FLOOD IRRIGATION ALFALFA YIELD TRIALS                                             SIDNEY, MT

 

2001 statewide alfalfa yield trial

 

 

               YIELD, T/AC

Crude Protein

RFV*

 

 

2004

3-yr

2004

2004

 

Cultivar

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

Total

Ave

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

 

DAK 9901

1.8

1.5

1.4

4.7

5.8

20.40

21.7

24.6

136.5

151.8

196.4

 

WBRR

1.8

1.4

1.4

4.6

5.7

20.15

22.0

23.2

132.1

150.7

174.8

 

Ascend 552

1.7

1.6

1.6

4.9

5.7

20.88

22.6

23.8

137.9

158.8

182.1

 

DKA42-15

1.7

1.5

1.5

4.8

5.7

21.29

22.2

23.0

145.5

152.5

171.1

 

Shaw

1.6

1.3

1.4

4.3

5.6

22.13

23.6

24.1

155.2

171.0

180.6

 

Cooper

1.6

1.4

1.3

4.2

5.6

22.65

22.4

24.9

161.3

154.2

195.8

 

Ameristand 403T

1.5

1.4

1.4

4.4

5.6

21.53

23.2

23.5

146.4

167.9

181.0

 

Mariner II

1.7

1.4

1.4

4.6

5.5

20.84

23.0

24.0

141.1

166.0

181.8

 

Alliant

1.6

1.4

1.4

4.4

5.5

21.66

22.7

23.7

154.6

159.1

180.6

 

Goliath

1.6

1.3

1.3

4.2

5.4

21.97

24.1

24.5

150.5

176.6

186.7

 

Reliance

1.7

1.4

1.4

4.6

5.4

22.18

22.6

24.3

155.4

156.1

190.3

 

Monument II

1.7

1.5

1.3

4.5

5.4

20.26

22.2

23.5

134.9

154.7

175.8

 

A30-06

1.8

1.4

1.3

4.5

5.4

21.18

23.4

24.4

146.1

169.5

188.7

 

Wrangler

1.7

1.3

1.3

4.3

5.3

22.32

24.7

25.4

152.9

188.5

197.3

 

WL327

1.6

1.4

1.3

4.3

5.3

21.68

23.5

24.6

149.3

169.6

199.3

 

Abound

1.6

1.3

1.3

4.2

5.2

21.89

23.9

24.1

149.3

178.6

186.1

 

Plumas

1.3

1.3

1.3

3.9

5.1

21.68

22.6

25.0

147.3

152.9

203.8

 

Ladak 65

1.7

1.1

1.0

3.8

4.9

22.15

24.6

25.4

146.3

182.5

199.6

 

Riley

1.4

1.0

1.1

3.5

4.8

22.20

23.6

25.5

151.9

161.8

191.4

 

LSD 5%

NS

0.2

0.2

 

 

NS

1.4

NS

NS

21.1

NS

 

Planted: May 22, 2001                                2004 Harvest Dates:  June 7, July 15, August 23

                             

Previous Crop:  Fallow

 

2002 statewide alfalfa yield trial

 

 

             YIELD, T/AC

Crude Protein

RFV*

 

2004

2-year

2004

2004

Cultivar

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

Total

Ave

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

Rugged

1.9

1.5

1.8

5.1

6.5

21.6

23.6

25.0

147.1

182.0

203.3

HybriForce 400

1.8

1.6

1.6

5.0

6.5

21.6

21.3

24.1

149.2

154.8

186.6

6420

1.7

1.5

1.7

4.9

6.5

22.6

21.1

24.6