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To renew call Telephone Center, 333-8400 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN L161— O-1096 ilitt5fi5!!'ffiJi«s^'li':-3;')iHi 633.2009773 F74 2002 ^e Crop Variety Trials in lllinois-2002 Crop Sciences Special Report 2002-02 Performance Information Provided by UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA.CHAMPAI(;N Department of Crop Sciences http://vt.cropsci.uiuc.edu/ ^^- 0 College of Agricultural, Consumer and Envlronnnental Sciences •^3 LIDRArii •JNIV^RSITYOF -LINOIS LIBRARY URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ACES CONTENTS TEST PROGRAM 2 PERFORMANCE DATA 2 SUGGESTIONS FOR COMPARING ENTRIES 2 2002 TEST FIELDS 3 2002 GROWING SEASON RAINFALL 3 SOURCES OF SEED 3 2002 TEST FIELD LOCATIONS 4 2002 ENTRIES 5 DISEASE AND FALL DORMANCY RATINGS 8 RESULTS OF VARIETY TESTS 10 ALFALFA TRLVLS Freeport 10-12 Yorkville 13 Urbana 14-16 Perry 17 Belleville 18-19 GRASS TRLVLS Freeport 20 Urbana 21 Perry 22 DATA ALSO AVAILABLE AT: http://vtcropsci.uiuc.edu This circular was prepared by D. K. Joos, Research Specialist; R. W. Esgar, Agronomist; B. R. Henry Research Specialist; and C.A. Smyth, Computer and Statistics Research Speciahst. PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL FORAGES IN ILLINOIS THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS commercial forage testing program has been testing public and private forages for over 5 1 years. The initial purpose was to evaluate the many public varieties available, today public varieties are far out numbered by private varieties. This year 44 seed companies are participating in the 2002 trials. The purpose of this commercial forage testing program is to provide unbiased, objective, and accurate testing of all varieties entered. The tests are conducted on as uniform a soil as is available in the testing area. Small plots are used to reduce the chance of soil and climatic variations occurring between one variety plot and another. The results of these tests should help you judge the merits of varieties in comparison with other private and public varieties. Because your soils and management may differ from those of the test location, you may wish to plant variety strips of the higher-performing varieties on your farm. The results printed in this circular should help you decide which varieties to try. TEST PROGRAM Selection of entries Forage producers in Illinois and surrounding states were invited to enter varieties in the 2002 Illinois forage performance trials. Entrants were required to provide seed in a commercially available container to the University of Wisconsin for distribution to other public testing programs. This is to ensure performance is not affected by seed source and to avoid each entrant the cost of sending a commercial bag of seed to each program. To help finance the testing program, a fee of $450 per location per 4 years was charged for each variety entered by the seed producer. Most of these varieties are commercially available, but some experimental varieties were also entered. A total of 140 varieties were tested in 2002. Number and location of tests In 2002, tests were conducted at 5 locations throughout the state (see map on pg. 4). These sites represent the major soils and dairy producing areas of the state. Field plot design Entries of each test were replicated four times in a randomized complete block. Plot size was 23 feet by 3 feet and end trimmed at each harvest to obtain a 1 9 foot long plot. Fertility and weed control All test locations were managed at a high level of fertility for each crop. Herbicides were used at all test locations for weed control. Method of planting and harvesting All trials were seeded with a five row seeder modified to accommodate small plot seeding. Plots were seeded at 1 8 pounds per acre. Harvests were taken with a custom built flail chopper equipped with electronic data gathering equipment. PERFORMANCE DATA Yield Forage yield is reported in tons dry matter per acre. Yields were converted to a dry matter basis by estimating percent moisture within each tnal. SUGGESTIONS FOR COMPARING ENTRIES It IS impossible to obtain an exact measure of performance when conducting any test of plant material. Harvesting efficiency may vary, soils may not be uniform, and many other conditions may produce variability. Results of repeated tests are more reliable than those of a single year or a single-strip test. When one variety consistently out yields another at several test locations and over several years of testing, the chances are good that this difference is real and should be considered in selecting a variety. As an aid in comparing alfalfa varieties within a single trial, certain statistical tests have been devised. One of these tests, the least significant difference (L.S.D.), when used in the manner suggested by Carmer and Swanson' is quite simple to apply and is more appropriate than most other tests. When two entries are compared and the difference between them is greater than the tabulated L.S.D. value, the entries are judged to be "significantly different." The L.S.D. is a number expressed in tons dry matter per acre and presented following the average yield. An L.S.D. of 5% is shown. Add the L.S.D. value to the trial mean. Every variety with a greater yield than the resulting number is 'statistically better than average. Consider the merits of the varieties in this group when making varietal selections. To make the best use of the information presented in this circular and to avoid any misunderstanding or misrepresentation of it, the reader should consider an additional caution about comparing entries. Readers who compare entries in different trials should be extremely careful, because no statistical tests are presented for that purpose. Readers should note that the difference between a single entry's performance at one location and its performance at another is caused primarily by environmental effects and random variability. Furthermore, the difference between the performance of entry A in one trial and the performance of entry B in another tnal is the result not only of environmental effects and random variability, but of genetic effects as well. 'Carmer, S.G. and M.R. Swanson. "An Evaluation of Ten Pairwise Multiple Comparison Procedures by Monte Carlo Methods." Journal of American Statistical Association 68:66-74. 1983. r '^^/^^ir.C^ll'^ ._ES ACES LIBRARY 2002 TEST FIELDS Freeport Location: Stephenson county, north of Freeport, north central Ilhnois. Cooperators: Dave and Mike Macomber. Yorkville Location: Kendall county, south of Yorkville, north eastern Illinois. Cooperator: Dave Stewart. Urbana Location: University of Illinois, Crop Sciences Research and Education Center, Champaign County, east central Illinois. Cooperators; Robert Dunker, agronomist, Mike Kleiss, farm foreman. Perry Location: University of Illinois, Ort Agricultural Research and Demonstration Center, near Perry, Pike County, west central Illinois. Cooperators: Glenn Raines, agronomist; Mike Vose, farm foreman. Belleville Location: Southern Illinois University Research Center, east of Belleville, St. Clair County. Cooperators: Ed Varsa, research director; Ron Krausz, field manager. 2002 GROWING SEASON RAINFALL Location April May June Julv Aug Freeport 4.90 2.70 6.90 1.40 12.0 Yorkville 4.40 4.80 3.20 1.60 3.10 Urbana 4.30 5.60 2.50 3.20 7.60 Perry 5.66 9.15 4.60 4.75 4.46 Belleville 4.90 6.60 1.70 3.70 3.62 SOURCES OF SEED ABI Alfalfa, ABI Alfalfa, Inc., 2316 259th St., Ames, lA 50014 AgriBioTech, AgroBioTech, Inc., 120 Corporate Park Dr., Henderson, NV 89014 AgriPro, AgriPro Seeds, Inc., R.R. 2, Hwy 30 East, Ames, lA 50010 America's Alfalfa, ABI Alfalfa, 23 16 259th St., Ames, lA 50014 Ampac, Ampac Seed Co., P.O. Box 318, Tangent, OR 97389 Bio Plant, Bio Plant Research, P.O. Box 320, Camp Point , IL 62320 Callahan, Callahan Seeds, 1122 East 169th St., P.O. Box 367, Westfield, IN 46074-0367 Cargill, Cargill Hybrid Seeds, P.O. Box 5645, Minneapolis, MN 55440 Cebeco , Cebeco Intematinal seeds inc., P.O. Box 229 / 175 W. "H" Street, Halsey, OR 97333 Dairyland, Dairyland Seed Co., P.O. Box 958, West Bend, WI 53095 Dekalb, Monsanto, 3100 Sycamore Road, Dekalb, IL 601 15 Delong, The Delong Co., P.O. Box 522, Clinton, WI 53525 FFR, FFR Cooperative, 41 12 E. St. Rd. 225, West Lafayette, IN 47906 DLF, DLF-JENKS, P.O. Box 216, Albany, OR 97321 Emerald, Emereald Commodities Inc., 32041 Cartney Dr. Hanisburg, OR 97466 Garst, Garst Seed Co., 2369-330th St, P.O. Box 500, Slater, lA 50244 Geertson, Geertson Seed Farms, 1 665 Burroughs Rd.,Adrian, OR 98901 George Keller, George Keller & Sons Co., P.O. Box 490, 909 Maine St., Quincy, IL 62306-0490 Golden Harvest, Golden Harvest Seed Co., 27420 137th Ave. N., Cordova, IL 61242 Grassland West, Grassland West Co., 908 Port Dr., Clarkston, WA 99403 Great Plains, Great Plains Research Co., 3624 Kildaire Farm Road, Apex, NC 27502 Growmark, Growmark Inc., 1701 Towanda Ave., Bloomington, IL 61701 Improved Forages, Improved Forages, P.O. Box 230, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Int'l Seeds, International Seeds, Inc., P.O. Box 168, Halsey, OR 98348 Jenks Seed, Jenks Seed Connection, 34058 Oakville Road, P.O. Box 1468, Albany, OR 98321 Kaltenberg, Kaltenberg Seed Farms, P. O. Box 278, Waunakee, WI 53597 Kitchen, Kitchen Seed Company, Inc., P.O. Box 286, Arthur,IL 61911 Lewis, Lewis Seed Co., 33820 Linn- West Dr. Shedd, OR 97377 MBS, MBS, 225 West First St., Story City, lA 50248 Mountain View Seeds, Mountain View Seeds, 8955 Sunny View Rd. NE, Salem, OR 97305 NC+, NC+ Hybrid, P.O. Box 4408, Lmcoln, NE 68504 NetSeeds, NetSeeds, Inc., 900 1 Hickman Rd., Ste 320, Urbandale, lA 50322 Ottilie, Ottilie Seed Farms. Seeds, 1462 Sanford Ave., Marshalltown,IA 50158 Pennington Seed, Pennington Seed, Inc. of Oregon, Lebanon, OR 98355 Pickseed, Pickseed Canada Inc., 1 Greenfield Rd., Lindsay, ON K9V453 Pioneer, Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc., 14171 Carole Dr., Bloomington. IL 61704 Public Varieties, Various sources Pyne Gould Guiness, Pyne Gould Guiness, 41 1 Blenheim Rd., Christchurch, New Zealand 8015 Renk, Renk Seed Co., 6800 Wilbum Road, Sun Praire, WI 53590 Schultz, Schultz Turf and Forage Seed, P.O. Box 1623, Effungham,IL 62401 Seed Research, Seed Research of Oregon, 27630 Llewellyn Rd. Corvalis, OR 97333 Smith Seed, Smith Seed Services, P.O. Box 288, Halsey OR 97348 United Suppliers, United Suppliers Inc., P.O. Box 538, Eldora, I A 50627 W-L Research, W-L Research, Inc., 8701 W. US Hwy. 14, Evansville, WI 53536-8752 2002 FORAGE LOCATIONS Belleville 2002 Alfalfa and Forage Grass Entries * experimental Marketer 1 1 O 9) Freeport >* Urbana Perry CQ Brand-Variety 99 00 01 02 99 99 00 01 02 99 01 99 00 631 X X X X X 6310 X X 6410 X X X X X X 9701 X 3R22* i X 4 TRAFFIC X ' 4G70* X 4R37* X X 53H81 i ' X X 53H81* X X X 53Q60 X X XXX X xx 54H91 X 54V54 XX XX x; 54V54* X XX 6420 X 645-11 X X X X X 797 LHR X 9702 X A 30-06 X X A-395 X ABUNDANCE x x ABSOLUTE BRAND . . . . x x x ABSOLUTE BRAND GZ . x x x x ABSOLUTE BRAND II . . x x ABT 400 SCL x AMERIGUARD 302 +Z . x x AMERISTAND 403T .... x x AV 3420 X AWESOME X X ; BARALFA 54 x C 207* X I C 224* X C316* X C416* j X CIMARRON SR I x CLEAN SWEEP 1000 .. . \ x DEFENSE +EV x 1 x DK 131 HG X j X XX DK 134 X DK 140 X X XX DK 141 X X XX DKA 42-15 X X EMPEROR X X ENHANCER x s x EXTENDER II i x FEAST +EV X XX j x FQ 302 HR X ' FQ315 X X GH 700 X GOLD LEAF x x HYBRlFORCE-400 x x IMPERIAL x INTRIGUE X JADE II X MAGNUM V X X NETYIELD 500* x PEGASUS X 5 GARST GARST GARST GEERSTON GARST KALTENBERG GARST FFR PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER GARST GARST KITCHEN GEERSTON MBS MBS BIO PLANT RESEARCH GEORGE KELLER GEORGE KELLER GEORGE KELLER AGRIBIOTECH AMERICA'S ALFALFA AMERICA'S ALFALFA AG VENTURE CALLAHAN BARENBRUG W-L RESEARCH W-L RESEARCH W-L RESEARCH W-L RESEARCH GREAT PLAINS FFR AGRIPRO DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB AMERICA'S ALFALFA BIO PLANT RESEARCH KITCHEN AGRIPRO CARGILL CARGILL GOLDEN HARVEST BIO PLANT RESEARCH DARIYLAND AMERICA'S ALFALFA SCHULTZ NC+ HYBRIDS DARIYLAND NETSEED GROWMARK 2002 Alfalfa and Forage Grass Entries * experimental Marketer o 1 pa Brand-Variety Freeport > Urbana Perry 99 00 01 02 99 99 00 01 02 99 01 99 00 BIO PLANT RESEARCH DELONG GROWMARK PGI ALFAFLA GEERSTON GROWMARK GROWMARK PUBLIC CALLAHAN ALLIED SEED OTTILIE UNITED SUPPLIERS PUBLIC W-L RESEARCH W-L RESEARCH W-L RESEARCH W-L RESEARCH W-L RESEARCH W-L RESEARCH BIO PLANT RESEARCH RENK GROWMARK GROWMARK GROWMARK GROWMARK AGRIPRO ABI ALFALFA ABI ALFALFA PROLIFIC RADIANT RELIANCE REWARD II RHINO X ROCKET ROCKET* X SARANAC AR x STELLAR TRIPLE CROWN TRUMP x US A4230 VERNAL X W20I* X W 304* X W31I* X W324* X W330* X W426* X WETLAND X WINTER GOLD x WL319HQ WL327 WL338SR WL 342 YIELDER ZH 9825 H* ZH9831 H* X XX X X X X X X X X X X X ; X X X X X X Perennial Forage Grasses PENNINGTON SCHULTZ TURF & FORAGE IMPROVED FORAGES PUBLIC GRASSLAND WEST IMPROVED FORAGES JENKS PYNE GOULD GUINESS SEED RESERCH OF OREGON CEBECO INTL. SEEDS PUBLIC DLF-JENKS AMPAC AMPAC AMPAC EMERALD EMERALD ALLIED SEED DLF-JENKS PICKSEED SMITH SEED SERVICES JENKS SEED RESERCH OF OREGON AMPAC PUBLIC AGRBW 101 TF' .. .. ALBERT OG BESTFOR LH BISON HRG BRONC OG BULL TF CAS-LG31 OG CAS-M85 TF CENTURY OG CISIOG 10* OG CLAIR TM DEBORAH* SB DIXON PB DUO FS EASTWOOD OG .... EC406* RC EC407* PRG EXTEND SB FELINA FS FESTIVAL TF GRAND DADDY PRT HOEDOWN TF ICON OG K5666 V* TF KENTUCKY 3 1 TF . . 2002 Alfalfa and Forage Grass Entries * experimental Marketer o > Freeport >* Urbana Perry Brand-Variety 99 00 01 02 99 99 00 01 02 99 01 99 00 KOKANEE TF x x KORA TF LATEMATE OG LATOKA PB LINCOLN SB MARATHON RC MARTIN 2 TF x MATUA PB MAVERICK GOLD RG . . MAX Q JESUP TF x x OG9701 OG OG9705G OG x OKAY OG X PALATON RC PEAK SB POTOMAC OG X X QUANTUM* TF i QUARTET PRG RAD-MA216*TF SELECT TF x SUMMIT TM TAKENA OG TETON TF x TONGA PRT x x x TUUKKA TM UDDER OG x x VALLY SELECT MX . . . x YORK* SB x AMPAC DLF-JENKS CEBECO INT'L. SEEDS AMPAC PUBLIC ALLIED SEED INTL SEEDS PUBLIC AMPAC PENNINGTON ALLIED SEED FFR PICKSEED PUBLIC ALLIED SEED PUBLIC AMPAC AMPAC LEWIS SEED CO. FFR ALLIED SEED SMITH SEED SERVICES MOUNTAIN VIEW PUBLIC AMPAC IMPROVED FORAGES LEWIS SEED CO. AMPAC ! '0G= Orchard grass PR= Perennial ryegrass SB= Smooth bromegrass TF= Tall fescue C= Chicory TM= Timothy RC= Reed canarygrass PG= Prairie grass HRG= Hybrid ryegrass PRT= Perennial ryegrass tetraploid MX= Mixture FS= Festulolium LH= Lolium Hybidum PB= Prairie Broomegrass fsms- Disease and Fall Dormancv Ratings of Alfalfa Varieties in Illinois Brand-Variety FD* BW PR AP VW FW AN PA SN RN LH 631 4 HR HR MR R HR R HR R - S 6310^ 3 HR HR R HR HR HR R MR - R 6410 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR MR - S 970 r 3 R HR R R HR R - - - - 3R22^ 3 HR HR R HR HR HR HR R . HR 4 TRAFFIC 4 HR HR R HR HR HR HR - - - 4070^^ 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR MR - - 4R37^ 3 HR HR R R HR HR - - - R 53H81 3 HR R HR HR HR HR R - - - 53H8r 3 HR HR HR HR HR HR R - - HR 53Q60 3 HR HR R R R HR MR R MR S 54H91 4 HR HR R HR R HR R MR MR - 5454 4 R HR LR MR HR HR R MR ND ND 54V54 4 HR HR MR HR HR HR - LR - LR 6420 4 HR HR R R HR - R R HR - 645-11 3 HR HR R R HR HR R MR - S 797 LHR-" 3 HR HR R HR HR HR R - - R 9702 4 HR HR R HR HR M R - - - A 30-06 3 HR HR HR HR HR HR R - - - A-395 3- HR HR R R HR HR MR MR - - ABUNDANCE 4 NR HR R R HR R R R HR - ABSOLUTE BRAND^ 4 HR R - R R HR R ND - - ABSOLUTE BRAND GZ^ 4 HR HR MR MR HR HR HR R ND ND ABSOLUTE BRAND ir 4 HR HR R R HR HR HR R - - ABT400SCL 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR R - - - AMERIGUARD 302+2^^ 3 HR HR HR HR HR HR R R - - AMERISTAND 403T 4 HR HR R HR HR HR MR - - - AV 3420 4 HR HR HR R HR HR - R - - AWESOME^ 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR - - - - BARALFA 54 5 R HR - R HR HR HR R - - 0 207'^ 3 HR HR HR HR HR HR - - - - C224^ 2 HR HR HR HR HR HR - - - - C316'^ 4 HR HR R HR HR HR - - - - C416^ 4 HR HR HR R HR HR - - - - CIMARRON SR^ 4 HR HR MR HR HR HR HR R R - CLEAN SWEEP 1000 3 HR HR R R HR HR R - - R DEFENSE +EV 3 HR HR HR HR HR HR R - - R DK131 HG^ 3 HR HR R HR HR HR MR MR - HR DK 134^ 3 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR MR - - DK 140 4 HR HR HR R HR HR R MR - - DK141 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR R MR - - DKA42-15 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR R - - EMPEROR 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR R MR - - ENHANCER 4 HR HR MR R HR R - - - - EXTENDER II 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR MR MR S FEAST +EV 3 HR HR HR HR HR R MR MR - - FQ 302 HR'^ 3 HR HR R R HR HR - R - HR FQ315^ 3 HR HR HR R HR HR R R - - GH700 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR R - - GOLD LEAF 4 HR HR R R HR R R R HR - HYBRIFORCE-400 4 HR HR MR R HR R R R HR - IMPERIAL 3 HR HR R R HR HR HR LR - - INTRIGUE 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR R - - JADE II 4 HR HR MR R HR R R - MR - MAGNUM V 4 HR HR MR R HR R R R MR - NETYIELD 500-" 4 HR HR MR R MR R R R HR PEGASUS 4 HR HR R HR HR HR - R - - PROLIFIC 3 HR HR R R HR R R R HR - RADIANT 4 HR HR HR HR HR HR R R - - RELIANCE 3 HR HR R HR HR HR R MR - - REWARD II 4 HR HR R R HR R R R HR S * See page 9 for abbreviation key. ^ Varieties not reviewed by the Alfalfa Council. Disease and Fall Dormancy Ratings of Alfalfa Varieties in Illinois Brand- Variety FD" BW PR AP VW FW AN PA SN RN LH RHINO ROCKET ROCKET'^ SARANAC AR STELLER TRIPLE CROWN TRUMP'^ US A4230 VERNAL W20r W304'^ W311^ W324'^ W330'^ W426^ WETLAND WINTER GOLD WL319HQ WL327 WL338SR WL342 YIELDER HR HR HR MR HR HR HR HR R HR HR HR HR HR HR R HR HR HR HR HR HR R HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR R HR HR LR HR HR HR HR HR HR R HR R MR HR HR HR HR HR MR R R HR HR R R HR HR HR HR R HR HR MR HR HR R R HR R R HR HR R HR HR HR HR MR HR HR HR HR HR HR R HR HR HR HR HR HR R HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR HR R HR HR HR HR HR R HR R HR S R HR R R R HR R R HR R R MR HR MR R LR MR MR R *FD=Fall Dormancy Rating 1 = Norseman 2 = Vernal 3 = Ranger 4 = Saranac Disease and Pest Abbreviations BW= Bactenal Wilt PR = Phytophthora Root Rot AP = Aphanomyces VW =Verticillium Wilt FW = Fusarium Wilt AN = Anthracnose PA = Pea Aphid SN = Stem Nematode RN = Root Knot Nematode LH = Leafhopper % Resistant Resistance Class Plants HR = High Resistance >50 R = Resistant 31-50 MR = Medium Resistance 15-30 LR = Low Resistance 6-14 S = Susceptible 0-5 ND = Not Determined 1999 Freeport Alfalfa Variety Trial 2002 2001 Total 2000 Total 3-yr Total Relative Brand-Variety 5/25 6/25 7/24 8/27 Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean WINTER GOLD 2.50 2.38 1.91 1.70 8.49 7.19 7.40 23.09 110 TRUMP 2.57 2.45 1.90 1.67 8.59 7.16 7.23 22.97 109 54V45* 2.48 2.27 1.74 1.65 8.14 7.08 7.49 22.70 108 ROCKET* 2.57 2.29 1.73 1.67 8.26 6.95 7.34 22.55 107 FQ315 2.66 2.23 1.71 1.62 8.21 6.86 7.43 22.49 107 DK 140 2.53 2.24 1.70 1.62 8.09 7.01 7.38 22.47 107 W330* 2.42 2.09 1.64 1.63 7.78 6.92 7.56 22.25 106 W311* 2.41 2.21 1.71 1.61 7.93 6.75 7.52 22.20 105 C207* 2.40 2.06 1.60 1.59 7.64 6.88 7.63 22.15 105 ENHANCER 2.68 2.15 1.62 1.61 8.05 6.85 7.17 22.08 105 6410 2.28 2.25 1.70 1.61 7.83 6.72 7.34 21.88 104 AWESOME 2.41 2.08 1.64 1.58 7.71 6.75 7.33 21.79 103 W201* 2.32 2.03 1.51 1.50 7.34 7.08 7.23 21.65 103 W324* 2.49 2.11 1.57 1.54 7.70 6.79 7.05 21.54 102 RHINO 2.31 2.08 1.59 1.58 7.56 6.76 7.13 21.44 102 W304* 2.21 2.18 1.57 1.60 7.55 6.56 7.33 21.44 102 53Q60 2.49 2.13 1.58 1.50 7.69 6.44 6.99 21.12 100 C316* 2.32 1.99 1.49 1.50 7.30 6.63 6.90 20.82 99 W426* 2.31 2.13 1.56 1.49 7.48 6.29 7.03 20.80 99 IMPERIAL 2.35 2.16 1.53 1.51 7.53 6.34 6.91 20.78 99 EMPEROR 2.47 2.07 1.53 1.50 7.57 6.34 6.86 20.77 99 C224* 2.31 2.02 1.59 1.52 7.44 6.38 6.92 20.74 99 645-11 2.53 2.06 1.47 1.48 7.54 6.54 6.61 20.69 98 DK141 2.28 2.05 1.49 1.54 7.35 6.27 7.00 20.62 98 NETYIELD 500* 2.27 2.05 1.50 1.50 7.31 6.43 6.83 20.57 98 WETLAND 2.19 2.06 1.53 1.49 7.27 6.43 6.70 20.40 97 631 2.25 1.98 1.47 1.50 7.19 6.09 6.52 19.80 94 FEAST+EV 2.19 2.03 1.47 1.43 7.11 6.03 6.36 19.50 93 9701 2.19 1.91 1.24 1.39 6.73 5.38 5.55 17.66 84 VERNAL 2.11 1.84 1.25 1.39 6.58 5.37 5.39 17.34 82 SARANAC AR 1.83 1.70 1.15 1.26 5.94 4.96 5.53 16.42 78 Mean 2.36 2.10 1.57 1.54 7.58 6.52 6.96 21.05 5%_LSD 0.30 0.21 0.16 0.13 0.64 0.64 0.52 1.59 CV(%) 8.89 6.96 7.04 6.09 5.99 7.02 5.37 5.38 MCV(%) 12.49 9.78 9.89 8.56 8.41 9.86 7.54 7.56 Date of Seeding: April V\ 1999. Soil Type: Flagg silt loam. Herbicides: March 13"^ (Sencor) Pest Control: July 9'" and August 5'" CPounce). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 10 1999 Freeport Alfalfa Variety Trial Without Insecticides 2002 2001 2000 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/25 6/25 7/24 8/27 Total Total Total Total Yield * Expenmental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Tnal Mean 6310 1.55 1.48 1.00 1.07 5.10 5.29 6.40 16.78 110 53H81* 1.45 1.39 0.93 0.98 4.74 5.38 5.97 16.08 105 AMERGUARD 302+Z 1.37 1.42 0.93 1.03 4.75 4.58 6.26 15.58 102 VERNAL 1.73 1.44 0.77 1.03 4.96 4.19 5.09 14.24 93 SARANAC AR 1.54 1.34 0.66 0.88 4.41 3.85 5.34 13.60 89 Mean 1.53 1.41 0.86 1.00 4.79 4.65 5.81 15.26 5% LSD 0.26 0.14 0.18 0.16 0.64 0.75 0.86 2.02 CV(%) 11.26 6.60 13.95 10.15 8.62 10.52 9.58 8.57 MCV(%) 17.34 10.17 21.50 15.64 13.28 16.20 14.76 13.21 Date of Seedine: April 1 ^ 1999. Soil Tvpe: Flagg silt loam. Herbicides: March 13'" (Sencor). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9' 11 2001 Freeport Alfalfa Variety Trial 2002 Relative Brand-Variety 5/24 6/25 7/24 8/27 Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean WL342 2.89 2.15 1.78 1.70 8.52 109 DK134 2.74 2.17 1.67 1.74 8.32 106 ROCKET 2.73 2.12 1.67 1.75 8.26 106 6410 2.60 2.18 1.74 1.62 8.14 104 ABUNDANCE 2.68 2.12 1.61 1.62 8.03 103 DKA 42-15 2.61 2.07 1.68 1.64 8.00 102 US A4230 2.53 2.07 1.74 1.63 7.96 102 HYBRIFORCE-400 2.58 2.16 1.61 1.59 7.94 102 AMERISTAND 403T 2.50 2.36 1.58 1.50 7.94 102 9702 2.61 2.01 1.70 1.61 7.93 101 RELIANCE 2.57 2.08 1.69 1.57 7.91 101 631 2.57 2.05 1.68 1.62 7.91 101 GH700 2.54 2.09 1.69 1.59 7.90 101 TRUMP 2.52 2.04 1.65 1.62 7.83 100 GOLD LEAF 2.51 2.01 1.65 1.62 7.79 100 PROLIFIC 2.58 2.04 1.55 1.59 7.76 99 54V54 2.48 2.07 1.62 1.57 7.74 99 A-30-06 2.49 2.07 1.64 1.53 7.73 99 MAGNUM V 2.49 2.03 1.64 1.58 7.73 99 645-11 2.53 2.03 1.59 1.58 7.72 99 AV 3420 2.38 2.08 1.60 1.61 7.67 98 RADL\NT 2.32 2.03 1.61 1.59 7.55 97 4 TRAFFIC 2.48 2.01 1.50 1.51 7.50 96 53Q60 2.34 1.98 1.59 1.48 7.39 94 ABSOLUTE BRAND 2.37 2.01 1.44 1.48 7.30 93 VERNAL 2.40 1.85 1.19 1.44 6.87 88 Mean 5%_LSD CV(%) MCV(%) 2.54 2.07 1.62 1.59 7.82 0.24 0.23 0.18 0.11 0.54 6.66 8.03 8.10 4.77 4.88 9.38 11.32 11.41 6.72 6.87 Date of Seeding: April 20'^ 2001. Soil Type: Flagg silt loam. Herbicides: March 13*^ (Kerb). Pest Control: July 9"' and August 5"" (Pounce). Plot Dimensions: 3' x 19'. 12 1999 Yorkville Alfalfa Variety Trial 2002 2001 2000 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety * Experimental 5/24 TDM/A 6/26 TDM/A 7/24 TDM/A 8/27 TDM/A Total TDM/A Total TDM/A Total TDM/A Total TDM/A Yield % Tnal Mean 54V45* 2.31 2.32 1.68 1.49 7.79 8.14 8.47 24.40 107 ENHANCER 2.45 2.33 1.66 1.43 7.86 7.87 8.44 24.18 106 645-11 2.49 2.36 1.66 1.49 8.00 7.66 8.31 23.98 106 FEAST+EV 2.05 2.18 1.49 1.32 7.03 7.63 8.41 23.06 102 6410 2.15 2.21 1.54 1.42 7.32 7.69 8.03 23.04 101 53Q60 2.31 2.24 1.55 1.41 7.50 7.58 7.87 22.95 101 631 2.30 2.12 1.51 1.37 7.29 7.45 7.94 22.68 100 WETLAND 2.29 2.21 1.46 1.31 7.28 7.36 7.76 22.40 99 SARANAC AR 2.08 1.90 1.25 1.16 6.38 6.76 7.30 20.44 90 VERNAL 2.29 2.08 1.28 1.21 6.86 6.30 6.88 20.04 88 Mean 2.27 2.19 1.51 1.36 7.33 7.44 7.94 22.72 5% LSD 0.17 0.20 0.17 0.12 0.43 0.43 0.47 1.06 CV(%) 5.07 6.43 7.67 5.91 4.02 3.95 4.10 3.22 MCV(%) 7.35 9.33 11.12 8.57 5.83 5.74 5.95 4.68 Date of Seeding: April 1", 1999. Soil Type: Savbrook silt loam. Herbicides: March 13''' (Sencor). Pest Control: July 9"' and August S"" (Pounce). Plot Dimensions: 3'xl9'. 1999 Yorkville Alfalfa Variety Trial Without Insecticides 2002 2001 2000 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/24 6/26 7/24 8/27 Total Total Total Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean 53H81* 1.98 1.96 1.85 1.19 6.97 7.67 8.43 23.07 116 6310 2.03 1.98 1.68 1.15 6.84 7.41 8.16 22.41 112 DEFENSE+EV* 1.90 1.68 1.18 0.90 5.65 6.74 8.00 20.39 102 VERNAL 2.20 1.63 0.80 0.76 5.38 5.18 6.64 17.20 86 SARANAC AR 1.95 1.51 0.77 0.68 4.90 5.34 6.43 16.66 84 Mean 2.01 1.75 1.25 0.93 5.95 6.47 7.53 19.95 5% LSD 0.27 0.20 0.09 0.20 0.56 0.58 0.43 1.42 CV(%) 8.81 7.35 4.75 14.19 6.15 5.80 3.72 4.62 MCV(%) 13.57 11.32 7.31 21.87 9.48 8.94 5.73 7.12 Date of Seeding: April 1 ^ 1999. Soil Type: Saybrook silt loam. Herbicides: March 13"' ( Sencor), Plot Dimensions: 3x19 13 1999 Urbana Alfalfa Variety Trial 2002 2001 2000 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/22 6/24 7/22 8/26 Total Total Total Total Yield * Expenmental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Tnal Mean ROCKET* 2.37 2.68 1.30 1.71 8.06 8.13 10.00 26.19 108 54V45* 2.18 2.70 1.37 1.73 7.97 7.84 10.05 25.85 107 JADE II 2.26 2.63 1.35 1.65 7.89 7.34 9.42 24.65 102 53Q60 2.23 2.60 1.26 1.66 7.75 7.00 9.56 24.30 101 YIELDER 2.25 2.52 1.24 1.54 7.54 7.39 9.19 24.13 100 VERNAL 2.19 2.40 0.99 1.50 7.09 6.83 8.27 22.18 92 SARANAC AR 1.83 2.25 0.97 1.49 6.54 6.45 8.86 21.86 90 Mean 2.19 2.54 1.21 1.61 7.55 7.28 9.33 24.16 5% LSD 0.20 0.22 0.15 0.24 0.55 0.49 0.56 1.03 CV(%) 6.15 5.77 8.36 10.18 4.93 4.48 4.05 2.86 MCV(%) 9.14 8.57 12.42 15.12 7.32 6.66 6.01 4.25 Date of Seeding: April 2"^ 1999 Soil Type: Drummer-Flanaean si Ity-clay loam. Herbicides: March IQ"" (Pursuit) ' Pest Control: Mav 16"^ , July 2"" and August 2"*^ (Pounce] . Plot Dimensions: 3'xl9'. 1999 Urbana Alfalfa Variety Trial Without Insecticides 2002 2001 2000 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/22 6/24 7/22 8/26 Total Total Total Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean 4R37* 2.43 2.74 1.43 1.61 8.20 7.45 9.51 25.16 107 53H81* 2.46 2.54 1.51 1.59 8.09 7.13 9.80 25.02 107 FQ 302 HR 2.48 2.54 1.41 1.52 7.95 7.09 9.54 24.58 105 ZH9831 H* 2.49 2.54 1.39 1.59 8.01 7.10 9.38 24.49 104 DK131HG 2.31 2.41 1.36 1.57 7.64 6.90 9.79 24.33 104 ZH 9825 H* 2.09 2.29 1.35 1.46 7.18 7.11 9.33 23.62 101 AMERGUARD 302+Z 2.04 2.24 1.05 1.19 6.51 6.46 9.06 22.03 94 SARANAC AR 2.15 2.15 0.69 1.03 6.02 6.26 8.63 20.91 89 VERNAL 2.59 2.33 0.72 1.13 6.76 6.02 8.03 20.81 89 Mean 2.34 2.42 1.21 1.41 7.37 6.83 9.23 23.44 5% LSD 0.26 0.18 0.19 0.16 0.50 0.34 0.48 0.78 CV(%) 7.51 5.00 10.94 7.61 4.65 3.44 3.54 2.29 MCV(%) 10.95 7.29 15.96 11.11 6.78 5.01 5.17 3.34 Date of Seeding: April 2"", 1999. Soil Type: Drummer-Flanagan silty-clay loam. Herbicides: March 19'^ (Pursuit). Pest Control: May 16'*' (Pounce). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 14 2000 Urbana Alfalfa Variety Trial 2002 2001 2-yr Relative Brand- Variety 5/22 6/24 7/22 8/26 Total Total Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean MAGNUM V 2.74 2.90 1.80 1.86 9.29 7.66 16.95 109 GOLD LEAF 2.69 2.76 1.71 1.84 9.00 7.15 16.14 104 631 2.61 2.77 1.66 1.83 8.87 7.10 15.97 103 54V54 2.52 2.82 1.66 1.86 8.87 7.06 15.93 103 645-11 2.64 2.80 1.62 1.85 8.90 7.02 15.92 103 INTRIGUE 2.65 2.80 1.76 1.81 9.01 6.87 15.88 102 6410 2.60 2.62 1.60 1.86 8.69 7.05 15.73 101 53Q60 2.54 2.76 1.70 1.77 8.76 6.84 15.60 100 WETLAND 2.77 2.72 1.52 1.74 8.74 6.79 15.52 100 53H81 2.49 2.71 1.59 1.73 8.52 6.59 15.11 97 SARANAC AR 2.44 2.39 1.28 1.53 7.64 6.44 14.08 91 VERNAL 2.44 2.26 1.22 1.46 7.37 6.21 13.58 87 Mean 5%_LSD CV(%) MCV(%) 2.59 2.69 0.18 0.19 4.88 4.91 7.02 7.06 1.59 0.17 7.62 10.97 1.76 0.12 4.74 6.83 8.64 0.53 4.25 6.11 6.90 15.53 0.48 0.89 4.87 3.98 7.01 5.73 Date of Seeding: April V\ 2000. Soil Type: Drummer-Flanagan silty-clay loam. Herbicides: March 19"' (Pursuit). Pest Control: May 16'\ July 2"'^ and August 2"" (Pounce). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 15 2001 Urbana Alfalfa Variety Trial Brand-Variety * Expenmental 2002 5/21 T 6/24 TDM/A 7/22 TDM/A 8/26 TDM/A Total TDM/A Relative Yield % Trial Mean PEGASUS 3.04 3.12 1.69 1.85 9.69 105 PROLIFIC 2.90 2.92 1.83 1.88 9.53 103 631 2.90 2.92 1.83 1.86 9.50 103 WL327 2.95 3.01 1.68 1.86 9.49 103 DKA 42-15 2.96 2.93 1.71 1.88 9.48 103 HYBRIFORCE-400 3.17 2.82 1.63 1.85 9.46 102 6410 2.91 3.00 1.62 1.85 9.37 101 54V54 2.88 2.99 1.60 1.91 9.37 101 645-11 2.95 2.95 1.63 1.82 9.34 101 AMERISTAND 403T 3.04 2.85 1.55 1.84 9.27 100 53Q60 2.80 2.89 1.75 1.82 9.25 100 ABUNDANCE 2.94 2.82 1.57 1.84 9.17 99 EXTENDER II 2.91 2.88 1.44 1.82 9.05 98 ABSOLUTE BRAND II 2.87 2.84 1.55 1.79 9.04 98 797 LHR 3.00 2.87 1.39 1.76 9.02 98 ABSOLUTE BRAND GZ 2.89 2.83 1.55 1.75 9.01 98 VERNAL 2.88 2.59 1.08 1.53 8.07 87 Mean 5%_LSD CV(%) MCV(%) 2.94 2.89 1.59 1.82 9.24 0.21 0.15 0.39 0.11 0.63 4.98 3.67 17.09 4.11 4.80 7.08 5.22 24.29 5.85 6.82 Date of Seeding: April 3'*^ ,2001. Soil Type: Drummer-Flanagan silty-clay loam. Herbicides: March 19* (Pursuit). Pest Control: May 16'^ July 2"'* and August 2"^* (Pounce). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 16 1999 Perry Alfalfa Variety Trial 2002 2001 2000 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/20 6/20 7/18 8/20 Total Total Total Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A T DM/A T DM/A TDM/A % Tnal Mean DK140 2.56 2.51 1.25 1.22 7.54 7.12 4.34 19.00 106 DK141 2.70 2.47 1.20 1.25 7.61 6.95 4.12 18.68 104 ABSOLUTE BRAND GZ 2.53 2.39 1.21 1.14 7.27 6.84 4.15 18.26 102 SARANAC AR 2.32 2.14 1.00 1.35 6.80 6.63 3.93 17.35 97 VERNAL 2.47 2.14 1.03 1.28 6.92 6.48 3.96 17.35 97 ABSOLUTE BRAND 2.36 2.23 1.01 1.15 6.74 6.23 3.75 16.72 93 Mean 2.49 2.31 1.11 1.23 7.15 6.71 4.04 17.89 5% LSD 0.20 0.18 0.13 0.16 0.33 0.57 0.48 1.26 CV(%) 5.35 5.30 7.50 8.85 3.08 5.62 7.94 4.69 MCV(%) 8.07 7.99 11.31 13.34 4.64 8.46 11.97 7.07 Date of Seeding: April 7'\ 1 999. Soil Type: Rozetta silt loam Herbicides: March 12"" (Pursuit). Pest Control: Mav 17* and July 31 '' (Lorsban). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 1999 Perry Alfalfa Variety Trial Without Insecticides 2002 2001 Total 2000 Total 3-yr Total Relative Brand-Variety 5/20 6/20 7/18 8/20 Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Tnal Mean DK 131 HG 2.25 2.27 1.25 1.18 6.94 6.98 4.10 18.02 108 CIMARRON SR 2.48 2.32 1.08 0.99 6.87 6.82 3.77 17.45 105 VERNAL 2.46 2.02 0.84 1.06 6.38 5.95 3.35 15.67 94 SARANAC AR 2.38 2.01 0.84 0.91 6.13 5.97 3.50 15.61 94 Mean 2.39 2.16 1.00 1.03 6.58 6.43 3.68 16.69 5% LSD 0.24 0.11 0.14 0.18 0.36 0.42 0.34 0.98 CV(%) 6.29 3.20 8.82 10.75 3.42 4.12 5.73 3.68 MCV(%) 10.06 5.12 14.11 17.20 5.46 6.59 9.17 5.88 Date of Seeding: April 7^ 1999. Soil Type: Rozetta silt loam. Herbicides: March 12"' (Pursuit). Pest Control: May H* (Lorsban). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 17 1999 Belleville Alfalfa Variety Trial 2002 2001 2000 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/20 6/20 7/19 8/20 Total Total Total Total Yield • Expen mental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Tnal Mean 4G70* L69 1.91 1.14 1.19 5.92 7.46 6.04 19.42 105 DK140 1.66 1.86 1.07 1.24 5.82 7.44 5.76 19.02 103 DK141 L66 1.73 0.98 1.18 5.55 7.44 5.90 18.88 103 53Q60 L61 1.81 1.12 1.18 5.71 7.27 5.78 18.75 102 A-395 L61 1.86 1.04 1.13 5.63 7.28 5.68 18.59 101 EMPEROR L61 1.87 1.09 1.19 5.76 7.17 5.59 18.53 101 ABT 400 SCL L68 1.78 1.12 1.23 5.80 7.19 5.54 18.52 101 STELLER L57 1.71 1.04 1.02 5.34 6.93 5.57 17.83 97 VERNAL L56 1.75 0.88 1.32 5.51 6.65 5.31 17.46 95 SARANAC AR L40 1.69 1.01 1.25 5.35 6.43 5.36 17.14 93 Mean 1.60 1.80 1.05 1.19 5.64 7.12 5.65 18.41 5% LSD 0.18 0.09 0.13 0.12 0.28 0.45 0.24 0.65 CV(%) 7.64 3.32 8.29 7.08 3.37 4.38 2.87 2.43 MCV(%) 11.08 4.82 12.03 10.27 4.89 6.35 4.17 3.53 Date of Seeding: March 31'", 1999. Soil Type: Alford silt loam. Herbicides: March 12"^ (Pursuit) July 3''^ (Select). Pest Control: April 17"" (Warrior), July 3"* (Pounce) and July 22""* (Warrior). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 1999 Belleville Alfalfa Variety Trial Without Insecticides 2002 2001 2000 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/20 6/20 7/19 8/20 Total Total Total Total Yield ♦ Expenmental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean DK 131HG 1.47 1.81 1.03 1.06 5.38 7.39 5.61 18.38 105 3R22* 1.50 1.79 0.85 1.13 5.27 7.24 5.45 17.95 103 CLEAN SWEEP 1000 1.50 1.68 0.87 1.02 5.06 7.08 5.25 17.39 100 VERNAL 1.72 1.79 0.91 0.98 5.41 6.73 4.92 17.05 98 BARALFA 54 1.41 1.55 0.83 1.17 4.95 6.97 5.08 17.00 98 SARANAC AR 1.68 1.67 0.84 1.06 5.25 6.62 5.00 16.86 97 Mean 1.55 1.71 0.89 1.07 5.22 7.00 5.22 17.44 5% LSD 0.17 0.19 0.15 0.14 0.36 0.29 0.21 0.73 CV(%) 7.22 7.51 11.03 8.84 4.62 2.74 2.67 2.78 MCV(%) 10.89 11.32 16.62 13.32 6.96 4.13 4.02 4.19 Date of Seeding: March 31"'. 1999. Soil Type: Alford sih loam. Herbicides: March 12'" (Pursuit) July 3''' (Select) Pest Control: April 17"^ (Warrior). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 18 2000 Belleville Alfalfa Variety Trial 2002 2001 2-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/20 6/20 7/19 8/20 Total Total Total Yield * Expenmental T T T TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Tnal Mean 54V54 1.71 1.81 1.08 1.06 5.66 7.08 12.74 106 ROCKET 1.55 1.87 1.07 1.08 5.57 6.93 12.49 104 AWESOME 1.54 1.78 1.05 1.07 5.44 7.00 12.44 103 DK140 1.62 1.83 1.05 1.06 5.56 6.86 12.42 103 RELIANCE 1.72 1.78 1.00 1.03 5.53 6.86 12.39 103 A 30-06 1.47 1.87 1.05 1.11 5.50 6.80 12.29 102 53H81 1.48 1.81 0.93 1.04 5.26 6.91 12.17 101 ABSOLUTE BRAND 1.63 1.78 1.01 0.99 5.40 6.69 12.09 100 SARANAC AR 1.64 1.73 0.93 1.01 5.31 6.68 11.99 99 53Q60 1.36 1.69 0.93 1.10 5.07 6.85 11.92 99 FQ315 1.38 1.71 0.91 1.06 5.05 6.83 11.89 99 C416 1.48 1.72 1.03 1.07 5.29 6.58 11.87 98 DK141 1.55 1.80 0.81 0.96 5.11 6.67 11.79 98 ABSOLUTE BRAND GZ 1.43 1.63 0.89 1.06 5.00 6.72 11.72 97 FEAST+EV 1.45 1.85 0.89 0.98 5.18 6.53 11.71 97 VERNAL 1.47 1.58 0.94 1.04 5.03 6.60 11.63 96 YIELDER 1.44 1.73 0.94 0.95 5.06 6.50 11.55 96 Mean 5%_LSD CV(%) MCV(%) 1.52 1.76 0.97 1.04 5.29 6.77 12.06 0.21 0.20 0.16 0.14 0.52 0.44 0.77 9.52 7.98 11.44 9.63 6.86 4.56 4.52 13.5 11.34 16.26 13.70 9.76 6.48 6.42 Date of Seeding: April 3'", 2000. Soil Type: Alford silt loam. Herbicides: March 12"' (Pursuit) July 3'" (Select). Pest Control: April 17* (Warrior), July 3^*^ (Pounce) and July 22""^ (Warrior). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 2000 Belleville Alfalfa Variety Trial Without Inscticides 2002 2001 Total 2-yr Total Relative Brand-Variety 5/20 6/20 7/19 8/20 Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Tnal Mean 4R37* 1.63 1.66 1.02 0.93 5.23 7.36 12.58 106 53H81 1.67 1.83 0.94 0.89 5.32 7.18 12.50 105 DK131HG 1.54 1.76 0.90 0.91 5.11 7.09 12.20 102 DEFENSE+EV 1.63 1.72 0.88 0.85 5.07 7.02 12.09 101 VERNAL 1.52 1.72 0.71 0.95 4.90 6.25 11.15 94 SARANAC AR 1.49 1.73 0.72 0.74 4.67 6.29 10.96 92 Mean 1.58 1.73 0.86 0.88 5.05 6.86 11.91 5% LSD 0.26 0.14 0.11 0.14 0.40 0.51 0.77 CV(%) 11.06 5.55 8.51 10.37 5.21 4.93 4.28 MCV(%) 16.67 8.36 12.82 15.63 7.85 7.44 6.45 Date of Seeding: April 3^^ 2000. Soil Type: Alford silt loam. Herbicides: March 12"' (Pursuit) July 3"* (Select). Pest Control: April 17'" (Warrior). Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 19 2000 Freeport Grass Variety Trial 2002 2001 Total 2-yr Total Relative Brand-Variety 5/24 6/26 7/24 8/27 Total Yield * Expenmental Species' TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean Festival IF 2.54 2.11 0.78 0.51 5.94 6.76 12.7 125 Kentucky 31 TF 1.83 1.89 0.83 0.4 4.95 6.97 11.91 117 Select TF 2.21 1.84 0.73 0.41 5.18 6.53 11.71 115 MaxQ Jesup TF 1.99 1.71 0.59 0.4 4.7 6.25 10.94 108 Kokanee TF 1.9 1.92 0.46 0.35 4.63 5.59 10.21 100 OG9705G OG 2.4 1.6 0.44 0.35 4.79 5.12 9.91 97 Okay OG 2.17 1.66 0.37 0.3 4.51 5.26 9.77 96 Potomac OG 2.17 1.57 0.4 0.35 4.5 5.04 9.53 94 Eastwood OG 1.11 1.47 0.27 0.37 3.21 2.75 5.96 59 Mean 2.03 1.72 0.52 0.38 4.65 5.51 10.16 5% LSD 0.41 0.32 0.17 0.12 0.79 0.99 1.64 CV(%) 13.86 12.91 22.26 21.47 11.67 12.43 11.09 MCV(%) 20.11 18.73 32.29 31.16 16.93 18.04 16.09 Date of Seedine: April 4'\ 2OO0 . 1 , see page 7 for key Soil Tvpe: Flaee silt loam. Herbicides: None. Plot Dimensions: 3' xl9'. 20 2000 Urbana Grass Variety Trial 2002 2001 Total 2-yr Total Relative Brand-Variety 5/21 6/24 7/22 8/26 Total Yield * Experimental Species' TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Tnal Mean HOEDOWN TF 2.94 2.58 0.58 1.03 7.13 5.77 12.90 127 TETON TF 3.75 2.14 0.53 0.83 7.24 5.47 12.71 125 BULL TF 2.99 2.40 0.58 0.83 6.79 5.37 12.16 119 KENTUCKY 31 TF 3.22 2.38 0.46 0.73 6.78 5.21 11.98 118 MARTIN 2 TF 3.00 1.96 0.51 0.85 6.31 4.54 10.85 106 POTOMAC OG 2.96 2.07 0.26 0.62 5.91 4.66 10.58 104 MAXQJESUP TF 2.47 2.04 0.42 0.60 5.53 4.99 10.52 103 BRONC OG 3.07 1.99 0.22 0.80 6.08 4.05 10.13 99 UDDER OG 2.84 2.08 0.28 0.76 5.96 4.14 10.09 99 CAS-M85 TF 2.70 1.70 0.43 0.74 5.57 4.52 10.08 99 CAS-LG31 OG 1.89 1.76 0.16 0.64 4.44 3.69 8.13 80 EASTWOOD OG 1.94 1.74 0.19 0.78 4.65 3.35 8.00 79 GRAND DADDY PRT 1.62 1.57 0.17 0.58 3.93 2.50 6.43 63 TONGA PRT 1.22 1.42 0.15 0.61 3.40 2.07 5.46 54 Mean 2.65 2.01 0.36 0.75 5.77 4.41 10.19 5%_LSD 0.60 0.36 0.13 0.23 1.05 1.23 2.06 CV(%) 15.86 12.45 26.10 20.99 12.73 19.45 14.19 MCV(%) 22.63 17.76 37.24 29.96 18.17 27.76 20.25 Date of Seedine: April V\ 2000. 'see page 7 for key Soil Type: Drummer -Flanagan si Ity-clay loam. Herbicides: Mav 28" ' (Weedon). Plot Dimensions: 3' ; d9'. 21 1 2001 Perry Grass Variety Trial 2002 Relative Brand-Variety 5/20 6/21 7/18 Total Yield * Experimental Species' TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean KENTUCKY 31 TF 3.68 4.54 0.98 9.20 167 FESTIVAL TF 3.51 3.03 0.82 7.36 134 KOKANEE TF 3.42 3.19 0.54 7.14 130 MAXQ JESUP TF 3.88 2.48 0.67 7.03 128 POTOMAC OG 3.20 2.71 0.39 6.30 114 CLAIR TM 3.24 1.85 0.24 5.33 97 OKAY OG 3.26 1.84 0.22 5.32 97 AGRBW 101 PG 2.74 2.24 0.34 5.31 96 MATUA PB 2.67 2.27 0.32 5.27 96 DUO FS 2.84 2.04 0.15 5.02 91 BISON HRG 2.44 2.24 0.16 4.84 88 DIXON PB 2.21 2.05 0.49 4.75 86 LAKOTA PB 2.12 2.11 0.29 4.52 82 EASTWOOD OG 2.40 1.75 0.37 4.52 82 LINCOLN SB 2.88 1.09 0.36 4.33 79 TONGA PRG 2.08 1.73 0.20 4.01 73 TUUKKA TM 2.10 1.12 0.24 3.46 63 Mean 2.86 2.25 0.40 5.51 5% LSD 0.77 0.54 0.19 1.06 CV(%) 18.98 16.81 34.15 13.50 MCV(%) 26.99 23.90 48.55 19.19 Date of Seeding: April 5'\ 2001. Soil Type: Rozetta silt loam. Herbicides: None. Plot Dimensions: 3' x 19'. 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