| Table 10. Imperial Valley Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1995-97 Yields. Planted 10/27/94 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | CUF 101 | ||||||
| ENTRY | Yield | Yield | Yield | AVERAGE | % | ||||
| Dry Tons/Acre | |||||||||
| Released Cultivars | |||||||||
| WL 525 HQ | 12.36 | (11) | 12.55 | (05) | 8.97 | (11) | 11.48 | (04) | 110.1 |
| Highline (UC 340) | 12.33 | (13) | 12.92 | (03) | 9.24 | (05) | 11.47 | (05) | 110.0 |
| Maricopa | 12.12 | (25) | 12.41 | (08) | 9.78 | (03) | 11.41 | (07) | 109.4 |
| SW 8210 | 12.73 | (02) | 12.02 | (19) | 9.11 | (09) | 11.32 | (08) | 108.5 |
| WL 612 | 12.19 | (17) | 12.50 | (06) | 8.78 | (13) | 11.02 | (13) | 105.6 |
| Magna 9 | 12.42 | (10) | 12.03 | (18) | 8.11 | (37) | 11.00 | (14) | 105.4 |
| SW 14 | 12.18 | (19) | 11.63 | (36) | 8.53 | (27) | 10.90 | (19) | 104.5 |
| UC Cibola | 12.02 | (30) | 11.92 | (22) | 8.58 | (23) | 10.81 | (24) | 103.7 |
| 5715 | 12.57 | (06) | 12.12 | (15) | 7.98 | (42) | 10.67 | (30) | 102.3 |
| Mecca | 12.00 | (32) | 12.36 | (09) | 9.05 | (10) | 10.65 | (32) | 102.1 |
| 5888 | 12.58 | (05) | 11.65 | (34) | 8.18 | (35) | 10.63 | (33) | 101.9 |
| SW 9301 | 12.10 | (27) | 11.82 | (29) | 8.53 | (28) | 10.58 | (34) | 101.5 |
| Moapa 69 | 11.62 | (44) | 11.19 | (46) | 8.63 | (19) | 10.51 | (37) | 100.7 |
| CUF 101 | 12.13 | (23) | 11.99 | (20) | 8.23 | (32) | 10.43 | (39) | 100.0 |
| Magna 8 | 11.98 | (34) | 11.47 | (42) | 8.09 | (38) | 10.22 | (42) | 98.0 |
| Experimental Cultivars | |||||||||
| UC 339 | 12.35 | (12) | 13.43 | (01) | 10.82 | (01) | 12.20 | (01) | 117.0 |
| CW 3956 | 12.30 | (14) | 12.86 | (04) | 9.89 | (02) | 11.74 | (02) | 112.5 |
| CW 3958 | 12.13 | (22) | 12.97 | (02) | 9.18 | (07) | 11.56 | (03) | 110.9 |
| UC 1874 | 12.86 | (01) | 12.34 | (10) | 8.73 | (15) | 11.41 | (06) | 109.4 |
| SW 9409 | 12.46 | (08) | 12.15 | (14) | 8.77 | (14) | 11.24 | (09) | 107.7 |
| PGI 8621 | 12.09 | (29) | 12.24 | (11) | 9.75 | (04) | 11.22 | (10) | 107.6 |
| UC 1871 | 12.45 | (09) | 12.16 | (13) | 8.69 | (18) | 11.14 | (11) | 106.8 |
| ZX 9395 | 11.44 | (46) | 11.82 | (28) | 9.23 | (06) | 11.06 | (12) | 106.1 |
| ZX 9391 | 12.47 | (07) | 11.73 | (32) | 8.83 | (12) | 10.96 | (15) | 105.0 |
| UC 280 | 12.59 | (03) | 12.20 | (12) | 8.35 | (29) | 10.94 | (16) | 104.9 |
| UC 1869 | 11.48 | (45) | 12.10 | (16) | 9.15 | (08) | 10.92 | (17) | 104.7 |
| UC 276 | 12.29 | (15) | 12.05 | (17) | 8.60 | (21) | 10.90 | (18) | 104.5 |
| UC 347 | 11.96 | (37) | 12.48 | (07) | 8.59 | (22) | 10.86 | (20) | 104.1 |
| UN9B78 | 11.94 | (38) | 11.84 | (26) | 8.63 | (20) | 10.85 | (21) | 104.0 |
| SW 9415 | 12.19 | (18) | 11.84 | (27) | 8.54 | (25) | 10.82 | (22) | 103.8 |
| ZX 9392 | 12.59 | (04) | 11.64 | (35) | 8.08 | (39) | 10.82 | (23) | 103.7 |
| NK9T99 | 11.74 | (43) | 11.90 | (23) | 8.05 | (41) | 10.81 | (25) | 103.6 |
| PGI 9015 | 12.12 | (26) | 11.77 | (31) | 7.83 | (43) | 10.80 | (26) | 103.5 |
| DS 482 | 11.81 | (42) | 11.63 | (37) | 8.72 | (16) | 10.78 | (27) | 103.4 |
| PGI 91111 | 12.14 | (21) | 11.95 | (21) | 8.54 | (26) | 10.74 | (28) | 102.9 |
| DS 481 | 12.15 | (20) | 11.87 | (24) | 8.33 | (30) | 10.67 | (29) | 102.3 |
| UC 331 | 11.92 | (39) | 11.62 | (38) | 8.22 | (34) | 10.65 | (31) | 102.1 |
| PGI 2492 | 11.97 | (35) | 11.37 | (44) | 8.69 | (17) | 10.58 | (35) | 101.4 |
| IK 8925 | 11.97 | (36) | 11.73 | (33) | 8.13 | (36) | 10.54 | (36) | 101.0 |
| CW 3957 | 11.88 | (40) | 11.56 | (40) | 8.29 | (31) | 10.44 | (38) | 100.1 |
| PGI 9002 | 12.13 | (24) | 11.61 | (39) | 8.08 | (40) | 10.35 | (40) | 99.2 |
| UC 1875 | 12.02 | (31) | 11.81 | (30) | 8.56 | (24) | 10.29 | (41) | 98.6 |
| WL 91-213 | 11.23 | (48) | 11.85 | (25) | 8.23 | (33) | 10.22 | (43) | 97.9 |
| SW 9416 | 12.24 | (16) | 11.47 | (43) | 7.57 | (48) | 10.07 | (44) | 96.5 |
| UC 283 | 11.98 | (33) | 11.22 | (45) | 7.75 | (45) | 9.93 | (45) | 95.2 |
| WL 91-224 | 11.42 | (47) | 11.51 | (41) | 7.68 | (46) | 9.90 | (46) | 94.9 |
| SW 9413 | 11.86 | (41) | 11.09 | (47) | 7.64 | (47) | 9.79 | (47) | 93.8 |
| PGI 8565 | 12.09 | (28) | 10.75 | (48) | 7.81 | (44) | 9.70 | (48) | 93.0 |
| MEAN | 12.12 | 11.94 | 8.57 | 11.00 | |||||
| CV | 5.50 | 6.5 | 12.70 | 5.9 | |||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.76 | 1.08 | 1.87 | 0.79 | |||||
| Trial planted at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Imperial clay loam soil at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center, Holtville, CA. | |||||||||