Table 11. UC IMPERIAL ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2001 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 10/11/00                                  
NOTE: One year data should not be used to choose or evaluate alfalfa cultivars.
It is a misuse of University Data to choose alfalfa varieties or advertise based upon a single-year result.
Cut 1 Cut 2 Cut 3 Cut 4 Cut 5 Cut 6 Cut 7 Cut 8 YEAR % OF
ENTRY 2/20 3/29 5/11 6/13 7/16 8/16 9/19 11/5 TOTAL                         CUF 101
Dry Tons/acre %
Released Varieties
59N49 (Y59N49) 1.04 (08) 1.46 (17) 2.39 (02) 2.48 (02) 1.92 (03) 1.16 (05) 0.83 (20) 0.64 (27) 11.93 (01) A 107.0
UC Cibola 0.86 (37) 1.48 (13) 2.35 (05) 2.20 (21) 2.04 (01) 1.27 (01) 0.93 (02) 0.70 (07) 11.83 (03) A B C 106.1
Mecca III 0.98 (19) 1.37 (34) 2.33 (09) 2.27 (09) 1.82 (06) 1.02 (27) 0.82 (25) 0.65 (25) 11.26 (11) A B C D E F G H I 101.0
58N57 0.80 (44) 1.41 (29) 2.34 (08) 2.35 (05) 1.73 (20) 1.14 (08) 0.82 (24) 0.65 (21) 11.25 (12) A B C D E F G H I 100.8
UC Impalo WF 1.07 (05) 1.43 (27) 2.29 (11) 2.14 (31) 1.65 (36) 1.04 (23) 0.88 (11) 0.70 (08) 11.18 (14) A B C D E F G H I J K 100.2
CUF 101 0.98 (17) 1.46 (18) 2.16 (28) 2.21 (19) 1.79 (10) 1.03 (25) 0.84 (19) 0.69 (09) 11.16 (15) A B C D E F G H I J K 100.0
Prestige 0.90 (29) 1.44 (23) 2.27 (13) 2.35 (04) 1.75 (16) 1.07 (17) 0.76 (38) 0.56 (43) 11.10 (17) A B C D E F G H I J K 99.5
WL625HQ 0.88 (32) 1.50 (07) 2.10 (36) 2.25 (11) 1.66 (33) 1.04 (21) 0.85 (16) 0.60 (37) 10.88 (26) D E F G H I J K L 97.5
Magna 901 0.88 (34) 1.38 (33) 2.21 (18) 2.24 (16) 1.67 (30) 1.01 (31) 0.82 (23) 0.66 (19) 10.86 (28) D E F G H I J K L 97.4
Highline 0.94 (24) 1.36 (35) 2.14 (29) 2.19 (22) 1.73 (21) 1.04 (20) 0.84 (18) 0.60 (35) 10.85 (29) D E F G H I J K L 97.2
El Tigre Verde 0.86 (38) 1.48 (14) 2.08 (38) 2.23 (18) 1.71 (24) 1.05 (19) 0.80 (31) 0.63 (32) 10.84 (31) D E F G H I J K L 97.1
Highline 1.07 (04) 1.49 (09) 2.14 (30) 2.07 (40) 1.64 (37) 0.85 (44) 0.81 (29) 0.74 (01) 10.81 (32) E F G H I J K L 96.9
SW9720 0.85 (39) 1.40 (30) 2.17 (26) 2.19 (23) 1.72 (22) 0.90 (41) 0.81 (28) 0.65 (23) 10.70 (36) E F G H I J K L 95.9
Pershing 0.96 (20) 1.32 (40) 2.20 (20) 2.16 (27) 1.67 (31) 1.02 (28) 0.75 (39) 0.59 (38) 10.67 (38) F G H I J K L 95.7
Salado 0.81 (43) 1.46 (19) 2.22 (17) 2.11 (39) 1.65 (35) 0.92 (40) 0.73 (43) 0.57 (40) 10.46 (41) I J K L 93.8
WL 525 HQ 0.92 (25) 1.30 (43) 1.85 (44) 2.12 (36) 1.65 (34) 0.93 (39) 0.79 (33) 0.58 (39) 10.15 (44) L 91.0
Experimental Varieties
DS996 1.00 (13) 1.50 (04) 2.32 (10) 2.40 (03) 1.97 (02) 1.11 (12) 0.86 (15) 0.67 (17) 11.84 (02) A B 106.1
DS991BR 1.03 (10) 1.43 (25) 2.38 (03) 2.29 (08) 1.75 (15) 1.22 (02) 0.89 (07) 0.68 (15) 11.67 (04) A B C D 104.6
ZS9995 0.94 (23) 1.48 (12) 2.34 (07) 2.49 (01) 1.77 (13) 1.00 (33) 0.81 (30) 0.72 (04) 11.54 (05) A B C D E 103.5
CW89064 1.01 (12) 1.49 (10) 2.20 (19) 2.24 (13) 1.83 (05) 1.14 (09) 0.89 (08) 0.67 (16) 11.47 (06) A B C D E F 102.8
IVS9002 1.08 (03) 1.50 (05) 2.18 (24) 2.24 (12) 1.75 (14) 1.17 (04) 0.82 (22) 0.65 (24) 11.41 (07) A B C D E F 102.3
SW101 1.07 (06) 1.50 (06) 2.35 (04) 2.00 (42) 1.71 (26) 1.18 (03) 0.88 (10) 0.68 (11) 11.38 (08) A B C D E F G 102.0
FGI9710 1.19 (01) 1.47 (16) 2.26 (15) 2.20 (20) 1.61 (38) 1.14 (07) 0.83 (21) 0.68 (14) 11.37 (09) A B C D E F G H 101.9
IVM2000 1.14 (02) 1.52 (03) 2.24 (16) 2.23 (17) 1.71 (27) 1.02 (29) 0.77 (37) 0.64 (28) 11.26 (10) A B C D E F G H I 101.0
FGI9609 1.01 (11) 1.49 (11) 2.34 (06) 2.24 (15) 1.60 (40) 1.16 (06) 0.73 (42) 0.64 (29) 11.21 (13) A B C D E F G H I J 100.5
CW89061 0.92 (26) 1.33 (39) 2.28 (12) 2.24 (14) 1.77 (12) 0.99 (36) 0.90 (06) 0.69 (10) 11.12 (16) A B C D E F G H I J K 99.7
UC-412 0.90 (30) 1.46 (20) 2.08 (37) 2.13 (32) 1.82 (07) 1.13 (10) 0.93 (01) 0.65 (20) 11.10 (18) A B C D E F G H I J K 99.5
UC-411 1.06 (07) 1.39 (32) 2.06 (40) 2.18 (24) 1.72 (23) 1.03 (24) 0.91 (04) 0.72 (03) 11.07 (19) B C D E F G H I J K 99.2
CW78118 0.83 (40) 1.54 (02) 2.13 (31) 2.30 (07) 1.74 (18) 1.08 (15) 0.81 (27) 0.64 (30) 11.07 (20) B C D E F G H I J K 99.2
UC-409 0.94 (22) 1.43 (24) 2.20 (21) 2.11 (37) 1.67 (32) 1.07 (18) 0.91 (05) 0.71 (05) 11.04 (21) B C D E F G H I J K 99.0
SW9031 0.92 (27) 1.49 (08) 2.16 (27) 2.14 (28) 1.79 (09) 1.03 (26) 0.87 (12) 0.62 (33) 11.02 (22) B C D E F G H I J K 98.8
FGI9709 0.92 (28) 1.40 (31) 2.27 (14) 2.25 (10) 1.71 (25) 0.97 (37) 0.85 (17) 0.61 (34) 10.98 (23) B C D E F G H I J K L 98.5
SW1028 1.00 (14) 1.44 (21) 1.92 (43) 2.12 (35) 1.80 (08) 1.08 (16) 0.89 (09) 0.73 (02) 10.98 (24) B C D E F G H I J K L 98.4
CW89068 1.00 (15) 1.55 (01) 2.13 (33) 2.17 (26) 1.61 (39) 1.01 (32) 0.86 (14) 0.66 (18) 10.98 (25) C D E F G H I J K L 98.4
ZS0001 0.82 (41) 1.43 (26) 2.13 (32) 2.14 (29) 1.88 (04) 1.04 (22) 0.77 (36) 0.65 (22) 10.87 (27) D E F G H I J K L 97.5
SW9022 0.87 (36) 1.34 (37) 2.08 (39) 2.13 (34) 1.74 (17) 1.08 (14) 0.92 (03) 0.68 (12) 10.84 (30) D E F G H I J K L 97.2
DS994 0.89 (31) 1.36 (36) 2.19 (22) 2.14 (30) 1.78 (11) 1.10 (13) 0.78 (35) 0.54 (44) 10.78 (33) E F G H I J K L 96.6
UC-414 0.99 (16) 1.41 (28) 2.18 (25) 2.17 (25) 1.70 (28) 0.86 (43) 0.82 (26) 0.64 (26) 10.77 (34) E F G H I J K L 96.6
CW79115 0.81 (42) 1.33 (38) 2.18 (23) 2.13 (33) 1.74 (19) 1.12 (11) 0.79 (32) 0.63 (31) 10.75 (35) E F G H I J K L 96.3
ZS9992 1.03 (09) 1.30 (42) 2.40 (01) 2.30 (06) 1.55 (44) 0.86 (42) 0.69 (44) 0.56 (41) 10.69 (37) E F G H I J K L 95.8
ZS0000 0.98 (18) 1.47 (15) 2.12 (34) 2.11 (38) 1.59 (41) 0.94 (38) 0.75 (41) 0.56 (42) 10.52 (39) G H I J K L 94.3
CW79084 0.87 (35) 1.44 (22) 2.11 (35) 2.07 (41) 1.68 (29) 1.00 (34) 0.75 (40) 0.60 (36) 10.51 (40) H I J K L 94.2
UC-410 0.95 (21) 1.30 (41) 2.06 (41) 1.99 (44) 1.57 (43) 0.99 (35) 0.79 (34) 0.71 (06) 10.37 (42) J K L 92.9
UC-413 0.88 (33) 1.28 (44) 2.05 (42) 2.00 (43) 1.58 (42) 1.01 (30) 0.86 (13) 0.68 (13) 10.34 (43) K L 92.7
MEAN 0.95 1.43 2.2 2.20 1.73 1.05 0.83 0.65 11.02
CV 12.9 �� 8.1 7.8 �� 8.0 8 17.1 9.3 10.3 5.6
LSD (.05) 0.17   ����� NS   0.24   0.25   0.19   ����� NS   0.11   0.09   0.86                            
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.