2000 statewide alfalfa yield trial, grown under flood irrigation                         Sidney, MT

 

 

YIELD, T/AC

Crude Protein

RFV

 

2002

2-yr

2002

2002

Cultivar

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

Total

average

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

ZX9450A

1.6

1.6

1.1

4.3

4.2

22.3

21.7

19.9

190

176

178

AmeriGraze

1.8

1.5

1.0

4.3

4.4

21.2

22.6

20.0

173

189

181

Innovator+Z

1.8

1.5

1.1

4.4

4.6

20.5

22.2

19.9

161

185

181

631

1.7

1.5

1.0

4.2

4.5

21.6

21.9

19.2

178

184

180

Winter Crown

1.8

1.6

1.1

4.5

4.5

20.6

21.0

18.6

180

172

168

Select

1.5

1.5

1.1

4.1

4.1

21.6

20.4

19.6

182

158

177

Millennia

1.5

1.4

1.0

3.9

4.0

21.6

22.0

18.9

173

189

172

FG4200

1.7

1.6

1.0

4.3

4.3

20.9

20.1

19.0

172

164

186

Masterpiece

1.6

1.6

1.1

4.3

4.5

21.0

21.0

19.4

170

169

174

53V08

1.9

1.6

0.9

4.4

4.5

20.0

21.4

18.4

157

176

167

Plumas

1.6

1.3

1.0

3.9

4.0

20.5

22.0

19.1

164

175

173

Ultra

1.7

1.3

1.0

4.0

4.1

20.6

21.1

19.5

166

172

175

Shaw

1.7

1.5

1.1

4.3

4.3

21.0

20.5

19.3

169

163

170

Cooper

1.7

1.5

1.0

4.2

4.2

20.7

20.9

19.9

161

171

178

Ladak65

1.8

1.2

0.8

3.8

4.1

20.9

22.8

19.8

170

186

175

Wrangler

1.6

1.3

0.9

3.8

4.2

20.4

21.4

19.9

159

173

174

5246

1.3

1.2

0.7

3.2

3.3

19.8

20.0

19.0

156

162

172

Riley

1.4

1.3

0.8

3.5

3.8

20.7

21.6

20.9

169

179

184

ZX9450A

1.6

1.6

1.1

4.3

4.2

22.3

21.7

19.9

190

176

178

AmeriGraze

1.8

1.5

1.0

4.3

4.4

21.2

22.6

20.0

173

189

181

Innovator+Z

1.8

1.5

1.1

4.4

4.6

20.5

22.2

19.9

161

185

181

631

1.7

1.5

1.0

4.2

4.5

21.6

21.9

19.2

178

184

180

Winter Crown

1.8

1.6

1.1

4.5

4.5

20.6

21.0

18.6

180

172

168

LSD 5%

0.15

0.22

0.2

 

 

1.3

1.3

1.1

13.4

ns

ns

Planted:  30 May 2000                                              2002 harvest dates:  Jun 20, Jul 24, Sep 11

*RFV = relative feed value               Flood irrigated: June 24, July 3, July 30

 

2001 statewide alfalfa yield trial, grown under flood irrigation                           Sidney, MT

 

 

YIELD, T/AC

CRUDE PROTEIN

RFV*

 

 

2002

2002

2002

 

Cultivar

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

 Total

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

1st cut

2nd cut

3rd cut

 

Ladak 65

2.4

1.6

1.1

5.1

20.6

20.6

19.8

166

139

170

 

Wrangler

2.1

1.6

1.2

4.9

19.8

21.1

19.2

159

147

167

 

Shaw

2.3

1.8

1.2

5.3

19.3

19.8

18.8

143

138

171

 

Riley

2.1

1.7

1.2

5.0

20.4

21.8

19.5

160

158

163

 

Cooper

2.4

1.8

1.4

5.6

20.4

21.8

18.4

161

162

156

 

WBRR

2.4

1.8

1.2

5.4

19.2

20.6

18.6

144

146

160

 

Plumas

2.0

1.7

1.2

4.9

21.0

21.4

19.5

170

159

178

 

Ameristand 403T

2.2

1.8

1.4

5.4

20.1

22.6

19.4

154

169

174

 

Goliath

2.4

1.8

1.3

5.5

20.0

21.5

19.2

150

158

168

 

Mariner II

1.9

1.8

1.3

5.0

19.8

20.6

19.0

162

146

172

 

Reliance

2.2

1.7

1.3

5.2

20.6

21.8

19.6

171

159

184

 

Monument II

2.1

1.8

1.2

5.1

21.1

19.6

17.8

172

143

157

 

DAK 9901

2.3

1.9

1.4

5.6

19.8

19.4

17.2

150

133

144

 

Ascend 552

2.0

1.9

1.3

5.2

20.0

19.8

19.0

156

143

178

 

Abound

2.1

1.7

1.2

5.0

20.6

22.1

19.3

157

161

177

 

Alliant

2.2

1.8

1.3

5.3

20.2

21.2

19.6

158

152

188

 

DKA42-15

2.2

1.9

1.3

5.4

20.0

21.2

18.5

162

158

162

 

A30-06

2.1

1.7

1.2

5.0

19.8

19.8

19.3

153

137

171

 

WL327

2.2

1.9

1.2

5.3

20.4

20.8

18.0

170

151

158

 

LSD 5%

ns

0.14

0.11

 

ns

ns

1.4

ns

ns

22.4

 

Planted: May 22, 2001                                                2002 harvest dates:  Jun 20, Jul 24, Sep 11

*RFV = relative feed value               Flood irrigated: June 24, July 3, July 30