Table 2. UC Tulelake Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1994-1999 Yields. Trial planted 7/7/93  
  1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999                                   % OF  
ENTRY Yield Yield Yield Yield Yield Yield AVERAGE                               Vernal  
  Dry Tons/Acre                                  
Released Cultivars  
5262 8.15 (14) 6.02 (16) 4.67 (1) 6.90 (2) 7.42 (1) 7.98 (1) 6.86 (1) A   113.6  
329 (C/W 1312) 8.25 (5) 6.15 (3) 4.45 (8) 6.84 (3) 7.35 (2) 7.78 (4) 6.80 (2) A B   112.6  
Class 8.33 (3) 6.06 (13) 4.32 (23) 6.68 (8) 7.33 (5) 7.70 (5) 6.74 (3) A B C   111.6  
Asset 8.18 (9) 6.06 (12) 4.37 (16) 6.90 (1) 7.12 (16) 7.64 (11) 6.71 (4) A B C D   111.2  
5364 7.99 (33) 5.99 (21) 4.42 (13) 6.72 (6) 7.34 (4) 7.78 (3) 6.71 (5) A B C D E   111.1  
5246 8.63 (1) 5.86 (36) 4.54 (3) 6.43 (29) 7.09 (21) 7.68 (7) 6.70 (6) A B C D E   111.0  
2888 (C/W 1437) 8.24 (6) 6.04 (15) 4.31 (26) 6.65 (11) 7.23 (8) 7.66 (9) 6.69 (7) A B C D E   110.7  
DK 122 8.12 (18) 6.09 (8) 4.47 (7) 6.71 (7) 7.22 (9) 7.50 (25) 6.69 (8) A B C D E F   110.7  
Crystal 8.06 (22) 5.95 (26) 4.35 (19) 6.55 (17) 7.34 (3) 7.79 (2) 6.67 (9) A B C D E F   110.5  
Webfoot MPR 8.33 (4) 6.14 (4) 4.33 (21) 6.49 (24) 7.15 (14) 7.55 (16) 6.67 (10) A B C D E F   110.4  
Aggressor 8.16 (11) 6.19 (1) 4.51 (4) 6.63 (13) 6.96 (26) 7.49 (26) 6.66 (11) A B C D E F G   110.2  
Reward 8.13 (17) 5.94 (27) 4.56 (2) 6.60 (14) 7.19 (11) 7.43 (29) 6.64 (13) A B C D E F G H I   110.0  
Centurion 8.05 (23) 6.07 (10) 4.25 (29) 6.58 (16) 7.23 (7) 7.52 (20) 6.62 (16) A B C D E F G H I   109.6  
Achieva 8.15 (12) 6.06 (11) 4.35 (18) 6.58 (15) 7.12 (15) 7.42 (30) 6.62 (17) A B C D E F G H I   109.6  
AlfaStar (C/W 1404) 8.00 (32) 5.85 (38) 4.33 (22) 6.66 (10) 7.19 (10) 7.51 (24) 6.59 (18) A B C D E F G H I   109.1  
Blazer 8.14 (15) 5.72 (44) 4.31 (25) 6.43 (28) 7.24 (6) 7.66 (10) 6.58 (19) A B C D E F G H I   109.0  
Parade (Un 60) 8.17 (10) 5.96 (25) 4.08 (47) 6.47 (27) 7.19 (12) 7.55 (18) 6.57 (20) B C D E F G H I   108.8  
WL 317 8.34 (2) 6.12 (6) 4.44 (10) 6.42 (32) 6.77 (40) 7.25 (38) 6.56 (21) B C D E F G H I J   108.6  
Blazer XL 8.03 (27) 6.15 (2) 4.36 (17) 6.50 (22) 6.90 (33) 7.39 (32) 6.56 (22) B C D E F G H I J   108.6  
Ultra 8.12 (19) 6.01 (18) 4.32 (24) 6.63 (12) 6.93 (31) 7.32 (34) 6.56 (23) B C D E F G H I J   108.6  
5472 7.93 (36) 5.85 (37) 4.43 (12) 6.67 (9) 6.96 (27) 7.44 (27) 6.55 (24) B C D E F G H I J K   108.4  
Milk River (C/W 1361) 8.04 (26) 5.80 (40) 4.28 (28) 6.53 (19) 7.10 (19) 7.51 (23) 6.55 (25) B C D E F G H I J K   108.4  
Nemagone 8.01 (30) 5.96 (23) 4.34 (20) 6.49 (23) 6.96 (28) 7.52 (21) 6.54 (26) B C D E F G H I J K   108.4  
DK 125 8.04 (24) 5.79 (42) 4.18 (41) 6.54 (18) 7.10 (20) 7.59 (14) 6.54 (27) B C D E F G H I J K   108.3  
DK 133 8.15 (13) 5.96 (24) 4.21 (36) 6.73 (5) 6.87 (35) 7.28 (36) 6.53 (28) B C D E F G H I J K L   108.2  
MultiQueen (C/W 1466) 8.20 (8) 5.88 (35) 4.22 (33) 6.40 (38) 6.84 (37) 7.59 (13) 6.52 (29) C D E F G H I J K L   108.0  
Webfoot 7.76 (42) 6.13 (5) 4.21 (35) 6.38 (40) 7.04 (22) 7.58 (15) 6.52 (30) C D E F G H I J K L   107.9  
Arrow 8.00 (31) 5.93 (29) 4.38 (14) 6.48 (25) 6.82 (38) 7.31 (35) 6.49 (32) C D E F G H I J K L   107.4  
Epic 7.75 (43) 5.91 (32) 4.21 (34) 6.34 (42) 7.12 (18) 7.55 (17) 6.48 (33) C D E F G H I J K L   107.3  
89-30 7.90 (37) 5.89 (33) 4.18 (42) 6.42 (33) 6.92 (32) 7.52 (22) 6.47 (35) C D E F G H I J K L   107.1  
WL 323 8.06 (21) 5.92 (30) 4.18 (39) 6.39 (39) 6.95 (29) 7.27 (37) 6.46 (36) C D E F G H I J K L   107.0  
Belmont 8.03 (28) 6.07 (9) 4.24 (30) 6.40 (36) 6.77 (39) 7.19 (41) 6.45 (37) D E F G H I J K L   106.8  
5454 7.71 (44) 5.89 (34) 4.20 (37) 6.27 (44) 7.00 (25) 7.54 (19) 6.44 (38) D E F G H I J K L M   106.6  
Apollo Supreme 7.59 (46) 6.05 (14) 4.49 (5) 6.40 (35) 6.73 (41) 7.18 (42) 6.41 (40) F G H I J K L M   106.1  
WL 320 7.82 (38) 6.02 (17) 4.09 (46) 6.30 (43) 6.70 (43) 7.37 (33) 6.38 (41) G H I J K L M   105.7  
Cimarron VR 7.51 (47) 5.93 (28) 4.37 (15) 6.51 (21) 6.71 (42) 7.22 (40) 6.38 (42) H I J K L M   105.6  
WL 322 HQ 7.71 (45) 5.71 (45) 4.16 (43) 6.38 (41) 6.84 (36) 7.42 (31) 6.37 (43) I J K L M   105.5  
Archer 7.76 (41) 5.80 (41) 4.22 (32) 6.22 (46) 6.56 (46) 7.10 (45) 6.28 (44) J K L M N   103.9  
LM 456 7.79 (40) 5.53 (47) 3.84 (48) 6.20 (47) 6.51 (48) 7.06 (47) 6.16 (47) M N   101.9  
Iroquois 6.92 (49) 5.46 (48) 4.30 (27) 6.15 (49) 6.57 (45) 6.98 (48) 6.06 (48) N   100.4  
Vernal 7.11 (48) 5.21 (49) 4.20 (38) 6.27 (45) 6.35 (49) 7.10 (44) 6.04 (49) N   100.0  
Experimental Cultivars  
More 8.12 (20) 6.09 (7) 4.45 (9) 6.48 (26) 7.12 (17) 7.66 (8) 6.65 (12) A B C D E F G H   110.2  
ABI 9143 8.02 (29) 5.98 (22) 4.47 (6) 6.53 (20) 7.15 (13) 7.62 (12) 6.63 (14) A B C D E F G H I   109.8  
PGI 3222 8.14 (16) 6.01 (19) 4.43 (11) 6.42 (30) 7.02 (23) 7.69 (6) 6.62 (15) A B C D E F G H I   109.6  
C/W 1349 7.98 (34) 5.92 (31) 4.22 (31) 6.40 (34) 7.00 (24) 7.43 (28) 6.49 (31) C D E F G H I J K L   107.5  
PGI 3392 7.94 (35) 5.99 (20) 4.15 (44) 6.73 (4) 6.93 (30) 7.11 (43) 6.48 (34) C D E F G H I J K L   107.2  
H-154 8.22 (7) 5.69 (46) 4.14 (45) 6.42 (31) 6.88 (34) 7.22 (39) 6.43 (39) E F G H I J K L M   106.5  
AS-BG 7.80 (39) 5.82 (39) 4.18 (40) 6.18 (48) 6.67 (44) 6.94 (49) 6.27 (45) K L M N   103.8  
6J89 8.04 (25) 5.75 (43) 3.76 (49) 6.40 (37) 6.52 (47) 7.06 (46) 6.26 (46) L M N   103.6  
                                                             
MEAN 7.99   5.93   4.30   6.50   6.98   7.44   6.52                                    
                                                             
CV 4.00   3.20   4.00   4.10   4.30   5.30   3.70                                    
LSD (.05) 0.44   0.26   0.24 0.38   0.42       0.28                                    
Variety X Year interaction is significant
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 12/21/1999