Forage crop variety trials in Illinois

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Crop Sciences Special Report 2005-02
Performance Information Provided by

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CI1AMPA1GN

Department of Crop Sciences

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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

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* 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

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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

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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

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APH

APH

Variety

FD2

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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'.

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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'.

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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'.

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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).

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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\

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