Table 5. UC DAVIS ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2001 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 10/4/99
Note: SINGLE YEAR DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED TO CHOOSE OR EVALUATE ALFALFA CULTIVARS.�
Note: In this trial, there are varieties with varying Fall Dormancy (FD) scores, which may affect quality, persistence, as well as yield.��
These FD scores were provided by the companies.� Also see FD scores from experimental data in this report.
		Cut 1		Cut 2		Cut 3		Cut 4		Cut 5		Cut 6		Cut 7		YEAR																			% OF
ENTRY	FD	27-Mar		5/11		8-Jun		7/6		3-Aug		8/31		1-Oct		TOTAL																			MOAPA 69
Released Varieties		Dry Tons/acre																																					%
DynaGro AL999	9	1.49	(11)	1.48	(11)	2.21	(01)	2.04	(01)	2.03	(01)	1.63	(01)	1.46	(04)	12.35	(01)	A	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	116.7
El Tigre Verde	8	1.65	(02)	1.49	(09)	2.10	(04)	1.87	(09)	1.83	(03)	1.62	(02)	1.44	(05)	12.01	(02)	A	B	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	113.6
Pershing	8	1.84	(01)	1.44	(15)	1.85	(21)	1.86	(10)	1.79	(04)	1.40	(12)	1.30	(17)	11.49	(05)	A	B	C	D	E	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	108.7
SW 7410	7	1.42	(17)	1.56	(03)	2.01	(10)	1.88	(08)	1.69	(12)	1.39	(14)	1.35	(12)	11.30	(08)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	106.8
ADF 98-801	7	1.47	(13)	1.59	(01)	1.99	(11)	2.02	(02)	1.66	(14)	1.22	(31)	1.21	(26)	11.15	(09)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	105.4
58N57	8	1.44	(16)	1.53	(04)	2.08	(05)	1.57	(35)	1.73	(08)	1.38	(16)	1.26	(22)	11.00	(12)	�	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	104.0
Tulare	8	1.48	(12)	1.47	(12)	1.81	(28)	1.89	(06)	1.54	(25)	1.32	(21)	1.29	(19)	10.80	(14)	�	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	102.1
WL530HQ (UN612)	8	1.52	(08)	1.40	(22)	1.82	(26)	1.77	(16)	1.65	(15)	1.32	(22)	1.30	(18)	10.79	(15)	�	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	102.0
Moapa 69	8	1.06	(32)	1.30	(35)	1.87	(20)	1.81	(12)	1.67	(13)	1.46	(10)	1.40	(09)	10.58	(18)	�	�	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	100.0
Dura 843	8	1.21	(21)	1.38	(23)	1.84	(22)	1.75	(18)	1.64	(16)	1.40	(13)	1.31	(16)	10.53	(19)	�	�	�	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	99.6
Rio Grande	8	1.60	(04)	1.43	(17)	1.75	(35)	1.74	(20)	1.44	(33)	1.30	(24)	1.20	(27)	10.46	(20)	�	�	�	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	98.9
TruTest (UN 632)	6	1.29	(19)	1.45	(14)	1.80	(31)	1.80	(13)	1.50	(30)	1.30	(25)	1.28	(20)	10.41	(23)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	98.4
SW 7403	7	1.16	(22)	1.37	(25)	1.88	(19)	1.70	(23)	1.64	(17)	1.28	(27)	1.32	(14)	10.34	(24)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	97.8
57Q77	7	1.15	(24)	1.33	(31)	1.94	(16)	1.62	(31)	1.61	(21)	1.32	(23)	1.36	(11)	10.33	(26)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	97.6
Achiever	7	1.15	(23)	1.53	(05)	1.81	(29)	1.64	(30)	1.56	(23)	1.35	(20)	1.22	(25)	10.26	(27)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	97.0
CUF 101	9	1.09	(27)	1.22	(43)	1.71	(38)	1.70	(22)	1.72	(10)	1.29	(26)	1.34	(13)	10.06	(29)	�	�	�	�	�	�	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	95.1
Dura 765	7	1.06	(30)	1.49	(10)	1.80	(30)	1.77	(17)	1.41	(34)	1.24	(30)	1.25	(23)	10.03	(30)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	94.8
Highline	9	1.00	(37)	1.15	(50)	1.78	(32)	1.67	(26)	1.54	(26)	1.38	(15)	1.38	(10)	9.91	(32)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	�	�	�	�	�	�	93.7
Fiesta (8G519)	8	1.46	(14)	1.32	(34)	1.75	(34)	1.59	(33)	1.32	(39)	1.27	(28)	1.13	(32)	9.84	(33)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	�	�	�	�	�	�	93.1
Magna 601	6	1.04	(33)	1.30	(36)	1.95	(15)	1.61	(32)	1.46	(32)	1.15	(36)	1.07	(34)	9.58	(34)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	�	�	�	�	�	90.5
Sutter	7	1.14	(26)	1.43	(16)	1.66	(39)	1.57	(36)	1.38	(36)	1.18	(34)	0.96	(42)	9.33	(35)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	�	�	�	�	88.2
Tango (6B99)	6	1.02	(35)	1.37	(26)	1.76	(33)	1.65	(28)	1.33	(38)	1.13	(38)	0.97	(41)	9.23	(36)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	�	�	�	87.3
54Q53	4	1.02	(36)	1.34	(28)	1.83	(23)	1.51	(42)	1.35	(37)	1.15	(37)	0.98	(40)	9.18	(37)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	�	�	86.8
Archer	5	0.94	(39)	1.20	(46)	1.73	(36)	1.52	(41)	1.28	(41)	1.08	(41)	1.02	(37)	8.78	(39)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	�	83.0
WL 442	7	0.85	(41)	1.26	(41)	1.51	(45)	1.49	(44)	1.25	(42)	1.13	(39)	0.92	(43)	8.42	(41)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	P	Q	R	S	T	�	79.6
Tahoe	7	0.66	(45)	1.18	(47)	1.59	(43)	1.41	(47)	1.41	(35)	1.06	(44)	1.06	(35)	8.37	(42)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	P	Q	R	S	T	�	79.2
Magnum V	4	0.68	(44)	1.40	(21)	1.55	(44)	1.58	(34)	1.20	(44)	1.07	(42)	0.90	(44)	8.37	(43)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	P	Q	R	S	T	�	79.1
Dura 400	4	0.64	(47)	1.34	(30)	1.47	(47)	1.51	(43)	1.21	(43)	0.98	(46)	0.98	(39)	8.12	(44)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	Q	R	S	T	�	76.8
Dura 512	5	0.73	(43)	1.35	(27)	1.44	(48)	1.53	(40)	1.11	(46)	0.93	(48)	0.85	(48)	7.93	(46)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	R	S	T	U	75.0
Graze King	2	0.84	(42)	1.21	(45)	1.60	(42)	1.21	(50)	0.97	(50)	0.94	(47)	0.80	(49)	7.56	(48)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	T	U	71.5
Plumas (3L 102)	4	1.06	(31)	1.22	(44)	1.43	(49)	1.28	(49)	0.98	(49)	0.81	(50)	0.77	(50)	7.54	(49)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	T	U	71.3
Blazer XL	3	0.31	(50)	1.15	(49)	1.28	(50)	1.31	(48)	1.00	(48)	0.84	(49)	0.87	(46)	6.78	(50)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	U	64.1
Experimental Varieties
UC-2589		1.62	(03)	1.41	(19)	2.07	(06)	2.00	(03)	1.74	(07)	1.58	(04)	1.48	(02)	11.90	(03)	A	B	C	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	112.5
SW 8829	8	1.57	(06)	1.52	(08)	1.96	(13)	1.93	(04)	1.72	(09)	1.58	(05)	1.46	(03)	11.73	(04)	A	B	C	D	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	110.9
UC-407		1.52	(09)	1.37	(24)	2.12	(03)	1.66	(27)	1.78	(05)	1.52	(07)	1.42	(07)	11.39	(06)	A	B	C	D	E	F	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	107.6
UC-2212		1.03	(34)	1.52	(06)	2.16	(02)	1.69	(24)	1.91	(02)	1.55	(06)	1.50	(01)	11.37	(07)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	107.5
CW 78059	8	1.37	(18)	1.57	(02)	1.96	(12)	1.80	(14)	1.69	(11)	1.47	(09)	1.19	(29)	11.05	(10)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	104.5
Del Rio(CW 55067)	6	1.60	(05)	1.52	(07)	2.07	(07)	1.74	(19)	1.51	(29)	1.35	(18)	1.26	(21)	11.04	(11)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	104.4
UC-408		1.15	(25)	1.27	(40)	1.91	(17)	1.88	(07)	1.77	(06)	1.60	(03)	1.41	(08)	10.99	(13)	�	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	103.9
UC-406		1.07	(28)	1.45	(13)	2.03	(09)	1.71	(21)	1.62	(19)	1.48	(08)	1.31	(15)	10.68	(16)	�	�	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	101.0
SW 8730	8	1.53	(07)	1.27	(39)	1.95	(14)	1.79	(15)	1.54	(27)	1.37	(17)	1.18	(30)	10.64	(17)	�	�	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	100.6
DS 961	6	1.44	(15)	1.42	(18)	1.83	(24)	1.68	(25)	1.61	(20)	1.25	(29)	1.18	(31)	10.42	(21)	�	�	�	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	98.5
CW 66099	6	1.29	(20)	1.33	(32)	1.82	(25)	1.53	(39)	1.57	(22)	1.45	(11)	1.43	(06)	10.42	(22)	�	�	�	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	98.5
CW 67080	7	1.50	(10)	1.29	(37)	1.82	(27)	1.64	(29)	1.53	(28)	1.35	(19)	1.20	(28)	10.34	(25)	�	�	�	�	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	97.7
CW 77093	5	1.07	(29)	1.40	(20)	1.72	(37)	1.90	(05)	1.56	(24)	1.19	(33)	1.25	(24)	10.08	(28)	�	�	�	�	�	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	95.3
DS 973	7	0.85	(40)	1.34	(29)	2.04	(08)	1.83	(11)	1.63	(18)	1.21	(32)	1.05	(36)	9.96	(31)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	�	�	�	�	�	�	94.1
DS 9706 HYB	4	0.99	(38)	1.32	(33)	1.90	(18)	1.54	(38)	1.31	(40)	1.10	(40)	0.99	(38)	9.15	(38)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	�	�	86.5
DS 9705 HYB	4	0.51	(49)	1.26	(42)	1.64	(41)	1.48	(45)	1.47	(31)	1.17	(35)	1.10	(33)	8.64	(40)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	O	P	Q	R	S	T	�	81.6
DS 9707 HYB	4	0.59	(48)	1.29	(38)	1.65	(40)	1.46	(46)	1.19	(45)	1.00	(45)	0.86	(47)	8.04	(45)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	Q	R	S	T	U	76.0
CW 65039	5	0.66	(46)	1.17	(48)	1.49	(46)	1.57	(37)	1.03	(47)	1.07	(43)	0.89	(45)	7.87	(47)	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	�	S	T	U	74.4
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MEAN		1.16		� 1.37		1.81		� 1.67		1.5		� 1.27		1.18		� 9.97
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CV		39		� 12.7		13.3		� 13.4		13.3		� 12.1		15.1		�� 9.5
LSD (.05)		0.6		� 0.24		0.34		� 0.31		0.28		� 0.22		0.25		� 1.32
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Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the Univ. of California Agronomy Farm, Davis, CA.
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.