| Table 2. UC Tulelake Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1994-1997 Yields. Trial planted 7/7/93 | |||||||||||
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1994-97 | % OF | ||||||
| ENTRY | Yield | Yield | Yield | Yield | Average | Vernal | |||||
| Dry Tons/Acre | |||||||||||
| Released Cultivars | |||||||||||
| 5262 | 8.15 | (14) | 6.02 | (16) | 4.67 | (01) | 6.90 | (02) | 6.44 | (01) | 113.0 |
| C/W 1312 | 8.25 | (05) | 6.15 | (03) | 4.45 | (08) | 6.84 | (03) | 6.42 | (02) | 112.8 |
| Asset | 8.18 | (09) | 6.06 | (12) | 4.37 | (16) | 6.90 | (01) | 6.38 | (03) | 112.0 |
| Aggressor | 8.16 | (11) | 6.19 | (01) | 4.51 | (04) | 6.63 | (13) | 6.37 | (04) | 111.9 |
| 5246 | 8.63 | (01) | 5.86 | (36) | 4.54 | (03) | 6.43 | (29) | 6.36 | (05) | 111.7 |
| DK 122 | 8.12 | (18) | 6.09 | (08) | 4.47 | (07) | 6.71 | (07) | 6.35 | (06) | 111.4 |
| Class | 8.33 | (03) | 6.06 | (13) | 4.32 | (23) | 6.68 | (08) | 6.35 | (07) | 111.4 |
| WL 317 | 8.34 | (02) | 6.12 | (06) | 4.44 | (10) | 6.42 | (32) | 6.33 | (08) | 111.2 |
| Webfoot MPR | 8.33 | (04) | 6.14 | (04) | 4.33 | (21) | 6.49 | (24) | 6.32 | (09) | 111.0 |
| Reward | 8.13 | (17) | 5.94 | (27) | 4.56 | (02) | 6.60 | (14) | 6.31 | (11) | 110.7 |
| Achieva | 8.15 | (12) | 6.06 | (11) | 4.35 | (18) | 6.58 | (15) | 6.29 | (12) | 110.4 |
| 5364 | 7.99 | (33) | 5.99 | (21) | 4.42 | (13) | 6.72 | (06) | 6.28 | (14) | 110.3 |
| Ultra | 8.12 | (19) | 6.01 | (18) | 4.32 | (24) | 6.63 | (12) | 6.27 | (15) | 110.1 |
| Blazer XL | 8.03 | (27) | 6.15 | (02) | 4.36 | (17) | 6.50 | (22) | 6.26 | (16) | 109.9 |
| DK 133 | 8.15 | (13) | 5.96 | (24) | 4.21 | (36) | 6.73 | (05) | 6.26 | (17) | 109.9 |
| Centurion | 8.05 | (23) | 6.07 | (10) | 4.25 | (29) | 6.58 | (16) | 6.24 | (20) | 109.5 |
| Crystal | 8.06 | (22) | 5.95 | (26) | 4.35 | (19) | 6.55 | (17) | 6.23 | (21) | 109.3 |
| 5472 | 7.93 | (36) | 5.85 | (37) | 4.43 | (12) | 6.67 | (09) | 6.22 | (22) | 109.2 |
| Arrow | 8.00 | (31) | 5.93 | (29) | 4.38 | (14) | 6.48 | (25) | 6.20 | (25) | 108.8 |
| Nemagone | 8.01 | (30) | 5.96 | (23) | 4.34 | (20) | 6.49 | (23) | 6.20 | (26) | 108.8 |
| Belmont | 8.03 | (28) | 6.07 | (09) | 4.24 | (30) | 6.40 | (36) | 6.18 | (27) | 108.6 |
| C/W 1361 | 8.04 | (26) | 5.80 | (40) | 4.28 | (28) | 6.53 | (19) | 6.16 | (30) | 108.2 |
| Blazer | 8.14 | (15) | 5.72 | (44) | 4.31 | (25) | 6.43 | (28) | 6.15 | (31) | 108.0 |
| DK 125 | 8.04 | (24) | 5.79 | (42) | 4.18 | (41) | 6.54 | (18) | 6.14 | (32) | 107.8 |
| WL 323 | 8.06 | (21) | 5.92 | (30) | 4.18 | (39) | 6.39 | (39) | 6.14 | (33) | 107.8 |
| Apollo Supreme | 7.59 | (46) | 6.05 | (14) | 4.49 | (05) | 6.40 | (35) | 6.13 | (34) | 107.7 |
| Webfoot | 7.76 | (42) | 6.13 | (05) | 4.21 | (35) | 6.38 | (40) | 6.12 | (36) | 107.5 |
| 89-30 | 7.90 | (37) | 5.89 | (33) | 4.18 | (42) | 6.42 | (33) | 6.09 | (38) | 107.0 |
| Cimarron VR | 7.51 | (47) | 5.93 | (28) | 4.37 | (15) | 6.51 | (21) | 6.08 | (39) | 106.8 |
| WL 320 | 7.82 | (38) | 6.02 | (17) | 4.09 | (46) | 6.30 | (43) | 6.06 | (40) | 106.4 |
| Epic | 7.75 | (43) | 5.91 | (32) | 4.21 | (34) | 6.34 | (42) | 6.05 | (41) | 106.3 |
| 5454 | 7.71 | (44) | 5.89 | (34) | 4.20 | (37) | 6.27 | (44) | 6.02 | (42) | 105.7 |
| Archer | 7.76 | (41) | 5.80 | (41) | 4.22 | (32) | 6.22 | (46) | 6.00 | (43) | 105.3 |
| WL 322 HQ | 7.71 | (45) | 5.71 | (45) | 4.16 | (43) | 6.38 | (41) | 5.99 | (45) | 105.1 |
| LM 456 | 7.79 | (40) | 5.53 | (47) | 3.84 | (48) | 6.20 | (47) | 5.84 | (47) | 102.5 |
| Iroquois | 6.92 | (49) | 5.46 | (48) | 4.30 | (27) | 6.15 | (49) | 5.71 | (48) | 100.2 |
| Vernal | 7.11 | (48) | 5.21 | (49) | 4.20 | (38) | 6.27 | (45) | 5.70 | (49) | 100.0 |
| Experimental Cultivars | |||||||||||
| C/W 1437 | 8.24 | (06) | 6.04 | (15) | 4.31 | (26) | 6.65 | (11) | 6.31 | (10) | 110.8 |
| More | 8.12 | (20) | 6.09 | (07) | 4.45 | (09) | 6.48 | (26) | 6.28 | (13) | 110.3 |
| ABI 9143 | 8.02 | (29) | 5.98 | (22) | 4.47 | (06) | 6.53 | (20) | 6.25 | (18) | 109.7 |
| PGI 3222 | 8.14 | (16) | 6.01 | (19) | 4.43 | (11) | 6.42 | (30) | 6.25 | (19) | 109.7 |
| C/W 1404 | 8.00 | (32) | 5.85 | (38) | 4.33 | (22) | 6.66 | (10) | 6.21 | (23) | 109.0 |
| PGI 3392 | 7.94 | (35) | 5.99 | (20) | 4.15 | (44) | 6.73 | (04) | 6.20 | (24) | 108.9 |
| C/W 1466 | 8.20 | (08) | 5.88 | (35) | 4.22 | (33) | 6.40 | (38) | 6.17 | (28) | 108.4 |
| Un 60 | 8.17 | (10) | 5.96 | (25) | 4.08 | (47) | 6.47 | (27) | 6.17 | (29) | 108.3 |
| C/W 1349 | 7.98 | (34) | 5.92 | (31) | 4.22 | (31) | 6.40 | (34) | 6.13 | (35) | 107.7 |
| H-154 | 8.22 | (07) | 5.69 | (46) | 4.14 | (45) | 6.42 | (31) | 6.12 | (37) | 107.4 |
| AS-BG | 7.80 | (39) | 5.82 | (39) | 4.18 | (40) | 6.18 | (48) | 6.00 | (44) | 105.3 |
| 6J89 | 8.04 | (25) | 5.75 | (43) | 3.76 | (49) | 6.40 | (37) | 5.99 | (46) | 105.1 |
| MEAN | 7.99 | 5.93 | 4.30 | 6.50 | 6.18 | ||||||
| CV | 4.00 | 3.2 | 4.00 | 4.1 | 3.60 | ||||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.23 | ||||||
| Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed UC Intermountain Research and Extension Center, Tulelake CA. | |||||||||||
| Variety X Year interaction is significant | |||||||||||