
| WL 324 | 2.50 | 2.05 | 1.20 | 5.75 | 102 |
| Paramount | 2.27 | 2.16 | 1.31 | 5.73 | 102 |
| Rushmore | 2.46 | 1.99 | 1.26 | 5.70 | 102 |
| Ovation | 2.27 | 2.11 | 1.32 | 5.70 | 102 |
| Spur | 2.31 | 2.07 | 1.30 | 5.69 | 101 |
| Hay Grazer | 2.23 | 2.06 | 1.35 | 5.64 | 101 |
| DK127 | 2.27 | 2.14 | 1.21 | 5.62 | 100 |
| Gem | 2.43 | 1.94 | 1.25 | 5.61 | 100 |
| Banquet | 2.38 | 1.94 | 1.27 | 5.60 | 100 |
| Excalibur II | 2.23 | 2.06 | 1.27 | 5.56 | 99 |
| Choice | 2.34 | 1.93 | 1.25 | 5.52 | 98 |
| VERNAL | 2.37 | 1.90 | 1.23 | 5.50 | 98 |
| Magnum III | 2.28 | 1.88 | 1.25 | 5.42 | 97 |
| WL 325 HQ | 2.21 | 1.93 | 1.22 | 5.36 | 96 |
| WL 332 SR | 2.04 | 1.99 | 1.31 | 5.34 | 95 |
| DK133 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 1.27 | 5.30 | 94 |
| Mean | 2.31 | 2.03 | 1.27 | 5.61 | --- |
| LSD 0.05 | ns | 0.17 | ns | ns | --- |
| CV % | 9.14 | 5.05 | 5.13 | 4.99 | --- |
| ns = not significant at the .05 probability level. | |||||
| Data subjected to Nearest Neighbor AOV, adjusted means reported. | |||||
| Date seeded: | 08/14/96 | ||||
| Establishment: | Band seeded with presswheels at 16 lb/a and 100 lb/a of 0-46-0. | ||||
| Plot size: | 8' x 20', RCBD with four reps, 25' alleys and borders. | ||||
| Harvest area: | 8' x 20' | ||||
| Soil type and status: | Riddles silt loam. pH = 5.8, P = 58 lb/a, K= 154 lb/a (4/97). Lime applied at 5 ton/a in November 1995 and 2 ton/a in July 1996. 128 lb/a of 0-46-0 and 500 lb/a of 0-0-60 was applied August 1996 prior to seeding. | ||||
| 1997 Fertilization: | 2 ton of lime and 700 lb/a of 0-11-46 was applied after the first harvest. A fall application of 230 lb/a of 0-46-0 and 500 lb/a of 0-0-60. | ||||
| 1997 Pest control: | Insecticide was applied on 24 June and 30 July to control potato leafhoppers. | ||||