Table 10. UC IMPERIAL ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2002 YIELDS.  TRIAL PLANTED 10/11/00
Note: Do not use single-year data to choose alfalfa varieties or to evaluate alfalfa cutlivars.                                        
Cut 1 Cut 2 Cut 3 Cut 4 Cut 5 Cut 6 Cut 7 Cut 8 Cut 9 YEAR % OF
ENTRY 1/19/02 3/21/02 4/29/02 6/6/02 7/5/02 7/31/02 9/5/02 10/4/02 11/14/02 TOTAL                       CUF 101
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------Dry tons/acre--------------------------------------------------------------------- %
Released Varieties
SW100 (SW101) 0.77 ( 5) 1.40 (11) 1.68 ( 1) 1.97 ( 1) 1.27 ( 2) 0.59 ( 6) 0.62 ( 7) 0.68 ( 6) 0.73 ( 5) 9.73 ( 1) A 108.0
UC Cibola 0.72 (16) 1.37 (17) 1.59 ( 7) 1.86 ( 4) 1.29 ( 1) 0.64 ( 2) 0.65 ( 3) 0.75 ( 1) 0.75 ( 1) 9.63 ( 2) A B 106.9
59N49 (Y59N49) 0.72 (18) 1.33 (21) 1.49 (18) 1.84 ( 9) 1.11 (18) 0.59 ( 7) 0.63 ( 5) 0.64 ( 9) 0.68 (11) 9.05 (10) A B C D E F 100.4
CUF 101 0.74 (13) 1.45 ( 4) 1.60 ( 6) 1.74 (21) 1.13 (16) 0.56 (12) 0.61 ( 8) 0.57 (27) 0.61 (26) 9.01 (12) A B C D E F G 100.0
WL 711 WF 0.73 (14) 1.43 ( 6) 1.61 ( 5) 1.86 ( 5) 1.02 (30) 0.53 (18) 0.50 (33) 0.58 (24) 0.66 (15) 8.91 (14) A B C D E F G H 98.9
Mecca III 0.65 (29) 1.34 (20) 1.51 (13) 1.73 (26) 1.22 ( 7) 0.59 ( 9) 0.64 ( 4) 0.62 (11) 0.61 (25) 8.90 (15) A B C D E F G H 98.8
Highline 0.77 ( 6) 1.42 ( 7) 1.61 ( 4) 1.73 (24) 1.00 (33) 0.53 (17) 0.51 (30) 0.56 (29) 0.64 (17) 8.77 (16) A B C D E F G H I 97.3
UC Impalo WF 0.84 ( 1) 1.37 (15) 1.40 (36) 1.75 (19) 1.02 (31) 0.44 (38) 0.56 (16) 0.62 (13) 0.63 (21) 8.64 (21) B C D E F G H I 95.9
58N57 0.57 (41) 1.12 (42) 1.54 (11) 1.82 (10) 1.23 ( 5) 0.59 ( 8) 0.55 (19) 0.62 (12) 0.57 (36) 8.61 (22) B C D E F G H I 95.5
SW9720 0.61 (38) 1.32 (24) 1.44 (30) 1.81 (12) 1.13 (15) 0.52 (23) 0.54 (22) 0.55 (33) 0.63 (18) 8.54 (23) C D E F G H I J 94.8
Magna 901 0.61 (37) 1.24 (33) 1.51 (15) 1.81 (11) 1.03 (28) 0.52 (21) 0.58 (13) 0.57 (25) 0.62 (22) 8.48 (26) C D E F G H I J 94.2
El Tigre Verde 0.61 (35) 1.18 (37) 1.41 (33) 1.66 (34) 1.02 (32) 0.47 (34) 0.50 (31) 0.57 (26) 0.58 (33) 8.02 (34) F G H I J K 89.0
WL625HQ 0.61 (36) 1.25 (32) 1.45 (27) 1.63 (38) 1.03 (29) 0.50 (27) 0.48 (37) 0.50 (41) 0.56 (37) 8.00 (35) G H I J K 88.8
Prestige 0.54 (43) 1.17 (39) 1.40 (35) 1.69 (31) 1.06 (22) 0.43 (42) 0.48 (36) 0.51 (40) 0.54 (41) 7.82 (40) I J K 86.8
Pershing 0.52 (44) 1.25 (31) 1.43 (31) 1.67 (33) 0.97 (36) 0.45 (37) 0.45 (40) 0.49 (42) 0.54 (40) 7.77 (41) I J K 86.3
WL 525 HQ 0.60 (40) 1.08 (43) 1.38 (38) 1.60 (39) 0.98 (34) 0.43 (40) 0.45 (41) 0.53 (37) 0.51 (42) 7.57 (42) J K 84.0
Salado 0.56 (42) 1.12 (41) 1.34 (43) 1.60 (41) 0.93 (39) 0.42 (43) 0.41 (43) 0.48 (43) 0.49 (44) 7.34 (44) K 81.5
Released Varieties
DS995 0.68 (26) 1.50 ( 2) 1.45 (26) 1.85 ( 6) 1.26 ( 3) 0.63 ( 3) 0.65 ( 2) 0.67 ( 7) 0.73 ( 4) 9.43 ( 3) A B C 104.6
CW89061 0.75 (10) 1.42 ( 9) 1.61 ( 3) 1.85 ( 7) 1.13 (14) 0.58 (10) 0.62 ( 6) 0.71 ( 3) 0.73 ( 3) 9.41 ( 4) A B C D 104.4
SW1028 0.75 ( 8) 1.37 (16) 1.48 (23) 1.71 (27) 1.19 (12) 0.76 ( 1) 0.61 (10) 0.70 ( 5) 0.73 ( 7) 9.30 ( 5) A B C D 103.2
ZS9995 0.75 ( 9) 1.47 ( 3) 1.66 ( 2) 1.97 ( 2) 1.12 (17) 0.55 (14) 0.54 (21) 0.56 (30) 0.63 (20) 9.25 ( 6) A B C D 102.7
SW9022 0.72 (19) 1.29 (28) 1.42 (32) 1.75 (18) 1.22 ( 8) 0.63 ( 4) 0.66 ( 1) 0.73 ( 2) 0.74 ( 2) 9.15 ( 7) A B C D E 101.5
UC-412 0.78 ( 3) 1.40 (12) 1.47 (24) 1.70 (29) 1.26 ( 4) 0.55 (13) 0.60 (11) 0.63 (10) 0.73 ( 6) 9.12 ( 8) A B C D E 101.3
IVS9002 0.74 (12) 1.42 ( 8) 1.56 ( 9) 1.92 ( 3) 1.05 (24) 0.49 (29) 0.61 ( 9) 0.56 (28) 0.72 ( 8) 9.08 ( 9) A B C D E 100.8
UC-409 0.80 ( 2) 1.41 (10) 1.51 (14) 1.85 ( 8) 0.88 (43) 0.57 (11) 0.59 (12) 0.70 ( 4) 0.71 ( 9) 9.01 (11) A B C D E F G 100.0
ZS0001 0.70 (21) 1.43 ( 5) 1.47 (25) 1.81 (13) 1.16 (13) 0.61 ( 5) 0.56 (15) 0.59 (20) 0.61 (27) 8.93 (13) A B C D E F G H 99.1
FGI9710 0.78 ( 4) 1.53 ( 1) 1.54 (12) 1.74 (22) 0.94 (38) 0.48 (32) 0.55 (18) 0.54 (35) 0.67 (14) 8.76 (17) A B C D E F G H I 97.2
UC-411 0.76 ( 7) 1.31 (26) 1.50 (17) 1.70 (28) 1.03 (26) 0.54 (16) 0.56 (14) 0.65 ( 8) 0.70 (10) 8.76 (18) A B C D E F G H I 97.2
CW89064 0.68 (25) 1.27 (29) 1.49 (19) 1.81 (14) 1.21 ( 9) 0.51 (24) 0.55 (17) 0.58 (22) 0.65 (16) 8.75 (19) A B C D E F G H I 97.2
CW89068 0.67 (27) 1.39 (14) 1.56 ( 8) 1.76 (16) 1.06 (23) 0.51 (25) 0.53 (27) 0.62 (14) 0.61 (24) 8.71 (20) A B C D E F G H I 96.7
CW79115 0.69 (24) 1.31 (25) 1.44 (29) 1.69 (30) 1.20 (10) 0.47 (33) 0.53 (28) 0.58 (23) 0.61 (29) 8.53 (24) C D E F G H I J 94.7
UC-414 0.69 (23) 1.27 (30) 1.49 (20) 1.67 (32) 1.08 (21) 0.52 (20) 0.50 (32) 0.59 (19) 0.68 (12) 8.49 (25) C D E F G H I J 94.3
FGI9709 0.63 (34) 1.20 (36) 1.39 (37) 1.73 (25) 1.23 ( 6) 0.52 (22) 0.54 (24) 0.59 (17) 0.63 (19) 8.45 (27) C D E F G H I J 93.8
FGI9609 0.70 (22) 1.31 (27) 1.50 (16) 1.76 (17) 1.04 (25) 0.44 (39) 0.51 (29) 0.59 (21) 0.58 (34) 8.41 (28) C D E F G H I J 93.4
CW78118 0.64 (30) 1.32 (23) 1.45 (28) 1.77 (15) 1.03 (27) 0.49 (28) 0.53 (26) 0.55 (32) 0.61 (28) 8.41 (29) C D E F G H I J 93.3
IVM2000 0.74 (11) 1.39 (13) 1.54 (10) 1.73 (23) 0.96 (37) 0.45 (36) 0.46 (39) 0.54 (34) 0.56 (38) 8.38 (30) D E F G H I J 93.0
DS991BR 0.73 (15) 1.18 (38) 1.36 (41) 1.74 (20) 1.10 (20) 0.53 (19) 0.54 (23) 0.59 (18) 0.60 (30) 8.38 (31) D E F G H I J K 93.0
UC-410 0.71 (20) 1.35 (18) 1.37 (40) 1.55 (44) 0.90 (40) 0.49 (30) 0.53 (25) 0.60 (15) 0.67 (13) 8.17 (32) E F G H I J K 90.7
SW9031 0.67 (28) 1.21 (35) 1.35 (42) 1.65 (36) 1.10 (19) 0.51 (26) 0.48 (35) 0.60 (16) 0.59 (31) 8.17 (33) E F G H I J K 90.7
DS994 0.64 (32) 1.04 (44) 1.38 (39) 1.63 (37) 0.98 (35) 0.54 (15) 0.55 (20) 0.56 (31) 0.62 (23) 7.94 (36) H I J K 88.1
ZS0000 0.64 (31) 1.16 (40) 1.34 (44) 1.58 (42) 1.20 (11) 0.49 (31) 0.45 (42) 0.53 (36) 0.55 (39) 7.93 (37) H I J K 88.0
UC-413 0.72 (17) 1.33 (22) 1.41 (34) 1.60 (40) 0.82 (44) 0.46 (35) 0.49 (34) 0.52 (38) 0.58 (35) 7.93 (38) H I J K 88.0
CW79094 0.61 (39) 1.35 (19) 1.49 (21) 1.57 (43) 0.89 (41) 0.43 (41) 0.47 (38) 0.52 (39) 0.59 (32) 7.92 (39) H I J K 87.9
ZS9992 0.63 (33) 1.22 (34) 1.49 (22) 1.66 (35) 0.89 (42) 0.35 (44) 0.36 (44) 0.46 (44) 0.50 (43) 7.55 (43) J K 83.8
MEAN 0.69 1.31 1.48 1.74 1.08 0.52 0.54 0.59 0.63 8.57
CV 10.3 10 8.1 8.1 18.6 22.2 19 15.9 11.8 8.6
LSD (.05) 0.1   0.18   0.17   0.2   NS   0.16   0.14   0.13   0.1   1.03                          
Trial planted at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Imperialclay loam soil at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center, Holtville, CA.
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantlt different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.