Tulelake '98 Yields

Table 1. UC Tulelake (Intermountain Region) Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1998 yields. Trial planted 7/7/93
  Cut 1 Cut 2 Cut 3 YEAR                             % OF
ENTRY 6/17 7/21 9/2 TOTAL                             Vernal
Dry Tons/Acre   %
Released Cultivars      
5262 3.42 (1) 2.24 (2) 1.76 (20) 7.42 (1) A                           116.9
329 (C/W 1312) 3.34 (8) 2.17 (7) 1.85 (9) 7.35 (2) A B                         115.8
Crystal 3.34 (9) 2.10 (21) 1.90 (2) 7.34 (3) A B C                       115.6
5364 3.40 (3) 2.19 (6) 1.75 (21) 7.34 (4) A B C                       115.6
Class 3.25 (17) 2.20 (5) 1.88 (4) 7.33 (5) A B C D                     115.4
Blazer 3.22 (21) 2.13 (12) 1.88 (3) 7.24 (6) A B C D E                   114.0
Centurion 3.28 (13) 2.16 (10) 1.79 (15) 7.23 (7) A B C D E F                 113.9
2888 (C/W 1437) 3.34 (10) 2.16 (8) 1.73 (25) 7.23 (8) A B C D E F                 113.9
DK 122 3.40 (2) 2.12 (18) 1.70 (36) 7.22 (9) A B C D E F                 113.8
AlfaStar(C/W1404) 3.12 (32) 2.27 (1) 1.80 (13) 7.19 (10) A B C D E F                 113.3
Reward 3.34 (7) 2.08 (25) 1.77 (18) 7.19 (11) A B C D E F G               113.2
Webfoot MPR 3.24 (18) 2.07 (29) 1.83 (11) 7.15 (14) A B C D E F G               112.6
Achieva 3.18 (24) 2.09 (24) 1.86 (8) 7.12 (15) A B C D E F G H             112.2
Asset 3.14 (28) 2.13 (13) 1.84 (10) 7.12 (16) A B C D E F G H             112.1
Epic 3.30 (11) 2.04 (38) 1.79 (16) 7.12 (18) A B C D E F G H             112.1
Milk River (C/W 1361) 3.29 (12) 2.08 (26) 1.73 (26) 7.10 (19) A B C D E F G H             111.9
DK 125 3.24 (20) 2.12 (19) 1.74 (23) 7.10 (20) A B C D E F G H             111.8
5246 3.34 (6) 2.09 (22) 1.66 (43) 7.09 (21) A B C D E F G H             111.7
Webfoot 3.37 (4) 2.03 (40) 1.64 (46) 7.04 (22) A B C D E F G H I           110.8
5454 3.18 (23) 2.13 (16) 1.69 (39) 7.00 (25)   B C D E F G H I           110.2
Aggressor 3.10 (34) 2.06 (33) 1.81 (12) 6.96 (26)   B C D E F G H I J         109.7
5472 3.02 (39) 2.23 (3) 1.71 (32) 6.96 (27)   B C D E F G H I J         109.6
Nemagone 2.88 (46) 2.22 (4) 1.86 (7) 6.96 (28)   B C D E F G H I J         109.5
WL 323 3.16 (26) 2.13 (17) 1.66 (44) 6.95 (29)   B C D E F G H I J         109.4
Ultra 3.14 (29) 2.08 (28) 1.71 (30) 6.93 (31)     C D E F G H I J K L     109.1
89-30 3.13 (31) 2.07 (30) 1.72 (27) 6.92 (32)       D E F G H I J K L     108.9
Blazer XL 3.17 (25) 1.99 (44) 1.74 (24) 6.90 (33)         E F G H I J K L     108.7
DK 133 2.99 (41) 2.09 (23) 1.79 (14) 6.87 (35)         E F G H I J K L     108.2
WL 322 HQ 3.11 (33) 2.03 (39) 1.71 (33) 6.84 (36)         E F G H I J K L     107.8
MultiQueen(C/W1466) 2.96 (42) 2.16 (9) 1.71 (28) 6.84 (37)         E F G H I J K L     107.7
Arrow 3.09 (35) 2.02 (43) 1.70 (34) 6.82 (38)           F G H I J K L     107.4
Belmont 3.07 (37) 2.04 (37) 1.66 (42) 6.77 (39)             G H I J K L     106.7
WL 317 3.07 (38) 2.04 (36) 1.66 (41) 6.77 (40)             G H I J K L     106.7
Apollo Supreme 3.13 (30) 1.98 (46) 1.61 (47) 6.73 (41)               H I J K L M   105.9
Cimarron VR 3.08 (36) 1.99 (45) 1.65 (45) 6.71 (42)               H I J K L M   105.7
WL 320 3.00 (40) 1.94 (48) 1.76 (19) 6.70 (43)               H I J K L M   105.6
Iroquois 3.24 (19) 1.97 (47) 1.36 (49) 6.57 (45)                   J K L M   103.5
Archer 2.74 (48) 2.13 (15) 1.69 (38) 6.56 (46)                   J K L M   103.3
LM 456 2.77 (47) 2.07 (31) 1.67 (40) 6.51 (48)                       L M   102.5
Vernal 2.94 (44) 1.92 (49) 1.49 (48) 6.35 (49)                         M   100.0
Experimental Cultivars                                              
Un 60 3.26 (15) 2.05 (34) 1.87 (5) 7.19 (12) A B C D E F G               113.2
ABI 9143 3.26 (16) 2.11 (20) 1.78 (17) 7.15 (13) A B C D E F G               112.6
More 3.36 (5) 2.06 (32) 1.70 (37) 7.12 (17) A B C D E F G H             112.1
PGI 3222 3.15 (27) 2.13 (14) 1.74 (22) 7.02 (23) A B C D E F G H I           110.6
C/W 1349 3.27 (14) 2.03 (42) 1.70 (35) 7.00 (24) A B C D E F G H I           110.3
PGI 3392 3.19 (22) 2.03 (41) 1.71 (31) 6.93 (30)     C D E F G H I J K       109.2
H-154 2.99 (43) 2.08 (27) 1.86 (6) 6.88 (34)         E F G H I J K L     108.4
AS-BG 2.90 (45) 2.05 (35) 1.71 (29) 6.67 (44)                 I J K L M   105.0
6J89 2.47 (49) 2.14 (11) 1.91 (1) 6.52 (47)                     K L M   102.6
                                             
MEAN 3.15   2.09   1.74   6.98                                
                                             
CV 4.50   4.60   7.60   4.30                                
LSD (.05) 0.20   0.13   0.18   0.42                                
                                             
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed UC Intermountain Research and Extension Center, Tulelake CA.
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