| Table 2. TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 1999-2003 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 5/13/1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | % OF | |||||||||||||||||||
| ---------------------------------Yield---------------------------------- | Average | Vernal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| -----------------------------------Dry tons/acre----------------------------------- | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released Varieties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dura 512 | 4.41 | ( 4) | 9.00 | ( 1) | 8.03 | ( 1) | 9.54 | ( 4) | 7.38 | ( 1) | 7.67 | ( 1) | A | 109.9 | ||||||||||
| WL 325 HQ | 4.40 | ( 5) | 8.65 | ( 7) | 7.67 | ( 8) | 9.82 | ( 1) | 6.99 | ( 8) | 7.51 | ( 2) | A | B | 107.6 | |||||||||
| 53V08 | 4.16 | (26) | 8.61 | ( 8) | 7.96 | ( 2) | 9.43 | ( 7) | 7.28 | ( 2) | 7.49 | ( 3) | A | B | C | 107.3 | ||||||||
| CW75044 | 4.18 | (24) | 8.72 | ( 4) | 7.92 | ( 3) | 9.35 | ( 9) | 7.00 | ( 6) | 7.43 | ( 4) | A | B | C | D | 106.5 | |||||||
| CW5440 | 4.45 | ( 3) | 8.82 | ( 3) | 7.76 | ( 6) | 9.17 | (18) | 6.79 | (22) | 7.40 | ( 5) | A | B | C | D | E | 106.0 | ||||||
| Innovator +Z | 4.34 | ( 7) | 8.71 | ( 5) | 7.53 | (21) | 9.56 | ( 3) | 6.85 | (17) | 7.40 | ( 6) | A | B | C | D | E | 106.0 | ||||||
| 329 | 4.63 | ( 1) | 8.83 | ( 2) | 7.67 | ( 9) | 9.06 | (28) | 6.78 | (23) | 7.39 | ( 7) | A | B | C | D | E | 105.9 | ||||||
| Plumas (3L102) | 4.33 | ( 8) | 8.57 | (10) | 7.61 | (12) | 9.47 | ( 5) | 6.72 | (27) | 7.34 | ( 8) | B | C | D | E | F | 105.2 | ||||||
| Forecast 1001 | 4.18 | (23) | 8.58 | ( 9) | 7.60 | (13) | 9.26 | (14) | 6.98 | (10) | 7.32 | ( 9) | B | C | D | E | F | G | 104.9 | |||||
| WL 327 | 4.31 | (10) | 8.08 | (35) | 7.63 | (11) | 9.64 | ( 2) | 6.90 | (14) | 7.31 | (10) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 104.8 | ||||
| Sentry | 4.28 | (13) | 8.20 | (28) | 7.87 | ( 4) | 9.18 | (17) | 6.89 | (16) | 7.28 | (12) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 104.3 | ||||
| Tristar | 4.23 | (18) | 8.44 | (13) | 7.49 | (24) | 9.32 | (12) | 6.85 | (18) | 7.27 | (13) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 104.1 | ||||
| Gold Plus | 4.25 | (15) | 8.41 | (15) | 7.83 | ( 5) | 9.14 | (21) | 6.62 | (31) | 7.25 | (14) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 103.9 | |||
| DK 142 | 4.16 | (27) | 8.38 | (17) | 7.73 | ( 7) | 9.04 | (29) | 6.91 | (13) | 7.24 | (15) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 103.8 | |||
| Select | 4.20 | (21) | 8.36 | (19) | 7.59 | (14) | 9.16 | (20) | 6.84 | (19) | 7.23 | (16) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 103.6 | |||
| forecast 3001 | 4.21 | (20) | 8.27 | (22) | 7.56 | (16) | 9.20 | (15) | 6.89 | (15) | 7.23 | (17) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 103.5 | |||
| Blazer XL | 4.32 | ( 9) | 8.22 | (25) | 7.43 | (31) | 9.13 | (23) | 6.99 | ( 9) | 7.22 | (18) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 103.4 | ||||
| Aggressor | 4.28 | (12) | 8.22 | (24) | 7.47 | (28) | 9.07 | (26) | 7.02 | ( 5) | 7.21 | (19) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.3 | |||
| Leaf Master | 4.46 | ( 2) | 8.35 | (20) | 7.44 | (30) | 9.00 | (32) | 6.75 | (25) | 7.20 | (20) | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 103.1 | ||||
| Magnum V | 4.17 | (25) | 8.17 | (29) | 7.54 | (19) | 9.03 | (30) | 6.92 | (12) | 7.17 | (22) | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.7 | ||||
| Key 2 | 4.28 | (11) | 8.28 | (21) | 7.37 | (34) | 9.19 | (16) | 6.61 | (32) | 7.15 | (25) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.4 | |||||
| AlfaStar | 4.27 | (14) | 8.14 | (30) | 7.52 | (22) | 8.90 | (34) | 6.81 | (20) | 7.13 | (26) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.1 | |||||
| Reno | 3.94 | (35) | 8.46 | (12) | 7.35 | (35) | 9.08 | (25) | 6.77 | (24) | 7.12 | (27) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.0 | |||||
| Affinity +Z | 4.03 | (33) | 8.13 | (31) | 7.40 | (33) | 9.33 | (11) | 6.70 | (28) | 7.12 | (28) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.0 | |||||
| Archer II | 3.89 | (38) | 8.20 | (27) | 7.48 | (26) | 9.34 | (10) | 6.60 | (35) | 7.10 | (29) | F | G | H | I | J | 101.8 | ||||||
| Spirit | 3.80 | (40) | 7.94 | (38) | 7.54 | (17) | 9.14 | (22) | 7.07 | ( 4) | 7.10 | (30) | F | G | H | I | J | 101.7 | ||||||
| Dura 400 | 4.21 | (19) | 8.25 | (23) | 7.64 | (10) | 8.79 | (38) | 6.57 | (36) | 7.09 | (31) | F | G | H | I | J | 101.6 | ||||||
| Fortress | 4.18 | (22) | 7.93 | (39) | 7.49 | (25) | 8.98 | (33) | 6.79 | (21) | 7.07 | (34) | F | G | H | I | J | 101.3 | ||||||
| Amerigraze 401+Z | 4.12 | (28) | 7.98 | (36) | 7.47 | (29) | 9.17 | (19) | 6.44 | (37) | 7.04 | (36) | H | I | J | 100.8 | ||||||||
| Vernal | 4.25 | (16) | 7.51 | (40) | 7.32 | (38) | 8.86 | (36) | 6.96 | (11) | 6.98 | (37) | I | J | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Blazer | 3.94 | (36) | 8.11 | (34) | 7.32 | (37) | 9.12 | (24) | 6.37 | (38) | 6.97 | (39) | I | J | 99.9 | |||||||||
| WL 334 RK | 4.24 | (17) | 8.39 | (16) | 7.27 | (40) | 8.41 | (40) | 6.33 | (39) | 6.93 | (40) | J | 99.3 | ||||||||||
| Experimental Varieties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS9707HYB | 4.39 | ( 6) | 8.13 | (32) | 7.58 | (15) | 9.37 | ( 8) | 7.00 | ( 7) | 7.29 | (11) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 104.5 | ||||
| ZX 9853 | 4.07 | (30) | 8.12 | (33) | 7.31 | (39) | 9.31 | (13) | 7.11 | ( 3) | 7.18 | (21) | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.9 | ||||
| DS9704HYB | 4.07 | (31) | 8.43 | (14) | 7.50 | (23) | 9.06 | (27) | 6.73 | (26) | 7.16 | (23) | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.6 | ||||
| CW6539 | 4.03 | (32) | 8.66 | ( 6) | 7.54 | (18) | 8.90 | (35) | 6.61 | (34) | 7.15 | (24) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 102.4 | |||||
| DS9705HYB | 3.90 | (37) | 7.95 | (37) | 7.48 | (27) | 9.44 | ( 6) | 6.61 | (33) | 7.08 | (32) | F | G | H | I | J | 101.4 | ||||||
| ZG 9650A | 4.08 | (29) | 8.36 | (18) | 7.54 | (20) | 8.74 | (39) | 6.66 | (29) | 7.08 | (33) | F | G | H | I | J | 101.4 | ||||||
| ZX 9451 | 4.03 | (34) | 8.21 | (26) | 7.33 | (36) | 9.02 | (31) | 6.64 | (30) | 7.05 | (35) | G | H | I | J | 100.9 | |||||||
| 330 | 3.88 | (39) | 8.49 | (11) | 7.42 | (32) | 8.80 | (37) | 6.30 | (40) | 6.98 | (38) | I | J | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Mean | 4.19 | 8.33 | 7.56 | 9.16 | 6.8 | 7.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CV | 6.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.39 | 0.42 | NS | 0.56 | NS | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||