| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Relative Yield |
% Stand | |
| Variety | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1999-02 | 1999-02 |
4/19/02 |
| Commercial Seed: | ------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------- | % mean | |||||
| Choice | 5.26 | 5.35 | 5.72 | 5.29 | 21.62 | 108 | 75 |
| DK141 | 4.79 | 5.06 | 5.66 | 5.24 | 20.75 | 103 | 69 |
| DK127 | 4.91 | 5.00 | 5.72 | 4.98 | 20.60 | 103 | 74 |
| Yielder | 5.44 | 4.58 | 5.64 | 4.79 | 20.45 | 102 | 85 |
| Affinity+Z | 5.03 | 4.93 | 5.88 | 4.60 | 20.45 | 102 | 77 |
| Arrest | 4.95 | 4.90 | 5.68 | 4.85 | 20.38 | 102 | 69 |
| SuperCuts | 5.33 | 4.71 | 5.89 | 4.44 | 20.36 | 102 | 75 |
| 631 | 5.26 | 4.78 | 5.46 | 4.75 | 20.25 | 101 | 80 |
| Vernal | 5.10 | 4.65 | 5.69 | 4.71 | 20.15 | 100 | 72 |
| DK140 | 5.01 | 4.42 | 5.74 | 4.85 | 20.02 | 100 | 71 |
| Emperor | 4.96 | 5.03 | 5.53 | 4.48 | 20.00 | 100 | 78 |
| Complete | 5.19 | 4.75 | 5.42 | 4.56 | 19.93 | 99 | 73 |
| AmeriGraze 401+Z | 5.10 | 4.49 | 5.31 | 4.84 | 19.73 | 98 | 74 |
| Depend+EV | 4.98 | 4.34 | 5.59 | 4.81 | 19.73 | 98 | 73 |
| Pristine | 4.76 | 4.75 | 5.54 | 4.67 | 19.71 | 98 | 71 |
| Innovator+Z | 4.85 | 4.65 | 5.55 | 4.65 | 19.69 | 98 | 76 |
| Geneva | 4.76 | 4.40 | 5.23 | 5.12 | 19.50 | 97 | 73 |
| AlfaStar | 4.65 | 4.55 | 5.60 | 4.54 | 19.33 | 96 | 66 |
| 5454 | 5.00 | 4.48 | 5.32 | 4.51 | 19.31 | 96 | 68 |
| Mean | 5.00 | 4.73 | 5.58 | 4.75 | 20.06 | -- | 73 |
| LSD 0.05 | 0.37 | 0.48 | ns | 0.45 | 1.03 | -- | 6 |
| CV % | 4.50 | 6.10 | 5.60 | 5.70 | 3.10 | -- | 5 |
| MCV | 7.46 | 10.08 | 9.28 | 9.39 | 5.14 | -- | 8 |
| LSR | 46.80 | 47.41 | 78.42 | 52.05 | 44.52 | -- | 25 |
| no. of harvest | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 16.00 | -- | -- |
| * 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 16 lb/a. | ||||||
| Plot size: | 3' x 20', 10' alleys and borders. RCBD with three reps. | ||||||
| Soil type and analysis: | Monogahela silt loam, pH = 6.1, P = 74 lb/a, K = 320 lb/a, CEC = 9 (10/02). | ||||||
| 2002 Fertilization: | No fertilization was required in reference to the soil analysis. | ||||||
| 2002 Pest control: | Insecticide applied 24-April for alfalfa weevil control and 7-July for potato leafhopper control. | ||||||