| Table 10. 2005 YIELDS, UC IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 10/3/2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Cut 8 | Cut 9 | YEAR | % OF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FD | 13-Jan | 3-Mar | 13-Apr | 12-May | 13-Jun | 7/ | 11 | 8/ | 8 | 9/ | 13 | 11 | /3 | TOTAL | CUF101 | ||||||||||||||||
| Released Varieties | Dry t/ac | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Jolla(IVM1) | 9 | 0.6 | ( 1) | 1.1 | ( 2) | 1.3 | ( 1) | 1.2 | ( 1) | 1.4 | ( 2) | 1.0 | ( 7) | 0.7 | (11) | 0.5 | ( 2) | 0.7 | ( 8) | 8.3 | ( 1) | A | 113.9 | ||||||||
| UCImpaloWF | 9 | 0.6 | ( 5) | 0.9 | (17) | 1.2 | (12) | 1.1 | (12) | 1.3 | (13) | 1.1 | ( 2) | 0.7 | ( 5) | 0.4 | (17) | 0.8 | ( 2) | 8.1 | ( 2) | A | B | 110.4 | |||||||
| WL711 | 10 | 0.5 | (16) | 0.9 | (22) | 1.2 | (11) | 1.2 | ( 6) | 1.4 | ( 3) | 1.0 | ( 4) | 0.7 | ( 6) | 0.5 | ( 1) | 0.7 | ( 3) | 8.1 | ( 3) | A | B | 110.2 | |||||||
| Catalina(SW9217) | 9 | 0.6 | ( 6) | 1.0 | ( 9) | 1.2 | (19) | 1.1 | (14) | 1.3 | (12) | 1.0 | ( 3) | 0.7 | ( 4) | 0.4 | (12) | 0.8 | ( 1) | 8.0 | ( 6) | A | B | C | 109.8 | ||||||
| UN900 | 10 | 0.6 | ( 4) | 1.0 | ( 5) | 1.2 | ( 7) | 1.2 | ( 2) | 1.4 | ( 6) | 1.0 | ( 5) | 0.6 | (23) | 0.5 | ( 5) | 0.6 | (16) | 8.0 | ( 8) | A | B | C | D | 109.2 | |||||
| UCCibola | 9 | 0.5 | (13) | 1.0 | ( 7) | 1.3 | ( 2) | 1.1 | (16) | 1.4 | ( 7) | 0.9 | ( 8) | 0.6 | (27) | 0.4 | (15) | 0.7 | ( 9) | 7.8 | (10) | A | B | C | D | E | 105.9 | ||||
| FG9S903 | 9 | 0.5 | ( 9) | 1.0 | ( 3) | 1.2 | (13) | 1.2 | ( 7) | 1.3 | (15) | 0.9 | (11) | 0.6 | (13) | 0.4 | (25) | 0.6 | (12) | 7.7 | (11) | A | B | C | D | E | 105.1 | ||||
| MeccaIII | 9 | 0.5 | (25) | 0.9 | (23) | 1.2 | (21) | 1.1 | (21) | 1.4 | ( 4) | 0.8 | (19) | 0.7 | ( 7) | 0.5 | ( 4) | 0.7 | ( 6) | 7.7 | (12) | A | B | C | D | E | 104.9 | ||||
| 59N49 | 9 | 0.5 | (18) | 1.0 | (16) | 1.1 | (27) | 1.2 | ( 5) | 1.2 | (17) | 0.8 | (16) | 0.6 | (30) | 0.4 | (13) | 0.6 | (19) | 7.4 | (14) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 101.1 | |||
| WL625HQ | 9 | 0.5 | (29) | 0.9 | (21) | 1.2 | ( 8) | 1.1 | (20) | 1.2 | (20) | 1.0 | ( 6) | 0.6 | (18) | 0.3 | (29) | 0.6 | (11) | 7.4 | (15) | A | B | C | D | E | F | 101.1 | |||
| CUF101 | 9 | 0.5 | (21) | 1.0 | (14) | 1.1 | (24) | 1.1 | (24) | 1.3 | ( 8) | 0.8 | (29) | 0.6 | (22) | 0.4 | (19) | 0.6 | (17) | 7.3 | (16) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 100.0 | ||
| CW1010(CW89064) | 10 | 0.5 | (17) | 0.9 | (20) | 1.2 | (20) | 1.1 | (15) | 1.2 | (25) | 0.8 | (18) | 0.7 | ( 8) | 0.4 | (24) | 0.6 | (15) | 7.3 | (17) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 99.9 | ||
| FG9L400 | 10 | 0.6 | ( 2) | 1.1 | ( 1) | 1.2 | ( 5) | 1.0 | (28) | 1.1 | (31) | 0.8 | (27) | 0.5 | (36) | 0.5 | ( 8) | 0.5 | (29) | 7.3 | (19) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 99.4 | ||
| Highline | 9 | 0.5 | ( 8) | 0.9 | (19) | 1.2 | ( 9) | 1.1 | (13) | 1.1 | (30) | 0.8 | (25) | 0.6 | (15) | 0.3 | (31) | 0.6 | (13) | 7.2 | (22) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 98.8 | ||
| Magna901 | 9 | 0.5 | (20) | 1.0 | (13) | 1.1 | (26) | 1.0 | (30) | 1.2 | (22) | 0.8 | (24) | 0.6 | (25) | 0.4 | (22) | 0.6 | (22) | 7.1 | (25) | B | C | D | E | F | G | 96.9 | |||
| Magna995 | 9 | 0.5 | (27) | 0.9 | (27) | 1.1 | (35) | 1.0 | (26) | 1.2 | (24) | 0.8 | (15) | 0.6 | (19) | 0.4 | (10) | 0.6 | (20) | 7.1 | (26) | B | C | D | E | F | G | 96.7 | |||
| UAP999 | 9 | 0.5 | (28) | 0.9 | (24) | 1.2 | (10) | 1.1 | (11) | 1.3 | (16) | 0.7 | (34) | 0.5 | (31) | 0.3 | (35) | 0.5 | (33) | 6.9 | (28) | C | D | E | F | G | H | 94.6 | |||
| Mecca | 9 | 0.4 | (35) | 0.9 | (29) | 1.2 | (15) | 1.0 | (32) | 1.1 | (32) | 0.8 | (21) | 0.6 | (12) | 0.4 | (20) | 0.5 | (34) | 6.9 | (29) | D | E | F | G | H | I | 93.7 | |||
| 58N57 | 8 | 0.4 | (33) | 0.8 | (33) | 1.1 | (32) | 0.9 | (35) | 1.1 | (29) | 0.8 | (20) | 0.6 | (26) | 0.4 | (23) | 0.6 | (27) | 6.7 | (30) | E | F | G | H | I | 91.3 | ||||
| Salado | 9 | 0.4 | (36) | 0.8 | (35) | 1.1 | (36) | 0.9 | (34) | 1.0 | (38) | 0.6 | (36) | 0.6 | (20) | 0.4 | (18) | 0.4 | (37) | 6.2 | (36) | G | H | I | 84.8 | ||||||
| Experimental Varieties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW9218 | 9 | 0.5 | (15) | 0.9 | (28) | 1.2 | (17) | 1.2 | ( 8) | 1.3 | (10) | 1.1 | ( 1) | 0.8 | ( 2) | 0.5 | ( 3) | 0.7 | ( 4) | 8.1 | ( 4) | A | B | C | 110.1 | ||||||
| V920Xtra(999) | 9 | 0.5 | (11) | 1.0 | (10) | 1.2 | ( 6) | 1.2 | ( 3) | 1.3 | ( 9) | 0.9 | (12) | 1.0 | ( 1) | 0.4 | (28) | 0.6 | (14) | 8.1 | ( 5) | A | B | C | 109.9 | ||||||
| ZS0301 | 0.5 | ( 7) | 1.0 | ( 8) | 1.2 | ( 4) | 1.2 | ( 4) | 1.4 | ( 5) | 0.9 | ( 9) | 0.8 | ( 3) | 0.4 | (16) | 0.6 | (10) | 8.0 | ( 7) | A | B | C | 109.7 | |||||||
| SW9215 | 9 | 0.5 | (14) | 1.0 | (15) | 1.2 | (14) | 1.1 | ( 9) | 1.5 | ( 1) | 0.9 | (10) | 0.7 | (10) | 0.5 | ( 6) | 0.7 | ( 5) | 8.0 | ( 9) | A | B | C | D | 108.7 | |||||
| FG101T407 | 10 | 0.6 | ( 3) | 1.0 | ( 4) | 1.2 | ( 3) | 1.1 | (10) | 1.2 | (19) | 0.8 | (23) | 0.6 | (17) | 0.5 | ( 7) | 0.6 | (21) | 7.7 | (13) | A | B | C | D | E | 104.4 | ||||
| DS396 | 9 | 0.5 | (30) | 0.9 | (18) | 1.2 | (16) | 1.1 | (25) | 1.3 | (11) | 0.9 | (14) | 0.7 | ( 9) | 0.3 | (36) | 0.6 | (26) | 7.3 | (18) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 99.9 | ||
| CW99052 | 10 | 0.5 | (22) | 0.9 | (25) | 1.1 | (30) | 1.1 | (18) | 1.3 | (14) | 0.9 | (13) | 0.6 | (16) | 0.4 | (26) | 0.6 | (23) | 7.3 | (20) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 99.2 | ||
| IVM4 | 9 | 0.5 | (19) | 1.0 | (11) | 1.2 | (18) | 1.0 | (27) | 1.1 | (27) | 0.8 | (26) | 0.6 | (28) | 0.5 | ( 9) | 0.7 | ( 7) | 7.3 | (21) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 98.9 | ||
| V940Xtra(899) | 9 | 0.5 | (24) | 0.9 | (30) | 1.1 | (25) | 1.0 | (31) | 1.2 | (18) | 0.8 | (17) | 0.6 | (14) | 0.4 | (21) | 0.6 | (25) | 7.2 | (23) | B | C | D | E | F | G | 97.8 | |||
| CW99103 | 9 | 0.5 | (12) | 1.0 | (12) | 1.1 | (31) | 1.1 | (17) | 1.2 | (21) | 0.8 | (22) | 0.6 | (21) | 0.4 | (27) | 0.6 | (28) | 7.1 | (24) | B | C | D | E | F | G | 97.2 | |||
| CW99053 | 9 | 0.5 | (10) | 0.9 | (26) | 1.2 | (23) | 1.0 | (33) | 1.2 | (26) | 0.8 | (28) | 0.6 | (29) | 0.4 | (14) | 0.6 | (18) | 7.0 | (27) | B | C | D | E | F | G | 96.0 | |||
| ZS0300 | 0.5 | (23) | 1.0 | ( 6) | 1.2 | (21) | 1.1 | (19) | 1.0 | (35) | 0.7 | (35) | 0.5 | (37) | 0.3 | (34) | 0.5 | (30) | 6.7 | (31) | E | F | G | H | I | 91.0 | |||||
| IVM2 | 9 | 0.5 | (26) | 0.8 | (32) | 1.0 | (37) | 1.1 | (22) | 1.2 | (23) | 0.7 | (30) | 0.5 | (32) | 0.3 | (30) | 0.4 | (36) | 6.6 | (32) | E | F | G | H | I | 90.5 | ||||
| DSM1 | 9 | 0.4 | (38) | 0.9 | (31) | 1.1 | (29) | 1.0 | (29) | 1.0 | (33) | 0.7 | (32) | 0.5 | (34) | 0.3 | (32) | 0.5 | (32) | 6.5 | (33) | F | G | H | I | 88.1 | |||||
| DS399 | 9 | 0.4 | (34) | 0.8 | (37) | 1.0 | (40) | 0.9 | (38) | 1.0 | (36) | 0.7 | (31) | 0.6 | (24) | 0.4 | (11) | 0.6 | (24) | 6.4 | (34) | F | G | H | I | 87.4 | |||||
| DSM2 | 9 | 0.4 | (31) | 0.8 | (34) | 1.1 | (28) | 1.1 | (23) | 0.9 | (40) | 0.7 | (33) | 0.5 | (35) | 0.3 | (38) | 0.5 | (35) | 6.3 | (35) | F | G | H | I | 86.1 | |||||
| IVM3 | 9 | 0.4 | (37) | 0.8 | (36) | 1.0 | (38) | 0.9 | (36) | 1.1 | (28) | 0.6 | (39) | 0.5 | (33) | 0.3 | (40) | 0.5 | (31) | 6.2 | (37) | G | H | I | 84.6 | ||||||
| DSM4 | 9 | 0.4 | (32) | 0.8 | (39) | 1.1 | (33) | 0.9 | (37) | 1.0 | (37) | 0.5 | (40) | 0.5 | (39) | 0.3 | (33) | 0.4 | (40) | 5.8 | (38) | H | I | 79.3 | |||||||
| DSM3 | 9 | 0.4 | (39) | 0.8 | (40) | 1.1 | (34) | 0.9 | (39) | 0.9 | (39) | 0.6 | (37) | 0.4 | (40) | 0.3 | (39) | 0.4 | (39) | 5.8 | (39) | I | 78.6 | ||||||||
| DSM5 | 8 | 0.3 | (40) | 0.8 | (38) | 1.0 | (39) | 0.9 | (40) | 1.0 | (34) | 0.6 | (38) | 0.5 | (38) | 0.3 | (37) | 0.4 | (38) | 5.7 | (40) | I | 78.4 | ||||||||
| MEAN | 0.48 | 0.91 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.39 | 0.58 | 7.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CV | 11.0 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 19.9 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LSD (.05) | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Trial planted at 25 lb/acre viable seed in Imperial clay loam soil at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center, Holtville, CA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entries followed by the same letter are no significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||