| Table 6. UC Davis (Sacramento Valley) Nondormant Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1998 yields. Trial planted 5/1/98 | |||||||||||||
| NOTE: ONE-YEAR DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED TO EVALUATE ALFALFA VARIETIES | |||||||||||||
| Cut 1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | YEAR | % OF | |||||||||
| ENTRY | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/11 | TOTAL | CUF 101 | ||||||||
| Dry Tons/Acre | |||||||||||||
| Released Cultivars | |||||||||||||
| WestStar | 1.48 | (14) | 1.98 | (6) | 1.01 | (15) | 4.47 | (4) | 111.9 | ||||
| Achiever | 1.56 | (6) | 1.81 | (20) | 0.92 | (31) | 4.29 | (11) | 107.3 | ||||
| 58N57 | 1.19 | (48) | 2.05 | (2) | 1.03 | (9) | 4.27 | (14) | 106.8 | ||||
| Highline | 1.35 | (35) | 1.88 | (12) | 1.04 | (6) | 4.26 | (15) | 106.7 | ||||
| Corona | 1.35 | (36) | 1.84 | (16) | 1.00 | (19) | 4.19 | (20) | 104.8 | ||||
| Prestige | 1.23 | (44) | 1.85 | (15) | 1.10 | (1) | 4.19 | (21) | 104.8 | ||||
| El Tigre Verde | 1.43 | (21) | 1.79 | (22) | 0.96 | (22) | 4.18 | (23) | 104.7 | ||||
| 5262 | 1.59 | (4) | 1.74 | (30) | 0.84 | (42) | 4.18 | (25) | 104.6 | ||||
| Magna 601 (DS761) | 1.52 | (9) | 1.70 | (35) | 0.94 | (27) | 4.17 | (26) | 104.3 | ||||
| Tulare | 1.43 | (22) | 1.95 | (8) | 0.79 | (45) | 4.17 | (27) | 104.3 | ||||
| Moapa 69 | 1.42 | (25) | 1.64 | (41) | 1.08 | (4) | 4.14 | (28) | 103.6 | ||||
| WL 525 HQ | 1.41 | (27) | 1.71 | (34) | 1.02 | (10) | 4.14 | (29) | 103.6 | ||||
| Beacon | 1.37 | (31) | 1.68 | (38) | 0.95 | (24) | 4.00 | (34) | 100.1 | ||||
| CUF 101 | 1.40 | (28) | 1.72 | (33) | 0.87 | (37) | 3.99 | (35) | 100.0 | ||||
| Rio Grande | 1.45 | (16) | 1.63 | (43) | 0.86 | (39) | 3.93 | (37) | 98.5 | ||||
| Sonoma | 1.54 | (7) | 1.66 | (39) | 0.73 | (48) | 3.92 | (38) | 98.2 | ||||
| X57Q77 | 1.44 | (19) | 1.62 | (44) | 0.77 | (46) | 3.84 | (44) | 96.1 | ||||
| Magna 8 | 1.48 | (13) | 1.58 | (47) | 0.74 | (47) | 3.80 | (45) | 95.2 | ||||
| DK 180ML | 1.23 | (45) | 1.75 | (29) | 0.82 | (44) | 3.80 | (46) | 95.1 | ||||
| Experimental Cultivars | |||||||||||||
| ABI 9283 | 1.46 | (15) | 2.19 | (1) | 1.03 | (8) | 4.68 | (1) | 117.1 | ||||
| DS 771 | 1.66 | (1) | 1.95 | (7) | 0.94 | (26) | 4.56 | (2) | 114.1 | ||||
| ZX9886 | 1.58 | (5) | 1.87 | (14) | 1.09 | (2) | 4.53 | (3) | 113.5 | ||||
| ZX 9495 | 1.66 | (2) | 1.77 | (26) | 1.01 | (13) | 4.43 | (5) | 111.0 | ||||
| SW 9720 | 1.61 | (3) | 1.78 | (24) | 1.03 | (7) | 4.42 | (6) | 110.6 | ||||
| IK 9003 | 1.54 | (8) | 1.82 | (17) | 1.06 | (5) | 4.42 | (7) | 110.5 | ||||
| SW 8730 | 1.43 | (23) | 2.01 | (3) | 0.93 | (28) | 4.37 | (8) | 109.5 | ||||
| CW 68106 | 1.45 | (18) | 1.90 | (11) | 1.02 | (12) | 4.36 | (9) | 109.2 | ||||
| ZX 9392 | 1.36 | (34) | 2.00 | (5) | 1.00 | (18) | 4.36 | (10) | 109.1 | ||||
| CW 57116 | 1.27 | (42) | 2.00 | (4) | 1.01 | (14) | 4.28 | (12) | 107.2 | ||||
| CW 5991 | 1.40 | (29) | 1.88 | (13) | 1.00 | (16) | 4.28 | (13) | 107.2 | ||||
| CW 5875 | 1.45 | (17) | 1.91 | (10) | 0.90 | (35) | 4.26 | (16) | 106.7 | ||||
| WL W138F | 1.39 | (30) | 1.93 | (9) | 0.90 | (34) | 4.23 | (17) | 105.9 | ||||
| ZX9885 | 1.37 | (32) | 1.74 | (31) | 1.09 | (3) | 4.20 | (18) | 105.2 | ||||
| SW 9601 | 1.49 | (11) | 1.73 | (32) | 0.98 | (21) | 4.20 | (19) | 105.1 | ||||
| IK 9004 | 1.42 | (24) | 1.81 | (18) | 0.94 | (25) | 4.18 | (22) | 104.7 | ||||
| CW 68115 | 1.44 | (20) | 1.79 | (23) | 0.95 | (23) | 4.18 | (24) | 104.6 | ||||
| UN1704 | 1.49 | (10) | 1.70 | (36) | 0.89 | (36) | 4.08 | (30) | 102.2 | ||||
| ZS 9592 | 1.30 | (38) | 1.77 | (27) | 1.02 | (11) | 4.08 | (31) | 102.2 | ||||
| SW 8605 | 1.41 | (26) | 1.81 | (21) | 0.84 | (41) | 4.06 | (32) | 101.6 | ||||
| UN1718 | 1.28 | (41) | 1.81 | (19) | 0.91 | (32) | 4.00 | (33) | 100.2 | ||||
| WL C345 | 1.30 | (37) | 1.68 | (37) | 0.99 | (20) | 3.97 | (36) | 99.4 | ||||
| SW 8718 | 1.28 | (40) | 1.63 | (42) | 1.00 | (17) | 3.91 | (39) | 98.0 | ||||
| DS 781 | 1.48 | (12) | 1.60 | (46) | 0.83 | (43) | 3.91 | (40) | 98.0 | ||||
| UN1729 | 1.29 | (39) | 1.77 | (25) | 0.85 | (40) | 3.91 | (41) | 97.9 | ||||
| ABI 9293 | 1.27 | (43) | 1.77 | (28) | 0.87 | (38) | 3.90 | (42) | 97.8 | ||||
| ZX 9393 | 1.36 | (33) | 1.55 | (48) | 0.93 | (29) | 3.84 | (43) | 96.1 | ||||
| WL C143F | 1.19 | (47) | 1.65 | (40) | 0.93 | (30) | 3.76 | (47) | 94.1 | ||||
| SW 9628 | 1.19 | (46) | 1.61 | (45) | 0.90 | (33) | 3.71 | (48) | 92.8 | ||||
| MEAN | 1.41 | 1.79 | 0.94 | 4.15 | |||||||||
| CV | 15.60 | 10.00 | 14.10 | 8.20 | |||||||||
| LSD (.05) | NS | 0.29 | NS | NS | |||||||||
| Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the Univ. of California Agronomy Farm, Davis, CA. | |||||||||||||
| Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD. | |||||||||||||