1996 Irrigated Alfalfa Variety Yield Trial, University of Wyoming Research and Extension Center, Torrington, WY.

Yield in Tons/Acre Dry Matter*

Brand/Variety Origin or Marketer 5-28-99 7-17-99 8-19-99 10-11-99

1999
Total

 1998
Total		 1997
Total		 3-Year
Average		 3-Year
Total

% of Ranger

Shamrock Sharp Bros. Seeds 1.75 2.29 1.79 1.07 6.91 4.76 6.86 6.18 18.53 116
5312 Pioneer Hybrids Int'l. 1.86 2.35 1.62 1.18 7.01 4.36 7.03 6.13 18.40 115
Leafmaster Union Seed Co. 1.77 2.20 1.63 1.15 6.74 4.46 7.10 6.10 18.30 115
4L103 Arkansas Valley Seed 1.82 2.18 1.65 1.19 6.84 4.22 7.07 6.04 18.13 114
Alfaleaf II Sharp Bros. Seeds 1.90 2.27 1.43 1.19 6.79 4.29 7.05 6.04 18.13 114
Innovator +Z America's Alfalfa 1.96 2.16 1.36 1.09 6.57 4.49 6.78 5.95 17.84 112
MagnaGraze Dairyland Seed 1.98 1.91 1.47 1.14 6.50 4.32 6.94 5.92 17.76 111
Big Horn Cargill Hybrid Seeds 1.81 2.28 1.46 1.07 6.61 4.25 6.87 5.91 17.73 111
TMF Multiplier II Mycogen Plant Sciences 1.85 2.04 1.55 1.06 6.50 4.17 6.92 5.86 17.59 110
ProGro MBS, Inc. 1.71 2.03 1.34 1.20 6.27 4.40 6.91 5.86 17.58 110
Magnum III Dairyland Seed 1.84 1.99 1.53 1.04 6.40 4.32 6.84 5.85 17.56 110
Rainier Northrup King 1.86 2.23 1.52 1.04 6.65 4.15 6.67 5.82 17.47 109
Depend +EV AgriPro 1.91 1.88 1.42 1.08 6.29 4.36 6.63 5.76 17.28 108
WL324 WL Research 1.83 1.75 1.50 1.06 6.15 4.29 6.67 5.70 17.11 107
Wrangler Public 1.80 2.18 1.33 0.93 6.24 4.22 6.62 5.69 17.08 107
MBS 1141 MBS, Inc. 1.96 2.06 1.45 1.15 6.62 3.93 6.46 5.67 17.01 107
5454 Pioneer Hybrids Int'l. 1.86 2.16 1.49 1.10 6.60 3.99 6.36 5.65 16.95 106
WL325HQ WL Research 1.79 1.86 1.37 0.99 6.00 4.35 6.55 5.63 16.90 106
A295 MBS, Inc. 1.84 1.87 1.38 0.90 5.98 4.28 6.61 5.62 16.87 106
Defiant AgriPro 1.83 2.00 1.26 0.91 6.01 4.38 6.39 5.59 16.78 105
A395 MBS, Inc. 1.91 1.87 1.29 1.05 6.12 4.24 6.28 5.55 16.64 104
645 ICI 1.73 1.94 1.20 0.93 5.80 4.22 6.50 5.51 16.52 104
Runner II Geertson Seed Farms 1.68 1.97 1.31 0.87 5.83 4.14 6.25 5.41 16.22 102
Bounty MBS, Inc. 1.89 1.74 1.39 0.69 5.71 4.00 6.46 5.39 16.17 101
Ranger Public 1.83 1.96 1.28 0.76 5.82 4.13 6.03 5.33 15.98 100
Avalanche +Z America's Alfalfa 1.78 1.87 1.44 0.67 5.76 4.19 6.01 5.32 15.96 100
Average   1.84 2.04 1.44 1.02 6.34 4.29 6.65 5.75 17.28  
LSD (0.05)   NS 0.37 0.19 0.21 0.60 0.33 0.60 0.35    
CV (%)   7.9 13.0 9.6 14.5 6.8 5.5 6.4 3.7    
*Dried for 48 hrs at 60 degrees C. To convert dry tons per acre to hay at 12% moisture, multiply by 1.136.

ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURE: Seeded on 5-2-96@24 lbs pure live seed per acre after 250 lbs/A of 11-52-0 were soil incorporated. Borders were seeded to Ranger.

Trial was both sprinkler and border flood-irrigated.

ELEVATION: 4104 ft above sea level; 148 days above 28 degrees F. SOIL TYPE: Clay Loam.

EXP. DESIGN: Randomized Complete Block, Four Replications. Yields differing from each other by more than the LSD are different at odds of at least 19 to 1.

An LSD designation of N.S. indicates a difference that is "non-significant".

COOPERATORS: Jack Cecil, Troy Cecil, Mike Lindquist and Alan Gray (307) 754-2223.

(Table TOR9699. doc)