Kearney '97-'98 Yields

Table 8. UC Kearney (San Joaquin Valley) Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1997-1998 Yields. Trial planted 9/20/96
  1997 1998 1997-98                               % OF
ENTRY Yield Yield AVERAGE                               CUF 101
  Dry Tons/Acre                                
Released Cultivars                                      
SW 9500 (SW9504) 15.38 (2) 11.46 (6) 13.42 (1) A                             110.4
SW 9301 14.78 (16) 11.78 (2) 13.28 (3) A B                           109.3
Magna 901 (DS 691) 15.59 (1) 10.86 (27) 13.23 (4) A B C                         108.9
Kern 15.19 (5) 11.04 (17) 13.11 (7) A B C D                       107.9
WL 612 14.98 (7) 11.08 (16) 13.03 (13) A B C D E                     107.2
Coronado 14.65 (24) 11.37 (7) 13.01 (15) A B C D E                     107.1
WL 525HQ 15.28 (4) 10.67 (33) 12.97 (16) A B C D E F                   106.8
SW 7400 (SW 7411) 14.73 (20) 11.01 (19) 12.87 (21) A B C D E F G H               105.9
Weststar (88SWR) 14.44 (27) 11.01 (18) 12.72 (26) A B C D E F G H I J           104.7
FG92-301 14.42 (29) 10.62 (35) 12.52 (32) A B C D E F G H I J K L M     103.0
Prestige 14.27 (33) 10.69 (32) 12.48 (34)   B C D E F G H I J K L M     102.7
FG8L412 13.94 (38) 10.70 (30) 12.32 (36)     C D E F G H I J K L M     101.4
Magna 9 13.50 (46) 10.96 (21) 12.23 (37)       D E F G H I J K L M     100.6
CUF 101 14.32 (30) 9.98 (47) 12.15 (39)         E F G H I J K L M     100.0
DK 189 14.44 (28) 9.84 (49) 12.14 (40)         E F G H I J K L M     99.9
5681 13.51 (45) 10.34 (43) 11.93 (44)                 I J K L M     98.2
Highline (UC 340) 13.89 (40) 9.67 (50) 11.78 (48)                     K L M     97.0
Magna 8 13.81 (43) 9.62 (51) 11.71 (49)                       L M     96.4
Experimental Cultivars                                          
SW 9628 14.97 (9) 11.87 (1) 13.42 (2) A                             110.4
WL 92-205 14.78 (17) 11.63 (3) 13.20 (5) A B C                         108.7
SW 7410 14.75 (19) 11.59 (4) 13.17 (6) A B C                         108.4
UN1718 14.92 (10) 11.25 (10) 13.08 (8) A B C D                       107.7
DS 681FQ 14.83 (13) 11.33 (8) 13.08 (9) A B C D                       107.7
YS9T78 14.97 (8) 11.12 (14) 13.05 (10) A B C D E                     107.4
UN9B78 15.11 (6) 10.95 (22) 13.03 (11) A B C D E                     107.3
IK 9004 14.76 (18) 11.30 (9) 13.03 (12) A B C D E                     107.2
UC 2269 14.83 (14) 11.22 (12) 13.02 (14) A B C D E                     107.2
IK 9005 14.70 (22) 11.17 (13) 12.93 (17) A B C D E F G                 106.4
90 KAS STX5 14.71 (21) 11.11 (15) 12.91 (18) A B C D E F G                 106.3
YS-8T1094 14.90 (12) 10.91 (24) 12.90 (19) A B C D E F G                 106.2
CW 4888 14.55 (26) 11.26 (11) 12.89 (20) A B C D E F G H               106.1
UC 2212 14.15 (37) 11.54 (5) 12.84 (22) A B C D E F G H I             105.7
X56N57 15.29 (3) 10.38 (41) 12.84 (23) A B C D E F G H I             105.7
IK 9206 14.59 (25) 10.98 (20) 12.78 (24) A B C D E F G H I J           105.2
WL C245 14.92 (11) 10.58 (37) 12.75 (25) A B C D E F G H I J           104.9
IK 9216-17 14.67 (23) 10.69 (31) 12.68 (27) A B C D E F G H I J K         104.3
CW 4880 14.31 (32) 10.89 (35) 12.60 (28) A B C D E F G H I J K L       103.7
UC 2241 14.32 (31) 10.87 (26) 12.59 (29) A B C D E F G H I J K L       103.6
UC 2219 14.22 (35) 10.92 (23) 12.57 (30) A B C D E F G H I J K L       103.5
ZX 9392 14.25 (34) 10.81 (28) 12.53 (31) A B C D E F G H I J K L M     103.1
ZX 9393 14.81 (15) 10.18 (44) 12.50 (33) A B C D E F G H I J K L M     105.8
ZX 9499 14.18 (36) 10.51 (39) 12.35 (35)     C D E F G H I J K L M     101.6
CW 4890 13.89 (41) 10.52 (38) 12.20 (38)       D E F G H I J K L M     100.4
ZX 9499A 13.61 (48) 10.70 (29) 12.05 (41)           F G H I J K L M     99.2
WL 91-224 13.46 (47) 10.62 (34) 12.04 (42)             G H I J K L M     99.1
UC 2239 13.82 (42) 10.10 (46) 11.96 (43)               H I J K L M     98.5
ABI 9283 13.27 (49) 10.59 (36) 11.93 (45)                 I J K L M     98.2
FG8L409 13.91 (39) 9.84 (48) 11.87 (46)                   J K L M     97.7
UC 2271 13.56 (44) 10.17 (45) 11.86 (47)                   J K L M     97.6
XA524 12.83 (50) 10.40 (40) 11.61 (50)                         M     95.6
ST-8T198 10.39 (51) 10.36 (42) 10.37 (51)                           N 85.4
                                           
MEAN 14.36   10.80   12.58                                  
                                           
CV 6.30   7.10   6.10                                  
LSD (.05) 1.26 1.00   0.93                                  
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Hanford sandy loam soil at University of California Kearney Ag. Center, Parlier, 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