2008 seeding of Alfalfa Yield Trial for Potato Leafhopper Resistant Varieties
Conducted at South Charleston, OH
				Total	% of Susceptible
Variety	7/2/08	8/11/08	9/8/08	2008	Checka	Injuryb	Marketer
						8/11/08
53H92	0.27	0.64	0.32	1.21	135*	2.0	Pioneer
EverGreen 3	0.14	0.59	0.27	0.98	109*	2.5	NK Brand Seeds
6426	0.10	0.57	0.29	0.97	108*	2.3	Garst
AmeriStand 404LH	0.03	0.63	0.26	0.87	97	1.8	America's Alfalfa
Susceptible checks**	0.11	0.52	0.25	0.90	--	4.5
Yield is expressed as tons dry matter/acre
*  Varieties not significantly different from highest value in column.
** Susceptible check varieties were Vernal, DK 140 and 5454
a The % yield improvement over the yield of susceptible check varieties.
b Potato leafhopper injury rated from 1 = no visible injury to 5 = most severe injury.