DRYLAND ALFALFA YIELD TRIALS                                                                    WILLISTON, ND

 

 

YIELD, T/AC

Crude Protein

RFV

 

2004

3 yr

2004

2004

Cultivar

1st cut

2nd cut

 

Total

average

1st cut

2nd cut

 

1st cut

2nd cut

 

Ameristand 403T

2.4

1.4

 

3.8

--

19.0

21.6

 

136

156

 

REA 401T

2.4

1.4

 

3.8

--

18.5

21.8

 

130

155

 

Legendary YPQ

2.3

1.4

 

3.7

--

19.0

22.3

 

134

166

 

4M124

2.3

1.6

 

3.9

--

18.4

24.0

 

124

193

 

Maxigraze GT

2.4

1.2

 

3.6

--

19.0

23.4

 

135

188

 

Sustain

2.1

1.3

 

3.4

--

19.5

22.4

 

138

164

 

Haymaker II Supreme

2.3

1.3

 

3.6

--

18.9

23.7

 

132

182

 

Vernal

2.4

1.4

 

3.8

--

16.6

20.7

 

112

140

 

LSD 5%

NS

NS

 

NS

 

NS

2.0

 

NS

NS

 

Planted: June 17, 2003                                              2004 Harvest Dates: June 17, July 21

 

 *RFV = relative feed value              

 

 

 

 

2004 Yield and quality of four experimental potato lines and       two potato varieties grown under sprinkler irrigation  

Sidney, Mt

 

line or variety

Tuber Type

Tuber Flesh

Average tuber wt, oz

Specific gravity

Sucrose mg/gm

Glucose  mg/gm

Yield cwt/ac

MN 99380-1

white

yellow

3.0

a

1.1031

bcd

0.748

a

0.112

a

516

b

MN 99460-2

white

white

4.9

c

1.1145

d

1.331

b

0.473

c

396

a

MN 96001-2

white

yellow

4.2

b

1.1049

c

1.244

b

0.701

d

487

b

MN 99144-1

white

yellow

3.4

ab

1.1051

c

1.338

b

0.266

b

479

ab

Dakota Rose

red

white

5.3

c

1.0751

a

1.129

ab

2.541

e

627

b

Shepody

white

white

7.7

d

1.0980

b

1.273

b

0.671

cd

495

b

 Planted:   May 3                                            Harvested:   September 13

 Previous Crop:  Barley

 

Different letters behind numbers in the same column indicate significant difference at probability <0.05