West Side '96-'98 Yields

Table 10. UC West Side (San Joaquin Valley) Alfalfa Variety Trial 1996-98 Yields. Planted 9/21/95
  1996 1997 1998                                 % OF
ENTRY Yield Yield Yield AVERAGE                               Moapa 69
Dry Tons/Acre                                
Released Cultivars                                      
Mecca III (DS 591) 11.75 (08) 16.11 (02) 12.08 (02) 13.36 (01) A                             113.7
WL 612 11.73 (09) 15.54 (06) 11.64 (07) 12.97 (03) A B C                         110.3
WL 525 HQ 11.39 (25) 15.47 (11) 11.94 (04) 12.93 (05) A B C                         110.0
Prestige 11.40 (21) 15.00 (21) 11.56 (10) 12.66 (12) A B C D E F G                 107.7
SW 9400 (SW 8406) 11.39 (24) 14.91 (24) 11.52 (13) 12.60 (15)   B C D E F G H I             107.2
SW 9500 (SW9504) 11.29 (29) 15.27 (15) 11.18 (18) 12.58 (17)     C D E F G H I             107.0
Kern 11.56 (14) 14.93 (22) 10.93 (23) 12.47 (20)     C D E F G H I J K         106.1
SW 9301 11.62 (11) 14.84 (26) 10.83 (25) 12.47 (21)     C D E F G H I J K         106.1
Magna 8 11.88 (04) 15.50 (09) 9.94 (44) 12.44 (23)     C D E F G H I J K         105.8
Highline (UC 340) 12.22 (02) 15.17 (18) 9.58 (46) 12.32 (28)     C D E F G H I J K L       104.8
5939 11.25 (31) 14.30 (40) 10.98 (22) 12.17 (34)       D E F G H I J K L       103.6
Mesa 11.06 (37) 14.06 (44) 10.75 (27) 11.96 (39)             G H I J K L M     101.7
5715 11.36 (26) 14.20 (41) 10.07 (41) 11.88 (41)               H I J K L M     101.0
CUF 101 11.57 (13) 14.72 (30) 9.30 (47) 11.86 (43)                 I J K L M     100.9
Mecca II 10.96 (42) 14.34 (39) 10.23 (39) 11.83 (44)                   J K L M     100.6
Moapa 69 11.05 (38) 14.13 (43) 10.06 (42) 11.76 (45)                     K L M     100.0
Archer 9.40 (48) 11.80 (48) 8.38 (48) 9.86 (48)                           N   83.9
Experimental Cultivars                                              
WL 91-224 11.86 (05) 16.17 (01) 11.94 (03) 13.32 (02) A B                           113.3
UN 8T 198 11.47 (18) 16.02 (03) 11.62 (08) 12.96 (04) A B C                         110.2
IK 9004 11.35 (27) 15.14 (19) 12.19 (01) 12.89 (06) A B C D                       109.7
91112 12.35 (01) 15.93 (04) 10.32 (37) 12.86 (07) A B C D                       109.4
SW 9412 11.72 (10) 15.44 (12) 11.39 (16) 12.85 (08) A B C D E                     109.3
CW 4080 11.51 (15) 15.51 (07) 11.36 (17) 12.79 (09) A B C D E F                   108.8
PSC 346 11.80 (07) 15.87 (05) 10.60 (33) 12.76 (10) A B C D E F                   108.5
8621C 11.47 (19) 15.20 (16) 11.51 (14) 12.73 (11) A B C D E F                   108.2
UC 1874 11.40 (22) 15.48 (10) 10.99 (21) 12.62 (13) A B C D E F G                 107.4
YS 8T 1094 11.60 (12) 15.43 (13) 10.74 (28) 12.62 (14)   B C D E F G H               107.3
88LM8 11.46 (20) 14.58 (32) 11.74 (06) 12.59 (16)   B C D E F G H I             107.1
ZX 9395 11.51 (16) 15.50 (08) 10.67 (32) 12.56 (18)     C D E F G H I J           106.8
CW 4088 11.50 (17) 15.08 (20) 11.10 (19) 12.56 (19)     C D E F G H I J           106.8
DS 592 11.02 (40) 14.44 (37) 11.92 (05) 12.46 (22)     C D E F G H I J K         106.0
ZX 9383 11.84 (06) 15.29 (14) 10.13 (40) 12.42 (24)     C D E F G H I J K         105.7
DS 582 11.08 (35) 14.56 (35) 11.58 (09) 12.40 (25)     C D E F G H I J K         105.5
CW 4079 11.01 (41) 14.54 (36) 11.56 (11) 12.37 (26)     C D E F G H I J K         105.2
SW 9523 11.06 (36) 15.18 (17) 10.77 (26) 12.33 (27)     C D E F G H I J K         104.9
SW 9415 11.39 (23) 14.70 (31) 10.68 (31) 12.30 (29)     C D E F G H I J K L       104.6
IK 9218-19 11.09 (34) 14.36 (38) 11.40 (15) 12.28 (30)     C D E F G H I J K L       104.5
DS 491 11.93 (03) 14.56 (34) 10.35 (36) 12.28 (31)     C D E F G H I J K L       104.4
9390 APH 11.10 (33) 14.93 (23) 10.73 (29) 12.26 (32)     C D E F G H I J K L       104.2
ABI 9294 11.35 (28) 14.89 (25) 10.51 (35) 12.25 (33)     C D E F G H I J K L       104.2
IK 9005 10.83 (44) 13.97 (45) 11.55 (12) 12.12 (35)         E F G H I J K L M     103.1
UN 8T 1099 10.86 (43) 14.75 (28) 10.73 (30) 12.11 (36)         E F G H I J K L M     103.1
UC 339 11.27 (30) 14.58 (33) 10.31 (38) 12.05 (37)           F G H I J K L M     102.5
IK 9016 10.70 (45) 14.18 (42) 11.06 (20) 11.98 (38)             G H I J K L M     101.9
UC 1881 11.03 (39) 14.75 (29) 10.00 (43) 11.93 (40)             G H I J K L M     101.5
CW 4090 10.29 (46) 14.81 (27) 10.53 (34) 11.87 (42)                 I J K L M     101.0
ZG 9482 10.07 (47) 13.81 (46) 10.89 (24) 11.59 (46)                       L M     98.6
DS 581 11.14 (32) 13.38 (47) 9.72 (45) 11.42 (47)                         M     97.1
                                               
MEAN 11.31   14.86   10.87   12.36                                  
                                               
CV 6.00   7.30   4.50   5.30                                  
LSD (.05) 0.85   1.35   0.62   0.74                                  
                                               
Variety X Year interaction is significant
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Panoche clay loam soil at Univ. of Calif. West Side Field Station, Five Points, 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