| TABLE 2. 2008 Yields, UC
Davis Alfalfa Cultivar Trial (Trial planted Sept. 28, 2005) |
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| Note:
Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose
alfalfa cultivars |
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Cut 1 |
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Cut 2 |
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Cut 3 |
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Cut 4 |
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Cut 5 |
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Cut 6 |
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Cut 7 |
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YEAR |
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% of |
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7-Apr |
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5-May |
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4-Jun |
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26-Jun |
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25-Jul |
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22-Aug |
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26-Sep |
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TOTAL |
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CUF101 |
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FD |
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Dry t/a |
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| Released Varieties |
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| WL535HQ |
8 |
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1.5 |
( 9) |
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1.2 |
(23) |
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1.3 |
(34) |
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1.2 |
( 6) |
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1.8 |
( 3) |
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1.3 |
( 3) |
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1.1 |
(10) |
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9.4 |
( 1) |
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108.8 |
| Magna 788 |
8 |
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1.5 |
( 8) |
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1.1 |
(31) |
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1.4 |
( 8) |
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1.3 |
( 5) |
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2.0 |
( 1) |
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0.8 |
(40) |
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1.2 |
( 5) |
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9.4 |
( 2) |
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108.7 |
| Wildcard |
8 |
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1.0 |
(43) |
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1.1 |
(27) |
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1.4 |
(20) |
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1.2 |
( 7) |
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1.6 |
(17) |
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1.2 |
( 7) |
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1.5 |
( 1) |
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9.0 |
( 6) |
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104.2 |
| Saltana(SW9332) |
9 |
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1.2 |
(26) |
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1.0 |
(39) |
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1.1 |
(44) |
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1.4 |
( 1) |
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1.9 |
( 2) |
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1.0 |
(23) |
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1.2 |
( 7) |
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8.8 |
(10) |
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101.7 |
| WL530HQ |
8 |
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1.0 |
(44) |
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1.2 |
(13) |
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1.4 |
(16) |
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1.0 |
(26) |
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1.7 |
(11) |
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1.2 |
( 6) |
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1.2 |
( 4) |
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8.7 |
(12) |
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100.9 |
| CUF101 |
9 |
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1.0 |
(42) |
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1.1 |
(29) |
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1.3 |
(30) |
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1.0 |
(34) |
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1.7 |
(14) |
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1.4 |
( 2) |
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1.2 |
( 8) |
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8.6 |
(16) |
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100.0 |
| Artisian Sunrise |
7 |
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1.2 |
(25) |
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1.1 |
(28) |
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1.3 |
(29) |
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1.3 |
( 2) |
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1.6 |
(16) |
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0.9 |
(31) |
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1.1 |
(13) |
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8.6 |
(18) |
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99.0 |
| 56S82 |
6 |
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1.4 |
(13) |
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1.2 |
(14) |
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1.4 |
(22) |
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1.0 |
(27) |
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1.5 |
(28) |
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1.0 |
(21) |
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1.0 |
(18) |
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8.5 |
(19) |
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98.1 |
| DKA50-18 |
5 |
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1.1 |
(35) |
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1.2 |
(11) |
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1.4 |
(19) |
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1.0 |
(24) |
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1.5 |
(30) |
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1.2 |
( 5) |
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1.0 |
(21) |
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8.5 |
(21) |
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98.0 |
| HybriForce-620 |
6 |
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1.3 |
(18) |
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1.2 |
(10) |
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1.5 |
( 1) |
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0.9 |
(35) |
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1.7 |
(13) |
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0.9 |
(34) |
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0.9 |
(29) |
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8.4 |
(23) |
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97.7 |
| Yosemite |
8 |
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1.1 |
(41) |
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1.2 |
(17) |
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1.2 |
(36) |
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0.9 |
(36) |
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1.6 |
(21) |
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1.3 |
( 4) |
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1.2 |
( 9) |
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8.4 |
(24) |
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97.5 |
| Conquistador |
8 |
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1.2 |
(29) |
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1.2 |
(15) |
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1.2 |
(42) |
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1.1 |
(23) |
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1.7 |
(10) |
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1.0 |
(16) |
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1.1 |
(11) |
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8.4 |
(25) |
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96.9 |
| Owyhee |
6 |
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1.6 |
( 6) |
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1.2 |
(19) |
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1.4 |
(11) |
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0.9 |
(39) |
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1.5 |
(29) |
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0.9 |
(28) |
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0.9 |
(33) |
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8.3 |
(26) |
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96.5 |
| Dura 843 |
8 |
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1.1 |
(32) |
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1.2 |
( 9) |
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1.2 |
(37) |
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1.2 |
(11) |
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1.5 |
(36) |
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1.0 |
(13) |
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1.0 |
(22) |
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8.3 |
(28) |
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95.9 |
| 57Q75 |
7 |
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1.1 |
(37) |
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0.9 |
(43) |
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1.5 |
( 6) |
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1.1 |
(14) |
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1.7 |
( 8) |
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1.0 |
(18) |
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0.9 |
(25) |
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8.3 |
(29) |
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95.5 |
| Mountaineer 2.0 |
5 |
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1.4 |
(14) |
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1.2 |
(21) |
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1.5 |
( 2) |
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0.8 |
(43) |
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1.6 |
(26) |
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0.9 |
(29) |
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0.9 |
(28) |
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8.3 |
(31) |
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95.4 |
| DKA84-10RR |
8.4 |
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1.1 |
(40) |
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1.1 |
(34) |
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1.2 |
(40) |
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1.2 |
(12) |
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1.6 |
(18) |
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0.9 |
(26) |
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0.9 |
(30) |
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8.0 |
(34) |
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92.6 |
| DKA41-18RR |
4.1 |
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0.9 |
(45) |
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1.0 |
(38) |
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1.3 |
(35) |
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1.3 |
( 4) |
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1.6 |
(22) |
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1.0 |
(13) |
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0.8 |
(35) |
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7.9 |
(35) |
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91.0 |
| DKA42-15 |
4 |
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1.2 |
(27) |
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1.1 |
(33) |
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1.4 |
(13) |
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1.0 |
(32) |
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1.4 |
(40) |
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1.0 |
(22) |
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0.8 |
(40) |
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7.9 |
(36) |
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91.0 |
| WL357HQ |
5 |
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1.1 |
(33) |
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1.0 |
(36) |
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1.4 |
( 9) |
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0.8 |
(42) |
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1.6 |
(20) |
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0.8 |
(42) |
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1.1 |
(14) |
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7.8 |
(37) |
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90.8 |
| DKA34-17RR |
3.4 |
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1.2 |
(30) |
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1.2 |
(20) |
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1.4 |
( 7) |
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0.8 |
(41) |
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1.4 |
(41) |
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1.0 |
(19) |
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0.8 |
(44) |
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7.8 |
(38) |
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90.2 |
| Sutter |
7 |
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1.1 |
(34) |
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0.9 |
(44) |
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1.4 |
(11) |
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1.0 |
(33) |
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1.5 |
(34) |
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0.9 |
(36) |
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0.8 |
(43) |
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7.6 |
(40) |
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88.1 |
| DKA33-16 |
3 |
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1.3 |
(19) |
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1.1 |
(35) |
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1.2 |
(41) |
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0.9 |
(38) |
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1.4 |
(38) |
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0.9 |
(37) |
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0.8 |
(39) |
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7.6 |
(41) |
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87.8 |
| CW95026 |
5 |
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1.3 |
(20) |
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0.9 |
(45) |
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1.4 |
(10) |
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1.0 |
(30) |
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1.4 |
(42) |
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0.7 |
(43) |
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0.8 |
(42) |
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7.6 |
(42) |
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87.4 |
| Lahanton |
5 |
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1.4 |
(12) |
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1.1 |
(32) |
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1.2 |
(43) |
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1.0 |
(25) |
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1.7 |
(12) |
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0.5 |
(45) |
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0.7 |
(45) |
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7.5 |
(43) |
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87.3 |
| Dura 512 |
5 |
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1.1 |
(38) |
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1.0 |
(42) |
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1.3 |
(28) |
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0.8 |
(44) |
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1.6 |
(27) |
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0.9 |
(27) |
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0.8 |
(38) |
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7.4 |
(44) |
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85.9 |
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| Experimental Varieties |
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| DS588-Hyb |
8 |
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1.8 |
( 1) |
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1.4 |
( 2) |
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1.4 |
(18) |
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1.1 |
(15) |
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1.6 |
(24) |
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1.0 |
(17) |
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0.9 |
(26) |
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9.2 |
( 3) |
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106.5 |
| DS584-Hyb |
8 |
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1.4 |
(15) |
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1.3 |
( 4) |
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1.5 |
( 5) |
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1.2 |
( 9) |
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1.7 |
( 7) |
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1.1 |
(11) |
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1.0 |
(20) |
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9.1 |
( 4) |
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105.6 |
| DS566-Hyb |
6 |
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1.8 |
( 2) |
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1.2 |
(16) |
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1.5 |
( 3) |
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1.0 |
(31) |
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1.7 |
(15) |
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0.9 |
(33) |
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1.0 |
(16) |
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9.0 |
( 5) |
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104.4 |
| DS583-Hyb(HybriForce 700) |
8 |
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1.6 |
( 5) |
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1.3 |
( 6) |
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1.3 |
(23) |
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1.0 |
(28) |
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1.8 |
( 4) |
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1.0 |
(20) |
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1.0 |
(17) |
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9.0 |
( 7) |
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104.1 |
| CW36077 |
6 |
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1.6 |
( 3) |
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1.4 |
( 3) |
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1.3 |
(32) |
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1.1 |
(16) |
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1.5 |
(33) |
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1.1 |
(10) |
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0.9 |
(23) |
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9.0 |
( 8) |
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103.6 |
| DS589-Hyb+Optimize |
8 |
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1.1 |
(39) |
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1.2 |
( 7) |
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1.4 |
(14) |
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1.2 |
(10) |
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1.7 |
( 6) |
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0.9 |
(35) |
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1.2 |
( 6) |
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8.8 |
( 9) |
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101.7 |
| SW9434 |
9 |
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1.1 |
(36) |
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1.0 |
(40) |
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1.3 |
(24) |
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1.1 |
(18) |
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1.5 |
(35) |
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1.4 |
( 1) |
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1.3 |
( 2) |
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8.7 |
(11) |
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101.2 |
| CW17075 |
7 |
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1.5 |
( 7) |
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1.1 |
(25) |
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1.4 |
(17) |
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1.1 |
(22) |
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1.7 |
( 9) |
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0.9 |
(30) |
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0.9 |
(27) |
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8.7 |
(13) |
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100.4 |
| DS587-Hyb |
8 |
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1.3 |
(21) |
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1.2 |
(23) |
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1.3 |
(25) |
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1.1 |
(21) |
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1.4 |
(43) |
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1.2 |
( 9) |
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1.3 |
( 3) |
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8.7 |
(14) |
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100.4 |
| DS566-Hyb+Optimize |
6 |
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1.3 |
(22) |
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1.2 |
(12) |
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1.5 |
( 4) |
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1.1 |
(17) |
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1.7 |
( 5) |
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0.9 |
(38) |
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1.0 |
(19) |
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8.6 |
(15) |
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100.0 |
| SW6330 |
6 |
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1.2 |
(24) |
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1.2 |
(21) |
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1.3 |
(33) |
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1.2 |
( 8) |
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1.6 |
(25) |
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1.2 |
( 8) |
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1.0 |
(15) |
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8.6 |
(17) |
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99.9 |
| CW17075+Optimize |
7 |
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1.4 |
(11) |
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1.2 |
(18) |
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1.4 |
(21) |
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1.1 |
(20) |
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1.5 |
(32) |
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1.0 |
(15) |
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0.9 |
(32) |
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8.5 |
(20) |
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98.0 |
| CW25006 |
5 |
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1.5 |
(10) |
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1.2 |
( 8) |
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1.2 |
(39) |
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1.1 |
(13) |
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1.5 |
(31) |
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1.1 |
(12) |
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0.8 |
(37) |
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8.5 |
(22) |
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97.7 |
| CW94008+Optimize |
4 |
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1.2 |
(23) |
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1.5 |
( 1) |
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1.3 |
(31) |
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0.9 |
(40) |
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1.6 |
(23) |
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1.0 |
(24) |
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0.9 |
(24) |
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8.3 |
(27) |
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95.9 |
| SW5310 |
5 |
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1.2 |
(31) |
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1.3 |
( 5) |
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1.3 |
(26) |
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1.3 |
( 3) |
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1.4 |
(39) |
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0.9 |
(25) |
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0.8 |
(34) |
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8.3 |
(30) |
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95.4 |
| CW94008 |
4 |
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1.6 |
( 4) |
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1.0 |
(41) |
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1.4 |
(15) |
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1.1 |
(19) |
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1.5 |
(37) |
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0.8 |
(39) |
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0.8 |
(41) |
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8.2 |
(32) |
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94.6 |
| DS589-Hyb |
8 |
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1.2 |
(28) |
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1.1 |
(26) |
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1.2 |
(38) |
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0.9 |
(37) |
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1.6 |
(19) |
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0.9 |
(32) |
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1.1 |
(12) |
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8.1 |
(33) |
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93.2 |
| SW5407 |
5 |
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1.4 |
(17) |
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1.0 |
(37) |
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1.3 |
(27) |
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1.0 |
(29) |
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1.4 |
(44) |
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0.8 |
(41) |
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0.9 |
(31) |
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7.8 |
(39) |
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89.9 |
| CW25034 |
5 |
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1.4 |
(16) |
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1.1 |
(30) |
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1.1 |
(45) |
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0.7 |
(45) |
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1.4 |
(45) |
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0.7 |
(44) |
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0.8 |
(36) |
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7.2 |
(45) |
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83.0 |
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| MEAN |
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1.29 |
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1.14 |
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1.34 |
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1.06 |
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1.60 |
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0.98 |
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0.98 |
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8.38 |
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27.9 |
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21.0 |
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16.1 |
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22.1 |
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19.3 |
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24.8 |
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26.6 |
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11.1 |
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| LSD (0.1) |
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0.43 |
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NS |
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NS |
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0.28 |
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NS |
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0.29 |
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0.31 |
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NS |
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| Trial
seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the Univ. of
California Agronomy Farm, Davis, CA. |
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| Entries
followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 10%
probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD. |
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= Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies. |
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