2005 forage yield by harvest

2004

2003

03-05

Relative yield

Entry

6-22

7-19

8-29

10-17

total

total

total

total

2005

03-05

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

--% of Vernal--

DAK9900

1.78

1.51

1.73

1.35

6.37

7.80

4.00

18.18

  88.9

  99.7

620

2.26

1.91

1.83

1.37

7.37

7.33

3.65

18.35

102.9

100.6

645-II

2.39

2.07

1.75

1.37

7.58

7.38

3.53

18.50

105.8

101.4

6400 HT

2.30

1.93

1.73

1.37

7.33

7.57

3.91

18.81

102.2

103.1

Extreme

2.29

1.90

1.82

1.46

7.47

7.74

3.75

18.96

104.2

103.9

4A421

2.42

2.03

1.78

1.32

7.55

7.75

3.62

18.92

105.4

103.8

Somerset

2.34

1.95

1.59

1.29

7.17

7.08

3.69

17.94

100.0

  98.4

54Q25

2.00

1.76

1.81

1.45

7.02

7.35

3.53

17.90

  97.9

  98.2

54V46

2.19

2.12

1.91

1.37

7.59

7.48

3.56

18.62

105.9

102.1

Vernal

2.28

1.76

1.64

1.49

7.17

7.46

3.69

18.33

100.1

100.5

Vernal

2.15

1.93

1.77

1.31

7.16

7.45

3.53

18.14

  99.9

  99.5

Mean

2.22

1.89

1.76

1.38

7.25

7.49

3.69

18.42

101.2

101.0

LSD (0.05)

0.33

0.30

 0.25^‡

  0.23^‡

0.63

 0.40^‡

 0.32^‡

  0.90^‡

    8.7

    5.0^‡

CV, %

  8.8

  9.3

   8.3

   9.7

   5.1

   3.7

    6.0

 2.9

   5.1

   2.9

†

Design: Randomized complete block

Fertilization: 100 K + 50 P lb/a

Soil type: Fargo clay

Seeding method: Broadcast

Cuttings: 2004 (2), 2004-05 (4)

Replicates: Four

Seeding rate: 25 lb/acre

Plot size: 5’ by 25’

Herbicide: None in 2005

Seeding date: April 25, 2003

Harvest plot: 38” by 20’

Insecticide: None in 2005

‡

F-test non significant