Table 4. 2003-2005 YIELDS, UC DAVIS ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 9/30/02  
2003 2004 2005 % OF
    Yield Yield Yield AVERAGE                           CUF101
Dry t/a %
Released Varieties FD
Magna788(DS788) 8 10.3 ( 3) 13.6 ( 1) 10.4 ( 9) 11.4 ( 1) A 109.5
Magna901 9 10.3 ( 6) 13.2 ( 6) 10.7 ( 2) 11.4 ( 2) A 109.0
WL525HQ 8 10.0 ( 8) 13.3 ( 2) 10.5 ( 7) 11.3 ( 4) A B 108.1
Catalina(SW9217) 9 9.5 (25) 13.2 ( 5) 10.9 ( 1) 11.2 ( 5) A B C 107.3
Magna801FQ 6 10.1 ( 7) 12.7 (14) 10.6 ( 3) 11.1 ( 6) A B C D 106.7
Dura843 8 9.5 (21) 13.1 ( 7) 10.5 ( 5) 11.1 ( 7) A B C D E 106.0
Sequoia 9 9.5 (26) 13.0 ( 8) 10.4 ( 8) 11.0 (10) A B C D E 105.0
DelRio(CW55067) 6 10.4 ( 2) 12.6 (17) 9.8 (16) 10.9 (11) A B C D E F 104.7
Beacon 9 9.4 (29) 12.7 (13) 10.5 ( 6) 10.9 (12) A B C D E F G 104.2
Moapa69 8 9.7 (16) 13.3 ( 3) 9.4 (24) 10.8 (14) A B C D E F G 103.8
58N57 8 9.6 (20) 12.9 (10) 9.9 (14) 10.8 (15) A B C D E F G 103.4
Pershing 8 9.8 (15) 12.6 (16) 9.6 (20) 10.7 (16) B C D E F G H 102.3
Dura765 7 10.3 ( 4) 12.2 (21) 9.3 (29) 10.6 (18) C D E F G H I 101.4
CW704 7 9.7 (17) 11.9 (23) 9.7 (18) 10.4 (21) E F G H I J 100.1
CUF101 9 9.0 (38) 12.4 (18) 9.9 (15) 10.4 (22) E F G H I J 100.0
WL530HQ 8 9.5 (27) 12.3 (20) 9.4 (23) 10.4 (23) E F G H I J 99.7
C-241 6 9.8 (13) 11.8 (26) 9.3 (28) 10.3 (25) F G H I J 98.5
59N49 9 9.8 (14) 11.8 (28) 8.7 (36) 10.1 (29) H I J K 96.5
Tulare 8 9.9 (12) 11.0 (35) 8.9 (34) 9.9 (33) J K L 95.0
LM459 5 9.3 (30) 11.2 (32) 9.0 (31) 9.9 (34) J K L 94.6
C-316 4 9.5 (28) 10.8 (36) 8.4 (38) 9.5 (36) K L M 91.4
Dura512 5 9.3 (32) 10.3 (38) 8.7 (35) 9.4 (37) K L M 90.4
Recover 5 8.8 (39) 10.3 (37) 9.0 (32) 9.4 (38) L M 89.9
WL325HQ 3 9.3 (31) 9.7 (40) 8.1 (39) 9.1 (39) M 86.8
Sutter 7 8.0 (40) 10.3 (39) 8.6 (37) 9.0 (40) M 85.9
Experimental Varieties
DS288 8 10.5 ( 1) 13.2 ( 4) 10.2 (10) 11.3 ( 3) A B 108.4
DS282 8 10.3 ( 5) 13.0 ( 9) 9.9 (13) 11.0 ( 8) A B C D E 105.9
SW8718 8 9.9 (11) 12.9 (11) 10.2 (11) 11.0 ( 9) A B C D E 105.2
SW9218 9 9.2 (34) 12.9 (12) 10.6 ( 4) 10.9 (13) A B C D E F G 104.1
ZX9894 9 10.0 ( 9) 12.4 (19) 9.4 (26) 10.6 (17) C D E F G H I 101.4
Y56S82 6 10.0 (10) 12.0 (22) 9.6 (19) 10.5 (19) D E F G H I J 100.9
UC-2589 9 9.2 (33) 12.7 (15) 9.6 (21) 10.5 (20) D E F G H I J 100.6
CW87089 7 9.1 (35) 11.8 (27) 10.0 (12) 10.3 (24) F G H I J 98.7
DS266 4 9.5 (22) 11.8 (25) 9.4 (25) 10.3 (26) G H I J 98.2
6R628 6 9.6 (19) 11.6 (30) 9.5 (22) 10.2 (27) G H I J 98.1
4S42 4 9.5 (24) 11.5 (31) 9.7 (17) 10.2 (28) G H I J 98.0
UC-2705 9 9.1 (37) 11.7 (29) 9.3 (27) 10.0 (30) H I J K L 96.2
Y57Q75 7 9.1 (36) 11.8 (24) 9.0 (33) 10.0 (31) I J K L 95.4
CW86085 6 9.5 (23) 11.2 (33) 9.1 (30) 9.9 (32) I J K L 95.2
ABI700 6 9.7 (18) 11.0 (34) 8.0 (40) 9.5 (35) K L M 91.5
Mean 9.61 12.09 9.59 10.43
CV 6.2 6.0 5.4 5.5
LSD (.05)   0.83   1.01   0.73   0.66                              
Variety X Year interation is significant
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 level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.