Table 6. UC DAVIS ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2000-2001 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 10/4/99

NOTE: This trial contains a wide range of Fall Dormancy scores.Fall dormancy score (data provided by company or breeder) may affect�

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FD

2000

2001

AVERAGE

MOAPA 69

score

Dry Tons/acre

%

Released Varieties

DynaGro AL999

9

8.97

(05)

12.35

(01)

10.66

(01)

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114.2

El Tigre Verde

8

8.75

(09)

12.01

(02)

10.38

(03)

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111.2

Pershing

8

8.56

(12)

11.49

(05)

10.03

(05)

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107.4

Rio Grande

8

9.40

(01)

10.46

(20)

9.93

(07)

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106.3

WL 530HQ (UN 612)

8

9.03

(04)

10.79

(15)

9.91

(08)

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106.2

Tulare

8

8.96

(06)

10.80

(14)

9.88

(10)

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105.8

SW 7410

7

8.38

(17)

11.30

(08)

9.84

(11)

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105.4

ADF 98-801

7

8.41

(16)

11.15

(09)

9.78

(13)

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104.8

58N57

8

8.48

(14)

11.00

(12)

9.74

(14)

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104.3

Achiever

7

8.89

(07)

10.26

(27)

9.57

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102.5

TruTest (UN 632)

6

8.71

(10)

10.41

(23)

9.56

(17)

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102.4

Moapa 69

8

8.09

(25)

10.58

(18)

9.34

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100.0

Fiesta (8G519)

8

8.82

(08)

9.84

(33)

9.33

(22)

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100.0

57Q77

7

8.28

(19)

10.33

(26)

9.30

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99.6

Dura 843

8

8.00

(30)

10.53

(19)

9.27

(25)

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99.3

Dura 765

7

8.43

(15)

10.03

(30)

9.23

(26)

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98.8

CUF 101

9

8.14

(23)

10.06

(29)

9.10

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97.5

SW 7403

7

7.61

(39)

10.34

(24)

8.98

(31)

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96.1

Highline

9

7.65

(37)

9.91

(32)

8.78

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94.1

Sutter

7

8.16

(22)

9.33

(35)

8.74

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93.7

Tango (6B99)

6

8.09

(26)

9.23

(36)

8.66

(36)

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92.8

Magna 601

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7.59

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9.58

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8.58

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91.9

54Q53

4

7.49

(44)

9.18

(37)

8.34

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89.3

Archer

5

7.62

(38)

8.78

(39)

8.20

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87.8

WL 442

7

7.89

(32)

8.42

(41)

8.16

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87.4

Tahoe

7

7.56

(42)

8.37

(42)

7.97

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85.3

Magnum V

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7.33

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8.37

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7.85

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84.1

Dura 400

4

7.54

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8.12

(44)

7.83

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83.9

Dura 512

5

7.35

(45)

7.93

(46)

7.64

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81.8

Graze King

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7.33

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7.56

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7.44

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79.7

Plumas (3L 102)

4

6.52

(50)

7.54

(49)

7.03

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75.3

Blazer XL

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7.14

(48)

6.78

(50)

6.96

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74.6

Experimental Varieties

UC-2589

9.06

(03)

11.90

(03)

10.48

(02)

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112.3

Del Rio(CW 55067)

6

9.10

(02)

11.04

(11)

10.07

(04)

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107.9

UC-407

8.55

(13)

11.39

(06)

9.97

(06)

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106.8

SW 8829

8

8.04

(29)

11.73

(04)

9.89

(09)

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105.9

UC-408

8.65

(11)

10.99

(13)

9.82

(12)

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105.2

CW 78059

8

8.27

(20)

11.05

(10)

9.66

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103.5

UN 632

6

8.71

(10)

10.41

(23)

9.56

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102.4

UC-2212

7.58

(41)

11.37

(07)

9.48

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101.5

UC-406

8.07

(27)

10.68

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9.38

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100.4

SW 8730

8

8.05

(28)

10.64

(17)

9.34

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100.1

CW 66099

6

8.17

(21)

10.42

(22)

9.29

(24)

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99.6

DS 961

6

7.80

(33)

10.42

(21)

9.11

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97.6

CW 77093

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8.13

(24)

10.08

(28)

9.10

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97.5

CW 67080

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7.71

(36)

10.34

(25)

9.02

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96.7

DS 973

7

7.95

(31)

9.96

(31)

8.95

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95.9

DS 9706 HYB

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8.30

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9.15

(38)

8.72

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93.4

DS 9707 HYB

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7.79

(34)

8.04

(45)

7.91

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84.8

CW 65039

5

7.76

(35)

7.87

(47)

7.81

(45)

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83.7

DS 9705 HYB

4

6.53

(49)

8.64

(40)

7.58

(47)

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81.2

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8.09

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7.8

LSD (.05)

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VARIETY X YEAR INTERACTION IS SIGNIFICANT

Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the Univ. of California Agronomy Farm, Davis, CA.

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