ABSTRACT


CLAUDIO BARIGGI Z,1 GUILLERMO GALMEZ 2 JAIlVIE VICENS O.1
 

The results of an alfalfa variety trial carried out in the coastal dryland of the province of Santiago at the farm "El Peumo", during the period 1959-1962, are given in this reporto The varieties which gave the higher yields in the three years of observation are Hunter River, Alta Sierra, Du Puits and California Commono The variety Du Puits showed greater resistence to leaf diseases, that would indicate an advantage over the other varieties.

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1 Ingenieros Agrónomos del Proyecto 2, Forrajeras, de la Oficina de Estudios Especiales.
2 Estudiante de la Escuela de Agronomía de la Universidad Católica de Chile que participa como memorante en estos estudios.