Table 3.  2006 YIELDS, UC SCOTT VALLEY ALFALFA CUTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 5/04/2006
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
			Cut 1			Cut 2			YEAR													% of
			1-Aug			26-Sep			TOTAL													VERNAL
	FD		Dry t/a																			%
WL 357HQ	5		2.7	(  1)		2.6	( 1)		5.3	( 1)		A										127.1
Xtra-3	4		2.6	(  2)		2.5	( 2)		5.1	( 2)		A	B									122.7
DS417	4		2.6	(  3)		2.4	( 3)		5.0	( 3)		A	B	C								119.7
HybriForce420/wet	4		2.4	(  4)		2.3	( 7)		4.8	( 4)			B	C	D							113.6
HybriForce620	6		2.4	(  6)		2.4	( 4)		4.7	( 5)			B	C	D							113.3
Mountaineer 2.0	5		2.4	(  5)		2.2	(10)		4.6	( 6)				C	D	E						110.4
Dura 512	5		2.3	(16)		2.3	( 5)		4.6	( 7)				C	D	E						110.2
CW 500	5		2.2	(19)		2.3	( 6)		4.6	( 8)				C	D	E	F					109.4
Mariner III	4		2.3	(13)		2.2	(12)		4.5	( 9)				C	D	E	F					108.7
WL 355RR	4		2.3	(15)		2.3	( 9)		4.5	(10)				C	D	E	F					108.5
PGI 424	4		2.3	(10)		2.2	(15)		4.5	(11)					D	E	F					107.7
MasterPiece	4		2.2	(21)		2.3	( 8)		4.5	(12)					D	E	F					107.6
Rebound 5.0	4		2.3	(17)		2.2	(17)		4.4	(13)					D	E	F					106.3
Power 4.2	4		2.3	(  8)		2.1	(19)		4.4	(14)					D	E	F					106.1
FSG 408DP	4		2.3	(18)		2.2	(16)		4.4	(15)					D	E	F					106.0
HB8400	4		2.2	(20)		2.2	(14)		4.4	(16)					D	E	F					105.8
Masterpiece	4		2.2	(24)		2.2	(13)		4.4	(17)					D	E	F					105.5
FSG 505	5		2.3	(  9)		2.1	(21)		4.4	(18)					D	E	F	G				105.2
WL 325HQ	4		2.3	(11)		2.1	(22)		4.4	(19)					D	E	F	G				105.0
PGI 459	4		2.3	(12)		2.1	(23)		4.4	(20)					D	E	F	G				104.8
Whitney	4		2.1	(28)		2.2	(11)		4.4	(21)					D	E	F	G				104.8
Boulder	5		2.3	(  7)		2.0	(26)		4.3	(23)					D	E	F	G	H			103.6
Expedition	5		2.3	(14)		2.0	(28)		4.3	(24)					D	E	F	G	H			102.0
DKA50-18	5		2.2	(27)		2.1	(20)		4.2	(25)						E	F	G	H			101.3
AmeriStand 407TQ	4		2.2	(22)		2.0	(25)		4.2	(26)						E	F	G	H			101.0
Vernal	2		2.1	(29)		2.0	(24)		4.2	(27)						E	F	G	H	I		100.0
WL 319HQ	3		2.2	(23)		2.0	(27)		4.2	(28)						E	F	G	H	I		100.0
DKA41-18RR	4		2.2	(25)		1.9	(29)		4.1	(29)							F	G	H	I		97.9
GrandStand	4		2.1	(30)		1.8	(31)		3.9	(30)								G	H	I		93.7
RRALF 4R200	4		2.0	(31)		1.8	(30)		3.8	(31)									H	I		91.8
WL 343HQ	4		2.0	(32)		1.7	(32)		3.7	(32)										I		88.9
MEAN			2.28			2.15			4.44
CV			12.0			12.2			10.4
LSD (0.1)			0.29			0.28			0.49
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed at Scott Valley, CA.
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 10% probability level according to Fisher's (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.