Table 12.� UC IMPERIAL ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 1998-2000 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 10/15/97

1998

1999

2000

Average

% of

Dry Tons/Acre

CUF 101

Released Cultivars

SW 9628

13.24

(12)

11.14

(03)

9.17

(02)

11.18

(03)

A

B

C

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112.2

Highline

13.09

(16)

11.05

(04)

8.82

(03)

10.99

(04)

A

B

C

D

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110.2

DK 191

13.32

(09)

10.55

(05)

8.49

(07)

10.78

(06)

A

B

C

D

E

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108.2

Beacon

13.27

(10)

10.47

(10)

8.36

(11)

10.70

(08)

A

B

C

D

E

F

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107.3

UC Cibola

13.33

(08)

10.55

(06)

8.03

(19)

10.64

(09)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

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106.7

SW 9720

13.03

(17)

10.28

(14)

8.09

(15)

10.47

(14)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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105.0

El Tigre Verde

13.38

(04)

10.09

(18)

7.62

(32)

10.36

(18)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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103.9

58N57

13.40

(03)

9.45

(36)

7.48

(36)

10.11

(24)

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C

D

E

F

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101.4

WL 525 HQ

12.63

(27)

9.67

(32)

7.79

(25)

10.03

(31)

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100.6

CUF 101

12.62

(28)

9.59

(35)

7.69

(29)

9.97

(34)

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D

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F

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100.0

57Q77

12.36

(38)

9.66

(33)

7.75

(27)

9.93

(35)

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D

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99.6

Coronado

12.20

(41)

9.01

(41)

7.43

(37)

9.55

(39)

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95.8

WL 612

11.87

(46)

8.76

(46)

6.35

(47)

8.99

(47)

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90.2

Alto

11.85

(47)

8.06

(48)

6.00

(49)

8.63

(48)

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86.6

Experimental Cultivars

WL C290

13.34

(07)

11.88

(01)

9.49

(01)

11.57

(01)

A

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116.1

XS 960

14.06

(01)

11.32

(02)

8.73

(04)

11.37

(02)

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B

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114.0

WL 91-213

13.36

(05)

10.48

(09)

8.55

(06)

10.79

(05)

A

B

C

D

E

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108.3

UC 358

13.43

(02)

10.51

(08)

8.31

(12)

10.75

(07)

A

B

C

D

E

F

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107.8

XI 940

13.23

(13)

10.52

(07)

8.15

(14)

10.63

(10)

A

B

C

D

E

F

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106.7

SW 9601

12.51

(32)

10.45

(11)

8.67

(05)

10.54

(11)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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105.8

ZX 9495

12.77

(22)

10.21

(17)

8.47

(08)

10.48

(12)

A

B

C

D

E

F

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105.2

WL C245

13.14

(15)

10.32

(13)

7.98

(20)

10.48

(13)

A

B

C

D

E

F

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105.1

UC 2452

12.73

(23)

10.22

(15)

8.41

(09)

10.45

(15)

A

B

C

D

E

F

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104.9

Sal-T-96

12.91

(19)

10.22

(16)

8.16

(13)

10.43

(16)

A

B

C

D

E

F

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104.6

WL C143

12.33

(40)

10.41

(12)

8.40

(10)

10.38

(17)

A

B

C

D

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F

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104.1

ZS 9592

13.18

(14)

10.00

(21)

7.88

(22)

10.35

(19)

A

B

C

D

E

F

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103.9

CW 5991

12.84

(21)

10.02

(20)

7.85

(24)

10.24

(20)

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D

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102.7

CW 59125

13.35

(06)

9.73

(27)

7.57

(33)

10.22

(21)

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102.5

CW 5965

12.70

(26)

9.97

(22)

7.92

(21)

10.19

(22)

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102.3

CW 59128

12.48

(33)

9.83

(25)

8.05

(18)

10.12

(23)

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C

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101.5

ABI 9283

13.27

(11)

9.70

(29)

7.36

(39)

10.11

(25)

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C

D

E

F

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101.4

Sima 372

12.52

(31)

10.06

(19)

7.65

(31)

10.08

(26)

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C

D

E

F

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101.1

SW 8718

12.41

(37)

9.77

(26)

8.05

(17)

10.08

(27)

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C

D

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F

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101.1

CW 69120

12.91

(20)

9.71

(28)

7.56

(34)

10.06

(28)

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100.9

ZX 9382

12.47

(34)

9.83

(24)

7.87

(23)

10.06

(29)

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D

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F

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100.9

UC 2461

12.16

(43)

9.92

(23)

8.07

(16)

10.05

(30)

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D

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F

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100.8

UC 2486

12.71

(24)

9.68

(30)

7.69

(30)

10.03

(32)

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D

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F

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100.6

DS 784

12.70

(25)

9.60

(34)

7.75

(26)

10.02

(33)

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D

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F

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100.5

ABI 9293

12.16

(42)

9.67

(31)

7.55

(35)

9.80

(36)

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E

F

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98.3

SW 8605

12.45

(35)

9.17

(38)

7.71

(28)

9.78

(37)

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E

F

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98.1

ZX 9392

12.53

(30)

9.33

(37)

7.33

(40)

9.73

(38)

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F

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97.6

DS 782

12.59

(29)

9.09

(39)

6.94

(43)

9.54

(40)

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F

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95.7

DS 791

12.94

(18)

8.92

(44)

6.72

(46)

9.53

(41)

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95.6

DS 792

12.45

(36)

8.98

(42)

7.03

(42)

9.49

(42)

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95.2

SW 8730

12.34

(39)

8.96

(43)

6.87

(45)

9.39

(43)

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94.2

ZX 9499A

11.68

(49)

9.02

(40)

7.24

(41)

9.31

(44)

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93.4

ZX 9393

11.70

(48)

8.86

(45)

7.36

(38)

9.31

(45)

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93.4

ZX 9383

11.96

(44)

8.65

(47)

6.92

(44)

9.17

(46)

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92.0

DS 783

11.92

(45)

7.74

(50)

6.21

(48)

8.62

(49)

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86.5

DS 781

11.07

(50)

7.88

(49)

5.97

(50)

8.31

(50)

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83.4

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MEAN

12.70

9.78

7.75

10.08

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CV

7.20

10.90

12.60

5.50

LSD (.05)

1.27

1.49

1.37

1.29

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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.