Table 3. UC TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2000 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 5/13/99
Cut 1 Cut 2 Cut 3 Cut 4 Year % of
ENTRY 6/9 7/11 8/10 9/20 Total Vernal
Dry Tons/Acre
Released Cultivars
Dura 512 3.19 (04) 2.33 (01) 1.92 (04)   1.57 (08) 9.00 (01) A                     119.8
329 3.27 (03) 2.16 (10) 1.88 (08)   1.52 (11) 8.82 (02) A B                   117.5
Innovator +Z 3.35 (01) 2.15 (12) 1.85 (13)   1.36 (37) 8.70 (05) A B C                 115.9
WL 325 HQ 3.09 (08) 1.99 (33) 1.94 (02)   1.63 (02) 8.65 (07) A B C D               115.1
53V08 2.99 (17) 2.22 (04) 1.89 (06)   1.51 (15) 8.61 (08) A B C D E             114.6
Forecast 1001 2.97 (21) 2.18 (08) 1.85 (15)   1.59 (03) 8.58 (09) A B C D E F           114.3
Plumas (3L102) 3.18 (05) 2.21 (05) 1.78 (26)   1.40 (35) 8.57 (10)   B C D E F           114.1
330 3.08 (10) 2.13 (15) 1.86 (11)   1.43 (30) 8.49 (11)   B C D E F G         113.1
Reno 2.91 (25) 2.22 (02) 1.79 (23)   1.53 (10) 8.46 (12)   B C D E F G         112.6
Tristar 3.10 (07) 2.00 (31) 1.85 (16)   1.49 (21) 8.44 (13)   B C D E F G         112.4
Gold Plus 3.06 (11) 2.17 (09) 1.74 (34)   1.44 (28) 8.41 (15)   B C D E F G         112.0
WL 334 RK 3.01 (12) 2.19 (07) 1.76 (31)   1.43 (31) 8.39 (16)     C D E F G H       111.8
DK 142 3.00 (14) 2.08 (22) 1.78 (25)   1.51 (12) 8.38 (17)     C D E F G H       111.6
Select 2.93 (24) 2.15 (11) 1.73 (35)   1.54 (09) 8.36 (19)     C D E F G H I     111.3
Leaf Master 3.00 (15) 2.14 (13) 1.73 (36)   1.47 (24) 8.35 (20)     C D E F G H I J   111.1
Key 2 2.86 (31) 2.14 (14) 1.78 (28)   1.51 (18) 8.28 (21)       D E F G H I J   110.2
Forecast 3001 2.96 (22) 2.02 (29) 1.79 (22)   1.50 (20) 8.27 (22)       D E F G H I J   110.1
Dura 400 2.87 (28) 2.08 (23) 1.83 (18)   1.47 (25) 8.25 (23)       D E F G H I J   109.9
Aggressor 2.88 (26) 2.04 (27) 1.87 (10)   1.43 (32) 8.22 (24)         E F G H I J   109.4
Blazer XL 3.01 (13) 2.03 (28) 1.76 (30)   1.42 (34) 8.22 (25)         E F G H I J   109.4
Archer II 2.80 (34) 1.94 (37) 1.88 (07)   1.58 (06) 8.20 (27)         E F G H I J   109.2
Sentry 2.88 (27) 2.12 (16) 1.77 (29)   1.42 (33) 8.20 (28)         E F G H I J   109.1
Magnum V 2.87 (29) 2.00 (32) 1.79 (21)   1.50 (19) 8.17 (29)           F G H I J   108.7
AlfaStar 3.10 (06) 2.06 (25) 1.62 (39)   1.35 (38) 8.14 (30)             G H I J   108.4
Affinity +Z 2.87 (30) 1.99 (34) 1.81 (20)   1.46 (27) 8.13 (31)             G H I J   108.2
Blazer 2.97 (20) 2.11 (18) 1.70 (38)   1.33 (39) 8.11 (34)             G H I J   108.0
WL 327 2.99 (18) 1.60 (40) 1.92 (03)   1.57 (07) 8.08 (35)             G H I J   107.5
Amerigraze 401+Z 2.81 (33) 2.02 (30) 1.76 (32)   1.38 (36) 7.98 (36)               H I J   106.3
Spirit 2.71 (39) 1.98 (35) 1.78 (27)   1.47 (26) 7.94 (38)                 I J   105.8
Fortress 2.76 (37) 1.96 (36) 1.73 (37)   1.47 (23) 7.92 (39)                   J K 105.5
Vernal 2.95 (23) 1.90 (39) 1.52 (40)   1.14 (40) 7.51 (40)                     K 100.0
Experimental Cultivars
CW5440 3.27 (02) 2.22 (03) 1.89 (05)   1.43 (29) 8.82 (03) A B                   117.4
CW75044 2.99 (19) 2.08 (21) 1.98 (01)   1.66 (01) 8.71 (04) A B C                 116.0
CW6539 3.08 (09) 2.21 (06) 1.85 (12)   1.51 (13) 8.66 (06) A B C D               115.3
DS9704HYB 2.99 (16) 2.09 (19) 1.83 (17)   1.51 (14) 8.43 (14)   B C D E F G         112.2
ZG 9650A 2.84 (32) 2.09 (20) 1.85 (14)   1.58 (05) 8.36 (18)     C D E F G H I     111.3
ZX 9451 2.64 (40) 2.11 (17) 1.87 (09)   1.58 (04) 8.21 (26)         E F G H I J   109.3
DS9707HYB 2.80 (35) 2.07 (24) 1.75 (33)   1.51 (16) 8.13 (32)             G H I J   108.2
ZX 9853 2.77 (36) 2.05 (26) 1.79 (24)   1.51 (17) 8.12 (33)             G H I J   108.2
DS9705HYB 2.73 (38) 1.93 (38) 1.81 (19)   1.49 (22) 7.95 (37)                 I J   105.9
MEAN 2.96   2.08 1.81   1.48 8.33
 
CV 5.40 9.60 6.00 5.90 3.60
LSD (.05) 0.22       NS 0.15   0.12 0.42
 
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed 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.