2001 statewide alfalfa yield trial, grown under flood irrigation at Sidney, MT.  

 

 

Yield, T/AC

Crude Protein

RFV*

 

2003

2-yr

2003

2003

Cultivar

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

 Total

average

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

Cooper

2.9

2.4

1.7

7.0

6.3

19.1

19.4

20.2

157

154

207

DAK 9901

2.7

2.5

1.8

7.0

6.3

18.0

18.2

19.7

137

142

187

Ameristand 403T

3.0

2.5

1.6

7.1

6.2

17.8

18.6

22.1

134

150

221

WBRR

2.8

2.6

1.6

7.0

6.2

17.6

18.7

20.1

132

145

196

Shaw

3.0

2.4

1.7

7.1

6.2

18.2

18.8

20.5

142

157

201

DKA42-15

2.8

2.6

1.5

6.9

6.2

19.2

19.7

20.9

152

164

210

Alliant

2.5

2.9

1.5

6.9

6.1

19.8

18.9

18.2

161

149

193

Ascend 552

2.6

2.4

1.9

6.9

6.0

18.5

18.1

19.8

142

136

194

Goliath

2.4

2.4

1.7

6.5

6.0

19.4

19.8

20.5

153

160

207

Mariner II

2.7

2.3

1.8

6.8

5.9

18.5

19.0

20.5

146

152

203

WL327

2.6

2.3

1.5

6.4

5.9

19.1

18.1

20.6

147

142

193

A30-06

2.7

2.4

1.6

6.7

5.8

18.2

18.9

20.9

137

146

202

Monument II

2.5

2.4

1.6

6.5

5.8

18.2

19.1

20.5

135

159

202

Reliance

2.4

2.5

1.5

6.4

5.8

19.9

20.0

21.3

161

170

219

Wrangler

2.7

2.3

1.6

6.6

5.7

18.1

20.2

21.1

130

162

208

Plumas

2.6

2.2

1.6

6.4

5.7

20.0

20.8

21.0

159

173

204

Abound

2.6

2.3

1.4

6.3

5.6

19.0

20.0

22.0

151

165

223

Ladak 65

2.5

2.2

1.2

5.9

5.5

19.3

18.4

21.2

144

140

216

Riley

2.3

2.0

1.5

5.8

5.4

20.5

19.5

20.3

155

154

199

LSD 5%

0.3

0.4

0.3

--

--

1.8

ns

1.7

ns

ns

  20

Planted: May 22, 2001                                            2003 harvest dates: June 17, July 30, September 8

*RFV = relative feed value               Irrigated: June 27, August 2, August 26

                             

 

 

                                 2002 statewide alfalfa yield trial, grown under flood irrigation at Sidney, MT  

 

 

Yield, T/AC

Crude Protein

RFV*

 

2003

2002

2002

Cultivar

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

 Total

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

Rebel

3.3

2.8

2.0

8.1

15.8

19.8

21.12

123

165

173

Shaw

3.2

2.9

2.0

8.1

15.6

17.9

20.79

114

148

178

6420

3.3

2.7

2.0

8.0

15.9

19.3

21.32

116

157

181

Rugged