Table 16. Dry matter yield of lespedeza varieties at the Prairie Research Unit, Prairie, MS, 1995.

Dry matter yield
                                  Harvest dates      
Variety             5/02/95          6/12/95          Total
--------------------------------------lb/A------------------
Au Lotan             2260             3541             5801
AM 312               2312             2867             5179
Interstate           1679             2836             4515
Interstate 76        2991             3085             6076
Serala               2929             3520             6449
Serala 76            2452             3199             5651 
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Mean                 2437             3174             5611
LSD (0.05)            833              738             1441
CV%                    22               15               17 

Seeding rate:     20 lb/A
Planting date:      05/91
Fertilization:       None