2005 Alfalfa Variety Test Results - 231

OKLAHOMA
Chickasha, Central Oklahoma Research Station, Grady County
Irrigated, Sown September 2002
  2005 2004 2003 3-Yr. 3-Yr.
Entry 4/27 6/24 7/27 8/30 Total Total Total Total Total NN*
  Tons Dry Matter/Acre
   
OK 215 Syn 3 2.22 2.22 1.47 1.38 7.29 7.31 6.49 21.09 21.43
Magna 601 2.01 2.17 1.42 1.45 7.04 6.76 6.39 20.19 20.52
WPAR02 2.57 2.14 1.28 1.25 7.24 7.32 6.34 20.90 20.50
55H05 2.22 2.12 1.32 1.42 7.08 7.05 6.45 20.58 20.45
   
Good As Gold II 2.03 2.00 1.26 1.30 6.58 7.42 6.62 20.62 20.43
54Q25 2.17 2.10 1.30 1.35 6.92 7.03 6.43 20.38 20.35
Garst 631 1.97 2.12 1.38 1.27 6.74 7.13 6.33 20.21 20.25
HybriForce-400 1.94 2.06 1.23 1.18 6.40 6.79 6.80 19.98 20.04
   
WL 327 1.71 2.26 1.14 1.36 6.47 6.48 6.54 19.48 19.67
DS 9809 Hyb 1.88 2.06 1.27 1.25 6.46 6.65 6.56 19.68 19.67
OK 49 2.10 1.92 1.27 1.14 6.43 7.10 6.24 19.76 19.58
Reward II 1.72 1.90 1.10 1.12 5.84 6.66 6.34 18.83 18.67
   
VL02 1.98 1.97 1.18 1.24 6.37 6.41 6.11 18.89 18.56
6400 HT 1.59 2.13 1.11 1.30 6.13 5.91 6.05 18.09 18.45
Cimarron 1.82 1.87 1.18 1.26 6.13 5.99 5.64 17.76 18.01
Garst 6530 1.62 1.91 1.01 1.17 5.71 6.07 6.32 18.09 17.93
   
Mean 1.97 2.06 1.24 1.28 6.55 6.75 6.35 19.66 19.66
5% LSD 0.34 0.30ns 0.26ns 0.28ns 0.78 0.90 0.44 1.52 1.36
CV (%) 15.0 12.7 18.0 19.4 10.4 11.6 6.0 6.7 6.0
   
Design: Randomized Complete Block  
No. of Reps: 6 Plot Size: 1x5m planted  
Experiment: 231 Plot Size: 1x5m harvested  
ns = not significant at p= 0.05  
   
*Total NN  = Means adjusted by nearest neighbor analysis.  
Variety means are LSMEANS derived from nearest neighbor statistical analysis; therefore,  season or multiple-year totals are not the arithmetic sum of individual cuts or years, respectively.