Table 11. IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2001-2003 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 10/11/00  
2001 2002 2003 % OF
   -------------------Yield-------------------- Average                                   CUF 101
 ----------------------Dry tons/acre--------------------- %
Released Varieties
UC Cibola 11.83 ( 3) 9.63 ( 2) 8.10 ( 2) 9.85 ( 1) A 106.4
SW100 (SW101) 11.38 ( 8) 9.73 ( 1) 8.16 ( 1) 9.75 ( 2) A B 105.4
59N49 (Y59N49) 11.93 ( 1) 9.05 (10) 7.72 ( 7) 9.57 ( 4) A B C D 103.3
CUF 101 11.16 (15) 9.01 (12) 7.61 (12) 9.26 (12) A B C D E F G H I J 100.0
Mecca III 11.26 (11) 8.90 (15) 7.54 (15) 9.24 (13) A B C D E F G H I J 99.8
WL 711 WF 10.85 (29) 8.91 (14) 7.59 (14) 9.11 (17) B C D E F G H I J K 98.4
Highline 10.81 (32) 8.77 (16) 7.67 (10) 9.08 (21) D E F G H I J K L 98.1
UC Impalo WF 11.18 (14) 8.64 (21) 7.16 (29) 9.00 (22) D E F G H I J K L M 97.2
Magna 901 10.86 (28) 8.48 (26) 7.30 (21) 8.88 (23) E F G H I J K L M N 95.9
58N57 11.25 (12) 8.61 (22) 6.68 (38) 8.84 (26) F G H I J K L M N O 95.5
SW9720 10.70 (36) 8.54 (23) 7.24 (25) 8.83 (28) F G H I J K L M N O 95.4
El Tigre Verde 10.84 (31) 8.02 (34) 6.98 (31) 8.61 (34) I J K L M N O P 93.0
Prestige 11.10 (17) 7.82 (40) 6.57 (41) 8.50 (36) K L M N O P Q 91.8
WL625HQ 10.88 (26) 8.00 (35) 6.62 (40) 8.50 (37) K L M N O P Q 91.8
Pershing 10.67 (38) 7.77 (41) 6.54 (42) 8.33 (41) N O P Q 90.0
WL 525 HQ 10.15 (44) 7.57 (42) 6.65 (39) 8.13 (43) P Q 87.8
Salado 10.46 (41) 7.34 (44) 5.79 (44) 7.87 (44) Q 85.0
Experimental Varieties
DS995 11.84 ( 2) 9.43 ( 3) 7.99 ( 5) 9.75 ( 3) A B C 105.3
CW89061 11.12 (16) 9.41 ( 4) 8.01 ( 4) 9.51 ( 5) A B C D E 102.7
ZS9995 11.54 ( 5) 9.25 ( 6) 7.45 (18) 9.41 ( 6) A B C D E F 101.7
IVS9002 11.41 ( 7) 9.08 ( 9) 7.72 ( 8) 9.40 ( 7) A B C D E F 101.6
SW9022 10.84 (30) 9.15 ( 7) 8.05 ( 3) 9.35 ( 8) A B C D E F G 101.0
UC-412 11.10 (18) 9.12 ( 8) 7.80 ( 6) 9.34 ( 9) A B C D E F G 100.9
SW1028 10.98 (24) 9.30 ( 5) 7.67 (11) 9.31 (10) A B C D E F G H 100.6
CW89064 11.47 ( 6) 8.75 (19) 7.60 (13) 9.27 (11) A B C D E F G H I 100.2
FGI9710 11.37 ( 9) 8.76 (17) 7.46 (16) 9.20 (14) A B C D E F G H I J 99.3
DS991BR 11.67 ( 4) 8.38 (31) 7.33 (20) 9.12 (15) B C D E F G H I J K 98.5
CW89068 10.98 (25) 8.71 (20) 7.68 ( 9) 9.12 (16) B C D E F G H I J K 98.5
UC-409 11.04 (21) 9.01 (11) 7.28 (24) 9.11 (18) B C D E F G H I J K L 98.4
UC-411 11.07 (19) 8.76 (18) 7.44 (19) 9.09 (19) C D E F G H I J K L 98.2
ZS0001 10.87 (27) 8.93 (13) 7.45 (17) 9.08 (20) D E F G H I J K L 98.1
FGI9609 11.21 (13) 8.41 (28) 6.98 (32) 8.87 (24) E F G H I J K L M N O 95.8
FGI9709 10.98 (23) 8.45 (27) 7.10 (30) 8.84 (25) F G H I J K L M N O 95.5
IVM2000 11.26 (10) 8.38 (30) 6.86 (34) 8.83 (27) F G H I J K L M N O 95.4
CW79115 10.75 (35) 8.53 (24) 7.19 (27) 8.82 (29) F G H I J K L M N O 95.3
UC-414 10.77 (34) 8.49 (25) 7.17 (28) 8.81 (30) F G H I J K L M N O 95.2
SW9031 11.02 (22) 8.17 (33) 7.21 (26) 8.80 (31) F G H I J K L M N O 95.1
CW78118 11.07 (20) 8.41 (29) 6.73 (36) 8.73 (32) G H I J K L M N O P 94.3
DS994 10.78 (33) 7.94 (36) 7.30 (22) 8.67 (33) H I J K L M N O P 93.6
UC-410 10.37 (42) 8.17 (32) 7.28 (23) 8.61 (35) J K L M N O P 93.0
ZS0000 10.52 (39) 7.93 (37) 6.89 (33) 8.45 (38) L M N O P Q 91.2
CW79094 10.51 (40) 7.92 (39) 6.72 (37) 8.38 (39) M N O P Q 90.5
UC-413 10.34 (43) 7.93 (38) 6.78 (35) 8.35 (40) M N O P Q 90.2
ZS9992 10.69 (37) 7.55 (43) 6.38 (43) 8.21 (42) O P Q 88.6
Mean 11.02 8.57 7.26 8.95
CV 5.6 8.6 10.2 10.4
LSD (.05) 0.86 1.03 1.04 0.66                                    
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.