| Total | Total | Total |
Total | % Stand | % Stand | ||||
| Variety | 12-Jun | 17-Jun | 27-Aug | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 2000-02 | 4/16/02 | 10/10/02 |
| ------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------- | |||||||||
| RC9803G* | 2.55 | 1.13 | 0.58 | 4.26 | 5.09 | 2.93 | 12.31 | 100.00 | 62.00 |
| Royal Red | 2.56 | 1.14 | 0.64 | 4.32 | 5.11 | 2.81 | 12.30 | 97.00 | 79.00 |
| CW5049* | 2.40 | 0.99 | 0.51 | 3.90 | 5.17 | 3.01 | 12.04 | 90.00 | 75.00 |
| Solid Red | 2.48 | 1.01 | 0.57 | 4.06 | 4.29 | 3.36 | 11.68 | 85.00 | 31.00 |
| ZR9906R* | 2.51 | 0.96 | 0.46 | 3.92 | 4.54 | 3.10 | 11.62 | 87.00 | 33.00 |
| ZR9908R* | 2.28 | 1.00 | 0.51 | 3.84 | 4.33 | 3.07 | 11.42 | 75.00 | 32.00 |
| Impact | 2.44 | 1.02 | 0.61 | 4.08 | 4.28 | 3.03 | 11.30 | 89.00 | 61.00 |
| StarFire | 2.28 | 0.85 | 0.49 | 3.58 | 4.67 | 3.04 | 11.17 | 92.00 | 79.00 |
| NARN | 1.97 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 3.34 | 4.44 | 2.95 | 10.82 | 49.00 | 46.00 |
| Vesna | 0.84 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 1.03 | 2.79 | 1.81 | 5.51 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| BESKYD | 0.57 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.67 | 2.86 | 1.33 | 4.64 | 6.00 | 1.00 |
| Amos | 0.82 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.88 | 2.70 | 1.06 | 4.58 | 9.00 | 1.00 |
| Dollna | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.48 | 2.59 | 0.98 | 4.33 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Mean | 1.85 | 0.72 | 0.39 | 2.95 | 4.07 | 2.50 | 9.52 | 60.00 | 39.00 |
| LSD0.05 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 15.17 | 27.65 |
| CV% | 13.10 | 12.20 | 17.30 | 10.40 | 10.00 | 19.80 | 7.30 | 17.50 | 50.10 |
| * Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. | |||||||||
| Data subjected to Nearest Neighbor AOV, adjusted means reported. | |||||||||
| Establishment: | Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 12 lb/a. | ||||||||
| Plot size: | 4' x 20', 4 reps, 7ft alleys; RCBD with nearest neighbor analysis. | ||||||||
| Soil type and analysis: | Brookston silty clay loam, pH = 6.4, P = 144 lb/a, K = 400 lb/a, CEC = 8.4 (8/02). | ||||||||
| 2002 Fertilization: | No fertilization was required in reference to the soil analysis. | ||||||||
| 2002 Pest control: | No pest control applied. | ||||||||