Table 7. UC KEARNEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2001 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 9/16/99
Note: SINGLE YEAR DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED TO CHOOSE OR EVALUATE ALFALFA CULTIVARS.�
		Cut 1		Cut 2		Cut 3		Cut 4		Cut 5		Cut 6		Cut 7		Cut 8		YEAR														% OF
ENTRY		4/5		5/8		5/31		6/27		7/26		8/22		9/19		10/25		TOTAL														CUF 101
Released Varieties			Dry Tons/acre																															%
WL 625 HQ		1.63	(16)	1.93	(05)	1.75	(04)	1.83	(08)	2.10	(07)	1.84	(01)	1.51	(02)	1.47	(01)	14.06	(03)	A	B	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	116.2
Dura 843		1.62	(17)	1.88	(13)	1.78	(02)	1.85	(06)	2.16	(01)	1.73	(07)	1.37	(07)	1.18	(28)	13.59	(07)	A	B	C	D	E	F	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	112.3
Mecca II		1.62	(18)	1.89	(11)	1.72	(06)	1.67	(25)	2.02	(09)	1.67	(12)	1.38	(06)	1.29	(14)	13.26	(08)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	109.6
DynaGro AL999		1.49	(37)	1.77	(29)	1.64	(16)	1.83	(07)	1.97	(13)	1.68	(10)	1.28	(15)	1.30	(13)	12.95	(12)	�	�	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	�	�	�	�	�	107.1
ADF 99-801		1.72	(05)	1.87	(14)	1.69	(10)	1.55	(39)	1.99	(11)	1.60	(20)	1.25	(18)	1.04	(41)	12.73	(16)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	�	�	�	105.2
SW 9500		1.52	(34)	1.74	(35)	1.62	(21)	1.71	(16)	1.88	(21)	1.61	(18)	1.31	(12)	1.32	(10)	12.72	(17)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	�	�	�	105.1
El Tigre Verde		1.70	(09)	1.99	(02)	1.63	(18)	1.65	(26)	1.80	(34)	1.49	(37)	1.20	(31)	1.17	(30)	12.63	(21)	�	�	�	�	�	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	104.4
Magna 901		1.45	(41)	1.74	(36)	1.61	(22)	1.62	(31)	1.88	(19)	1.64	(14)	1.29	(14)	1.31	(12)	12.54	(23)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	103.7
Pershing		1.65	(11)	1.83	(20)	1.60	(24)	1.71	(17)	1.80	(35)	1.50	(36)	1.18	(33)	1.25	(18)	12.52	(24)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	103.5
Yolo		1.58	(25)	1.90	(09)	1.57	(27)	1.59	(33)	1.92	(14)	1.58	(23)	1.22	(28)	1.13	(34)	12.50	(25)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	103.3
WestStar		1.72	(06)	1.81	(24)	1.52	(34)	1.65	(27)	1.81	(32)	1.59	(21)	1.23	(23)	1.14	(33)	12.47	(26)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	103.1
57Q77		1.57	(27)	1.82	(23)	1.53	(33)	1.78	(11)	1.77	(37)	1.56	(26)	1.22	(29)	1.19	(25)	12.43	(27)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	102.8
Highline		1.44	(43)	1.43	(45)	1.52	(35)	1.70	(22)	1.92	(16)	1.67	(13)	1.33	(11)	1.36	(07)	12.36	(30)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	102.1
Magna 8		1.54	(31)	1.76	(33)	1.54	(32)	1.70	(19)	1.84	(25)	1.54	(30)	1.14	(35)	1.22	(21)	12.29	(31)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	101.6
58N57		1.52	(33)	1.79	(26)	1.64	(17)	1.68	(24)	1.68	(42)	1.51	(33)	1.11	(37)	1.18	(29)	12.10	(34)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	100.0
CUF 101		1.47	(38)	1.77	(28)	1.49	(39)	1.59	(34)	1.84	(24)	1.51	(35)	1.23	(24)	1.19	(24)	12.10	(35)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	100.0
Falcon		1.64	(13)	1.77	(30)	1.52	(36)	1.62	(30)	1.80	(33)	1.51	(34)	1.11	(36)	1.12	(35)	12.09	(36)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	99.9
Achiever		1.76	(03)	1.81	(25)	1.42	(42)	1.52	(43)	1.83	(28)	1.42	(40)	1.09	(39)	1.11	(36)	11.96	(38)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	I	J	K	L	M	N	98.9
SW 9301		1.45	(40)	1.69	(43)	1.49	(38)	1.57	(35)	1.70	(41)	1.56	(26)	1.24	(20)	1.19	(26)	11.90	(40)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	J	K	L	M	N	98.4
ADF 98-801		1.53	(32)	1.87	(15)	1.45	(41)	1.53	(41)	1.79	(36)	1.47	(38)	1.06	(42)	0.96	(45)	11.66	(42)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	L	M	N	96.4
Tulare		1.76	(04)	1.62	(44)	1.39	(43)	1.43	(44)	1.68	(43)	1.40	(41)	1.06	(43)	1.07	(37)	11.41	(43)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	M	N	94.3
Dura 765		1.56	(29)	1.72	(41)	1.37	(44)	1.52	(42)	1.67	(45)	1.34	(44)	1.01	(44)	0.96	(44)	11.14	(44)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	N	92.1
Fiesta (8G519)		1.70	(08)	1.73	(39)	1.31	(45)	1.29	(45)	1.67	(44)	1.34	(44)	0.99	(45)	1.01	(43)	11.05	(45)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	91.4
Experimental Varieties
SW 8718		1.49	(36)	2.04	(01)	1.83	(01)	1.99	(01)	2.15	(02)	1.76	(05)	1.53	(01)	1.40	(04)	14.19	(01)	A	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	117.3
UC-2212		1.58	(24)	1.98	(03)	1.78	(03)	1.95	(03)	2.10	(06)	1.78	(04)	1.45	(04)	1.46	(02)	14.07	(02)	A	B	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	116.3
92-296		1.68	(10)	1.93	(04)	1.70	(08)	1.88	(04)	2.14	(04)	1.81	(02)	1.39	(05)	1.39	(05)	13.91	(04)	A	B	C	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	115.0
DS 991		1.50	(35)	1.83	(21)	1.72	(07)	1.95	(02)	2.12	(05)	1.76	(05)	1.47	(03)	1.44	(03)	13.79	(05)	A	B	C	D	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	113.9
C 252		1.64	(14)	1.93	(06)	1.73	(05)	1.87	(05)	2.15	(03)	1.63	(17)	1.36	(08)	1.37	(06)	13.66	(06)	A	B	C	D	E	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	112.9
PGI 481		1.61	(19)	1.78	(27)	1.66	(15)	1.79	(09)	2.02	(10)	1.72	(08)	1.35	(09)	1.33	(09)	13.26	(09)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	109.6
CW 68081		1.61	(20)	1.89	(10)	1.62	(20)	1.60	(32)	1.98	(12)	1.78	(03)	1.34	(10)	1.34	(08)	13.16	(10)	�	B	C	D	E	F	G	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	108.8
CW 78101		1.60	(23)	1.85	(17)	1.68	(11)	1.64	(28)	2.04	(08)	1.70	(09)	1.29	(13)	1.22	(23)	13.02	(11)	�	�	C	D	E	F	G	H	�	�	�	�	�	�	107.6
C 345		1.60	(22)	1.92	(07)	1.55	(29)	1.70	(21)	1.91	(17)	1.64	(14)	1.28	(16)	1.22	(22)	12.83	(13)	�	�	�	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	�	�	�	�	106.0
ZX9889B		1.64	(15)	1.88	(12)	1.68	(12)	1.77	(12)	1.76	(38)	1.61	(19)	1.25	(19)	1.24	(19)	12.82	(14)	�	�	�	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	�	�	�	�	106.0
ZX9888		1.57	(28)	1.92	(08)	1.66	(14)	1.76	(13)	1.88	(20)	1.56	(28)	1.23	(25)	1.19	(27)	12.77	(15)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	�	�	�	�	105.5
FG 615		1.61	(21)	1.85	(18)	1.70	(09)	1.74	(14)	1.82	(31)	1.57	(24)	1.22	(27)	1.16	(31)	12.66	(18)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	104.7
UC-402		1.54	(30)	1.74	(38)	1.57	(28)	1.79	(10)	1.83	(27)	1.63	(16)	1.27	(17)	1.27	(16)	12.63	(19)	�	�	�	�	�	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	104.4
ZX9886		1.44	(42)	1.84	(19)	1.67	(13)	1.64	(29)	1.92	(15)	1.68	(11)	1.23	(26)	1.22	(20)	12.63	(20)	�	�	�	�	�	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	104.4
CW 68092		1.65	(12)	1.86	(16)	1.63	(19)	1.56	(36)	1.86	(23)	1.56	(25)	1.19	(32)	1.25	(17)	12.56	(22)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	103.9
SW 8829		1.43	(44)	1.76	(32)	1.60	(23)	1.69	(23)	1.84	(26)	1.59	(22)	1.23	(22)	1.27	(15)	12.41	(28)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	102.6
ZL9889A		1.81	(01)	1.82	(22)	1.54	(30)	1.71	(18)	1.87	(22)	1.47	(39)	1.07	(41)	1.06	(39)	12.36	(29)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	102.1
UC-400		1.42	(45)	1.71	(42)	1.54	(31)	1.70	(20)	1.82	(30)	1.52	(32)	1.24	(21)	1.31	(11)	12.26	(32)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	101.4
UC-401		1.47	(39)	1.74	(37)	1.59	(26)	1.73	(15)	1.83	(29)	1.53	(31)	1.21	(30)	1.15	(32)	12.26	(33)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	101.3
CW 78100		1.57	(26)	1.77	(31)	1.59	(25)	1.55	(40)	1.90	(18)	1.54	(29)	1.09	(40)	1.06	(38)	12.07	(37)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	99.7
FG 206		1.77	(02)	1.75	(34)	1.49	(40)	1.56	(37)	1.75	(39)	1.38	(43)	1.18	(34)	1.05	(40)	11.92	(39)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	J	K	L	M	N	98.5
SW 8730		1.70	(07)	1.72	(40)	1.50	(37)	1.55	(38)	1.72	(40)	1.39	(42)	1.09	(38)	1.04	(42)	11.72	(41)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	K	L	M	N	96.9
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MEAN		1.59		� 1.82		1.60		� 1.68		1.89		� 1.59		1.24		� 1.21		12.61
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LSD (.05)		0.20		� 0.22		0.17		� 0.26		0.23		� 0.16		0.14		� 0.21		1.01
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Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Hanford fine sandy loam soil at the Univ. of Calif. Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, CA.
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.
NOTE: Stand ratings taken September shown excellent stands (ratings from 6.5-8.5), and no correlation with yield)