2005 forage yield by harvest

2004

2003

2002

02-05

Relative yield

Entry

6-22

7-19

8-19

10-11

total

total

total

total

total

2005

02-05

------------------------------------tons dry matter/acre------------------------------------

% of Vernal

CK2000

2.49

2.35

1.51

1.62

7.97

6.73

6.43

4.06

25.19

112.7

104.9

Feast + EV

2.37

2.09

1.60

1.18

7.24

6.98

5.98

3.92

24.12

102.4

100.4

620

2.60

2.10

1.51

1.46

7.67

7.02

6.27

3.92

24.88

108.5

103.6

645-II

2.36

1.89

1.62

1.31

7.18

6.82

6.23

3.65

23.88

101.2

  99.4

HybriForce-400

2.51

1.91

1.56

1.32

7.30

6.85

6.45

4.11

24.71

103.1

102.9

LegenDairy YPQ

2.45

2.15

1.65

1.31

7.56

7.15

6.31

3.84

24.87

107.0

103.5

MegaTon 3.0

2.50

2.12

1.64

1.24

7.50

7.09

6.87

3.68

25.14

106.0

104.6

WL 319 HQ

2.47

1.90

1.51

1.17

7.06

6.94

6.23

3.88

24.11

  99.8

100.4

54H91

2.34

2.30

1.63

1.23

7.50

7.21

6.30

3.79

24.80

106.1

103.3

Vernal

2.33

1.86

1.62

1.33

7.14

7.02

6.42

3.90

24.48

101.0

101.9

Vernal

2.43

1.89

1.48

1.20

7.00

6.58

6.19

3.79

23.56

  99.0

  98.1

Mean

2.44

2.05

1.58

1.31

7.38

6.94

6.33

3.87

24.52

104.3

102.1

LSD (0.05)

0.34^‡

 0.42^‡

 0.29^‡

0.34^‡

0.89^‡

0.51^‡

0.35

0.38^‡

  1.68^‡

  12.6^‡

    7.0^‡

CV, %

8.3

12.2

10.8

15.4

 7.7

5.6

3.9

7.5

  4.0

    7.0

    4.0

†

Design: Randomized complete block

Fertilization: 100 K & 50 P lb/a

Soil type: Fargo clay

Seeding method: Broadcast

Cuttings: 2002 (2), 03-05 (4)

Replicates: Four

Seeding rate: 25 lb/acre

Plot size: 5’ by 25’

Herbicide: None in 2005

Seeding date: May 20, 2002

Harvest plot: 38” by 20’

Insecticide: None in 2005

‡

Non significant F-test