Table 9. UC KERNEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR  TRIAL 2000-02 YIELDS.  TRIAL PLANTED 9/16/99
FD  % OF
ENTRY Score 2000 2001 2002 AVERAGE                                     CUF 101
    Dry Ton/Acre %
Released Varieties
WL 625 HQ 9 11.12 ( 1) 14.06 ( 3) 12.37 ( 2) 12.51 ( 1) A 118.7
SW 8718 8 11.00 ( 2) 14.19 ( 1) 12.15 ( 3) 12.45 ( 2) A 118.1
Mecca II 9 10.58 (10) 13.26 ( 8) 11.53 ( 5) 11.79 ( 7) A B C D E 111.8
DynaGro AL999 9 10.58 ( 7) 12.95 (12) 11.36 ( 8) 11.63 ( 9) B C D E F G 110.3
Dura 843 8 9.83 (35) 13.59 ( 7) 11.27 ( 9) 11.56 (11) B C D E F G H 109.6
PGI 481 8 10.28 (22) 13.26 ( 9) 10.88 (15) 11.48 (13) B C D E F G H I 108.8
Pershing 8 10.58 ( 8) 12.52 (24) 10.98 (12) 11.36 (14) C D E F G H I J 107.8
Ameristand802 (ZX9886) 8 10.48 (13) 12.63 (20) 10.92 (14) 11.34 (15) C D E F G H I J 107.6
SW 9500 9 10.35 (19) 12.72 (17) 10.72 (19) 11.26 (16) C D E F G H I J K 106.8
Magna 901 9 10.32 (20) 12.54 (23) 10.74 (18) 11.20 (18) C D E F G H I J K L 106.2
57Q77 7 10.14 (27) 12.43 (27) 10.93 (13) 11.17 (21) D E F G H I J K L 105.9
ADF 99-801 9 10.53 (12) 12.73 (16) 9.89 (37) 11.05 (25) E F G H I J K L M N O 104.8
WestStar 9 10.16 (25) 12.47 (26) 10.41 (25) 11.02 (26) F G H I J K L M N O P 104.5
El Tigre Verde 8 9.40 (41) 12.63 (21) 10.69 (20) 10.90 (29) G H I J K L M N O P 103.4
Achiever 7 10.17 (24) 11.96 (38) 10.32 (27) 10.82 (31) H I J K L M N O P Q 102.6
58N57 8 9.92 (32) 12.10 (34) 10.09 (34) 10.71 (33) J K L M N O P Q 101.5
Yolo 8 9.42 (40) 12.50 (25) 10.18 (32) 10.70 (34) J K L M N O P Q 101.5
Falcon 8 9.61 (38) 12.09 (36) 10.00 (35) 10.57 (35) K L M N O P Q 100.2
CUF 101 9 9.64 (37) 12.10 (35) 9.89 (36) 10.54 (36) K L M N O P Q 100.0
Magna 8 8 9.60 (39) 12.29 (31) 9.66 (40) 10.52 (37) K L M N O P Q 99.7
Highline 9 10.21 (23) 12.36 (30) 8.85 (45) 10.47 (38) L M N O P Q 99.3
SW 9301 9 8.87 (45) 11.90 (40) 10.28 (28) 10.35 (41) N O P Q R 98.2
ADF 98-801 7 9.04 (44) 11.66 (42) 10.19 (31) 10.30 (42) O P Q R 97.7
Dura 765 7 10.04 (30) 11.14 (44) 9.66 (41) 10.28 (43) P Q R 97.5
Tulare 8 9.15 (42) 11.41 (43) 9.74 (39) 10.10 (44) Q R 95.8
Fiesta (8G519) 8 9.13 (43) 11.05 (45) 8.92 (44) 9.70 (45) R 92.0
Experimental Varieties
UC-2212 10.11 (28) 14.07 ( 2) 12.40 ( 1) 12.20 ( 3) A B 115.7
92-296 9 10.76 ( 5) 13.91 ( 4) 11.72 ( 4) 12.13 ( 4) A B 115.0
C 252 9 10.63 ( 6) 13.66 ( 6) 11.51 ( 6) 11.93 ( 5) A B C 113.2
DS 991 9 10.42 (16) 13.79 ( 5) 11.24 (10) 11.82 ( 6) A B C D 112.1
CW 68081 8 10.80 ( 4) 13.16 (10) 11.06 (11) 11.67 ( 8) B C D E F 110.7
CW 78101 8 10.28 (21) 13.02 (11) 11.50 ( 7) 11.60 (10) B C D E F G 110.0
ZX9889B 8 10.98 ( 3) 12.82 (14) 10.86 (16) 11.55 (12) B C D E F G H 109.6
CW 68092 8 10.40 (17) 12.56 (22) 10.77 (17) 11.24 (17) C D E F G H I J K 106.7
SW 8829 8 10.53 (11) 12.41 (28) 10.63 (22) 11.19 (19) C D E F G H I J K L 106.1
FG 615 8 10.36 (18) 12.66 (18) 10.54 (23) 11.19 (20) C D E F G H I J K L 106.1
ZX9888 8 10.44 (15) 12.77 (15) 10.15 (33) 11.12 (22) D E F G H I J K L M 105.5
C 345 8 10.58 ( 9) 12.83 (13) 9.87 (38) 11.09 (23) D E F G H I J K L M N 105.2
CW 78100 9 10.47 (14) 12.07 (37) 10.64 (21) 11.06 (24) D E F G H I J K L M N O 104.9
UC-402 9.90 (33) 12.63 (19) 10.44 (24) 10.99 (27) F G H I J K L M N O P 104.3
UC-400 10.14 (26) 12.26 (32) 10.36 (26) 10.92 (28) F G H I J K L M N O P 103.6
ZL9889A 8 10.09 (29) 12.36 (29) 10.25 (29) 10.90 (30) G H I J K L M N O P 103.4
UC-401 9.88 (34) 12.26 (33) 10.20 (30) 10.78 (32) I J K L M N O P Q 102.2
SW 8730 8 10.00 (31) 11.72 (41) 9.37 (43) 10.37 (39) M N O P Q R 98.3
FG 206 8 9.75 (36) 11.92 (39) 9.41 (42) 10.36 (40) M N O P Q R 98.3
MEAN 10.15 12.61 10.57 11.11
CV 6.90 5.70 6.10 6.20
LSD (.05)   0.98 1.01 0.90 0.76                                      
Variety X Year interaction is significant
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 significatly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.