| Table 1. UC TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2002 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 5/13/99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Single year data should not be used to choose or evaluate alfalfa cultivars | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cut 1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | Cut 4 | YEAR | % OF | |||||||||||||||||
| 6/1/02 | 7/9/02 | 8/7/02 | 9/18/2002 | TOTAL | VERNAL | |||||||||||||||||
| Dry t/a | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Released Cultivars | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WL 325 HQ | 3.16 | ( 7) | 2.53 | ( 1) | 2.20 | ( 5) | 1.93 | ( 5) | 9.82 | ( 1) | A | 110.90 | ||||||||||
| WL 327 | 3.19 | ( 6) | 2.42 | ( 3) | 2.15 | ( 8) | 1.88 | (14) | 9.64 | ( 2) | A | B | 108.90 | |||||||||
| Innovator +Z | 3.44 | ( 2) | 2.30 | (10) | 2.03 | (31) | 1.79 | (33) | 9.56 | ( 3) | A | B | C | 108.00 | ||||||||
| Dura 512 | 2.95 | (25) | 2.39 | ( 4) | 2.22 | ( 1) | 1.98 | ( 3) | 9.54 | ( 4) | A | B | C | D | 107.80 | |||||||
| Plumas (3L102) | 3.31 | ( 3) | 2.16 | (31) | 2.09 | (18) | 1.91 | (11) | 9.47 | ( 5) | A | B | C | D | E | 106.90 | ||||||
| 53V08 | 3.11 | (11) | 2.44 | ( 2) | 2.11 | (15) | 1.78 | (36) | 9.43 | ( 7) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 106.50 | |||||
| Ascend (CW75044) | 2.89 | (29) | 2.38 | ( 6) | 2.21 | ( 3) | 1.87 | (17) | 9.35 | ( 9) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 105.50 | |||
| Archer II | 2.89 | (28) | 2.37 | ( 7) | 2.12 | (14) | 1.96 | ( 4) | 9.34 | (10) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 105.50 | ||
| Affinity +Z | 3.19 | ( 4) | 2.17 | (25) | 2.12 | (13) | 1.84 | (23) | 9.33 | (11) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 105.30 | ||
| Tristar | 3.19 | ( 5) | 2.11 | (35) | 2.10 | (16) | 1.92 | ( 7) | 9.32 | (12) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 105.20 | ||
| Forecast 1001 | 2.89 | (30) | 2.36 | ( 8) | 2.16 | ( 7) | 1.86 | (21) | 9.26 | (14) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 104.60 | ||
| forecast 3001 | 2.96 | (24) | 2.30 | (11) | 2.14 | (11) | 1.81 | (32) | 9.20 | (15) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.90 | ||
| Key 2 | 3.09 | (12) | 2.21 | (16) | 2.07 | (24) | 1.81 | (31) | 9.19 | (16) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.80 | ||
| Wintergold (CW5440) | 3.06 | (15) | 2.26 | (13) | 2.02 | (34) | 1.84 | (27) | 9.17 | (18) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.60 | ||
| Sentry | 3.07 | (14) | 2.21 | (18) | 2.07 | (21) | 1.83 | (29) | 9.18 | (17) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.70 | ||
| Amerigraze 401+Z | 3.14 | ( 9) | 2.19 | (23) | 2.06 | (26) | 1.77 | (37) | 9.17 | (19) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.50 | ||
| Select | 3.02 | (20) | 2.17 | (28) | 2.06 | (25) | 1.91 | ( 9) | 9.16 | (20) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.40 | ||
| Gold Plus | 2.99 | (22) | 2.21 | (17) | 2.08 | (20) | 1.86 | (20) | 9.14 | (21) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.20 | ||
| Spirit | 2.90 | (27) | 2.27 | (12) | 2.09 | (17) | 1.87 | (16) | 9.14 | (22) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.20 | ||
| Blazer XL | 3.13 | (10) | 2.05 | (37) | 2.02 | (32) | 1.93 | ( 6) | 9.13 | (23) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.10 | ||
| Blazer | 3.05 | (16) | 2.11 | (36) | 2.12 | (12) | 1.84 | (26) | 9.12 | (24) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.00 | ||
| Reno | 2.87 | (31) | 2.20 | (21) | 2.14 | ( 9) | 1.88 | (15) | 9.08 | (25) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.60 | ||
| Aggressor | 3.04 | (17) | 2.14 | (32) | 2.05 | (27) | 1.84 | (24) | 9.07 | (26) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.40 | |||
| 329 | 3.07 | (13) | 2.21 | (19) | 1.95 | (38) | 1.83 | (28) | 9.06 | (28) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.30 | |||
| DK 142 | 3.03 | (18) | 2.14 | (33) | 1.96 | (36) | 1.91 | (10) | 9.04 | (29) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.10 | |||
| Magnum V | 3.00 | (21) | 2.17 | (27) | 2.02 | (33) | 1.84 | (25) | 9.03 | (30) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 101.90 | |||
| Leaf Master | 3.03 | (19) | 2.16 | (29) | 1.94 | (39) | 1.86 | (19) | 9.00 | (32) | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 101.60 | ||||
| Fortress | 2.95 | (26) | 2.19 | (22) | 2.04 | (29) | 1.79 | (34) | 8.98 | (33) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 101.30 | |||||
| AlfaStar | 2.84 | (34) | 2.16 | (30) | 2.16 | ( 6) | 1.74 | (38) | 8.90 | (34) | F | G | H | I | J | K | 100.50 | |||||
| Vernal | 3.45 | ( 1) | 1.97 | (40) | 1.86 | (40) | 1.58 | (40) | 8.86 | (36) | G | H | I | J | K | 100.00 | ||||||
| 330 | 2.83 | (35) | 2.13 | (34) | 2.05 | (28) | 1.79 | (35) | 8.80 | (37) | H | I | J | K | 99.40 | |||||||
| Dura 400 | 2.82 | (36) | 2.04 | (38) | 2.03 | (30) | 1.90 | (12) | 8.79 | (38) | I | J | K | 99.20 | ||||||||
| WL 334 RK | 2.78 | (37) | 1.98 | (39) | 1.96 | (37) | 1.69 | (39) | 8.41 | (40) | K | 95.00 | ||||||||||
| Experimental Cultivars | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS9705HYB | 2.97 | (23) | 2.34 | ( 9) | 2.22 | ( 2) | 1.92 | ( 8) | 9.44 | ( 6) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 106.60 | |||||
| DS9707HYB | 3.14 | ( 8) | 2.25 | (15) | 2.08 | (19) | 1.89 | (13) | 9.37 | ( 8) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 105.80 | ||||
| ZX 9853 | 2.86 | (32) | 2.26 | (14) | 2.20 | ( 4) | 1.99 | ( 2) | 9.31 | (13) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 105.10 | ||
| DS9704HYB | 2.86 | (33) | 2.20 | (20) | 2.14 | (10) | 1.87 | (18) | 9.06 | (27) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.30 | |||
| ZX 9451 | 2.76 | (38) | 2.38 | ( 5) | 2.07 | (23) | 1.81 | (30) | 9.02 | (31) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 101.90 | |||
| CW6539 | 2.65 | (40) | 2.18 | (24) | 2.07 | (22) | 1.99 | ( 1) | 8.90 | (35) | F | G | H | I | J | K | 100.50 | |||||
| ZG 9650A | 2.70 | (39) | 2.17 | (26) | 2.01 | (35) | 1.86 | (22) | 8.74 | (39) | J | K | 98.70 | |||||||||
| MEAN | 3.01 | 2.22 | 2.08 | 1.85 | 9.16 | |||||||||||||||||
| CV | 7.10 | 7.40 | 6.00 | 5.80 | 4.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed UC Intermountain Research and Extension Center, Tulelake CA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preliminary Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||