Table 1. UC Tulelake Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1999 yields. Trial planted 7/7/93    
  Cut 1 Cut 2 Cut 3 YEAR % OF    
ENTRY 6/16 7/19 9/2 TOTAL Vernal    
  Dry Tons/Acre      
Released Cultivars    
5262 3.40 (1) 2.28 (2) 2.30 (15) 7.98 (1) 112.4    
Crystal 3.17 (10) 2.31 (1) 2.31 (13) 7.79 (2) 109.7    
5364 3.32 (2) 2.16 (31) 2.30 (16) 7.78 (3) 109.5    
329 (C/W 1312) 3.21 (7) 2.22 (17) 2.35 (5) 7.78 (4) 109.5    
Class 3.06 (21) 2.27 (5) 2.37 (2) 7.70 (5) 108.5    
5246 3.27 (3) 2.23 (15) 2.18 (38) 7.68 (7) 108.1    
2888 (C/W 1437) 3.15 (12) 2.20 (22) 2.31 (14) 7.66 (9) 107.9    
Blazer 3.16 (11) 2.15 (32) 2.34 (6) 7.66 (10) 107.8    
Asset 3.23 (6) 2.15 (34) 2.26 (22) 7.64 (11) 107.6    
MultiQueen (C/W 1466) 3.01 (29) 2.25 (6) 2.32 (10) 7.59 (13) 106.8    
DK 125 3.06 (22) 2.25 (7) 2.28 (20) 7.59 (14) 106.8    
Webfoot 3.17 (9) 2.27 (4) 2.14 (43) 7.58 (15) 106.7    
Webfoot MPR 3.00 (31) 2.23 (16) 2.33 (8) 7.55 (16) 106.4    
Epic 3.24 (5) 2.09 (43) 2.22 (28) 7.55 (17) 106.3    
Parade (Un 60) 2.96 (38) 2.22 (20) 2.37 (3) 7.55 (18) 106.3    
5454 3.11 (15) 2.24 (11) 2.20 (36) 7.54 (19) 106.2    
Centurion 2.98 (34) 2.20 (23) 2.34 (7) 7.52 (20) 105.9    
Nemagone 2.93 (40) 2.27 (3) 2.32 (11) 7.52 (21) 105.9    
89-30 3.05 (25) 2.25 (8) 2.22 (30) 7.52 (22) 105.8    
Milk River (C/W 1361) 3.05 (23) 2.18 (24) 2.28 (19) 7.51 (23) 105.8    
AlfaStar (C/W 1404) 3.00 (30) 2.18 (25) 2.33 (9) 7.51 (24) 105.7    
DK 122 3.11 (14) 2.16 (30) 2.23 (26) 7.50 (25) 105.6    
Aggressor 3.07 (19) 2.21 (21) 2.21 (33) 7.49 (26) 105.5    
5472 3.07 (20) 2.15 (33) 2.22 (31) 7.44 (27) 104.7    
Reward 3.09 (17) 2.17 (27) 2.16 (41) 7.43 (29) 104.6    
Achieva 2.92 (42) 2.13 (37) 2.37 (4) 7.42 (30) 104.5    
WL 322 HQ 3.09 (18) 2.22 (18) 2.10 (45) 7.42 (31) 104.5    
Blazer XL 2.98 (35) 2.17 (26) 2.24 (25) 7.39 (32) 104.1    
WL 320 2.84 (44) 2.23 (13) 2.29 (17) 7.37 (33) 103.8    
Ultra 3.05 (24) 2.05 (46) 2.22 (29) 7.32 (34) 103.1    
Arrow 3.13 (13) 2.05 (45) 2.13 (44) 7.31 (35) 103.0    
DK 133 2.93 (41) 2.10 (42) 2.25 (24) 7.28 (36) 102.5    
WL 323 2.95 (39) 2.12 (39) 2.20 (37) 7.27 (37) 102.3    
WL 317 2.97 (36) 2.07 (44) 2.21 (35) 7.25 (38) 102.1    
Cimarron VR 3.03 (27) 2.04 (47) 2.15 (42) 7.22 (40) 101.6    
Belmont 2.85 (43) 2.11 (41) 2.23 (27) 7.19 (41) 101.2    
Apollo Supreme 3.04 (26) 2.16 (29) 1.97 (48) 7.18 (42) 101.1    
Vernal 2.99 (33) 2.12 (38) 1.99 (47) 7.10 (44) 100.0    
Archer 2.79 (45) 2.13 (36) 2.17 (39) 7.10 (45) 100.0    
LM 456 2.60 (48) 2.24 (10) 2.21 (32) 7.06 (47) 99.4    
Iroquois 2.96 (37) 2.12 (40) 1.90 (49) 6.98 (48) 98.3    
Experimental Cultivars    
PGI 3222 3.18 (8) 2.24 (12) 2.27 (21) 7.69 (6) 108.3    
More 3.10 (16) 2.25 (9) 2.32 (12) 7.66 (8) 107.9    
ABI 9143 3.24 (4) 2.22 (19) 2.16 (40) 7.62 (12) 107.3    
C/W 1349 3.03 (28) 2.14 (35) 2.26 (23) 7.43 (28) 104.6    
H-154 2.76 (46) 2.16 (28) 2.29 (18) 7.22 (39) 101.7    
PGI 3392 3.00 (32) 2.03 (48) 2.08 (46) 7.11 (43) 100.1    
6J89 2.34 (49) 2.23 (14) 2.50 (1) 7.06 (46) 99.5    
AS-BG 2.71 (47) 2.02 (49) 2.21 (34) 6.94 (49) 97.8    
   
MEAN 3.03   2.18   2.24   7.44        
   
CV 6.10   7.00   6.50   5.30        
LSD (.05) 0.26   NS   0.20   NS        
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed UC Intermountain Research and Extension Center, Tulelake CA.

Last Updated on 12/21/1999