Regional Alfalfa Yield Trial for Varieties Tolerant to Potato Leaf Hopper
Conducted in Iowa and Ohio, trial seeded Spring, 2005.
Cut 1 Cut 2 Total
Mean of yield at two locations PLH Yield Index
PLH Resistant Varieties --------- tons per acre------------ % Total yield increase above check varieties
54H91 0.99 0.82 1.81 50*
6325 0.54 0.59 1.12 -6
Bluebird HR 0.69 0.75 1.44 20
Enforcer 0.84 0.76 1.6 33*
FG 43H173 1.01 0.93 1.94 61*
FG 43H175 0.86 0.76 1.61 34*
FG 43H178 0.75 0.72 1.47 22
FSG 400LH 0.79 0.8 1.58 31*
WL345LH 0.68 0.7 1.38 15
WL347LH 0.89 0.81 1.7 41*
Checks
5454 0.53 0.64 1.18 -2
DK140 0.71 0.69 1.41 17
Vernal 0.47 0.54 1.01 -16
PLH Variety Mean 0.8 0.76 1.56
Check Variety Mean 0.57 0.63 1.2
LSD(5%) 0.2 0.16 0.34
*  Varieties not significantly different from highest value in column.
Link to Iowa site
Link to Ohio site