Table 5. UC Davis Semidormant Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1999 yields. Trial planted 9/16/96
  Cut 1 Cut 2 Cut 3 Cut 4 Cut 5 Cut 6 Cut 7 YEAR                           % OF
ENTRY 4/20 5/24 6/22 7/19 8/18 9/21 10/25 TOTAL                           Lahontan
  Dry Tons/Acre                            
Released Cultivars
Sutter 1.96 (6) 2.15 (2) 2.15 (2) 1.72 (4) 1.24 (7) 1.41 (4) 0.91 (12) 12.27 (1) A   131.7
SW 7410 2.01 (2) 2.24 (1) 2.21 (1) 1.72 (5) 1.46 (2) 1.15 (17) 0.93 (10) 11.72 (3) A B   125.9
5681 1.74 (25) 2.00 (7) 2.14 (3) 1.74 (2) 1.22 (11) 1.29 (11) 1.00 (4) 11.11 (5) A B C                     119.3
Royal 2.09 (1) 2.03 (6) 1.95 (9) 1.58 (8) 1.14 (16) 1.30 (9) 0.94 (7) 11.03 (7) A B C   118.5
Express 2.01 (3) 1.92 (8) 1.78 (15) 1.38 (19) 1.27 (3) 1.32 (8) 0.93 (9) 10.61 (11) B C D E F   113.9
Corona 1.61 (30) 1.71 (20) 1.92 (11) 1.51 (13) 1.23 (9) 1.23 (13) 0.84 (18) 10.04 (17) C D E F G H I J   107.8
Achiever(90MC1) 1.86 (14) 1.88 (10) 1.59 (28) 1.20 (30) 1.25 (4) 1.16 (16) 0.76 (25) 9.92 (20) C D E F G H I J K   106.5
WL 414 1.78 (18) 1.66 (24) 1.88 (12) 1.32 (23) 1.03 (27) 1.08 (24) 0.83 (19) 9.59 (21) D E F G H I J K   103.0
Parade 1.64 (27) 1.70 (21) 1.74 (17) 1.43 (16) 1.05 (24) 1.09 (23) 0.81 (23) 9.45 (22) E F G H I J K   101.5
Lahontan 1.49 (32) 1.67 (23) 1.72 (19) 1.38 (21) 1.01 (28) 1.03 (28) 0.72 (27) 9.31 (24) G H I J K   100.0
Tango (FG6B99) 1.88 (13) 1.66 (25) 1.56 (29) 1.25 (27) 1.04 (25) 1.04 (27) 0.70 (30) 9.12 (27) H I J K L   97.9
ABI 9252 1.77 (21) 1.58 (28) 1.60 (27) 1.30 (24) 0.99 (29) 1.10 (20) 0.73 (26) 9.06 (28) I J K L   97.3
Arriba (ABI 9161) 1.76 (22) 1.51 (30) 1.52 (30) 1.16 (31) 1.10 (20) 1.09 (22) 0.71 (28) 8.86 (29) J K L   95.1
WL 325HQ 1.96 (7) 1.58 (27) 1.67 (23) 1.22 (29) 0.70 (32) 1.00 (30) 0.63 (32) 8.86 (30) J K L   95.1
DK 166 1.77 (20) 1.44 (31) 1.40 (32) 1.16 (32) 0.91 (30) 0.92 (32) 0.70 (29) 7.89 (32) L   84.7
Experimental Cultivars
SW 7602 1.99 (4) 2.13 (3) 2.14 (4) 1.67 (7) 1.51 (1) 1.63 (1) 1.03 (2) 12.11 (2) A   130.0
SW 7407 1.93 (9) 2.06 (4) 2.02 (6) 1.73 (3) 1.10 (19) 1.42 (3) 0.90 (13) 11.17 (4) A B C   119.9
SW 7524 1.80 (16) 1.74 (18) 2.12 (5) 1.81 (1) 1.20 (13) 1.46 (2) 0.96 (5) 11.08 (6) A B C   118.9
DS 673 1.79 (17) 1.75 (17) 1.93 (10) 1.68 (6) 1.21 (12) 1.28 (12) 1.08 (1) 10.73 (8) B C D   115.3
SW 7525 1.62 (29) 1.88 (11) 2.00 (8) 1.57 (9) 1.23 (10) 1.37 (6) 0.95 (6) 10.73 (9) B C D   115.2
CW 46106 1.89 (11) 2.04 (5) 1.69 (22) 1.38 (20) 1.07 (21) 1.02 (29) 0.87 (16) 10.70 (10) B C D E   114.9
SW 7627 1.94 (8) 1.85 (13) 1.69 (21) 1.53 (11) 1.14 (17) 1.33 (7) 1.01 (3) 10.48 (12) B C D E F G   112.6
DS 674 1.92 (10) 1.78 (16) 1.65 (25) 1.40 (18) 1.16 (14) 1.41 (5) 0.89 (15) 10.38 (13) C D E F G H   111.5
DS 671FQ 1.99 (5) 1.82 (14) 1.72 (18) 1.41 (17) 1.13 (18) 1.30 (10) 0.89 (14) 10.25 (14) C D E F G H I   110.1
DS 672 1.50 (31) 1.88 (9) 2.01 (7) 1.55 (10) 1.24 (6) 1.12 (19) 0.86 (17) 10.15 (15) C D E F G H I   109.0
ZX 9363 1.85 (15) 1.85 (12) 1.88 (13) 1.52 (12) 1.03 (26) 1.17 (14) 0.81 (22) 10.12 (16) C D E F G H I J   108.6
IK 8808 1.88 (12) 1.80 (15) 1.86 (14) 1.49 (14) 1.14 (15) 1.08 (25) 0.79 (24) 10.03 (18) C D E F G H I J   107.7
WL C166 1.75 (24) 1.66 (26) 1.77 (16) 1.49 (15) 1.24 (5) 1.15 (18) 0.94 (8) 9.99 (19) C D E F G H I J   107.3
CW 4791 1.63 (28) 1.53 (29) 1.70 (20) 1.24 (28) 1.23 (8) 1.16 (15) 0.92 (11) 9.40 (23) F G H I J K   101.0
IK 8919 1.75 (23) 1.68 (22) 1.66 (24) 1.29 (25) 1.05 (23) 1.05 (26) 0.82 (20) 9.30 (25) G H I J K   99.9
CW 4692 1.77 (19) 1.72 (19) 1.62 (26) 1.36 (22) 1.06 (22) 0.95 (31) 0.68 (31) 9.17 (26) H I J K   98.5
WL 91-210 1.72 (26) 1.39 (32) 1.51 (31) 1.26 (26) 0.91 (31) 1.09 (21) 0.82 (21) 8.70 (31) K L   93.4
MEAN 1.82   1.80   1.81   1.47   1.14   1.20   0.86   10.20                              
CV 13.00   14.50   13.80   16.00   16.80   18.20   16.90   8.80                              
LSD (.05) NS   0.37   0.35   0.33   0.27   NS   0.21   1.27                              
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