| Table 1. UC TULLAKE ALFALAFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2003 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 5/13/99 | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: SINGLE YEAR DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED TO EVAULATE | ||||||||||||
| ALFALFA VARIETIES OR CHOOSE ALFALFA CULTIVARS | ||||||||||||
| Cut 1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | Cut 4 | YEAR | % OF | |||||||
| 6/9 | 7/10 | 8/11 | 9/15 | TOTAL | VERNAL | |||||||
| ----------------------------------------Dry tons/acre---------------------------------- | % | |||||||||||
| Released Cultivars | ||||||||||||
| Dura 512 | 2.67 | ( 4) | 2.12 | ( 1) | 1.49 | ( 3) | 1.09 | ( 9) | 7.38 | ( 1) | 105.9 | |
| 53V08 | 2.73 | ( 2) | 2.04 | ( 3) | 1.44 | ( 9) | 1.08 | (13) | 7.28 | ( 2) | 104.5 | |
| Spirit | 2.64 | ( 6) | 1.91 | (15) | 1.42 | (15) | 1.09 | (10) | 7.07 | ( 4) | 101.5 | |
| Aggressor | 2.56 | (10) | 1.82 | (31) | 1.48 | ( 4) | 1.15 | ( 3) | 7.02 | ( 5) | 100.8 | |
| CW75044 | 2.36 | (35) | 2.10 | ( 2) | 1.44 | (11) | 1.10 | ( 8) | 7.00 | ( 6) | 100.6 | |
| WL 325 HQ | 2.53 | (15) | 1.96 | ( 9) | 1.49 | ( 2) | 1.01 | (26) | 6.99 | ( 8) | 100.4 | |
| Blazer XL | 2.60 | ( 8) | 1.82 | (33) | 1.45 | ( 6) | 1.12 | ( 6) | 6.99 | ( 9) | 100.4 | |
| Forecast 1001 | 2.49 | (22) | 1.98 | ( 8) | 1.44 | ( 7) | 1.07 | (14) | 6.98 | (10) | 100.3 | |
| Vernal | 2.99 | ( 1) | 1.75 | (38) | 1.26 | (39) | 0.96 | (32) | 6.96 | (11) | 100.0 | |
| Magnum V | 2.48 | (23) | 2.00 | ( 6) | 1.36 | (23) | 1.08 | (12) | 6.92 | (12) | 99.4 | |
| DK 142 | 2.50 | (21) | 1.90 | (20) | 1.36 | (26) | 1.15 | ( 2) | 6.91 | (13) | 99.2 | |
| WL 327 | 2.65 | ( 5) | 1.79 | (35) | 1.44 | (10) | 1.02 | (25) | 6.90 | (14) | 99.1 | |
| Forecast 3001 | 2.59 | ( 9) | 1.91 | (18) | 1.34 | (31) | 1.06 | (16) | 6.89 | (15) | 99.0 | |
| Sentry | 2.51 | (20) | 1.93 | (12) | 1.51 | ( 1) | 0.95 | (34) | 6.89 | (16) | 99.0 | |
| Innovator +Z | 2.70 | ( 3) | 1.92 | (13) | 1.29 | (36) | 0.94 | (37) | 6.85 | (17) | 98.3 | |
| Tristar | 2.51 | (18) | 1.88 | (22) | 1.32 | (33) | 1.13 | ( 4) | 6.85 | (18) | 98.3 | |
| Select | 2.38 | (31) | 1.91 | (16) | 1.40 | (16) | 1.15 | ( 1) | 6.84 | (19) | 98.3 | |
| AlfaStar | 2.38 | (29) | 1.94 | (10) | 1.44 | ( 8) | 1.05 | (21) | 6.81 | (20) | 97.7 | |
| Fortress | 2.56 | (11) | 1.82 | (32) | 1.38 | (21) | 1.04 | (22) | 6.79 | (21) | 97.6 | |
| CW5440 | 2.52 | (16) | 1.94 | (11) | 1.36 | (25) | 0.97 | (29) | 6.79 | (22) | 97.5 | |
| 329 | 2.63 | ( 7) | 1.84 | (28) | 1.36 | (28) | 0.96 | (33) | 6.78 | (23) | 97.4 | |
| Reno | 2.32 | (38) | 2.01 | ( 5) | 1.39 | (19) | 1.05 | (20) | 6.77 | (24) | 97.2 | |
| Leaf Master | 2.43 | (26) | 1.87 | (25) | 1.39 | (20) | 1.06 | (15) | 6.75 | (25) | 96.9 | |
| Plumas (3L102) | 2.54 | (13) | 1.88 | (23) | 1.33 | (32) | 0.96 | (30) | 6.72 | (27) | 96.5 | |
| Affinity +Z | 2.54 | (12) | 1.81 | (34) | 1.40 | (17) | 0.95 | (35) | 6.70 | (28) | 96.3 | |
| Gold Plus | 2.38 | (30) | 1.87 | (24) | 1.32 | (34) | 1.05 | (18) | 6.62 | (31) | 95.1 | |
| Key 2 | 2.51 | (17) | 1.86 | (27) | 1.43 | (12) | 0.81 | (40) | 6.61 | (32) | 94.9 | |
| Archer II | 2.32 | (37) | 1.88 | (21) | 1.34 | (30) | 1.05 | (17) | 6.60 | (35) | 94.8 | |
| Dura 400 | 2.45 | (25) | 1.76 | (37) | 1.36 | (27) | 1.00 | (27) | 6.57 | (36) | 94.3 | |
| Amerigraze 401+Z | 2.46 | (24) | 1.72 | (40) | 1.31 | (35) | 0.94 | (36) | 6.44 | (37) | 92.5 | |
| Blazer | 2.35 | (36) | 1.74 | (39) | 1.37 | (22) | 0.91 | (38) | 6.37 | (38) | 91.5 | |
| WL 334 RK | 2.37 | (33) | 1.83 | (29) | 1.25 | (40) | 0.88 | (39) | 6.33 | (39) | 90.9 | |
| Experimental Cultivars | ||||||||||||
| ZX 9853 | 2.51 | (19) | 2.02 | ( 4) | 1.47 | ( 5) | 1.11 | ( 7) | 7.11 | ( 3) | 102.1 | |
| DS9707HYB | 2.54 | (14) | 1.91 | (17) | 1.42 | (14) | 1.13 | ( 5) | 7.00 | ( 7) | 100.5 | |
| DS9704HYB | 2.39 | (28) | 1.99 | ( 7) | 1.36 | (24) | 1.00 | (28) | 6.73 | (26) | 96.7 | |
| ZG 9650A | 2.40 | (27) | 1.78 | (36) | 1.39 | (18) | 1.09 | (11) | 6.66 | (29) | 95.7 | |
| ZX 9451 | 2.28 | (39) | 1.90 | (19) | 1.43 | (13) | 1.02 | (23) | 6.64 | (30) | 95.3 | |
| DS9705HYB | 2.37 | (32) | 1.86 | (26) | 1.35 | (29) | 1.02 | (24) | 6.61 | (33) | 94.9 | |
| CW6539 | 2.36 | (34) | 1.92 | (14) | 1.27 | (38) | 1.05 | (19) | 6.61 | (34) | 94.9 | |
| 330 | 2.23 | (40) | 1.82 | (30) | 1.28 | (37) | 0.96 | (31) | 6.30 | (40) | 90.5 | |
| MEAN | 2.49 | 1.89 | 1.38 | 1.03 | 6.8 | |||||||
| CV | 7 | 9 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 5.9 | |||||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.25 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |||||||
| 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 Fisher's (protected) LSD. | ||||||||||||