Table 09. '03 UC DAVIS ROUNDUP READY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL 2004 YIELDS.  TRIAL PLANTED 8/28/03
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
    3/30 5/6 6/3 7/1 7/29 8/30 10/1 TOTAL               CUF101
FD  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dry t/a--------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
Magna801FQ 9 1.6 ( 8) 2.0 ( 2) 2.0 ( 8) 2.2 ( 7) 1.9 ( 3) 1.7 ( 1) 1.0 ( 5) 12.5 ( 1) A 108.1
TANGO 8 2.0 ( 1) 2.0 ( 1) 2.2 ( 1) 2.1 ( 9) 1.6 (15) 1.5 (14) 0.9 (14) 12.2 ( 2) A B 105.6
SW7410 9 1.6 ( 7) 1.8 ( 5) 2.0 (11) 2.2 ( 5) 1.8 (14) 1.4 (16) 1.1 ( 2) 11.8 ( 4) A B C 102.5
CUF101 10 1.2 (18) 1.7 (18) 1.9 (16) 2.1 (12) 2.0 ( 1) 1.7 ( 3) 1.1 ( 1) 11.6 (10) B C D E 100.0
WL525HQ 8 1.5 ( 9) 1.8 (10) 1.9 (14) 2.0 (15) 1.8 (12) 1.5 (12) 1.0 ( 9) 11.4 (12) B C D E F 98.7
PARADE 7 1.8 ( 2) 1.9 ( 4) 2.0 (13) 1.9 (16) 1.5 (16) 1.4 (15) 0.8 (17) 11.3 (14) C D E F 97.7
Sutter 6 1.8 ( 3) 1.8 ( 6) 1.9 (19) 1.8 (19) 1.4 (18) 1.4 (17) 0.7 (18) 10.8 (18) E F 93.3
WL325HQ 5 1.8 ( 4) 1.6 (19) 1.7 (20) 1.7 (20) 1.2 (20) 1.1 (20) 0.6 (20) 9.7 (20) G 83.7
Roundup Ready® Varieties
RR03BD176 10 1.3 (14) 1.8 ( 9) 2.1 ( 4) 2.2 ( 2) 1.9 ( 7) 1.7 ( 2) 1.0 (10) 11.9 ( 3) A B C 102.9
RR03BD194 10 1.4 (11) 1.8 ( 7) 2.2 ( 2) 2.2 ( 4) 1.9 (10) 1.5 (11) 0.9 (13) 11.8 ( 5) A B C 102.4
RR03BD181 11 1.2 (17) 1.7 (15) 2.1 ( 5) 2.3 ( 1) 1.9 ( 8) 1.6 ( 8) 1.1 ( 3) 11.8 ( 6) A B C D 101.8
RR03BD164 10 1.3 (15) 1.7 (11) 1.9 (17) 2.2 ( 6) 1.9 ( 2) 1.7 ( 4) 1.0 ( 6) 11.7 ( 7) A B C D 101.4
RR03BD140 10 1.4 (10) 1.9 ( 3) 2.1 ( 3) 2.1 (11) 1.8 (13) 1.5 (13) 0.9 (15) 11.7 ( 8) A B C D E 100.9
RR03BD196 10 1.3 (12) 1.7 (17) 2.1 ( 6) 2.1 ( 8) 1.9 ( 4) 1.6 ( 6) 1.0 ( 8) 11.6 ( 9) A B C D E 100.6
RR03BD101 9 1.3 (13) 1.7 (16) 2.0 ( 7) 2.2 ( 3) 1.9 ( 6) 1.6 ( 9) 0.9 (11) 11.5 (11) B C D E 100.0
RR03B115 9 1.1 (19) 1.7 (12) 2.0 ( 9) 2.0 (13) 1.9 ( 9) 1.7 ( 5) 1.0 ( 7) 11.4 (13) B C D E F 98.5
RR03B182 9 1.2 (16) 1.7 (14) 2.0 (10) 2.0 (14) 1.9 ( 5) 1.5 (10) 0.9 (12) 11.2 (15) C D E F 97.0
RR03BD161 8 1.7 ( 6) 1.8 ( 8) 2.0 (12) 2.1 (10) 1.5 (17) 1.4 (18) 0.8 (16) 11.1 (16) C D E F 96.5
RR03B189 9 1.1 (20) 1.6 (20) 1.9 (15) 1.9 (18) 1.9 (11) 1.6 ( 7) 1.1 ( 4) 10.9 (17) D E F 94.7
RR03BD127 7 1.7 ( 5) 1.7 (13) 1.9 (18) 1.9 (17) 1.3 (19) 1.3 (19) 0.7 (19) 10.6 (19) F 91.8
MEAN 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.5 0.9 11.4
CV 9.7 9.3 8.3 7.9 7.7 10.6 13.5 5.5
LSD (.05)   0.2 0.23 NS 0.23 0.19 0.23 0.18 0.88                
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the UC Davis Agronomy Farms, DAVIS, CA.
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.
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