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 Alfalfa - variety trials

2000 - Almarai Hail alfalfa cultivar trial yields (T/ha). Alfalfa planted 8 november 1999, 21.5 kg /ha, direct drilled with Rapid Väderstad, irrigation by Pivot. Average values for 3 replicates

 

Cut date

march
30

april
25

mai
27

june
19

july
20

aug.
25

sep.
25

oct.
30

dec.
10

Cut number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Cultivars

MAGNA 901

2.78

3.34

3.52

3.19

2.78

3.17

2.50

2.15

0.73

Super Supreme
+
Supreme Forager

2.84

3.48

3.61

2.90

2.72

3.18

2.27

2.13

0.64

MAGNA 8

2.82

3.38

3.56

3.11

2.52

3.00

2.50

2.03

0.73

MECCA

2.86

3.13

3.71

2.96

2.71

3.11

2.49

2.25

0.72

MARICOPA

2.81

3.35

3.41

3.08

2.65

2.97

2.47

2.15

0.72

MAGNA 9

2.74

3.16

3.42

2.76

2.58

3.11

2.53

2.06

0.75

13 R Supreme
+
Super Supreme

2.29

3.35

3.55

3.00

2.60

3.06

2.45

2.04

0.67

Supreme Forager

2.02

3.21

3.21

2.98

2.35

2.91

2.55

2.21

0.67

 

2001 - Same trial conditions as 2000 trial

 

Cut date

feb.
21

march
28

april
29

mai
23

june
12

july
15

aug.
18

sept.
09

oct.
10

Cut number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Cultivars

MAGNA 901

0.95

2.54

3.33

3.15

2.49

3.98

2.95

2.19

2.06

MECCA

0.91

2.19

3.05

3.01

2.04

2.73

2.97

1.96

2.18

Super Supreme +

Supreme Forager

1.04

2.52

3.20

2.83

2.15

2.59

3.02

1.50

2.03

MAGNA 8

0.70

2.38

3.36

3.00

2.32

2.69

2.73

1.63

1.79

MARICOPA

0.82

2.26

3.12

2.62

2.39

2.72

3.06

1.77

1.83

MAGNA 9

0.91

2.20

3.04

2.66

2.25

2.51

2.75

1.91

1.85

13 R Supreme
+
Super Supreme

0.57

2.32

3.22

2.66

2.34

2.51

2.75

1.62

1.71

Supreme Forager

0.74

2.30

3.13

2.71

2.32

2.75

2.66

1.64

2.19

HASWI

0.64

1.74

2.27

2.55

2.19

2.05

2.50

2.12

1.65

 

      

Total yield (T/ha) per variety
2000 trials


Magna 901 leads the trial

Total yield (T/ha) per variety
2001 trials

Magna 901 leads the trial again :
1.6 T / ha more than Mecca !!

 

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Document created : june 2002 - updated : mars 28, 2008

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