Table 13. Imperial Valley Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1998-99 Yields. Planted 10/15/97      
  1998 1999                               % OF      
ENTRY Yield Yield AVERAGE                           CUF 101      
  Dry Tons/Acre                                  
Released Cultivars      
Highline 13.09 (16) 11.05 (4) 12.07 (4) A B C D   108.7      
UC Cibola 13.33 (8) 10.55 (6) 11.94 (6) A B C D E F   107.5      
DK 191 13.32 (9) 10.55 (5) 11.93 (7) A B C D E F   107.4      
Beacon 13.27 (10) 10.47 (10) 11.87 (10) A B C D E F G   106.9      
El Tigre Verde 13.38 (4) 10.09 (18) 11.74 (11) A B C D E F G   105.7      
58N57 13.40 (3) 9.45 (36) 11.43 (21) A B C D E F G H I   102.9      
WL 525 HQ 12.63 (27) 9.67 (32) 11.15 (29) C D E F G H I J   100.4      
CUF 101 12.62 (28) 9.59 (35) 11.11 (32) C D E F G H I J K   100.0      
57Q77 12.36 (38) 9.66 (33) 11.01 (35) C D E F G H I J K   99.2      
Coronado 12.20 (41) 9.01 (41) 10.61 (43) G H I J K L   95.5      
WL 612 11.87 (46) 8.76 (46) 10.31 (45) I J K L   92.8      
Alto 11.85 (47) 8.06 (48) 9.95 (48) J K L   89.6      
Experimental Cultivars      
XS 960 14.06 (1) 11.32 (2) 12.69 (1) A   114.2      
WL C290 13.34 (7) 11.88 (1) 12.61 (2) A B   113.5      
SW 9628 13.24 (12) 11.14 (3) 12.19 (3) A B C   109.8      
UC 358 13.43 (2) 10.51 (8) 11.97 (5) A B C D E   107.8      
WL 91-213 13.36 (5) 10.48 (9) 11.92 (8) A B C D E F G   107.3      
XI 940 13.23 (13) 10.52 (7) 11.87 (9) A B C D E F G   106.9      
WL C245 13.14 (15) 10.32 (13) 11.73 (12) A B C D E F G   105.6      
SW 9720 13.03 (17) 10.28 (14) 11.66 (13) A B C D E F G H   105.0      
ZS 9592 13.18 (14) 10.00 (21) 11.59 (14) A B C D E F G H I   104.4      
Sal-T-96 12.91 (19) 10.22 (16) 11.57 (15) A B C D E F G H I   104.1      
CW 59125 13.35 (6) 9.73 (27) 11.54 (16) A B C D E F G H I   103.9      
ZX 9495 12.77 (22) 10.21 (17) 11.49 (17) A B C D E F G H I   103.5      
ABI 9283 13.27 (11) 9.70 (29) 11.48 (18) A B C D E F G H I   103.4      
SW 9601 12.51 (32) 10.45 (11) 11.48 (19) A B C D E F G H I   103.3      
UC 2452 12.73 (23) 10.22 (15) 11.47 (20) A B C D E F G H I   103.3      
CW 5991 12.84 (21) 10.02 (20) 11.43 (22) A B C D E F G H I   102.9      
WL C143 12.33 (40) 10.41 (12) 11.37 (23) B C D E F G H I   102.4      
CW 5965 12.70 (26) 9.97 (22) 11.33 (24) B C D E F G H I   102.0      
CW 69120 12.91 (20) 9.71 (28) 11.31 (25) B C D E F G H I   101.8      
Sima 372 12.52 (31) 10.06 (19) 11.29 (26) C D E F G H I   101.7      
UC 2486 12.71 (24) 9.68 (30) 11.20 (27) C D E F G H I J   100.8      
CW 59128 12.48 (33) 9.83 (25) 11.15 (28) C D E F G H I J   100.4      
ZX 9382 12.47 (34) 9.83 (24) 11.15 (30) C D E F G H I J   100.4      
DS 784 12.70 (25) 9.60 (34) 11.15 (31) C D E F G H I J   100.4      
SW 8718 12.41 (37) 9.77 (26) 11.09 (33) C D E F G H I J K   99.9      
UC 2461 12.16 (43) 9.92 (23) 11.04 (34) C D E F G H I J K   99.4      
ZX 9392 12.53 (30) 9.33 (37) 10.93 (36) C D E F G H I J K   98.4      
DS 791 12.94 (18) 8.92 (44) 10.93 (37) C D E F G H I J K   98.4      
ABI 9293 12.16 (42) 9.67 (31) 10.92 (38) C D E F G H I J K   98.3      
DS 782 12.59 (29) 9.09 (39) 10.84 (39) D E F G H I J K   97.6      
SW 8605 12.45 (35) 9.17 (38) 10.81 (40) D E F G H I J K   97.3      
DS 792 12.45 (36) 8.98 (42) 10.71 (41) E F G H I J K L   96.5      
SW 8730 12.34 (39) 8.96 (43) 10.65 (42) F G H I J K L   95.9      
ZX 9499A 11.68 (49) 9.02 (40) 10.35 (44) H I J K L   93.2      
ZX 9383 11.96 (44) 8.65 (47) 10.30 (46) I J K L   92.8      
ZX 9393 11.70 (48) 8.86 (45) 10.28 (47) I J K L   92.5      
DS 783 11.92 (45) 7.74 (50) 9.83 (49) K L   88.5      
DS 781 11.07 (50) 7.88 (49) 9.48 (50) L   85.3      
     
MEAN 12.7   9.78   11.24                                    
     
CV 7.2   10.9   4.9                                    
LSD (.05) 1.27   1.49   1.32                                    
Variety X Year interaction is significant      
Trial planted at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Imperial clay loam soil at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center, Holtville, 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