Extension Communications
Extension 4-H Youth Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3630
(515) 294-9915
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Extension Communications |
11/29/04
Contacts:
Charles Brummer, Agronomy, (515) 294-1415
Crystal Ostrem, Iowa Crop Improvement Association, (515) 294-6921
Jean McGuire, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-7033,
jmcguire@iastate.edu
2004 Alfalfa Performance Data Available
AMES, Iowa -- Results of the 2004 Iowa Crop Performance Test for alfalfa are now available online at http://www.agron.iastate.edu/icia/. Published bulletins can be requested by contacting Iowa Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) at (515) 294-6921 or the Iowa State University (ISU) Extension Distribution Center at (515) 294-5247.
The 2004 alfalfa test includes entries of commercial varieties conducted at Ames and Nashua. Additionally, a leafhopper tolerance trial was conducted at Ames. Performance data provided with the results include yield in tons per acre, fall dormancy ratings, and disease resistances. No winterkill occurred during the 2003-2004 winter. Average yields were five to seven tons per acre on a dry matter basis. Results from several clover varieties are included as well.
ICIA's crop performance testing program is a cooperative effort with the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station and ISU Extension. The program offers unbiased, third-party information to Iowa growers on commercial seed available for them to grow. Information on the adaptation and performance of hybrids and varieties is currently offered for alfalfa, barley, corn, oat, soybean, triticale and wheat.
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