| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Relative Yield |
% Stand | |
| Variety | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000-02 | 2000-02 |
4/17/02 |
| Commercial Seed: | ------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------- | % mean | |||||
| MagnumV | 7.04 | 8.28 | 8.57 | 1.99 | 23.70 | 107 | 84 |
| Geneva | 6.31 | 8.03 | 8.51 | 1.95 | 23.02 | 104 | 78 |
| 53Q60 | 6.56 | 7.58 | 8.52 | 1.93 | 22.89 | 103 | 80 |
| DK140 | 6.53 | 7.93 | 8.26 | 2.05 | 22.83 | 103 | 80 |
| Mainstay | 6.57 | 7.63 | 8.34 | 1.97 | 22.78 | 102 | 80 |
| DK141 | 6.49 | 7.57 | 8.39 | 2.00 | 22.62 | 102 | 72 |
| ABT350 | 6.69 | 7.91 | 8.18 | 2.01 | 22.55 | 101 | 82 |
| FQ314 | 6.69 | 7.70 | 8.21 | 2.29 | 22.52 | 101 | 77 |
| WL232HQ | 6.75 | 7.63 | 8.14 | 2.07 | 22.52 | 101 | 79 |
| WL327 | 6.77 | 7.55 | 8.28 | 2.19 | 22.51 | 101 | 79 |
| Stellar | 6.53 | 7.65 | 8.07 | 1.88 | 22.26 | 100 | 88 |
| WL325HQ | 6.09 | 7.78 | 8.15 | 2.03 | 22.22 | 100 | 76 |
| ABT400SCL | 6.27 | 7.54 | 8.10 | 1.95 | 22.14 | 100 | 80 |
| DK124 | 6.22 | 7.75 | 8.12 | 1.93 | 22.09 | 99 | 74 |
| Amerigraze401+Z | 6.34 | 7.56 | 8.11 | 2.02 | 21.80 | 98 | 77 |
| Affinity+Z | 6.37 | 7.27 | 7.96 | 2.21 | 21.80 | 98 | 75 |
| Greenfeast | 6.37 | 7.35 | 8.06 | 2.08 | 21.74 | 98 | 76 |
| GH788 | 6.64 | 7.32 | 7.83 | 2.00 | 21.65 | 97 | 77 |
| Awesome | 6.37 | 7.31 | 7.87 | 1.82 | 21.55 | 97 | 72 |
| ML99 | 6.26 | 7.21 | 8.11 | 2.04 | 21.48 | 97 | 74 |
| Vitro | 6.38 | 7.03 | 7.94 | 2.10 | 21.48 | 97 | 77 |
| Vernal | 6.27 | 7.22 | 7.90 | 1.97 | 21.24 | 96 | 75 |
| Experimental Seed: | ------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------- | % mean | |||||
| Rocket* | 6.90 | 7.43 | 8.47 | 1.87 | 22.76 | 102 | 82 |
| Mean | 6.45 | 7.56 | 8.20 | 2.01 | 22.24 | -- | 77 |
| LSD 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.45 | ns | 0.19 | 1.00 | -- | 5 |
| CV % | 4.20 | 4.30 | 3.80 | 6.70 | 3.20 | -- | 5 |
| MCV | 5.94 | 6.01 | 5.41 | 9.46 | 4.50 | -- | 7 |
| LSR | 40.24 | 36.34 | 59.58 | 40.43 | 40.79 | -- | 33 |
| no. of harvest | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 14.00 | ||
| * 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. Eptam applied PPI at 2qt/a. | ||||||
| Plot size: | 4' x 20', 15' alleys and borders. RCBD with four reps. | ||||||
| Soil type and analysis: | Riddles silt loam, pH = 6.41, P = 54 lb/a, K = 238 lb/a, CEC = 8 (9/01) | ||||||
| 2002 Fertilization: | Fall applied 500 lb/a of 0-18-36 in 2001 | ||||||
| 2001 Pest control: | Insecticide applied6-June and 15-July for potato leafhopper control. | ||||||