| Table 6. UC DAVIS 2001 ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2003 YIELDS. TRIALS PLANTED 9/17/2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: SINGLE YEAR DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED TO EVAULATE ALFALFA VARIETIES OR CHOOSE ALFALFA CULTIVARS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cut 1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | Cut 4 | Cut 5 | Cut 6 | Cut 7 | YEAR | % OF | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5/13 | 6/9 | 7/7 | 8/5 | 9/3 | 9/30 | 10/28 | TOTAL | CUF101 | |||||||||||||||||||
| -------------------------------------------------Dry tons/acre-------------------------------------------------- | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released Varieties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AL999Plus | 2.00 | (15) | 2.28 | ( 4) | 2.38 | ( 1) | 2.03 | ( 1) | 1.68 | ( 2) | 1.24 | ( 1) | 1.06 | ( 2) | 12.66 | ( 1) | A | 112.0 | |||||||||
| WL625HQ | 1.86 | (28) | 2.24 | ( 8) | 2.33 | ( 2) | 1.93 | ( 3) | 1.54 | (13) | 1.15 | ( 3) | 0.95 | ( 4) | 11.99 | ( 4) | A | B | C | 106.0 | |||||||
| Magna801FQ (DS681FQ) | 1.96 | (18) | 2.21 | (13) | 2.13 | ( 5) | 1.91 | ( 4) | 1.70 | ( 1) | 1.14 | ( 6) | 0.85 | ( 7) | 11.90 | ( 5) | A | B | C | 105.3 | |||||||
| WL711WF | 1.80 | (30) | 2.45 | ( 1) | 2.15 | ( 3) | 1.93 | ( 2) | 1.46 | (18) | 1.04 | (11) | 0.83 | ( 9) | 11.66 | ( 6) | A | B | C | D | 103.2 | ||||||
| 59N49 | 1.87 | (27) | 2.15 | (20) | 2.07 | ( 8) | 1.85 | ( 6) | 1.52 | (16) | 1.12 | ( 7) | 0.94 | ( 5) | 11.52 | ( 8) | A | B | C | D | 101.9 | ||||||
| CW704 (CW57104) | 1.88 | (25) | 2.25 | ( 7) | 2.13 | ( 4) | 1.81 | ( 8) | 1.54 | (12) | 1.05 | (10) | 0.76 | (12) | 11.42 | ( 9) | A | B | C | D | 101.1 | ||||||
| SW7410 | 1.99 | (16) | 2.27 | ( 5) | 2.02 | (13) | 1.74 | (13) | 1.60 | ( 6) | 1.04 | (12) | 0.76 | (13) | 11.41 | (10) | A | B | C | D | 101.0 | ||||||
| CUF 101 | 1.88 | (25) | 2.19 | (17) | 2.06 | (12) | 1.78 | (10) | 1.54 | (14) | 1.02 | (16) | 0.83 | ( 8) | 11.30 | (11) | A | B | C | D | E | 100.0 | |||||
| Achiever | 2.07 | ( 9) | 2.26 | ( 6) | 2.07 | (10) | 1.69 | (16) | 1.42 | (22) | 1.02 | (17) | 0.62 | (22) | 11.16 | (14) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 98.7 | ||||
| 58N57 | 2.04 | (11) | 2.06 | (26) | 1.92 | (22) | 1.70 | (15) | 1.61 | ( 5) | 1.03 | (13) | 0.74 | (14) | 11.10 | (17) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 98.2 | ||||
| Sedona | 1.88 | (23) | 2.06 | (25) | 1.95 | (17) | 1.71 | (14) | 1.59 | ( 7) | 1.07 | ( 8) | 0.81 | (11) | 11.07 | (18) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 98.0 | ||||
| El Tigre Verde | 2.03 | (12) | 2.08 | (24) | 1.90 | (24) | 1.61 | (23) | 1.50 | (17) | 1.02 | (15) | 0.83 | (10) | 10.95 | (19) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 96.9 | ||||
| Fiesta | 2.12 | ( 7) | 2.02 | (27) | 1.94 | (18) | 1.65 | (20) | 1.40 | (23) | 0.98 | (21) | 0.72 | (17) | 10.83 | (20) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 95.8 | |||
| SW9720 | 1.83 | (29) | 1.94 | (30) | 1.92 | (21) | 1.78 | (11) | 1.56 | ( 8) | 1.14 | ( 4) | 0.66 | (20) | 10.83 | (21) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 95.8 | |||
| Tango | 1.70 | (33) | 1.74 | (35) | 1.67 | (32) | 1.41 | (31) | 1.33 | (26) | 0.77 | (32) | 2.07 | ( 1) | 10.69 | (22) | B | C | D | E | F | G | 94.6 | ||||
| Magna601 | 1.93 | (21) | 2.19 | (16) | 1.96 | (16) | 1.50 | (25) | 1.27 | (32) | 0.88 | (25) | 0.51 | (28) | 10.25 | (27) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 90.7 | ||
| Sutter | 1.71 | (32) | 2.15 | (19) | 1.94 | (19) | 1.48 | (28) | 1.38 | (24) | 0.88 | (26) | 0.65 | (21) | 10.20 | (28) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 90.2 | |||
| Dura765 | 1.95 | (20) | 2.01 | (28) | 1.72 | (31) | 1.49 | (27) | 1.27 | (31) | 0.89 | (24) | 0.58 | (25) | 9.92 | (29) | D | E | F | G | H | I | 87.7 | ||||
| 54Q53 | 1.91 | (22) | 2.11 | (23) | 1.84 | (27) | 1.44 | (29) | 1.33 | (25) | 0.76 | (33) | 0.47 | (32) | 9.87 | (30) | D | E | F | G | H | I | 87.3 | ||||
| Tahoe | 1.88 | (24) | 1.89 | (31) | 1.73 | (30) | 1.38 | (32) | 1.25 | (33) | 0.84 | (28) | 0.56 | (26) | 9.54 | (31) | E | F | G | H | I | 84.4 | |||||
| Aspire | 1.98 | (17) | 1.97 | (29) | 1.62 | (33) | 1.21 | (36) | 1.30 | (29) | 0.82 | (29) | 0.54 | (27) | 9.45 | (32) | F | G | H | I | 83.6 | ||||||
| WL325HQ | 1.69 | (34) | 1.84 | (33) | 1.79 | (28) | 1.43 | (30) | 1.24 | (34) | 0.72 | (34) | 0.41 | (34) | 9.11 | (33) | G | H | I | J | 80.6 | ||||||
| Dura 512 | 1.77 | (31) | 1.85 | (32) | 1.46 | (35) | 1.31 | (34) | 1.30 | (30) | 0.71 | (35) | 0.40 | (35) | 8.79 | (34) | H | I | J | 77.7 | |||||||
| Archer II | 1.63 | (35) | 1.81 | (34) | 1.48 | (34) | 1.29 | (35) | 1.20 | (35) | 0.79 | (31) | 0.42 | (33) | 8.63 | (35) | I | J | 76.4 | ||||||||
| Plumas | 1.16 | (36) | 1.70 | (36) | 1.41 | (36) | 1.32 | (33) | 1.02 | (36) | 0.62 | (36) | 0.34 | (36) | 7.57 | (36) | J | 67.0 | |||||||||
| Experimental Varieties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ADF 01-70 | 1.95 | (19) | 2.39 | ( 2) | 2.09 | ( 7) | 1.90 | ( 5) | 1.62 | ( 4) | 1.14 | ( 5) | 0.96 | ( 3) | 12.05 | ( 2) | A | B | 106.6 | ||||||||
| DS189 | 2.29 | ( 1) | 2.20 | (14) | 2.07 | ( 9) | 1.79 | ( 9) | 1.64 | ( 3) | 1.15 | ( 2) | 0.88 | ( 6) | 12.03 | ( 3) | A | B | C | 106.4 | |||||||
| DS187 | 2.23 | ( 2) | 2.23 | (10) | 2.07 | (11) | 1.75 | (12) | 1.55 | ( 9) | 1.05 | ( 9) | 0.73 | (16) | 11.61 | ( 7) | A | B | C | D | 102.7 | ||||||
| DS186 | 2.06 | (10) | 2.19 | (15) | 2.01 | (14) | 1.82 | ( 7) | 1.53 | (15) | 1.02 | (14) | 0.67 | (19) | 11.30 | (12) | A | B | C | D | E | 100.0 | |||||
| UN628 | 2.14 | ( 5) | 2.21 | (12) | 1.90 | (25) | 1.69 | (17) | 1.55 | (10) | 1.02 | (18) | 0.73 | (15) | 11.24 | (13) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 99.4 | ||||
| CW76098 | 2.02 | (13) | 2.28 | ( 3) | 2.10 | ( 6) | 1.66 | (18) | 1.45 | (19) | 1.00 | (20) | 0.62 | (23) | 11.11 | (15) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 98.3 | ||||
| GP99AL2 | 2.00 | (14) | 2.22 | (11) | 1.98 | (15) | 1.66 | (19) | 1.55 | (11) | 1.01 | (19) | 0.69 | (18) | 11.10 | (16) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 98.2 | ||||
| C316 | 2.11 | ( 8) | 2.13 | (21) | 1.93 | (20) | 1.64 | (21) | 1.45 | (21) | 0.90 | (23) | 0.48 | (30) | 10.63 | (23) | B | C | D | E | F | G | 94.0 | ||||
| C241 | 2.18 | ( 3) | 2.12 | (22) | 1.74 | (29) | 1.52 | (24) | 1.45 | (20) | 0.95 | (22) | 0.59 | (24) | 10.55 | (24) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 93.3 | |||
| OK 49 | 2.16 | ( 4) | 2.16 | (18) | 1.88 | (26) | 1.61 | (22) | 1.31 | (28) | 0.86 | (27) | 0.49 | (29) | 10.48 | (25) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 92.7 | |||
| UN576 | 2.13 | ( 6) | 2.23 | ( 9) | 1.91 | (23) | 1.50 | (26) | 1.33 | (27) | 0.82 | (30) | 0.48 | (31) | 10.39 | (26) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 91.9 | ||
| MEAN | 1.94 | 2.11 | 1.92 | 1.64 | 1.44 | 0.96 | 0.71 | 10.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CV | 9.90 | 10.60 | 11.00 | 12.70 | 13.50 | 11.70 | 72.20 | 10.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.18 | NS | 1.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the Univ. of California Agronomy Farm, Davis, CA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fisher's (protected) LSD. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||