Table 2. UC TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 1999-2002 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 5/13/99
1999 2000 2001 2002 % OF
  YIELD YIELD YIELD YIELD AVERAGE                     VERNAL
DRY T/AC %
Released Cultivars
Dura 512 4.41 ( 4) 9.00 ( 1) 8.03 ( 1) 9.54 ( 4) 7.75 ( 1) A 110.90
WL 325 HQ 4.40 ( 5) 8.65 ( 7) 7.67 ( 8) 9.82 ( 1) 7.64 ( 2) A B 109.30
Wintergold (CW5440) 4.45 ( 3) 8.82 ( 3) 7.76 ( 6) 9.17 (18) 7.55 ( 3) A B C 108.10
329 4.63 ( 1) 8.83 ( 2) 7.67 ( 9) 9.06 (28) 7.55 ( 4) A B C 108.10
53V08 4.16 (26) 8.61 ( 8) 7.96 ( 2) 9.43 ( 7) 7.54 ( 5) A B C D 108.00
Ascend (CW75044) 4.18 (24) 8.72 ( 4) 7.92 ( 3) 9.35 ( 9) 7.54 ( 6) A B C D 108.00
Innovator +Z 4.34 ( 7) 8.71 ( 5) 7.53 (21) 9.56 ( 3) 7.53 ( 7) A B C D E 107.90
Plumas (3L102) 4.33 ( 8) 8.57 (10) 7.61 (12) 9.47 ( 5) 7.50 ( 8) A B C D E F 107.30
WL 327 4.31 (10) 8.08 (35) 7.63 (11) 9.64 ( 2) 7.41 ( 9) B C D E F G 106.20
Gold Plus 4.25 (15) 8.41 (15) 7.83 ( 5) 9.14 (21) 7.41 (10) B C D E F G 106.10
Forecast 1001 4.18 (23) 8.58 ( 9) 7.60 (13) 9.26 (14) 7.41 (11) B C D E F G 106.00
Sentry 4.28 (13) 8.20 (28) 7.87 ( 4) 9.18 (17) 7.38 (12) B C D E F G H 105.70
Tristar 4.23 (18) 8.44 (13) 7.49 (24) 9.32 (12) 7.37 (13) B C D E F G H 105.50
DK 142 4.16 (27) 8.38 (17) 7.73 ( 7) 9.04 (29) 7.33 (15) C D E F G H I 104.90
Select 4.20 (21) 8.36 (19) 7.59 (14) 9.16 (20) 7.33 (16) C D E F G H I 104.90
Leaf Master 4.46 ( 2) 8.35 (20) 7.44 (30) 9.00 (32) 7.31 (17) C D E F G H I 104.70
forecast 3001 4.21 (20) 8.27 (22) 7.56 (16) 9.20 (15) 7.31 (18) C D E F G H I 104.70
Key 2 4.28 (11) 8.28 (21) 7.37 (34) 9.19 (16) 7.28 (20) C D E F G H I 104.30
Blazer XL 4.32 ( 9) 8.22 (25) 7.43 (31) 9.13 (23) 7.28 (21) C D E F G H I 104.20
Aggressor 4.28 (12) 8.22 (24) 7.47 (28) 9.07 (26) 7.26 (23) E F G H I J 104.00
Archer II 3.89 (38) 8.20 (27) 7.48 (26) 9.34 (10) 7.23 (24) F G H I J 103.50
Magnum V 4.17 (25) 8.17 (29) 7.54 (19) 9.03 (30) 7.23 (25) F G H I J 103.50
Dura 400 4.21 (19) 8.25 (23) 7.64 (10) 8.79 (38) 7.22 (26) F G H I J 103.40
Affinity +Z 4.03 (33) 8.13 (31) 7.40 (33) 9.33 (11) 7.22 (27) F G H I J 103.40
Reno 3.94 (35) 8.46 (12) 7.35 (35) 9.08 (25) 7.21 (28) G H I J 103.20
AlfaStar 4.27 (14) 8.14 (30) 7.52 (22) 8.90 (34) 7.21 (29) G H I J 103.20
Amerigraze 401+Z 4.12 (28) 7.98 (36) 7.47 (29) 9.17 (19) 7.18 (32) G H I J 102.90
330 3.88 (39) 8.49 (11) 7.42 (32) 8.80 (37) 7.15 (35) G H I J 102.30
Fortress 4.18 (22) 7.93 (39) 7.49 (25) 8.98 (33) 7.14 (36) G H I J 102.30
Blazer 3.94 (36) 8.11 (34) 7.32 (37) 9.12 (24) 7.12 (37) H I J 102.00
Spirit 3.80 (40) 7.94 (38) 7.54 (17) 9.14 (22) 7.11 (38) H I J 101.80
WL 334 RK 4.24 (17) 8.39 (16) 7.27 (40) 8.41 (40) 7.08 (39) I J 101.40
Vernal 4.25 (16) 7.51 (40) 7.32 (38) 8.86 (36) 6.98 (40) J 100.00
Experimental Cultivars
DS9707HYB 4.39 ( 6) 8.13 (32) 7.58 (15) 9.37 ( 8) 7.37 (14) B C D E F G H 105.50
CW6539 4.03 (32) 8.66 ( 6) 7.54 (18) 8.90 (35) 7.28 (19) C D E F G H I 104.30
DS9704HYB 4.07 (31) 8.43 (14) 7.50 (23) 9.06 (27) 7.27 (22) D E F G H I 104.00
ZX 9853 4.07 (30) 8.12 (33) 7.31 (39) 9.31 (13) 7.20 (30) G H I J 103.10
DS9705HYB 3.90 (37) 7.95 (37) 7.48 (27) 9.44 ( 6) 7.19 (31) G H I J 103.00
ZG 9650A 4.08 (29) 8.36 (18) 7.54 (20) 8.74 (39) 7.18 (33) G H I J 102.80
ZX 9451 4.03 (34) 8.21 (26) 7.33 (36) 9.02 (31) 7.15 (34) G H I J 102.30
MEAN 4.19 8.33 7.56 9.16 7.31
CV 6.70 3.60 4.30 4.40 5.00
LSD (.05) 0.39 0.42     0.56 0.28                      
Trial seeded at 25lb/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.