Table 11. 2004-05 YIELDS, UC IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 10/3/2003
2004 2005 % OF
  FD Yield Yield Average                       CUF101
Released Varieties dry t/ac %
La Jolla(IVM1) 9 9.8 ( 1) 8.3 ( 1) 9.1 ( 1) A 109.9
ZS0301 2.0 ( 2) 8.0 ( 7) 8.9 ( 2) A B 107.9
WL711 10 1.0 ( 4) 8.1 ( 3) 8.7 ( 3) A B C 105.1
UCImpaloWF 9 9.1 (10) 8.1 ( 2) 8.6 ( 4) A B C 104.0
UN900 10 9.1 ( 8) 8.0 ( 8) 8.6 ( 6) A B C 103.8
UCCibola 9 9.2 ( 5) 7.8 (10) 8.5 ( 8) A B C D 102.7
FG9S903 9 9.2 ( 7) 7.7 (11) 8.4 ( 9) A B C D E 102.0
Catalina(SW9217) 9 8.8 (16) 8.0 ( 6) 8.4 (10) A B C D E 101.9
59N49 9 9.4 ( 3) 7.4 (14) 8.4 (12) A B C D E 101.5
CUF101 9 9.2 ( 6) 7.3 (16) 8.3 (13) A B C D E F 100.0
WL625HQ 9 9.0 (13) 7.4 (15) 8.2 (14) A B C D E F 99.1
FG9L400 10 9.0 (14) 7.3 (19) 8.1 (15) A B C D E F 98.3
CW1010(CW89064) 10 8.9 (15) 7.3 (17) 8.1 (16) A B C D E F 98.2
Highline 9 9.0 (12) 7.2 (22) 8.1 (17) A B C D E F G 98.2
MeccaIII 9 8.5 (28) 7.7 (12) 8.1 (19) A B C D E F G H 98.1
Magna995 9 8.6 (24) 7.1 (26) 7.8 (25) C D E F G H I J 94.9
UAP999 9 8.5 (27) 6.9 (28) 7.7 (27) C D E F G H I J K 93.7
Magna901 9 8.4 (30) 7.1 (25) 7.7 (28) C D E F G H I J K 93.6
58N57 8 8.3 (32) 6.7 (30) 7.5 (31) D E F G H I J K 90.8
Mecca 9 8.1 (34) 6.9 (29) 7.5 (32) D E F G H I J K 90.7
Salado 9 7.7 (38) 6.2 (36) 7.0 (37) I J K 84.3
Experimental Varieties
V920Xtra(999) 9 9.1 ( 9) 8.1 ( 5) 8.6 ( 5) A B C 103.9
SW9215 9 9.1 (11) 8.0 ( 9) 8.5 ( 7) A B C D 103.0
SW9218 9 8.7 (18) 8.1 ( 4) 8.4 (11) A B C D E 101.7
FG101T407 10 8.6 (26) 7.7 (13) 8.1 (18) A B C D E F G 98.1
DS396 9 8.7 (17) 7.3 (18) 8.0 (20) A B C D E F G H 97.3
CW99052 10 8.7 (19) 7.3 (20) 8.0 (21) B C D E F G H I 96.9
V940Xtra(899) 9 8.7 (21) 7.2 (23) 7.9 (22) B C D E F G H I J 96.0
CW99053 9 8.7 (20) 7.0 (27) 7.9 (23) B C D E F G H I J 95.2
CW99103 9 8.6 (25) 7.1 (24) 7.8 (24) C D E F G H I J 95.0
IVM4 9 8.4 (29) 7.3 (21) 7.8 (26) C D E F G H I J 94.8
ZS0300 8.6 (23) 6.7 (31) 7.6 (29) C D E F G H I J K 92.4
IVM2 9 8.6 (22) 6.6 (32) 7.6 (30) C D E F G H I J K 92.3
DSM1 9 8.3 (33) 6.5 (33) 7.4 (33) E F G H I J K 89.3
IVM3 9 8.3 (31) 6.2 (37) 7.3 (34) F G H I J K 87.9
DSM2 9 7.8 (36) 6.3 (35) 7.1 (35) G H I J K 85.4
DS399 9 7.7 (39) 6.4 (34) 7.0 (36) H I J K 85.2
DSM4 9 8.1 (35) 5.8 (38) 6.9 (38) J K 83.9
DSM5 8 7.7 (37) 5.7 (40) 6.7 (39) K 81.6
DSM3 9 7.6 (40) 5.8 (39) 6.7 (40) K 80.9
Mean 8.67 7.18 7.93
CV 8.9 11.4 5.1
LSD (.05)   1.07 1.14 1.06                        
Variety X Year interation is significant
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.