| Table 8. UC DAVIS ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2003 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 9/30/02. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | YEAR | % OF | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5/27 | 6/23 | 7/22 | 8/19 | 9/18 | 10/20 | TOTAL | CUF101 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ------------------------------------------------Dry tons/acre-------------------------------------------- | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released Varieties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dura765 | 1.80 | ( 3) | 2.07 | ( 5) | 2.32 | ( 8) | 1.64 | (13) | 1.32 | (15) | 1.14 | (21) | 10.29 | ( 4) | A | B | C | D | 113.9 | |||||||
| Magna901 | 1.53 | (21) | 1.96 | (14) | 2.28 | (12) | 1.85 | ( 1) | 1.32 | (17) | 1.32 | ( 2) | 10.25 | ( 6) | A | B | C | D | E | 113.5 | ||||||
| Magna801FQ | 1.55 | (19) | 1.93 | (15) | 2.27 | (13) | 1.75 | ( 3) | 1.37 | ( 7) | 1.21 | ( 9) | 10.07 | ( 7) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 111.5 | |||||
| WL525HQ | 1.42 | (29) | 1.91 | (17) | 2.31 | ( 9) | 1.72 | ( 6) | 1.40 | ( 3) | 1.28 | ( 3) | 10.04 | ( 8) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 111.2 | |||||
| Tulare | 1.64 | (10) | 1.91 | (16) | 2.37 | ( 4) | 1.63 | (16) | 1.32 | (16) | 0.99 | (34) | 9.85 | (12) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 109.1 | ||
| 59N49 | 1.41 | (31) | 1.89 | (23) | 2.25 | (16) | 1.65 | (12) | 1.37 | ( 8) | 1.21 | (10) | 9.77 | (14) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 108.1 | ||
| Pershing | 1.49 | (24) | 1.79 | (31) | 2.26 | (15) | 1.69 | ( 9) | 1.33 | (11) | 1.20 | (16) | 9.75 | (15) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 108.0 | ||
| Moapa69 | 1.49 | (25) | 1.90 | (21) | 2.25 | (17) | 1.64 | (14) | 1.26 | (28) | 1.20 | (14) | 9.74 | (16) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 107.8 | ||
| 58N57 | 1.45 | (26) | 1.91 | (18) | 2.16 | (29) | 1.60 | (20) | 1.30 | (20) | 1.16 | (20) | 9.59 | (20) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 106.2 | |||
| Dura843 | 1.49 | (23) | 1.77 | (34) | 2.24 | (18) | 1.62 | (18) | 1.18 | (35) | 1.23 | ( 7) | 9.54 | (21) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 105.6 | ||
| Catalina(SW9217) | 1.22 | (37) | 1.70 | (39) | 2.21 | (24) | 1.66 | (10) | 1.37 | ( 6) | 1.33 | ( 1) | 9.49 | (25) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 105.1 | |||
| Sequoia | 1.33 | (35) | 1.75 | (35) | 2.17 | (28) | 1.59 | (22) | 1.38 | ( 4) | 1.26 | ( 5) | 9.49 | (26) | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 105.0 | ||||
| WL530HQ | 1.42 | (30) | 1.83 | (28) | 2.24 | (19) | 1.60 | (21) | 1.30 | (19) | 1.09 | (24) | 9.48 | (27) | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 105.0 | ||||
| Beacon | 1.40 | (32) | 1.73 | (37) | 2.26 | (14) | 1.54 | (25) | 1.27 | (22) | 1.18 | (18) | 9.38 | (29) | F | G | H | I | J | 103.9 | ||||||
| WL325HQ | 1.79 | ( 4) | 2.02 | (10) | 2.22 | (22) | 1.37 | (35) | 1.12 | (38) | 0.80 | (40) | 9.32 | (31) | F | G | H | I | J | 103.1 | ||||||
| Dura512 | 1.80 | ( 2) | 2.07 | ( 6) | 2.05 | (35) | 1.31 | (39) | 1.14 | (37) | 0.92 | (37) | 9.29 | (32) | F | G | H | I | J | 102.8 | ||||||
| CUF101 | 1.39 | (34) | 1.77 | (33) | 1.92 | (39) | 1.59 | (24) | 1.27 | (23) | 1.10 | (23) | 9.03 | (38) | I | J | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Recover | 1.52 | (22) | 1.81 | (29) | 1.99 | (38) | 1.26 | (40) | 1.26 | (26) | 0.93 | (36) | 8.76 | (39) | J | K | 97.0 | |||||||||
| Sutter | 1.32 | (36) | 1.80 | (30) | 1.80 | (40) | 1.31 | (38) | 0.94 | (40) | 0.82 | (39) | 8.00 | (40) | K | 88.6 | ||||||||||
| Experimental Varieties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS288 | 1.69 | ( 8) | 2.16 | ( 1) | 2.41 | ( 1) | 1.74 | ( 4) | 1.36 | ( 9) | 1.18 | (19) | 10.53 | ( 1) | A | 116.6 | ||||||||||
| CW55067 | 1.58 | (14) | 2.12 | ( 2) | 2.32 | ( 6) | 1.71 | ( 7) | 1.41 | ( 2) | 1.20 | (15) | 10.35 | ( 2) | A | B | 114.5 | |||||||||
| DS788 | 1.58 | (15) | 1.99 | (12) | 2.33 | ( 5) | 1.78 | ( 2) | 1.37 | ( 5) | 1.27 | ( 4) | 10.32 | ( 3) | A | B | C | 114.2 | ||||||||
| DS282 | 1.64 | ( 9) | 2.07 | ( 4) | 2.32 | ( 7) | 1.70 | ( 8) | 1.33 | (12) | 1.20 | (13) | 10.27 | ( 5) | A | B | C | D | E | 113.7 | ||||||
| ZX9894 | 1.55 | (17) | 1.87 | (26) | 2.38 | ( 2) | 1.63 | (15) | 1.34 | (10) | 1.21 | (10) | 9.98 | ( 9) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 110.5 | ||||
| Y56S82 | 1.91 | ( 1) | 2.00 | (11) | 2.23 | (21) | 1.54 | (27) | 1.23 | (31) | 1.05 | (29) | 9.96 | (10) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 110.3 | ||||
| SW8718 | 1.45 | (27) | 1.91 | (19) | 2.21 | (25) | 1.73 | ( 5) | 1.33 | (13) | 1.24 | ( 6) | 9.87 | (11) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 109.2 | |||
| C-241 | 1.73 | ( 5) | 1.88 | (25) | 2.16 | (31) | 1.62 | (17) | 1.31 | (18) | 1.07 | (27) | 9.77 | (13) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 108.1 | ||
| CW704 | 1.70 | ( 7) | 1.88 | (24) | 2.13 | (34) | 1.50 | (30) | 1.45 | ( 1) | 1.07 | (26) | 9.74 | (17) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 107.8 | ||
| ABI700 | 1.57 | (16) | 2.05 | ( 9) | 2.23 | (20) | 1.48 | (31) | 1.26 | (26) | 1.10 | (22) | 9.69 | (18) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 107.2 | |||
| 6R628 | 1.55 | (18) | 2.05 | ( 8) | 2.16 | (30) | 1.54 | (26) | 1.28 | (21) | 1.05 | (28) | 9.64 | (19) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 106.8 | |||
| DS266 | 1.59 | (12) | 1.90 | (22) | 2.38 | ( 3) | 1.37 | (36) | 1.24 | (29) | 1.05 | (29) | 9.54 | (22) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 105.6 | ||
| CW86085 | 1.45 | (28) | 2.10 | ( 3) | 2.29 | (11) | 1.48 | (32) | 1.23 | (33) | 0.99 | (33) | 9.52 | (23) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 105.4 | ||
| 4S42 | 1.63 | (11) | 1.90 | (20) | 2.19 | (26) | 1.51 | (29) | 1.23 | (32) | 1.04 | (31) | 9.51 | (24) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | 105.3 | ||
| C-316 | 1.73 | ( 6) | 2.07 | ( 6) | 2.18 | (27) | 1.35 | (37) | 1.21 | (34) | 0.92 | (38) | 9.45 | (28) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 104.6 | |||||
| LM459 | 1.55 | (20) | 1.98 | (13) | 2.13 | (33) | 1.47 | (34) | 1.24 | (30) | 0.98 | (35) | 9.34 | (30) | F | G | H | I | J | 103.3 | ||||||
| UC-2589 | 1.16 | (39) | 1.77 | (32) | 2.16 | (32) | 1.65 | (11) | 1.27 | (24) | 1.18 | (17) | 9.19 | (33) | G | H | I | J | 101.7 | |||||||
| SW9218 | 1.19 | (38) | 1.69 | (40) | 2.22 | (23) | 1.61 | (19) | 1.26 | (25) | 1.21 | (12) | 9.18 | (34) | G | H | I | J | 101.6 | |||||||
| CW87089 | 1.58 | (13) | 1.84 | (27) | 2.03 | (37) | 1.47 | (33) | 1.18 | (36) | 1.01 | (32) | 9.12 | (35) | H | I | J | 100.9 | ||||||||
| Y57Q75 | 1.40 | (33) | 1.71 | (38) | 2.30 | (10) | 1.53 | (28) | 1.04 | (39) | 1.08 | (25) | 9.06 | (36) | H | I | J | 100.3 | ||||||||
| UC-2705 | 1.13 | (40) | 1.75 | (36) | 2.05 | (36) | 1.59 | (23) | 1.32 | (14) | 1.22 | ( 8) | 9.06 | (37) | H | I | J | 100.3 | ||||||||
| MEAN | 1.52 | 1.91 | 2.21 | 1.58 | 1.28 | 1.12 | 9.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CV | 15.4 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.33 | NS | 0.23 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Hanford fine sandy loam soil at the Univ. of Cal., Davis, CA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fisher's (protected) LSD. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||