Table 3. UC Tulelake Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 1999 yields. Trial planted 5/13/99        
NOTE: ONE-YEAR DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED TO CHOOSE OR EVALUATE ALFALFA CULTIVARS. USING THIS DATA FOR EVALUATION OR ADVERTISING PURPOSES IS A MIS-USE OF UNIVERSITY TRIAL DATA.
  Cut 1 Cut 2 YEAR   % OF        
ENTRY 7/20 9/2 TOTAL   Vernal        
  Dry Tons/Acre            
Released Cultivars        
329 2.13 (3) 2.49 (2) 4.63 (1) A   108.9        
Leaf Master 2.05 (6) 2.41 (6) 4.46 (2) A B   105.0        
Dura 512 2.00 (8) 2.42 (4) 4.41 (4) A B C   103.9        
WL 325 HQ 1.90 (24) 2.50 (1) 4.40 (5) A B C   103.6        
Innovator +Z 2.21 (1) 2.13 (37) 4.34 (7) A B C   102.1        
Plumas (3L102) 1.99 (11) 2.34 (9) 4.33 (8) A B C   102.0        
Blazer 1.93 (20) 2.39 (7) 4.32 (9) A B C D   101.7        
WL 327 1.97 (16) 2.34 (10) 4.31 (10) A B C D   101.3        
Key 2 1.91 (22) 2.37 (8) 4.28 (11) A B C D E   100.8        
Aggressor 1.98 (12) 2.30 (13) 4.28 (12) A B C D E   100.8        
Sentry 1.99 (10) 2.28 (18) 4.27 (13) A B C D E   100.6        
AlfaStar 1.97 (14) 2.30 (14) 4.27 (14) A B C D E   100.5        
Gold Plus 1.95 (17) 2.30 (12) 4.25 (15) A B C D E F   100.0        
Vernal 2.11 (4) 2.14 (36) 4.25 (16) A B C D E F   100.0        
WL 334 RK 1.91 (23) 2.33 (11) 4.24 (17) A B C D E F   99.8        
Tristar 2.07 (5) 2.16 (32) 4.23 (18) B C D E F   99.5        
Dura 400 1.76 (36) 2.45 (3) 4.21 (19) B C D E F   99.0        
Forecast 3001 1.97 (15) 2.23 (27) 4.20 (20) B C D E F   98.9        
Select 1.93 (19) 2.26 (21) 4.20 (21) B C D E F   98.8        
Fortress 1.89 (26) 2.29 (15) 4.18 (22) B C D E F G   98.4        
Forecast 1001 1.89 (25) 2.29 (16) 4.18 (23) B C D E F G   98.4        
Magnum V 1.88 (28) 2.28 (17) 4.17 (25) B C D E F G   98.0        
53V08 2.05 (7) 2.11 (39) 4.16 (26) B C D E F G   97.9        
DK 142 1.94 (18) 2.23 (29) 4.16 (27) B C D E F G   97.9        
Amerigraze 401+Z 1.85 (30) 2.27 (20) 4.12 (28) B C D E F G   97.0        
Affinity +Z 1.75 (37) 2.28 (19) 4.03 (33) C D E F G   94.8        
Reno 1.78 (34) 2.16 (34) 3.94 (35) D E F G   92.7        
Multi Queen 1.87 (29) 2.06 (40) 3.94 (36) D E F G   92.6        
Archer II 1.66 (39) 2.23 (28) 3.89 (38) E F G   91.6        
330 1.76 (35) 2.11 (38) 3.88 (39) F G   91.2        
Spirit 1.56 (40) 2.25 (25) 3.80 (40) G   89.5        
Expermental Cultivars        
CW5440 2.20 (2) 2.25 (24) 4.45 (3) A B   104.7        
DS9707HYB 1.97 (13) 2.42 (5) 4.39 (6) A B C   103.3        
CW75044 2.00 (9) 2.18 (30) 4.18 (24) B C D E F G   98.2        
ZG 9650A 1.82 (31) 2.25 (23) 4.07 (29) B C D E F G   95.9        
ZX 9853 1.81 (32) 2.26 (22) 4.07 (30) B C D E F G   95.8        
DS9704HYB 1.91 (21) 2.16 (33) 4.07 (31) B C D E F G   95.8        
CW6539 1.89 (27) 2.15 (35) 4.03 (32) C D E F G   94.8        
ZX 9451 1.79 (33) 2.24 (26) 4.03 (34) C D E F G   94.7        
DS9705HYB 1.73 (38) 2.17 (31) 3.90 (37) E F G   91.7        
         
MEAN 1.92   2.27   4.19                            
         
CV 10.40   7.20   6.70                            
LSD (.05) 0.28   0.23   0.39                            
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed at 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 12/22/1999