Table 5. '02 UC DAVIS ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2003-2004 YIELDS. TRIAL PLANTED 9/30/02            
2003 2004 % OF
    Yield Yield AVERAGE                                 CUF101
FD  ----------------Dry t/a------------------ Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
Magna788(DS788) 8 10.3 ( 3) 13.6 ( 1) 12.0 ( 1) A 111.5
Magna901 9 10.3 ( 6) 13.2 ( 6) 11.7 ( 3) A B 109.2
WL525HQ 8 10.0 ( 8) 13.3 ( 2) 11.7 ( 4) A B 109.0
Moapa69 8 9.7 (16) 13.3 ( 3) 11.5 ( 6) A B C D 107.5
DelRio(CW55067) 6 10.4 ( 2) 12.6 (17) 11.5 ( 7) A B C D E 106.9
Magna801FQ 6 10.1 ( 7) 12.7 (14) 11.4 ( 8) A B C D E F 106.4
Catalina(SW9217) 9 9.5 (25) 13.2 ( 5) 11.3 (10) A B C D E F 105.8
Dura843 8 9.5 (21) 13.1 ( 7) 11.3 (11) A B C D E F 105.7
Sequoia 9 9.5 (26) 13.0 ( 8) 11.3 (12) A B C D E F G 104.9
Dura765 7 10.3 ( 4) 12.2 (21) 11.2 (13) A B C D E F G H 104.8
58N57 8 9.6 (20) 12.9 (10) 11.2 (14) A B C D E F G H 104.8
Pershing 8 9.8 (15) 12.6 (16) 11.2 (15) A B C D E F G H I 104.4
Beacon 9 9.4 (29) 12.7 (13) 11.1 (17) B C D E F G H I J K 103.2
WL530HQ 8 9.5 (27) 12.3 (20) 10.9 (21) C D E F G H I J K L 101.5
CW704 7 9.7 (17) 11.9 (23) 10.8 (22) C D E F G H I J K L 101.1
C-241 6 9.8 (13) 11.8 (26) 10.8 (23) D E F G H I J K L 100.5
59N49 9 9.8 (14) 11.8 (28) 10.8 (24) D E F G H I J K L 100.3
CUF101 9 9.0 (38) 12.4 (18) 10.7 (25) E F G H I J K L 100.0
Tulare 8 9.9 (12) 11.0 (35) 10.4 (31) I J K L M 97.0
LM459 5 9.3 (30) 11.2 (32) 10.3 (35) K L M N O 95.8
C-316 4 9.5 (28) 10.8 (36) 10.1 (36) L M N O 94.3
Dura512 5 9.3 (32) 10.3 (38) 9.8 (37) M N O P 91.3
Recover 5 8.8 (39) 10.3 (37) 9.6 (38) N O P 89.0
WL325HQ 3 9.3 (31) 9.7 (40) 9.5 (39) O P 88.8
Sutter 7 8.0 (40) 10.3 (39) 9.1 (40) P 85.2
Experimental Varieties
DS288 8 10.5 ( 1) 13.2 ( 4) 11.9 ( 2) A 110.7
DS282 8 10.3 ( 5) 13.0 ( 9) 11.6 ( 5) A B C 108.3
SW8718 8 9.9 (11) 12.9 (11) 11.4 ( 9) A B C D E F 106.0
ZX9894 10.0 ( 9) 12.4 (19) 11.2 (16) A B C D E F G H I J 104.2
SW9218 9 9.2 (34) 12.9 (12) 11.0 (18) B C D E F G H I J K 102.8
Y56S82 6 10.0 (10) 12.0 (22) 11.0 (19) B C D E F G H I J K 102.3
UC-2589 9 9.2 (33) 12.7 (15) 10.9 (20) B C D E F G H I J K 102.0
DS266 4 9.5 (22) 11.8 (25) 10.7 (26) F G H I J K L 99.5
6R628 6 9.6 (19) 11.6 (30) 10.6 (27) F G H I J K L 99.1
4S42 4 9.5 (24) 11.5 (31) 10.5 (28) G H I J K L M 97.8
CW87089 7 9.1 (35) 11.8 (27) 10.5 (29) H I J K L M 97.5
Y57Q75 7 9.1 (36) 11.8 (24) 10.4 (30) I J K L M 97.3
UC-2705 9 9.1 (37) 11.7 (29) 10.4 (32) J K L M 96.8
CW86085 6 9.5 (23) 11.2 (33) 10.4 (33) K L M 96.6
ABI700 6 9.7 (18) 11.0 (34) 10.3 (34) K L M N 96.3
Mean 9.6 12.1 10.9
CV 6.2 6 4.4
LSD (.05)   0.83 1.01 0.8                                  
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the UC Davis Agronomy Farms, Davis.
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.