Tulelake 94-98 Yields

Table 2. UC Tulelake (Intermountain Region) Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1994-1998 Yields. Trial planted 7/7/93
  1994 1995 1996 1997 1998   1994-98                                 % OF
ENTRY Yield Yield Yield Yield Yield   AVERAGE                                 Vernal
Dry Tons/Acre                                  
Released Cultivars                                        
5262 8.15 (14) 6.02 (16) 4.67 (01) 6.90 (02) 7.42 (1)   6.63 (1) A       113.9
329 (C/W 1312) 8.25 (05) 6.15 (03) 4.45 (08) 6.84 (03) 7.35 (2)   6.61 (2) A B       113.4
Class 8.33 (03) 6.06 (13) 4.32 (23) 6.68 (08) 7.33 (5)   6.54 (3) A B C             112.3
Asset 8.18 (09) 6.06 (12) 4.37 (16) 6.90 (01) 7.12 (16)   6.53 (4) A B C D       112.0
DK 122 8.12 (18) 6.09 (08) 4.47 (07) 6.71 (07) 7.22 (9)   6.52 (5) A B C D           112.0
5246 8.63 (01) 5.86 (36) 4.54 (03) 6.43 (29) 7.09 (21)   6.51 (6) A B C D E       111.7
2888 (C/W 1437) 8.24 (06) 6.04 (15) 4.31 (26) 6.65 (11) 7.23 (8)   6.49 (7) A B C D E F           111.5
5364 7.99 (33) 5.99 (21) 4.42 (13) 6.72 (06) 7.34 (4)   6.49 (8) A B C D E F               111.4
Aggressor 8.16 (11) 6.19 (01) 4.51 (04) 6.63 (13) 6.96 (26)   6.49 (9) A B C D E F       111.4
Webfoot MPR 8.33 (04) 6.14 (04) 4.33 (21) 6.49 (24) 7.15 (14)   6.49 (10) A B C D E F         111.4
Reward 8.13 (17) 5.94 (27) 4.56 (02) 6.60 (14) 7.19 (11)   6.48 (11) A B C D E F           111.3
Achieva 8.15 (12) 6.06 (11) 4.35 (18) 6.58 (15) 7.12 (15)   6.45 (12) A B C D E F G           110.8
Crystal 8.06 (22) 5.95 (26) 4.35 (19) 6.55 (17) 7.34 (3)   6.45 (14) A B C D E F G                 110.7
Centurion 8.05 (23) 6.07 (10) 4.25 (29) 6.58 (16) 7.23 (7)   6.44 (15) A B C D E F G H             110.5
WL 317 8.34 (02) 6.12 (06) 4.44 (10) 6.42 (32) 6.77 (40)   6.42 (17) A B C D E F G H       110.2
AlfaStar(C/W1404) 8.00 (32) 5.85 (38) 4.33 (22) 6.66 (10) 7.19 (10)   6.41 (18) A B C D E F G H I               110.0
Ultra 8.12 (19) 6.01 (18) 4.32 (24) 6.63 (12) 6.93 (31)   6.40 (20) A B C D E F G H I         109.9
Blazer XL 8.03 (27) 6.15 (02) 4.36 (17) 6.50 (22) 6.90 (33)   6.39 (21) A B C D E F G H I         109.7
DK 133 8.15 (13) 5.96 (24) 4.21 (36) 6.73 (05) 6.87 (35)   6.38 (22) A B C D E F G H I J       109.6
Blazer 8.14 (15) 5.72 (44) 4.31 (25) 6.43 (28) 7.24 (6)   6.37 (24) B C D E F G H I J             109.3
5472 7.93 (36) 5.85 (37) 4.43 (12) 6.67 (09) 6.96 (27)   6.37 (25)   B C D E F G H I J K           109.3
Milk River (C/W 1361) 8.04 (26) 5.80 (40) 4.28 (28) 6.53 (19) 6.53 (19)   6.35 (26) C D E F G H I J K           109.0
Nemagone 8.01 (30) 5.96 (23) 4.34 (20) 6.49 (23) 6.96 (28)   6.35 (27)   C D E F G H I J K L         109.0
DK 125 8.04 (24) 5.79 (42) 4.18 (41) 6.54 (18) 7.10 (20)   6.33 (29) C D E F G H I J K L         108.6
Arrow 8.00 (31) 5.93 (29) 4.38 (14) 6.48 (25) 6.82 (38)   6.32 (30)   C D E F G H I J K L         108.5
MultiQueen(C/W1466) 8.20 (08) 5.88 (35) 4.22 (33) 6.40 (38) 6.84 (37)   6.31 (31)     C D E F G H I J K L         108.2
Webfoot 7.76 (42) 6.13 (05) 4.21 (35) 6.38 (40) 7.04 (22)   6.30 (33)     C D E F G H I J K L         108.2
Belmont 8.03 (28) 6.07 (09) 4.24 (30) 6.40 (36) 6.77 (39)   6.30 (34) C D E F G H I J K L         108.2
WL 323 8.06 (21) 5.92 (30) 4.18 (39) 6.39 (39) 6.95 (29)   6.30 (35) C D E F G H I J K L         108.1
Epic 7.75 (43) 5.91 (32) 4.21 (34) 6.34 (42) 7.12 (18)   6.27 (37) E F G H I J K L         107.5
89-30 7.90 (37) 5.89 (33) 4.18 (42) 6.42 (33) 6.92 (32)   6.26 (38) E F G H I J K L         107.4
Apollo Supreme 7.59 (46) 6.05 (14) 4.49 (05) 6.40 (35) 6.73 (41)   6.25 (39)   F G H I J K L         107.3
5454 7.71 (44) 5.89 (34) 4.20 (37) 6.27 (44) 7.00 (25)   6.22 (40) G H I J K L M       106.7
Cimarron VR 7.51 (47) 5.93 (28) 4.37 (15) 6.51 (21) 6.71 (42)   6.21 (41) G H I J K L M       106.5
WL 320 7.82 (38) 6.02 (17) 4.09 (46) 6.30 (43) 6.70 (43)   6.19 (42) H I J K L M       106.2
WL 322 HQ 7.71 (45) 5.71 (45) 4.16 (43) 6.38 (41) 6.84 (36)   6.16 (43) I J K L M       105.7
Archer 7.76 (41) 5.80 (41) 4.22 (32) 6.22 (46) 6.56 (46)   6.11 (45) K L M N     104.9
LM 456 7.79 (40) 5.53 (47) 3.84 (48) 6.20 (47) 6.51 (48)   5.97 (47) M N O   102.5
Iroquois 6.92 (49) 5.46 (48) 4.30 (27) 6.15 (49) 6.57 (45)   5.88 (48) N O   100.9
Vernal 7.11 (48) 5.21 (49) 4.20 (38) 6.27 (45) 6.35 (49)   5.83 (49)   O   100.0
Experimental Cultivars                                                          
More 8.12 (20) 6.09 (07) 4.45 (09) 6.48 (26) 7.12 (17)   6.45 (13) A B C D E F G             110.7
ABI 9143 8.02 (29) 5.98 (22) 4.47 (06) 6.53 (20) 7.15 (13)   6.43 (16) A B C D E F G H             110.4
PGI 3222 8.14 (16) 6.01 (19) 4.43 (11) 6.42 (30) 7.02 (23)   6.40 (19) A B C D E F G H I           109.9
Un 60 8.17 (10) 5.96 (25) 4.08 (47) 6.47 (27) 7.19 (12)   6.37 (23)   B C D E F G H I J             109.4
PGI 3392 7.94 (35) 5.99 (20) 4.15 (44) 6.73 (04) 6.93 (30)   6.35 (28)     C D E F G H I J K L         109.0
C/W 1349 7.98 (34) 5.92 (31) 4.22 (31) 6.40 (34) 7.00 (24)   6.31 (32)     C D E F G H I J K L         108.2
H-154 8.22 (07) 5.69 (46) 4.14 (45) 6.42 (31) 6.88 (34)   6.27 (36)     D E F G H I J K L         107.6
AS-BG 7.80 (39) 5.82 (39) 4.18 (40) 6.18 (48) 6.67 (44)   6.13 (44)     J K L M N     105.2
6J89 8.04 (25) 5.75 (43) 3.76 (49) 6.40 (37) 6.52 (47)   6.09 (46)     L M N     104.6
                                                           
MEAN 7.99   5.93   4.30   6.50   6.98     6.34                                    
                                                           
CV 4.00   3.2   4.00   4.1   4.30     3.5                                    
LSD (.05) 0.44   0.26   0.24   0.38   0.42     0.26                                    
                                                           
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed UC Intermountain Research and Extension Center, Tulelake CA.
Variety X Year interaction is significant
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.

Last Updated on 3/3/99
By Dan Putnam