| Table 9. UC Imperial Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1997 yields. Trial planted 10/27/94 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cut 1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | Cut 4 | Cut 5 | Cut 6 | Cut 7 | Cut 8 | Cut 9 | YEAR | % OF | |||||||||||
| ENTRY | 11/19 | 1/28 | 3/27 | 5/30 | 6/4 | 7/1 | 7/30 | 9/3 | 10/9 | TOTAL | CUF 101 | ||||||||||
| Dry Tons/Acre | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released Cultivars | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maricopa | 0.69 | (14) | 0.64 | (24) | 1.45 | (04) | 1.65 | (04) | 1.98 | (03) | 1.18 | (04) | 1.14 | (03) | 0.52 | (03) | 0.53 | (10) | 9.78 | (03) | 118.8 |
| Highline (UC 340) | 0.68 | (15) | 0.73 | (05) | 1.34 | (10) | 1.63 | (07) | 1.77 | (13) | 1.00 | (25) | 0.95 | (15) | 0.50 | (08) | 0.57 | (04) | 9.24 | (05) | 112.3 |
| SW 8210 | 0.61 | (40) | 0.61 | (30) | 1.38 | (05) | 1.64 | (05) | 1.86 | (06) | 1.05 | (13) | 0.94 | (17) | 0.52 | (06) | 0.50 | (19) | 9.11 | (09) | 110.7 |
| Mecca | 0.62 | (34) | 0.68 | (14) | 1.33 | (12) | 1.59 | (09) | 1.84 | (07) | 1.12 | (06) | 0.96 | (13) | 0.43 | (25) | 0.49 | (27) | 9.05 | (10) | 110.0 |
| WL 525 HQ | 0.68 | (16) | 0.64 | (25) | 1.30 | (15) | 1.50 | (18) | 1.80 | (10) | 1.10 | (07) | 0.99 | (10) | 0.42 | (33) | 0.56 | (08) | 8.97 | (11) | 109.1 |
| WL 612 | 0.61 | (39) | 0.67 | (18) | 1.29 | (16) | 1.50 | (20) | 1.78 | (12) | 1.08 | (11) | 0.97 | (12) | 0.45 | (20) | 0.45 | (41) | 8.78 | (13) | 106.7 |
| Moapa 69 | 0.62 | (35) | 0.60 | (35) | 1.16 | (43) | 1.46 | (23) | 1.79 | (11) | 1.09 | (10) | 0.98 | (11) | 0.46 | (14) | 0.47 | (35) | 8.63 | (19) | 104.9 |
| UC Cibola | 0.64 | (26) | 0.55 | (45) | 1.33 | (11) | 1.50 | (19) | 1.66 | (23) | 1.00 | (26) | 0.92 | (24) | 0.43 | (29) | 0.56 | (07) | 8.58 | (23) | 104.2 |
| SW 14 | 0.64 | (24) | 0.57 | (37) | 1.22 | (31) | 1.45 | (26) | 1.67 | (20) | 1.06 | (12) | 0.94 | (19) | 0.46 | (17) | 0.53 | (14) | 8.53 | (27) | 103.7 |
| SW 9301 | 0.64 | (25) | 0.62 | (28) | 1.25 | (23) | 1.44 | (27) | 1.65 | (25) | 0.98 | (27) | 0.92 | (25) | 0.48 | (13) | 0.55 | (09) | 8.53 | (28) | 103.6 |
| CUF 101 | 0.67 | (18) | 0.68 | (12) | 1.24 | (24) | 1.38 | (40) | 1.54 | (42) | 0.94 | (34) | 0.89 | (30) | 0.44 | (22) | 0.44 | (42) | 8.23 | (32) | 100.0 |
| 5888 | 0.63 | (30) | 0.60 | (34) | 1.27 | (21) | 1.45 | (24) | 1.66 | (24) | 0.95 | (33) | 0.86 | (33) | 0.37 | (42) | 0.40 | (44) | 8.18 | (35) | 99.4 |
| Magna 9 | 0.59 | (44) | 0.61 | (33) | 1.18 | (39) | 1.44 | (29) | 1.67 | (21) | 0.96 | (30) | 0.90 | (28) | 0.38 | (38) | 0.39 | (47) | 8.11 | (37) | 98.6 |
| Magna 8 | 0.63 | (31) | 0.68 | (13) | 1.22 | (32) | 1.37 | (42) | 1.67 | (19) | 0.87 | (44) | 0.80 | (41) | 0.38 | (39) | 0.46 | (39) | 8.09 | (38) | 98.3 |
| 5715 | 0.60 | (42) | 0.53 | (47) | 1.16 | (42) | 1.44 | (30) | 1.60 | (36) | 0.92 | (36) | 0.79 | (43) | 0.43 | (30) | 0.51 | (18) | 7.98 | (42) | 97.0 |
| Experimental Cultivars | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UC 339 | 0.80 | (01) | 0.90 | (01) | 1.49 | (01) | 1.77 | (01) | 2.00 | (01) | 1.27 | (01) | 1.26 | (01) | 0.68 | (01) | 0.65 | (01) | 10.82 | (01) | 131.5 |
| CW 3956 | 0.69 | (13) | 0.75 | (04) | 1.36 | (08) | 1.70 | (03) | 2.00 | (02) | 1.23 | (02) | 1.14 | (02) | 0.53 | (02) | 0.49 | (26) | 9.89 | (02) | 120.2 |
| PGI 8621 | 0.69 | (12) | 0.65 | (22) | 1.48 | (02) | 1.71 | (02) | 1.96 | (04) | 1.19 | (03) | 1.07 | (04) | 0.52 | (04) | 0.48 | (34) | 9.75 | (04) | 118.5 |
| ZX 9395 | 0.62 | (33) | 0.65 | (21) | 1.37 | (07) | 1.62 | (08) | 1.89 | (05) | 1.04 | (15) | 1.02 | (06) | 0.49 | (09) | 0.53 | (13) | 9.23 | (06) | 112.2 |
| CW 3958 | 0.70 | (09) | 0.62 | (29) | 1.37 | (06) | 1.64 | (06) | 1.81 | (09) | 1.04 | (16) | 1.00 | (09) | 0.51 | (07) | 0.51 | (17) | 9.18 | (07) | 111.6 |
| UC 1869 | 0.74 | (04) | 0.72 | (08) | 1.27 | (20) | 1.55 | (11) | 1.64 | (28) | 1.10 | (08) | 1.00 | (07) | 0.52 | (05) | 0.59 | (02) | 9.15 | (08) | 111.2 |
| ZX 9391 | 0.64 | (28) | 0.67 | (19) | 1.31 | (14) | 1.55 | (10) | 1.76 | (16) | 1.02 | (21) | 0.95 | (14) | 0.46 | (16) | 0.48 | (28) | 8.83 | (12) | 107.4 |
| SW 9409 | 0.63 | (29) | 0.63 | (27) | 1.22 | (28) | 1.52 | (15) | 1.73 | (17) | 1.04 | (14) | 0.93 | (20) | 0.49 | (10) | 0.57 | (03) | 8.77 | (14) | 106.6 |
| UC 1874 | 0.77 | (03) | 0.80 | (03) | 1.34 | (09) | 1.54 | (13) | 1.60 | (37) | 0.92 | (37) | 0.87 | (32) | 0.38 | (40) | 0.52 | (16) | 8.73 | (15) | 106.1 |
| DS 482 | 0.61 | (41) | 0.57 | (38) | 1.21 | (34) | 1.50 | (17) | 1.77 | (14) | 1.12 | (05) | 1.02 | (05) | 0.45 | (21) | 0.48 | (32) | 8.72 | (16) | 106.0 |
| PGI 2492 | 0.67 | (20) | 0.56 | (41) | 1.22 | (29) | 1.49 | (21) | 1.65 | (27) | 1.09 | (09) | 1.00 | (08) | 0.49 | (12) | 0.52 | (15) | 8.69 | (17) | 105.6 |
| UC 1871 | 0.79 | (02) | 0.89 | (02) | 1.47 | (03) | 1.54 | (12) | 1.50 | (46) | 0.88 | (43) | 0.78 | (46) | 0.35 | (44) | 0.50 | (22) | 8.69 | (18) | 105.6 |
| UN9B78 | 0.62 | (36) | 0.67 | (17) | 1.31 | (13) | 1.43 | (31) | 1.76 | (15) | 1.03 | (18) | 0.91 | (27) | 0.42 | (32) | 0.48 | (31) | 8.63 | (20) | 104.9 |
| UC 276 | 0.72 | (05) | 0.72 | (07) | 1.27 | (19) | 1.47 | (22) | 1.63 | (31) | 0.97 | (29) | 0.90 | (29) | 0.44 | (24) | 0.48 | (29) | 8.60 | (21) | 104.5 |
| UC 347 | 0.68 | (17) | 0.69 | (10) | 1.17 | (41) | 1.53 | (14) | 1.66 | (22) | 1.00 | (24) | 0.93 | (21) | 0.43 | (28) | 0.50 | (23) | 8.59 | (22) | 104.4 |
| UC 1875 | 0.70 | (10) | 0.67 | (16) | 1.22 | (27) | 1.39 | (38) | 1.61 | (34) | 1.01 | (23) | 0.94 | (16) | 0.45 | (18) | 0.56 | (06) | 8.56 | (24) | 104.0 |
| SW 9415 | 0.70 | (08) | 0.68 | (15) | 1.24 | (25) | 1.43 | (32) | 1.62 | (33) | 0.97 | (28) | 0.89 | (31) | 0.49 | (11) | 0.53 | (11) | 8.54 | (25) | 103.8 |
| PGI 91111 | 0.60 | (43) | 0.56 | (40) | 1.27 | (18) | 1.51 | (16) | 1.82 | (08) | 1.01 | (22) | 0.93 | (22) | 0.44 | (23) | 0.39 | (46) | 8.54 | (26) | 103.8 |
| UC 280 | 0.69 | (11) | 0.73 | (06) | 1.20 | (36) | 1.40 | (36) | 1.69 | (18) | 0.95 | (32) | 0.84 | (36) | 0.37 | (41) | 0.47 | (36) | 8.35 | (29) | 101.4 |
| DS 481 | 0.65 | (22) | 0.69 | (11) | 1.20 | (37) | 1.43 | (33) | 1.64 | (29) | 1.03 | (20) | 0.94 | (18) | 0.39 | (36) | 0.37 | (48) | 8.33 | (30) | 101.3 |
| CW 3957 | 0.62 | (32) | 0.53 | (46) | 1.12 | (47) | 1.45 | (25) | 1.65 | (26) | 1.03 | (17) | 0.92 | (23) | 0.46 | (15) | 0.50 | (20) | 8.29 | (31) | 100.7 |
| WL 91-213 | 0.65 | (23) | 0.55 | (44) | 1.09 | (48) | 1.36 | (43) | 1.64 | (30) | 1.03 | (19) | 0.92 | (26) | 0.43 | (27) | 0.56 | (05) | 8.23 | (33) | 100.0 |
| UC 331 | 0.70 | (06) | 0.66 | (20) | 1.17 | (40) | 1.39 | (37) | 1.57 | (40) | 0.91 | (39) | 0.86 | (35) | 0.45 | (19) | 0.50 | (21) | 8.22 | (34) | 99.9 |
| IK 8925 | 0.70 | (07) | 0.70 | (09) | 1.26 | (22) | 1.31 | (47) | 1.56 | (41) | 0.91 | (40) | 0.84 | (37) | 0.35 | (45) | 0.49 | (24) | 8.13 | (36) | 98.8 |
| ZX 9392 | 0.67 | (21) | 0.61 | (31) | 1.15 | (44) | 1.39 | (39) | 1.63 | (32) | 0.90 | (41) | 0.82 | (39) | 0.42 | (31) | 0.49 | (25) | 8.08 | (39) | 98.2 |
| PGI 9002 | 0.61 | (38) | 0.64 | (23) | 1.21 | (33) | 1.44 | (28) | 1.60 | (35) | 0.93 | (35) | 0.77 | (47) | 0.40 | (35) | 0.47 | (37) | 8.08 | (40) | 98.2 |
| NK9T99 | 0.64 | (27) | 0.63 | (26) | 1.20 | (35) | 1.42 | (34) | 1.57 | (39) | 0.95 | (31) | 0.86 | (34) | 0.38 | (37) | 0.39 | (45) | 8.05 | (41) | 97.9 |
| PGI 9015 | 0.61 | (37) | 0.57 | (39) | 1.24 | (26) | 1.38 | (41) | 1.58 | (38) | 0.87 | (46) | 0.79 | (45) | 0.34 | (48) | 0.47 | (38) | 7.83 | (43) | 95.2 |
| PGI 8565 | 0.56 | (47) | 0.57 | (36) | 1.19 | (38) | 1.32 | (46) | 1.53 | (44) | 0.88 | (42) | 0.81 | (40) | 0.40 | (34) | 0.53 | (12) | 7.81 | (44) | 94.9 |
| UC 283 | 0.55 | (48) | 0.56 | (43) | 1.28 | (17) | 1.41 | (35) | 1.53 | (43) | 0.87 | (45) | 0.76 | (48) | 0.34 | (47) | 0.45 | (40) | 7.75 | (45) | 94.2 |
| WL 91-224 | 0.59 | (45) | 0.51 | (48) | 1.22 | (30) | 1.35 | (44) | 1.52 | (45) | 0.92 | (38) | 0.80 | (42) | 0.34 | (46) | 0.43 | (43) | 7.68 | (46) | 93.4 |
| SW 9413 | 0.59 | (46) | 0.56 | (42) | 1.13 | (46) | 1.33 | (45) | 1.46 | (47) | 0.84 | (48) | 0.83 | (38) | 0.43 | (26) | 0.48 | (30) | 7.64 | (47) | 92.9 |
| SW 9416 | 0.67 | (19) | 0.61 | (32) | 1.15 | (45) | 1.28 | (48) | 1.38 | (48) | 0.85 | (47) | 0.79 | (44) | 0.36 | (43) | 0.48 | (33) | 7.57 | (48) | 92.0 |
| MEAN | 0.65 | 0.64 | 1.26 | 1.48 | 1.68 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 8.57 | |||||||||||
| CV | 13.50 | 13.4 | 10.30 | 10.9 | 13.60 | 17.0 | 19.40 | 24.5 | 22.60 | 12.7 | |||||||||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.32 | NS | NS | 0.15 | NS | 1.87 | |||||||||||
| Trial planted at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Imperial clay loam soil at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center, Holtville, CA. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year total values are significant at P< 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||