Legume variety evaluation 3 years and 3 year mean yield and total production.
Species Yld 952 Yld 96 Yld 97 3 yrX 3 yr Total %FinalStand
DAWN BFT1 7,433.4 2,777.8 7,244.4 5,818.5 17,455.6 25
FERGUS BFT 7,166.6 3,494.8 7,871.9 6,177.8 18,533.3 46
NORCEN BFT 7,309.5 3,720.8 7,615.4 6,215.2 18,645.7 22
AU-DEWEY BFT 6,360.8 2,383.1 7,657.5 5,467.1 16,401.4 19
MONARCH CMV 4,092.2 ------- 7,351.7 3,814.6 11,443.8 2
WINDSOR CMV 4,245.4 ------- 6,849.7 3,698.4 11,095.1 2
NF-90 KC 4,182.7 4,407.0 8,640.8 5,743.6 17,231.0 75
RHIZO KC 4,163.5 4,103.0 8,575.6 5,614.0 16,842.0 70
KOREAN LSP 2,692.5 ------- 6,641.3 3,111.3 9,333.8 2
MARION LSP 3,525.5 ------- 6,964.1 3,496.5 10,489.6 8
ACCLAIM RC 5,881.8 ------- 9,382.6 5,088.0 15,264.4 61
COMMON RC 5,921.6 ------- 8,889.7 4,937.1 14,811.3 37
MARATHON RC 5,140.7 ------- 9,678.3 4,939.7 14,819.0 47
RED STAR RC 5,843.7 ------- 10,038.7 5,294.1 15,882.4 57
RUBY RC 5,951.6 ------- 9,390.5 5,114.1 15,342.2 50
SCARLETT RC 5,349.5 ------- 9,433.1 4,927.5 14,782.6 62
LSD (p<05) 1,316.0 ------- 1,211.0 ------- 2,006.0
1. BFT -Birdsfoot Trefoil; CMV – Cicer Milkvetch; KC – Kura Clover; LSP – Annual Lespdeza; RC – Red Clover. 1996 Winter had a lot of heaving which knocked out almost all the milkvetch, and red clover.
2. Yields are in pounds of dry matter.
September, 1999