| Table 1. UC TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2004 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 5/21/2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cut 1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | YEAR | % OF | ||||||||||||||||
| 7/13 | 8/17 | 9/17 | TOTAL | VERNAL | ||||||||||||||||
| FD | --------------------------------Dry t/a------------------------------- | Dry t/a | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Released Varieties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mountaineer2.0 | 5 | 1.8 | ( 1) | 2.3 | ( 1) | 1.4 | (11) | 5.4 | ( 1) | A | 116.7 | |||||||||
| Magna601 | 6 | 1.8 | ( 4) | 2.1 | (20) | 1.5 | ( 6) | 5.3 | ( 5) | A | B | C | D | 114.7 | ||||||
| Expedition | 5 | 1.7 | (15) | 2.1 | (21) | 1.5 | ( 7) | 5.3 | ( 6) | A | B | C | D | E | 113.3 | |||||
| WL325HQ | 3 | 1.7 | (19) | 2.3 | ( 2) | 1.3 | (15) | 5.3 | ( 7) | A | B | C | D | E | 113.1 | |||||
| Recover | 5 | 1.7 | (13) | 2.1 | (18) | 1.4 | ( 9) | 5.2 | ( 9) | A | B | C | D | E | 112.5 | |||||
| DS309Hyb | 4 | 1.7 | (14) | 2.1 | (19) | 1.4 | ( 8) | 5.2 | (10) | A | B | C | D | E | 112.4 | |||||
| MasterPiece | 4 | 1.7 | (16) | 2.2 | (12) | 1.4 | (12) | 5.2 | (12) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 112.2 | ||||
| Vitro | 3 | 1.8 | ( 3) | 2.2 | ( 4) | 1.2 | (26) | 5.2 | (13) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 112.1 | ||||
| DS218 | 6 | 1.7 | (11) | 2.1 | (22) | 1.4 | (10) | 5.2 | (14) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 112.0 | ||||
| Hybriforce-420Wet | 4 | 1.7 | (18) | 2.2 | ( 6) | 1.4 | (14) | 5.2 | (15) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 112.0 | ||||
| Rebound5.0 | 4 | 1.7 | (17) | 2.2 | ( 3) | 1.3 | (20) | 5.2 | (16) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 111.9 | ||||
| SW435(SW4A135) | 4 | 1.8 | ( 7) | 2.1 | (16) | 1.3 | (19) | 5.2 | (17) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 111.6 | ||||
| AlfaStarII | 4 | 1.8 | ( 2) | 2.1 | (14) | 1.3 | (23) | 5.2 | (18) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 111.3 | ||||
| LM459WD | 5 | 1.6 | (32) | 1.9 | (36) | 1.6 | ( 2) | 5.1 | (20) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 110.3 | |||
| 54Q25 | 4 | 1.7 | ( 9) | 2.1 | (15) | 1.2 | (27) | 5.1 | (21) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | 109.6 | ||
| Xtra-3 | 4 | 1.7 | (22) | 2.1 | (13) | 1.3 | (24) | 5.1 | (23) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 108.7 | ||
| CW5440 | 4 | 1.8 | ( 8) | 2.2 | (11) | 1.2 | (32) | 5.1 | (24) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 108.4 | ||
| WL319HQ | 3 | 1.7 | (26) | 2.2 | ( 7) | 1.2 | (29) | 5.1 | (25) | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 108.4 | |||
| RewardII | 4 | 1.7 | (20) | 2.2 | ( 9) | 1.2 | (31) | 5.0 | (26) | D | E | F | G | H | I | 107.9 | ||||
| Boulder(4M125) | 5 | 1.7 | (25) | 2.1 | (30) | 1.3 | (22) | 5.0 | (27) | D | E | F | G | H | I | 107.6 | ||||
| BlazerXL | 3 | 1.7 | (12) | 2.1 | (25) | 1.2 | (30) | 5.0 | (28) | D | E | F | G | H | I | 107.6 | ||||
| Dura512 | 5 | 1.7 | (27) | 2.1 | (24) | 1.2 | (25) | 5.0 | (29) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 107.1 | ||||
| WL357HQ | 3 | 1.6 | (33) | 2.0 | (35) | 1.3 | (16) | 4.9 | (30) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 106.1 | ||||
| C316 | 4 | 1.6 | (30) | 2.1 | (28) | 1.2 | (28) | 4.9 | (31) | E | F | G | H | I | J | 106.0 | ||||
| LegenDairy5.0 | 3 | 1.5 | (36) | 2.1 | (32) | 1.3 | (21) | 4.9 | (32) | F | G | H | I | J | 105.0 | |||||
| Plumas | 4 | 1.8 | ( 6) | 2.0 | (34) | 1.1 | (34) | 4.8 | (33) | G | H | I | J | 103.9 | ||||||
| 9429 | 4 | 1.6 | (35) | 2.1 | (26) | 1.1 | (33) | 4.8 | (34) | H | I | J | 102.4 | |||||||
| Innovator+Z | 3 | 1.7 | (23) | 2.1 | (27) | 1.0 | (36) | 4.8 | (35) | I | J | 102.0 | ||||||||
| Vernal | 2 | 1.6 | (34) | 2.0 | (33) | 1.0 | (35) | 4.7 | (36) | J | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Experimental Varieties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SW5307 | 5 | 1.7 | (24) | 2.2 | ( 5) | 1.6 | ( 4) | 5.4 | ( 2) | A | B | 115.8 | ||||||||
| SW4310 | 4 | 1.6 | (31) | 2.2 | (10) | 1.6 | ( 3) | 5.4 | ( 3) | A | B | C | 115.3 | |||||||
| SW6330 | 6 | 1.7 | (28) | 2.1 | (23) | 1.6 | ( 1) | 5.3 | ( 4) | A | B | C | D | 114.7 | ||||||
| SW4328 | 4 | 1.7 | (29) | 2.1 | (17) | 1.5 | ( 5) | 5.3 | ( 8) | A | B | C | D | E | 112.6 | |||||
| SW5329 | 5 | 1.7 | (10) | 2.2 | ( 8) | 1.3 | (17) | 5.2 | (11) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 112.3 | ||||
| CW94023 | 4 | 1.8 | ( 5) | 2.1 | (29) | 1.3 | (18) | 5.2 | (19) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 110.6 | |||
| CW05009 | 5 | 1.7 | (21) | 2.1 | (31) | 1.4 | (13) | 5.1 | (22) | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | 109.1 | ||
| MEAN | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| CV | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8 | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| LSD (.05) | NS | NS | 0.13 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed at 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||