| Alfalfa
variety dry matter yield, milk production (expressed as percent of Vernal), RFQ |
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| index, CP and NDF
(% dry matter), NDFD (% NDF); 2008
season totals and weighted averages. |
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| Seeded
in 2007, harvested in 2008 at Rosemount, MN |
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| Variety,
listed in |
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| descending order of |
DM yield 1 |
Milk, (% of Vernal) 2 |
RFQ3, |
CP3, |
NDF3, |
NDFD4, |
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| milk
production |
Ton/ acre |
Lb/ acre |
Lb/ ton |
index |
% dm |
% dm |
% NDF |
Marketer |
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| SPRINGGOLD |
5.70 |
110 |
101 |
203 |
24.2 |
33.7 |
51.2 |
Renk Seed |
| TS-4027 |
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5.76 |
110 |
100 |
205 |
24.9 |
33.2 |
51.3 |
Target Seed |
| TS-4007 |
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5.65 |
108 |
100 |
206 |
24.9 |
33.2 |
51.6 |
Target Seed |
| 6417 |
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5.57 |
106 |
100 |
202 |
24.5 |
33.5 |
50.7 |
Garst Seed |
| WL
322 HQ |
5.46 |
104 |
100 |
204 |
25.1 |
33.2 |
51.1 |
Check |
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| CIMARRON |
5.50 |
101 |
96 |
184 |
24.1 |
35.7 |
50.1 |
Check |
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| VERNAL |
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5.27 |
100 |
100 |
201 |
24.6 |
34.0 |
51.9 |
Check |
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| Vernal,
actual values |
5.27 |
17,200 |
3,270 |
201 |
24.6 |
34.0 |
51.9 |
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| Mean |
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5.56 |
106 |
100 |
201 |
24.6 |
33.8 |
51.1 |
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| LSD
(0.05) |
ns |
6 |
2 |
11 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
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| 1 A seasonal 4-harvest
total taken on 28 May, 30 June, 30 July and 5 September in 2008. |
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| Seeded
in 2008, harvested in 2008 at Rosemount, MN |
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| Variety,
listed in |
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| descending order of |
DM yield 1 |
Milk, (% of Vernal) 2 |
RFQ3, |
CP3, |
NDF3, |
NDFD4, |
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| milk
production |
Ton/ acre |
Lb/ acre |
Lb/ ton |
index |
% dm |
% dm |
% NDF |
Marketer |
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| 6431 |
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2.71 |
107 |
102 |
204 |
21.9 |
33.6 |
49.1 |
Garst Seed |
| VELOCITY |
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2.55 |
103 |
104 |
214 |
22.0 |
32.7 |
50.3 |
NuTech Seed |
| VERNAL |
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2.61 |
100 |
100 |
192 |
21.6 |
34.8 |
48.4 |
Check |
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| 6415 |
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2.45 |
99 |
105 |
222 |
22.5 |
31.7 |
50.7 |
Garst Seed |
| DKA43-13 |
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2.44 |
99 |
105 |
217 |
22.2 |
32.2 |
50.2 |
Monsanto/DeKAlb |
| CIMARRON |
2.53 |
97 |
100 |
193 |
21.6 |
34.7 |
48.0 |
Check |
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| 6417 |
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2.33 |
96 |
107 |
226 |
22.3 |
31.2 |
51.1 |
Garst Seed |
| WL
322 HQ |
2.37 |
96 |
105 |
218 |
23.2 |
31.7 |
49.9 |
Check |
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| Vernal,
actual values |
2.61 |
8400 |
3240 |
192 |
21.6 |
34.8 |
48.4 |
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| Mean |
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2.50 |
100 |
104 |
211 |
22.2 |
32.8 |
49.7 |
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| LSD
(0.05) |
ns |
3 |
ns |
15 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
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| 1 A seasonal 2-harvest
total taken on 10 July and 22 August in 2008. |
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| 2 Milk production (pounds
milk per acre and ton) are predicted using the MILK2006 spreadsheet, |
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| version milk2006alfalfagrass, developed
at the University of Wisconsin. |
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| 3 RFQ=relative forage
quality index; CP=% crude protein; and NDF=% neutral detergent fiber. |
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| Variables expressed as average
concentration for the season. |
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| 4 NDFD=neutral detergent
fiber digestibility, expressed as % NDF concentration. |
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