Table 4. '02 UC DAVIS ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2004 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 9/30/02
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars                                    
Cut 1 Cut 2 Cut 3 Cut 4 Cut 5 Cut 6 Cut 7 YEAR % OF
    3/24 5/5 6/2 6/30 7/29 8/25 9/28 TOTAL                             CUF101
FD  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dry t/a------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
Magana788(DS788) 8 2.4 ( 3) 1.9 ( 4) 2.1 (11) 2.1 ( 1) 2.1 ( 3) 1.6 ( 5) 1.4 ( 4) 13.6 ( 1) A 109.5
WL525HQ 8 2.3 ( 5) 1.8 (14) 2.1 ( 9) 2.1 ( 8) 2.1 ( 4) 1.5 (10) 1.4 ( 6) 13.3 ( 2) A B 107.5
Moapa69 8 2.7 ( 1) 1.7 (35) 2.1 (18) 2.0 (13) 2.0 (15) 1.6 ( 6) 1.4 (11) 13.3 ( 3) A B 107.3
Catalina(SW9217) 9 2.0 (12) 1.8 (30) 2.1 (14) 2.1 ( 6) 2.2 ( 1) 1.7 ( 1) 1.5 ( 2) 13.2 ( 5) A B C 106.3
Magna901 9 2.0 (13) 1.9 ( 8) 2.2 ( 5) 2.1 ( 3) 2.1 ( 2) 1.6 ( 3) 1.4 ( 9) 13.2 ( 6) A B C 106.1
Dura843 8 2.3 ( 4) 1.9 (11) 2.0 (24) 2.0 (16) 2.0 (11) 1.5 ( 9) 1.4 ( 5) 13.1 ( 7) A B C 105.8
Sequoia 9 1.9 (16) 1.8 (20) 2.1 ( 6) 2.0 (11) 2.1 ( 7) 1.6 ( 2) 1.5 ( 1) 13.0 ( 8) A B C 104.8
58N57 8 1.7 (28) 1.9 ( 2) 2.2 ( 2) 2.1 ( 2) 2.1 ( 5) 1.5 (12) 1.3 (16) 12.9 (10) A B C D 103.7
Beacon 9 1.8 (26) 1.9 (12) 2.1 (16) 2.1 ( 7) 2.0 (10) 1.5 ( 7) 1.4 ( 7) 12.7 (13) A B C D E 102.6
Magna801FQ 6 1.8 (23) 1.8 (22) 2.1 (12) 2.1 ( 4) 2.1 ( 8) 1.5 ( 8) 1.4 (10) 12.7 (14) A B C D E 102.6
Pershing 8 1.8 (22) 1.9 (13) 2.2 ( 3) 2.0 (10) 2.0 (12) 1.5 (15) 1.3 (15) 12.6 (16) A B C D E F 101.9
DelRio(CW55067) 6 2.1 ( 8) 1.9 ( 5) 2.2 ( 4) 2.0 (18) 1.8 (22) 1.3 (24) 1.2 (22) 12.6 (17) A B C D E F G 101.4
CUF101 9 2.1 ( 9) 1.7 (33) 2.0 (26) 1.9 (26) 2.0 (19) 1.5 (13) 1.3 (13) 12.4 (18) B C D E F G H 100.0
WL530HQ 8 1.9 (15) 1.8 (29) 2.1 (10) 2.0 (17) 1.9 (20) 1.4 (18) 1.2 (23) 12.3 (20) C D E F G H 99.0
Dura765 7 2.0 (10) 1.9 ( 3) 2.0 (21) 1.9 (21) 1.8 (27) 1.3 (30) 1.2 (24) 12.2 (21) C D E F G H I 98.2
CW704 7 1.8 (20) 1.8 (26) 2.0 (28) 2.0 (12) 1.8 (23) 1.3 (23) 1.2 (25) 11.9 (23) D E F G H I J K 96.2
C-241 6 1.7 (32) 1.9 ( 7) 2.0 (22) 1.9 (29) 1.8 (26) 1.3 (27) 1.2 (26) 11.8 (26) E F G H I J K 95.0
59N49 9 1.5 (37) 1.7 (38) 2.0 (24) 1.9 (28) 2.0 (14) 1.4 (21) 1.3 (17) 11.8 (28) E F G H I J K L 94.6
LM459 5 1.8 (24) 1.8 (22) 2.0 (30) 1.8 (34) 1.5 (35) 1.3 (32) 1.1 (31) 11.2 (32) I J K L M 90.4
Tulare 8 1.4 (40) 1.8 (32) 1.9 (35) 1.9 (30) 1.7 (31) 1.2 (34) 1.1 (32) 11.0 (35) K L M 88.3
C-316 4 1.7 (29) 1.8 (15) 1.9 (34) 1.6 (37) 1.4 (38) 1.2 (36) 1.0 (37) 10.8 (36) L M 86.8
Recover 5 1.6 (36) 1.7 (34) 1.8 (38) 1.7 (36) 1.5 (37) 1.1 (38) 1.0 (39) 10.3 (37) M N 83.3
Dura512 5 1.6 (35) 1.7 (36) 1.9 (33) 1.6 (39) 1.4 (40) 1.1 (39) 1.0 (38) 10.3 (38) M N 82.8
Sutter 7 1.5 (39) 1.7 (37) 1.8 (39) 1.6 (38) 1.5 (36) 1.2 (37) 1.0 (36) 10.3 (39) M N 82.8
WL325HQ 3 1.5 (38) 1.6 (39) 1.7 (40) 1.6 (40) 1.4 (39) 1.1 (40) 0.9 (40) 9.7 (40) N 78.4
Experimental Varieties
DS288 8 2.2 ( 7) 1.9 ( 6) 2.2 ( 1) 2.1 ( 5) 2.0 (13) 1.4 (16) 1.3 (14) 13.2 ( 4) A B C 106.3
DS282 8 2.6 ( 2) 1.8 (25) 2.1 ( 7) 2.0 (14) 1.9 (21) 1.4 (20) 1.2 (21) 13.0 ( 9) A B C D 104.3
SW8718 8 2.0 (11) 1.8 (18) 2.1 (15) 2.0 (14) 2.1 ( 6) 1.5 (11) 1.4 ( 8) 12.9 (11) A B C D 103.7
SW9218 9 1.9 (14) 1.8 (17) 2.0 (28) 2.1 ( 9) 2.1 ( 9) 1.6 ( 4) 1.5 ( 3) 12.9 (12) A B C D 103.6
UC-2589 9 2.3 ( 6) 1.8 (31) 2.0 (20) 1.9 (22) 2.0 (18) 1.5 (14) 1.3 (19) 12.7 (15) A B C D E F 102.3
ZX9894 1.8 (18) 1.9 (10) 2.1 (19) 2.0 (20) 2.0 (16) 1.4 (19) 1.3 (18) 12.4 (19) B C D E F G H 99.6
Y56S82 6 1.8 (17) 2.0 ( 1) 2.1 (17) 1.9 (24) 1.8 (29) 1.3 (29) 1.2 (29) 12.0 (22) D E F G H I J 96.5
Y57Q75 7 1.6 (34) 1.8 (19) 2.1 (12) 2.0 (18) 1.8 (28) 1.3 (25) 1.2 (20) 11.8 (24) E F G H I J K 95.0
DS266 4 1.7 (27) 1.9 ( 9) 2.1 ( 8) 1.9 (23) 1.7 (30) 1.3 (28) 1.1 (30) 11.8 (25) E F G H I J K 95.0
CW87089 7 1.8 (21) 1.8 (27) 2.0 (23) 1.9 (26) 1.8 (25) 1.4 (22) 1.2 (28) 11.8 (27) E F G H I J K L 94.9
UC-2705 9 1.7 (31) 1.5 (40) 1.8 (37) 1.9 (25) 2.0 (17) 1.4 (17) 1.4 (12) 11.7 (29) F G H I J K L 94.3
6R628 6 1.7 (30) 1.8 (21) 2.0 (31) 1.9 (31) 1.8 (24) 1.3 (31) 1.2 (27) 11.6 (30) G H I J K L 93.5
4S42 4 1.8 (19) 1.8 (15) 2.0 (26) 1.8 (32) 1.6 (32) 1.3 (26) 1.1 (33) 11.5 (31) H I J K L 92.3
CW86085 6 1.8 (25) 1.8 (28) 1.9 (32) 1.8 (33) 1.6 (33) 1.2 (35) 1.1 (34) 11.2 (33) I J K L M 90.1
ABI700 6 1.7 (33) 1.8 (24) 1.9 (36) 1.8 (35) 1.6 (34) 1.2 (33) 1.1 (35) 11.0 (34) J K L M 88.4
MEAN 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.3 12.1
CV 27.7 6.3 6.5 4.9 6.2 5.5 6.7 6
LSD (.05)   NS 0.16 0.18 0.13 0.16 0.11 0.12 1.01                              
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the UC Davis Agronomy Farms, CA
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability according to Fishers (protected) LSD.