| Total | Total | Total | Total |
Total | % Stand | % Stand | ||||
| Variety | 10-Jun | 14-Jul | 10-Sep | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 2000-03 | 4/3/03 | 9/30/03 |
| ------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------- | ||||||||||
| Royal Red | 1.58 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 4.14 | 4.32 | 5.11 | 2.81 | 16.43 | 69 | 58 |
| CW5049* | 1.59 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 3.97 | 3.90 | 5.17 | 3.01 | 16.01 | 58 | 36 |
| RC9803G* | 1.48 | 0.99 | 0.91 | 3.37 | 4.26 | 5.09 | 2.93 | 15.68 | 37 | 25 |
| StarFire | 1.56 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 4.18 | 3.59 | 4.67 | 3.04 | 15.35 | 51 | 38 |
| Impact | 1.35 | 0.78 | 1.09 | 3.17 | 4.08 | 4.28 | 3.03 | 14.46 | 43 | 29 |
| ZR9908R* | 1.15 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 2.70 | 3.84 | 4.33 | 3.07 | 14.11 | 26 | 13 |
| Solid Red | 0.95 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 2.28 | 4.06 | 4.29 | 3.36 | 13.95 | 28 | 14 |
| ZR9906R* | 0.89 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 1.87 | 3.92 | 4.54 | 3.10 | 13.49 | 25 | 6 |
| NARN | 0.93 | 0.76 | 0.86 | 2.36 | 3.34 | 4.44 | 2.95 | 13.18 | 21 | 18 |
| Vesna | 0.43 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 2.79 | 1.81 | 6.54 | 1 | 1 |
| BESKYD | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.93 | 0.67 | 2.86 | 1.33 | 5.56 | 3 | 1 |
| Dollna | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 1.02 | 0.48 | 2.59 | 0.98 | 5.35 | 7 | 2 |
| Amos | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.59 | 0.88 | 2.70 | 1.06 | 5.17 | 1 | 1 |
| Mean | 0.97 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 2.43 | 2.95 | 4.07 | 2.50 | 11.94 | 27 | 19 |
| LSD 0.05 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.89 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 1.40 | 22 | 17 |
| CV % | 29.40 | 24.90 | 39.70 | 25.40 | 10.40 | 10.00 | 19.80 | 8.20 | 56 | 65 |
| * Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. | ||||||||||
| ** NOTE: Yields for varieties with low stand ratings (ZR9906R, NARN, Vesna, BESKYD, Dollna, Amos) consisted mostly of weeds and do not represent red clover forage yield for the 2003 growing season. | ||||||||||
| 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). | |||||||||
| 2003 Fertilization: | No fertilization was required in reference to the soil analysis. | |||||||||
| 2003 Pest control: | No pest control applied. | |||||||||