633.2009773 F74 2005 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://www.archive.org/details/foragecropvariet2005univ age Crop Variety Trials in lllinois-2005 ACES LIBRARY i ••- Crop Sciences Special Report 2005-02 Performance Information Provided by UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CI1AMPA1GN Department of Crop Sciences http://vt.cropsci.uiuc.edu/ A College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ACES CONTENTS TEST PROGRAM 2 PERFORMANCE DATA 2 SUGGESTIONS FOR COMPARING ENTRIES 2 2005 TEST FIELDS 3 2005 GROWING SEASON RAINFALL 3 2005 TEST FIELD LOCATIONS 3 SOURCES OF SEED 4 2005 ENTRIES 5 DISEASE AND FALL DORMANCY RATINGS 7 RESULTS OF VARIETY TESTS 9 ALFALFA TRIALS Freeport 7-10 Urbana 11 Belleville 12 GRASS TRIALS Urbana 13-14 DATA ALSO AVAILABLE AT: http://vt.cropsci.uiuc.edu This circular was prepared by D. K. Joos, Senior Research Specialist; R. W. Esgar, Agronomist; B. R. Henry Research Specialist; and C.A. Smyth, Manager of Systems Services. PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL FORAGES IN ILLINOIS THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS commercial forage testing program has been testing public and private forages for over 54 years. The initial purpose was to evaluate the many public varieties available, today public varieties are far out numbered by private varieties. This year 34 seed companies are participating in the 2005 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 2005 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 97 varieties were tested in 2005. Number and location of tests In 2005, tests were conducted at 3 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 19 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 18 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 trial. 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 Swanson1 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 trial is the result not only of environmental effects and random variability, but of genetic effects as well. 1Carmer, 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. £00 s~ 2005 TEST FIELDS Freeport Location: Stephenson county, north of Freeport, north central Illinois. Cooperators: Dave and Mike Macomber. Urbana Location: University of Illinois, Crop Sciences Research and Education Center, Champaign county, east central Illinois. Cooperators: Robert Dunker; agronomist, Mike Kleiss; farm foreman. Belleville Location: Southern Illinois University Research Center, east of Belleville, St. Clair county. Cooperators: Ed Varsa; research director; Ron Krausz; field manager. 2005 GROWING SEASON RAINFALL Location Freeport Urbana Belleville April May June July Aug 1.70 3.80 2.20 1.16 7.23 3.98 4.50 4.08 5.67 4.29 2.85 8.72 2.18 6.75 5.22 SOURCES OF SEED AgriPro, AgriPro Seeds, Inc., R.R. 2, Hwy 30 East, Ames, IA 50010 Allied Seed, Allied Seed, L.L.C., 1108 Hilldale Dr., Macon, MO 63552 Ampac, Ampac Seed Co., P.O. Box 318, Tangent, OR 97389 Beck, Beck's Hybrids, 6767 E 276,h, Atlanta, IN 46031 Bio Plant, Bio Plant Research, P.O. Box 320, Camp Point, IL 62320 Cebeco, Cebeco International Seeds, Inc., P.O. Box 229 / 175 W. "H" Street, Halsey, OR 97333 Croplan Genetics, Croplan Genetics, P.O. 64406, St. Paul, MN 55164-0406 Dairyland, Dairyland Seed Co., P.O. Box 958, West Bend, Wl 53095 Dekalb, Monsanto, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167 DLF Infl Seeds, DLF- International Seeds. Inc., P.O. Box 229, Halsey, OR 97348 Forage Genetics, Forage Genetics, 1897 195th St., Boone, IA 50036 Emerald, Emerald Commodities, Inc., 32041 Cartney Dr. Harrisburg, OR 97466 Garst, Garst Seed Co., 2369-330th St, P.O. Box 500, Slater, IA 50244 George Keller, George Keller & Sons Co., P.O. Box 490, 909 Maine St., Quincy, IL 62306-0490 Great Plains, Great Plains Research Co., Inc., 3624 Kildaire Farm Rd., Apex, NC 27539 Growmark, Growmark Inc., 1701 Towanda Ave., Bloomington, IL 61701 Hoffman, Hoffman Seed House, 200 E 4,h St., Hoffman, IL 62250 Hughes, Hughes Hybrids, 206 N Hughes Rd., Woodstock, IL 60098 Improved Forages, Improved Forages, P.O. Box 230, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Journey Brand, Fontanelle Hybrids, 10981 8th St., Fontanelle, NE 68044 Lewis Seed, Lewis Seed Co., 33820 Linn-West Dr. Shedd, OR 97377 Mycogen, Mycogen Seeds, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268 Ottilie, Ottilie RO Seed, 1462 Sanford Ave., Marshalltown, I A 50158 Pennington Seed, Pennington Seed, Inc. of Oregon, Lebanon, OR 98355 PGI, PGI Alfalfa, Inc., 225 West 1st St., Story City, IA 50248 Pickseed West, Pickseed West Inc., P.O. Box 888, Tanget, OR 97389 Pioneer, Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc., 14171 Carole Dr., Bloomington, IL 61704 Power Seeds, 658 Lamer Line, RR 1, Fraserville, Ont. Canada, K0L 1VO Public Varieties, Various sources Renk , Renk Seed Co., 6800 Willburn Rd., Sun Prairie, Wl 53590 Schultz, Schultz Turf and Forage Seed, P.O. Box 1623, Effingham, IL 62401 Seed Research, Seed Research of Oregon, 27630 Llewellyn Rd. Corvalis, OR 97333 Smith Farms, Loren J Smith Farms, 30361 Loren Lane, Corvallis, OR 97333 Smith Seed, Smith Seed Services, P.O. Box 288, Halsey OR 97348 Target, Target Seed, P.O. Box 300, Parma, ID 83660 2005 FORAGE LOCATIONS Urbana 2005 Alfalfa and Forage Grass Entries o * experimental Company-Brand Freeport Variety 02 03 04 05 204 HYBRID x 321 HYB* x 42H167* x 42H169* x 4A421 x 4R429 x x 53Q30 x 54H91 x x x 54V46 x x x 5454 x 54V54 x 6325 x x 6400HT x x 6410 x 6415 x x 6420 x x x 6530 x A 30-06 x ABSOLUTE GZ BRAND . x ABSOLUTE II BRAND . . . x ABSOLUTE III BRAND . . x ABUNDANCE x BPR387 x DKA 33-16 x DS320* x DS321* x DS322* x DS323* x FEAST +EV x x FSG 400LH x FSG 406 FSG 408DP FSG 505 HAYBLAZER-444 HYB* . x HYBRIFORCE-420 WET . x x LEGENDAIRY 5.0 x MILESTONE x NOVA PHIRST x PLH 4000 BRAND POWER 4.2 x REBEL REBOUND 5.0 x REWARD II x x SUMMER GOLD x TRIPLE CROWN x TRUMP II x VERNAL x x x x WL319HQ x WL 338 SR x WL 345 LH x WL 346 LH x WL 348 AP x WL 357 HQ x ALBERT OG AMBASSADOR OG .... ARKPLUS TF AUBISQUE PRT BISON HRG BULLTF 4 c "> « o> .o ^z L. a> 3 ffi 02 04 03 JOURNEY BRAND HUGHES FORAGE GENETICS FORAGE GENETICS MYCOGEN MYCOGEN PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER GARST GARST GARST GARST GARST GARST PGI ALFALFA GEORGE KELLER GEORGE KELLER GEORGE KELLER BIO PLANT RESEARCH BIO PLANT RESEARCH DEKALB DARIYLAND DARIYLAND DARIYLAND DARIYLAND AGRIPRO ALLIED SEED ALLIED SEED ALLIED SEED ALLIED SEED HOFFMAN DARIYLAND CROPLAN GENETICS BIO PLANT RESEARCH GREAT PLAINS BIO PLANT RESEARCH GEORGE KELLER POWER SEEDS TARGET CROPLAN GENETICS PGI ALFAFLA RENK/BECK ALLIED SEED OTTILIE PUBLIC GROWMARK GROWMARK GROWMARK GROWMARK GROWMARK GROWMARK Perennial Forage Grasses' SCHULTZ TURF & FORAGE DLF INTL SEEDS ALLIED SEED SEED RESEARCH OF OREGON PUBLIC IMPROVED FORAGES x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2005 Alfalfa and Forage Grass Entries * experimental Freeport re c re a <— > QQ Company-Brand Variety 02 03 04 05 02 04 03 SEED RESEARCH OF OREGON CENTURY OG X CEBECO INTL. SEEDS, INC. CISI OG 10* OG X PUBLIC CLAIR TM X X EMERALD COMMODITIES EC407* PRG X ALLIED SEED ENHANCE TF X ALLIED SEED EXTEND OG X DLF INTL SEEDS FELINA FS X PICKSEED WEST FESTIVAL TF X ALLIED SEED GRAND DADDY PRT . . . X SMITH SEED SERVICES GRAND DADDY PRT . . . X DLF INTL SEEDS HYKOR FS X SEED RESEARCH OF OREGON ICON OG X PENNINGTON JESUP MAX Q TF X AMPAC K5666 V* TF X PUBLIC KENTUCKY 31 TF X X DLF INTL SEEDS KORA TF X CEBECO INTL SEEDS, INC. LATEMATE OG X PUBLIC LINCOLN SB X X ALLIED SEED MARATHON RC X SEED RESEARCH OF OREGON MONTANA MB X ALLIED SEED OG 9701 OG X PUBLIC PALATON RC X ALLIED SEED PEAK SM X SMITH SEED SERVICE PERSIST OG X 1Key to Grass Species DLF INTL SEEDS PERUN FS X C= Chicory PUBLIC POTOMAC OG X X FS= Festulolium SMITH FARMS PROFILE OG X HRG= Hybrid ryegrass AMPAC QUANTUM* TF X LH= Lolium hybridum LEWIS SEED RAD-MA216* TF X MX= Mixture SEED RESEARCH OF OREGON STOCKMAN TF X OG= Orchard grass ALLIED SEED SUMMIT TM X PB= Prairie bromegrass SMITH SEED SERVICES TAKENA OG X PG= Prairie grass SMITH SEED SERVICE TAKENA 2 OG X PR= Perennial ryegrass DLF INTL SEEDS TERELITE II HRG X PRT= Perennial ryegrass tetraploid PUBLIC TONGA PRT X X RC= Reed canarygrass IMPROVED FORAGES UDDER OG X SB= Smooth bromegrass LEWIS SEED VALLY SELECT MX ... . X TF= Tall fescue LEWIS VOYAGER HRG X TM= Timothy AMPAC YORK* SB X 2 Fall Dormancy Scale: 1= Least fall growth; 9= greatest fall Growth 3WS = winter survival index as determined in University of Wisconsin and Minnesota trials: 1= superior winter survival 2= very good 3= good 4= adequate 5= low 6= no winter survival A Varieties not reviewed by the National Alfalfa Review Board. Resistance information not Verified. "Disease and Pest Abbreviations BW= Bacterial Wilt VW =Verticillium Wilt FW = Fusarium Wilt AN = Anthracnose PRR = Phytophthora Root Rot APH = Aphanomyces PA = Pea Aphid SN = Stem Nematode RN = Root Knot Nematode LH = Leafhopper % Resistant Plants Resistance Class 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 Disease ar id Fa II Dor mam cy R< itingi 5 Of/ Vlfalf a Varieties in Illinois Disease Resistance4 APH APH Variety FD2 ws3 BW vw FW AN PRR race 1 race 2 PA SN RN LH 204 HYBRID 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - R R - LR 321 HYBA 4 - HR R HR R HR R - - - - - 42H167A 4 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - - - - HR 42H169A 4 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - - - - HR 4A421 4 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - HR HR MR - 4R429 4 2.0 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR R MR - - 53Q30A 3 2.5 HR HR HR HR HR HR LR R MR S 54H91 4 3.0 HR HR R HR HR R - R MR MR - 54V46 4 3.1 R HR HR HR HR R R R MR HR HR 5454 4 2.7 R MR HR HR HR LR - R MR - - 5454 4 2.7 R MR HR HR HR LR - R LR - - 6325 3 - HR HR HR HR HR HR R R - - HR 6400HT 4 2.4 HR HR HR HR HR HR - HR - - - 6410 4 2.7 HR HR HR HR HR HR - HR MR - - 6415 4 1.4 HR HR HR HR HR HR - R - - - 6420 4 - HR R HR R HR R - R R HR - 6530 5 - HR HR HR HR HR HR MR HR R - - A 30-06 3 2 HR HR HR HR HR HR - R - - - ABSOLUTE GZ BRANDA 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - HR - - - ABSOLUTE II BRANDA 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - HR R - - ABSOLUTE III BRANDA 4 - HR R HR HR HR HR - HR - - - ABUNDANCE 4 3.3 HR R HR R HR R - R R HR - BPR387 4 2 HR HR HR HR HR R - R - - - DKA 33-16 3 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - R - - - DS320A 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - - - - - DS321A 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - - - - - DS322A 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - - - - - DS323A 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - - - - - FEAST +EV 3 - HR HR HR R HR HR - MR MR - - FSG 400LH 4 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - R - - - FSG 406 4 2.0 HR HR HR HR HR HR - R - - - FSG 408DP 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - - - - - FSG 505 5 2.9 HR HR HR HR HR R - R R R - HAYBLAZER-444 HYBA 4 - HR R HR R HR R - - - - - HYBRIFORCE-420/WET 4 3.1 HR R HR R HR R - R HR HR - LEGENDAIRY 5.0A 3 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - R - - - MILESTONE 4 2 HR R HR R HR R - R - - - NOVA 4 - HR R HR R HR MR - HR - - - PHIRST 4 - HR R HR HR HR R - R R HR - PLH 4000 BRANDA 4 - HR R HR HR HR HR - HR - - HR POWER 4.2 4 - HR R HR HR HR HR - R HR R - REBEL 4 - HR HR HR HR HR R - HR - - - REBOUND 5.0A 4 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - R - - - REWARD II 4 - HR R HR R HR R - R R HR - SUMMER GOLD 4 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - R HR R - TRIPLE CROWN 3 - HR R HR HR HR HR - HR MR - - TRUMP llA 4 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - R R - - VERNAL 2 2.0 R S MR S S S - S - MR - WL319HQ 3 1.6 HR HR HR HR HR HR LR HR MR - - WL 338 SR 4 - HR R HR HR HR HR - R - - - WL 345 LHA 3 2.4 HR HR HR HR HR HR - R MR MR HR WL 346 LH 4 - HR HR HR HR HR HR - MR MR - - WL 348 AP 4 2 HR HR HR HR HR HR HR R MR - - WL 357 HQ 5 2.1 HR HR HR HR HR HR LR HR - - LR 2 34see page 5 for abbreviation key. A Varieties not reviewed by the National Alfalfa Review Board. Resistance information not Verified. 2002 Freeport Alfalfa Variety Trial 2005 2004 2003 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety * Experimental 5/24 TDM/A 6/24 TDM/A 7/27 TDM/A 8/26 TDM/A Total TDM/A Total TDM/A Total TDM/A Total TDM/A Yield % Trial Mean WL319HQ 2.90 2.52 1.75 1.57 8.73 7.24 7.85 23.82 113 6410 2.98 2.65 1.84 1.58 9.04 7.14 7.58 23.76 112 54V54 2.79 2.40 1.72 1.50 8.40 6.46 6.75 21.61 102 ABSOLUTE II BRAND 2.71 2.28 1.61 1.45 8.05 6.52 6.84 21.41 101 6420 2.66 2.24 1.56 1.41 7.86 6.52 6.88 21.26 101 REWARD II 2.50 2.23 1.58 1.36 7.66 6.43 7.06 21.15 100 TRIPLE CROWN 2.54 2.19 1.56 1.38 7.67 6.39 6.85 20.91 99 ABSOULTE II BRAND 2.44 2.16 1.60 1.39 7.59 6.23 6.93 20.75 98 FEAST + EV 2.52 2.11 1.50 1.36 7.48 6.14 6.93 20.55 97 54H91 2.47 1.94 1.48 1.30 7.17 6.09 6.96 20.21 96 WL 338 SR 2.10 1.92 1.43 1.30 6.75 5.94 6.71 19.39 92 VERNAL 2.62 1.94 1.33 1.26 7.14 5.60 6.26 19.00 90 Mean 2.60 2.21 1.58 1.40 7.79 6.39 6.96 21.15 5%_LSD 0.22 0.16 0.12 0.12 0.52 0.50 0.43 1.21 CV(%) 5.77 5.05 5.32 5.74 4.62 5.40 4.25 3.96 MCV(%) 8.30 7.27 7.66 8.26 6.64 7.77 6.11 5.70 Date of Seedinq April 15th. 2002. Soil Type: Flaqq silt loam. Herbicides: March 9th (Sencor). Pest Control: June 14th. June 24,f Plot Dimensions: 3' x19'. ' and Ji ily 27m (Pounce). 2003 Freeport Alfalfa Variety Trial 2005 2004 2-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/24 6/24 7/27 8/26 Total Total Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean WL 357 HQ 3.37 2.71 2.36 2.07 10.50 7.62 18.13 119 DKA33-16 3.29 2.69 2.07 1.79 9.84 7.22 17.05 112 54V46 3.14 2.46 2.02 1.69 9.31 7.37 16.67 109 WL 348 AP 3.25 2.40 1.95 1.67 9.27 7.10 16.36 107 POWER 4.2 3.11 2.40 1.98 1.73 9.22 7.13 16.34 107 ABSOLUTE III BRAND 2.88 2.28 1.92 1.49 8.57 7.11 15.68 103 DS321* 2.91 2.24 1.96 1.51 8.62 7.06 15.67 103 HYBRIFORCE-420 WET 2.90 2.30 1.87 1.66 8.72 6.89 15.61 102 TRUMP II 3.05 2.38 1.78 1.49 8.70 6.76 15.46 101 6420 3.02 2.18 1.84 1.61 8.64 6.80 15.44 101 DS322* 2.96 2.24 1.81 1.63 8.63 6.71 15.34 100 DS320* 2.94 2.35 1.86 1.36 8.50 6.73 15.23 100 ABUNDANCE 3.02 2.19 1.73 1.52 8.46 6.56 15.02 98 PHIRST 2.78 2.19 1.75 1.57 8.29 6.60 14.89 98 54H91 2.80 2.00 1.69 1.51 7.99 6.73 14.72 96 DS323* 2.79 2.10 1.81 1.56 8.25 6.40 14.65 96 204 HYBRID 2.87 2.15 1.68 1.38 8.08 6.54 14.61 96 REWARD II 2.75 1.94 1.66 1.53 7.88 6.39 14.27 93 6400HT 2.73 2.05 1.67 1.44 7.89 6.26 14.15 93 6325 2.59 1.89 1.57 1.45 7.50 6.14 13.64 89 VERNAL 2.75 1.92 1.50 1.32 7.50 6.08 13.57 89 FEAST +EV 2.50 1.90 1.63 1.31 7.33 6.11 13.44 88 Mean 2.93 2.22 1.82 1.56 8.53 6.74 15.27 5%_LSD 0.24 0.18 0.28 0.29 0.8 0.55 1.21 CV(%) 5.91 5.83 10.75 13.08 6.61 5.75 5.61 MCV(%) 8.34 8.24 15.19 18.49 9.34 8.12 7.92 Date of Seeding: April 25th, 2003. Soil Type: Flagg silt loam. Herbicides: March 9th (Sencor). Pest Control: June 14th, June 24th and July 27,h (Pounce). Plot Dimensions: 3' x19'. 2004 Freeport Alfalfa Variety Trial 2005 Relative Brand-Variety 5/24 6/24 7/27 8/26 Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean 6415 3.12 2.56 2.32 1.71 9.71 113 SUMMER GOLD 2.99 2.39 2.06 1.64 9.07 105 321 HYB* 3.09 2.31 1.97 1.63 8.98 104 54V46 2.85 2.41 2.08 1.64 8.97 104 HAYBLAZER-444 HYB 2.91 2.34 2.01 1.58 8.83 102 HYBERFORCE 420 WET 3.06 2.21 1.85 1.57 8.69 101 4R429 2.83 2.21 1.88 1.52 8.42 98 5454 3.00 2.19 1.76 1.47 8.40 97 6530 2.85 2.24 1.78 1.43 8.29 96 VERNAL 2.62 1.77 1.33 1.16 6.88 80 Mean 2.93 2.26 1.90 1.53 8.62 5% LSD 0.21 0.14 0.15 0.07 0.46 CV(%) 4.94 4.31 5.32 3.33 3.67 MCV(%) 7.17 6.25 7.72 4.84 5.32 Without Insecticides 42H167* 2.82 2.35 1.76 1.55 8.47 108 42H169* 3.10 2.14 1.64 1.40 8.27 105 5454 3.14 2.07 1.47 1.36 8.04 102 54H91 3.11 2.03 1.50 1.29 7.94 101 FSG 400LH 2.89 2.06 1.50 1.38 7.83 100 WL 346 LH 2.99 1.96 1.40 1.32 7.66 98 6325 3.01 1.96 1.34 1.23 7.53 96 VERNAL 2.89 1.75 1.21 1.20 7.04 90 Mean 2.99 2.04 1.48 1.34 7.85 5% LSD 0.29 0.22 0.27 0.12 0.75 CV(%) 6.64 7.43 12.27 6.00 6.52 MCV(%) 9.77 10.92 18.04 8.83 9.59 Date of Seeding: April 7th, 2004. Soil Type: Flagg silt loam. Herbicides: March 9th (Kerb). Pest Control: June 14th, June 24th and July 27th (Pounce). Plot Dimensions. 3' x 19'. 2005 Freeport Alfalfa Variety Trial 2005 Relative Brand-Variety 6/24 7/27 8/26 Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean MILESTONE* 1.99 1.17 1.48 4.64 109 4R429 1.87 1.20 1.51 4.58 107 4A421 1.99 1.23 1.35 4.57 107 BPR387* 1.96 1.14 1.44 4.54 106 53Q30 1.79 1.15 1.46 4.41 103 LEGENDAIRY 5.0 1.79 1.09 1.43 4.31 101 6420 1.78 1.12 1.40 4.30 101 6415 1.69 1.13 1.37 4.19 98 WL 345 LH 1.71 1.12 1.36 4.18 98 REBOUND 5.0 1.66 1.08 1.41 4.14 97 54V46 1.66 1.14 1.32 4.11 96 6200HT 1.76 1.03 1.30 4.09 96 VERNAL 1.66 1.02 1.26 3.94 92 A 30-06 1.73 1.00 1.13 3.85 90 Mean 5%_LSD CV(%) MCV(%) 1.79 1.11 1.37 4.27 0.29 0.12 0.17 0.50 11.42 7.35 8.69 8.15 16.34 10.52 12.42 11.65 Date of Seeding: April 7th, 2005. Soil Type: Flagg silt loam. Herbicides: April 7,h (Treflan) June 14,h and July 27m (Select). Pest Control: June 14th, June 24m and July 27,h (Pounce). Plot Dimensions: 3' x 19'. 10 2004 Urbana Alfalfa Variety Trial 2005 Relative Brand-Variety 5/18 6/20 7/18 8/22 Total Yield * Experimental TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial SUMMER GOLD 3.13 1.92 2.06 1.61 8.72 105 REWARD II 3.12 1.83 1.95 1.72 8.61 104 FSG 408DP 3.21 1.92 1.82 1.62 8.56 103 FSG 406 3.03 1.89 1.97 1.57 8.45 102 HYBRIFORCE 420 WET 2.94 1.91 1.81 1.69 8.36 101 54V46 2.93 1.92 1.91 1.60 8.35 100 NOVA 3.12 1.82 1.78 1.61 8.32 100 FSG 505 2.70 1.92 1.96 1.70 8.28 100 HAYBLAZER-444 HYB 2.84 1.82 1.77 1.65 8.08 97 REBEL 3.18 1.78 1.76 1.36 8.07 97 VERNAL 3.06 1.60 1.60 1.36 7.62 92 Mean 3.02 1.85 1.85 1.59 8.31 5% LSD 0.37 0.19 0.25 0.15 0.71 CV(%) 8.38 7.24 9.31 6.46 5.89 MCV(%) 12.10 10.45 13.44 9.33 8.50 Date of Seeding: April 3rd, 2004. Soil Type: Drummer-Flanagan silty-clay loam. Herbicides: March 2nd (Kerb). Pest Control: June 28th and July 29th (Pounce). Plot Dimensions: 3' x 19'. 11 2003 Belleville Alfalfa Variety Trial 2005 2004 2-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/9 6/11 7/15 8/9 Total Total Total Yield * Experimental T DM/A T DM/A T DM/A DM/A T DM/A T DM/A T DM/A % Trial Mean FSG 505 2.40 1.55 1.64 1.45 7.03 6.57 13.60 107 HYBRIFORCE-420 WET 2.42 1.56 1.42 1.50 6.89 6.57 13.46 106 WL 357 HQ 2.28 1.67 1.50 1.47 6.92 5.99 12.91 102 ABSOLUTE III BRAND 2.07 1.40 1.52 1.40 6.38 6.22 12.59 99 ABSOLUTE GZ BRAND 2.12 1.47 1.54 1.37 6.50 6.09 12.59 99 54V46 2.18 1.43 1.45 1.34 6.40 6.07 12.46 98 VERNAL 2.08 1.41 1.42 1.30 6.20 6.09 12.30 97 PLH 4000 BRAND 2.06 1.30 1.39 1.19 5.94 6.17 12.11 96 54H91 2.00 1.26 1.38 1.16 5.80 6.20 11.99 95 Mean 2.18 1.45 1.47 1.35 6.45 6.22 12.67 5%_LSD 0.24 0.15 0.25 0.11 0.51 0.49 0.79 CV(%) 7.67 6.91 11.60 5.39 5.45 5.46 4.28 MCV(%) 11.20 10.09 16.93 7.86 7.95 7.96 6.25 Date of Seeding: Mav 15" ', 2003. Soil Type: Alford silt loam. Herbicides: March 1st (Sencor) and Julv 25,h (Select). Pest Control: April 15th (Warrior) , June 1st and July 25(h (Mustang Max). Plot Dimensions: 3' x19'. 12 2002 Urbana Grass Variety Trial 2005 2004 2003 3-yr Relative Brand-Variety 5/17 6/20 7/18 8/22 Total Total Total Total Yield * Experimental Species' TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean Paiaton RC 4.37 1.12 1.32 0.87 7.68 8.63 7.47 23.77 132 Century OG 4.47 0.81 0.82 0.66 6.76 7.79 7.25 21.79 121 Albert OG 4.38 0.73 0.81 0.54 6.45 7.84 7.36 21.65 121 Marathon RC 3.67 0.97 1.17 0.92 6.74 7.93 6.76 21.42 119 Bull TF 3.48 0.67 0.92 1.27 6.34 8.03 6.69 21.06 117 Kentucky 31 TF 3.84 0.70 0.82 1.05 6.41 7.73 6.85 20.98 117 Felina FS 3.80 0.75 0.87 1.32 6.73 7.56 6.64 20.93 117 Quantum* TF 3.57 0.72 0.79 1.23 6.31 7.32 6.78 20.41 114 OG 9701 OG 4.12 0.62 0.67 0.56 5.96 7.13 6.79 19.88 111 Kora TF 3.45 0.61 0.70 1.68 6.43 6.82 6.57 19.82 110 Potomac OG 3.78 0.77 0.62 0.62 5.79 7.29 6.70 19.78 110 RAD-MA216* TF 3.08 0.66 0.74 1.04 5.52 7.08 6.73 19.33 108 Icon OG 4.13 0.58 0.55 0.68 5.93 6.93 6.36 19.23 107 Takena OG 4.04 0.62 0.68 0.65 5.98 6.72 6.37 19.07 106 Extend OG 3.57 0.58 0.58 0.73 5.45 6.99 6.43 18.87 105 LateMate OG 3.65 0.62 0.70 0.62 5.58 6.66 6.55 18.79 105 K5666 V* TF 3.15 0.78 0.88 1.20 6.01 6.70 5.64 18.35 102 Lincoln SB 3.59 0.30 0.58 0.96 5.43 6.08 6.71 18.22 102 Udder OG 3.11 0.67 0.52 0.56 4.84 7.09 6.18 18.11 101 Peak SB 3.20 0.40 0.61 0.95 5.15 5.78 6.90 17.83 99 York* SB 3.38 0.53 0.79 0.87 5.56 6.04 6.17 17.77 99 CISIOG10* OG 2.76 0.80 0.58 0.57 4.69 5.99 5.89 16.57 92 Clair TM 2.96 0.24 0.28 0.73 4.20 5.38 5.75 15.32 85 Summit TM 2.80 0.28 0.34 0.63 4.04 5.39 4.83 14.26 79 Bison HRG 1.80 0.46 0.48 1.07 3.80 4.45 4.53 12.79 71 Tonga PRT 1.42 0.57 0.53 0.83 3.36 4.06 4.33 11.75 65 EC407* PRG 1.10 0.46 0.40 1.03 2.99 4.12 3.96 11.07 62 Vally Select BL 0.59 0.38 0.25 0.70 1.93 4.45 4.60 10.97 61 Grand Daddy PRT 1.23 0.33 0.29 0.75 2.59 3.70 4.43 10.72 60 Mean 3.19 0.61 0.66 0.87 5.33 6.47 6.14 17.95 5%_LSD 0.66 0.18 0.25 0.29 0.91 0.84 0.87 2.10 CV(%) 14.83 20.43 27.22 23.68 12.20 9.21 10.05 8.31 MCV(%) 20.85 28.73 38.28 33.30 17.16 12.96 14.14 11.69 Date of Seedina: April 1 1th. 2002. Soil Tvoe: Drummer Flanaqan siltv-clav loam. Herbicides: June 28th (Stinqer) and Julv 29th (LV2.^ Fertilization: 50 lbs N 30 davs before harvest. Plot Dimensions: 3' x19\ \-D). 1 see page 5 for key 13 2004 Urbana Grass Variety Trial 2005 Relative Brand-Variety 5/17 6/20 7/18 8/22 Total Yield * Experimental Species1 TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A TDM/A % Trial Mean STOCKMAN TF 2.33 0.78 1.07 1.63 5.81 139 FESTIVAL TF 2.26 0.83 1.13 1.52 5.74 137 JESUP MAX Q TF 2.45 0.72 0.94 1.46 5.56 133 KENTUCKY 31 TF 2.31 0.71 0.99 1.39 5.39 129 ARKPLUS TF 2.17 0.79 1.04 1.40 5.39 129 ENHANCE TF 2.47 0.87 0.87 1.15 5.36 128 AMBASSADOR OG 2.69 0.88 0.89 0.86 5.31 127 HYKOR FS 1.94 0.63 0.90 1.31 4.77 114 PERSIST OG 2.06 0.65 0.71 0.91 4.33 103 TAKENA 2 OG 1.75 0.74 0.86 0.89 4.24 101 PERUN FS 1.77 0.85 0.76 0.76 4.15 99 PROFILE OG 1.94 0.57 0.77 0.86 4.12 98 POTOMAC OG 1.76 0.64 0.69 0.83 3.91 93 MONTANA MB 1.38 0.60 0.72 0.83 3.54 84 LINCOLN SB 1.63 0.32 0.71 0.88 3.53 84 BISON HRG 0.96 0.86 0.59 1.03 3.44 82 CLAIR TM 1.74 0.43 0.46 0.77 3.40 81 TONGA RGT 0.98 0.70 0.42 1.08 3.17 76 TERELITE II HRG 0.95 0.88 0.58 0.75 3.15 75 GRAND DADDY RG 1.16 0.73 0.48 0.63 2.99 71 AUBISQUE PRT 0.75 0.69 0.45 0.66 2.53 60 VOYAGER HRG 0.72 0.71 0.43 0.58 2.44 58 Mean 1.73 0.71 0.75 1.01 4.19 5%_LSD 0.40 0.20 0.17 0.29 0.79 CV(%) 16.32 19.80 16.39 20.21 13.29 MCV(%) 23.06 27.97 23.15 28.55 18.78 Date of Seeding: April 3rd, 2004. Soil Type: Drummer-Flanagan silty-clay loam. Herbicides: June 28m (Stinger) and July 29th (LV2.4-D). Fertilization: 50lbs N 30 days before harvest. Plot Dimensions: 3' x19\ see page 5 for key 14 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA 3 0112 078433072 -» t