Table 11. Imperial Valley Alfalfa Cultivar Trial 2001-2002 Yields. Trial planted 10/11/00
2001 2002 % OF
   -----------Yield------------ Average                             CUF 101
 ----------------------Dry tons/acre----------------------- %
Released Varieties
UC Cibola 11.83 ( 3) 9.63 ( 2) 10.73 ( 1) A 106.4
SW100 (SW101) 11.38 ( 8) 9.73 ( 1) 10.55 ( 3) A B C 104.7
59N49 (Y59N49) 11.93 ( 1) 9.05 (10) 10.49 ( 4) A B C D 104.1
CUF 101 11.16 (15) 9.01 (12) 10.08 (11) A B C D E F G H 100.0
Mecca III 11.26 (11) 8.90 (15) 10.08 (12) A B C D E F G H 100.0
58N57 11.25 (12) 8.61 (22) 9.93 (17) B C D E F G H I J 98.5
UC Impalo WF 11.18 (14) 8.64 (21) 9.91 (19) B C D E F G H I J 98.3
WL 711 WF 10.85 (29) 8.91 (14) 9.88 (21) C D E F G H I J K 98.0
Highline 10.81 (32) 8.77 (16) 9.79 (25) D E F G H I J K L 97.1
Magna 901 10.86 (28) 8.48 (26) 9.67 (28) E F G H I J K L 95.9
SW9720 10.70 (36) 8.54 (23) 9.62 (31) F G H I J K L M 95.4
Prestige 11.10 (17) 7.82 (40) 9.46 (33) G H I J K L M N 93.8
WL625HQ 10.88 (26) 8.00 (35) 9.44 (34) G H I J K L M N 93.6
El Tigre Verde 10.84 (31) 8.02 (34) 9.43 (35) G H I J K L M N 93.5
Pershing 10.67 (38) 7.77 (41) 9.22 (39) J K L M N 91.5
Salado 10.46 (41) 7.34 (44) 8.90 (43) M N 88.3
WL 525 HQ 10.15 (44) 7.57 (42) 8.86 (44) N 87.9
Experimental Varieties
DS995 11.84 ( 2) 9.43 ( 3) 10.63 ( 2) A B 105.5
ZS9995 11.54 ( 5) 9.25 ( 6) 10.40 ( 5) A B C D E 103.1
CW89061 11.12 (16) 9.41 ( 4) 10.26 ( 6) A B C D E F 101.8
IVS9002 11.41 ( 7) 9.08 ( 9) 10.24 ( 7) A B C D E F 101.6
SW1028 10.98 (24) 9.30 ( 5) 10.14 ( 8) A B C D E F G 100.6
CW89064 11.47 ( 6) 8.75 (19) 10.11 ( 9) A B C D E F G 100.3
UC-412 11.10 (18) 9.12 ( 8) 10.11 (10) A B C D E F G 100.3
FGI9710 11.37 ( 9) 8.76 (17) 10.06 (13) A B C D E F G H 99.8
UC-409 11.04 (21) 9.01 (11) 10.03 (14) A B C D E F G H 99.4
DS991BR 11.67 ( 4) 8.38 (31) 10.02 (15) A B C D E F G H I 99.4
SW9022 10.84 (30) 9.15 ( 7) 9.99 (16) A B C D E F G H I 99.1
UC-411 11.07 (19) 8.76 (18) 9.91 (18) B C D E F G H I J 98.3
ZS0001 10.87 (27) 8.93 (13) 9.90 (20) B C D E F G H I J 98.2
CW89068 10.98 (25) 8.71 (20) 9.84 (22) C D E F G H I J K L 97.6
IVM2000 11.26 (10) 8.38 (30) 9.82 (23) C D E F G H I J K L 97.4
FGI9609 11.21 (13) 8.41 (28) 9.81 (24) C D E F G H I J K L 97.3
CW78118 11.07 (20) 8.41 (29) 9.74 (26) E F G H I J K L 96.6
FGI9709 10.98 (23) 8.45 (27) 9.72 (27) E F G H I J K L 96.4
CW79115 10.75 (35) 8.53 (24) 9.64 (29) F G H I J K L M 95.6
UC-414 10.77 (34) 8.49 (25) 9.63 (30) F G H I J K L M 95.5
SW9031 11.02 (22) 8.17 (33) 9.60 (32) F G H I J K L M N 95.2
DS994 10.78 (33) 7.94 (36) 9.36 (36) H I J K L M N 92.8
UC-410 10.37 (42) 8.17 (32) 9.27 (37) I J K L M N 92.0
ZS0000 10.52 (39) 7.93 (37) 9.23 (38) J K L M N 91.5
CW79094 10.51 (40) 7.92 (39) 9.21 (40) J K L M N 91.4
UC-413 10.34 (43) 7.93 (38) 9.14 (41) K L M N 90.6
ZS9992 10.69 (37) 7.55 (43) 9.12 (42) L M N 90.4
Mean 11.02 8.57 9.79
CV 5.6 8.6 10
LSD (.05) 0.86 1.03 0.75                              
Trial planted at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Imperial clay loam soil at the UC Desery 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.