Table 6. UC Davis Semidormant Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1997-1999 Yields. Trial planted 9/16/96      
1997 1998 1999 % OF      
ENTRY Yield Yield Yield AVERAGE Lahontan      
Dry Tons/Acre        
Released Cultivars      
SW 7410 11.87 (1) 8.63 (1) 11.72 (3) 10.74 (1) A                   148.8      
Sutter 11.32 (3) 8.39 (2) 12.27 (1) 10.58 (2) A                     146.6      
5681 10.38 (21) 7.77 (7) 11.11 (5) 9.75 (5)   B C               135.2      
Corona 10.74 (9) 7.99 (4) 10.04 (17) 9.59 (9)   B C D             132.9      
Royal 10.21 (28) 7.42 (15) 11.03 (7) 9.55 (10)   B C D             132.4      
Express 10.38 (22) 7.67 (8) 10.61 (11) 9.55 (11)   B C D             132.4      
Achiever(90MC1) 10.63 (14) 7.43 (14) 9.92 (20) 9.48 (15)     C D             131.4      
Tango (FG6B99) 11.20 (4) 7.90 (5) 9.12 (27) 9.48 (16)     C D E           131.3      
Parade 10.66 (12) 7.47 (12) 9.45 (22) 9.20 (22)     C D E F G H     127.4      
WL 414 10.75 (8) 7.16 (23) 9.59 (21) 9.16 (23)     C D E F G H     127.0      
ABI 9252 10.47 (19) 7.51 (11) 9.06 (28) 9.02 (25)       D E F G H I   124.9      
WL 325HQ 10.03 (30) 7.20 (21) 8.86 (30) 8.78 (27)         E F G H I   121.6      
Arriba (ABI 9161) 10.43 (20) 7.00 (27) 8.86 (29) 8.76 (28)           F G H I   121.4      
DK 166 10.33 (24) 7.10 (25) 7.89 (32) 8.57 (30)               H I   118.8      
Lahontan 6.61 (32) 5.77 (32) 9.31 (24) 7.22 (32)                   J 100.0      
Experimental Cultivars      
SW 7602 10.47 (18) 8.06 (3) 12.11 (2) 10.21 (3) A B                 141.5      
DS 673 10.95 (7) 7.63 (9) 10.73 (8) 9.77 (4)   B C               135.4      
SW 7525 10.71 (10) 7.54 (10) 10.73 (9) 9.65 (6)   B C D             133.7      
CW 46106 10.62 (15) 7.46 (13) 10.70 (10) 9.61 (7)   B C D             133.1      
SW 7407 10.37 (23) 7.27 (18) 11.17 (4) 9.60 (8)   B C D             133.1      
IK 8808 10.66 (11) 7.86 (6) 10.03 (18) 9.52 (12)   B C D             131.9      
DS 672 11.12 (5) 7.24 (19) 10.15 (15) 9.50 (13)     C D             131.7      
SW 7524 10.50 (17) 6.91 (28) 11.08 (6) 9.50 (14)     C D             131.6      
ZX 9363 11.07 (6) 7.21 (20) 10.12 (16) 9.46 (17)     C D E F         131.1      
CW 4791 11.61 (2) 7.30 (17) 9.40 (23) 9.44 (18)     C D E F G       130.8      
SW 7627 10.60 (16) 7.14 (24) 10.48 (12) 9.28 (19)     C D E F G       128.6      
DS 671FQ 10.19 (29) 7.16 (22) 10.25 (14) 9.20 (20)     C D E F G H     127.5      
WL C166 10.29 (26) 7.31 (16) 9.99 (19) 9.20 (21)     C D E F G H     127.5      
DS 674 10.25 (27) 6.73 (29) 10.38 (13) 9.16 (24)     C D E F G H     126.9      
CW 4692 10.64 (13) 7.09 (26) 9.17 (26) 8.97 (26)       D E F G H I   124.3      
IK 8919 10.32 (25) 6.64 (30) 9.30 (25) 8.75 (29)             G H I   121.3      
WL 91-210 9.98 (31) 6.53 (31) 8.70 (31) 8.41 (31)                 I   116.5      
                                               
MEAN 10.51 7.38 10.20 9.35      
CV 5.70 8.20 8.80 7.80      
LSD (.05) 0.84 0.85 1.27 0.70      
Variety X Year interaction is significant      
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.

Last Updated on 12/21/1999