Table 8. 2003-2005 YIELDS, UC KEARNEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 5/12/03        
2003 2004 2005 % OF
    Yield Yield Yield Average                               CUF101
dry t/a %
Released Varieties FD
AL999 9 9.0 ( 1) 12.4 ( 7) 11.9 ( 5) 11.1 ( 1) A 121.0
WL625HQ 9 8.3 ( 3) 12.8 ( 2) 12.3 ( 1) 11.1 ( 2) A 120.9
Sequoia 9 8.0 ( 8) 12.6 ( 4) 12.1 ( 3) 10.9 ( 3) A B 118.3
Magna995(DS995) 9 8.4 ( 2) 12.4 ( 9) 11.5 ( 7) 10.8 ( 5) A B C D 117.0
Magna901 9 8.1 ( 6) 12.7 ( 3) 11.2 (13) 10.7 ( 6) A B C D 115.9
Catalina(SW9217) 9 7.6 (23) 12.4 ( 6) 11.8 ( 6) 10.6 ( 7) A B C D E 115.2
CW1010(CW89064) 10 7.8 (13) 12.5 ( 5) 11.4 ( 9) 10.6 ( 8) A B C D E F 114.8
MeccaIII 9 7.8 (10) 12.4 (10) 11.3 (12) 10.5 (10) A B C D E F G 114.1
Dura843 8 7.5 (28) 12.1 (11) 11.3 (10) 10.3 (12) A B C D E F G H 111.9
Westan 8 7.6 (25) 12.0 (13) 10.7 (19) 10.1 (15) B C D E F G H I J 109.6
58N57 8 7.6 (24) 11.6 (17) 10.8 (17) 10.0 (17) C D E F G H I J K L 108.7
Westar 8 8.0 ( 9) 11.6 (21) 10.4 (25) 10.0 (18) C D E F G H I J K L M 108.5
Salado 9 8.2 ( 4) 11.6 (18) 10.1 (30) 10.0 (19) C D E F G H I J K L M 108.4
WL530HQ 8 7.7 (16) 11.2 (26) 10.9 (14) 10.0 (21) D E F G H I J K L M N 108.1
CW801(CW58073) 8 7.7 (18) 11.0 (30) 10.7 (20) 9.8 (22) E F G H I J K L M N 106.6
Magna801fq 8 7.7 (20) 10.9 (32) 10.8 (18) 9.8 (24) E F G H I J K L M N 106.3
59N49 9 7.6 (26) 11.6 (19) 10.2 (29) 9.8 (25) E F G H I J K L M N 106.2
Magna788(DS788) 8 7.6 (22) 11.1 (29) 10.6 (22) 9.8 (26) E F G H I J K L M N 106.2
Pershing 8 7.8 (11) 10.8 (35) 10.6 (23) 9.7 (27) F G H I J K L M N 105.6
SW100(SW101) 10 7.7 (21) 11.4 (23) 10.0 (33) 9.7 (28) G H I J K L M N 105.1
CW704 7 7.4 (30) 11.4 (24) 10.3 (27) 9.7 (29) G H I J K L M N 105.1
CW907 9 7.3 (32) 11.1 (28) 10.5 (24) 9.6 (30) H I J K L M N 104.6
ArtesiaSunrise 7 7.8 (15) 11.2 (27) 9.7 (37) 9.5 (31) H I J K L M N 103.7
FG03-01 8 7.8 (12) 10.9 (34) 9.5 (38) 9.4 (33) I J K L M N 102.0
C-241 5 7.5 (27) 10.4 (38) 10.2 (28) 9.4 (34) I J K L M N 101.8
CUF101 9 7.2 (35) 11.6 (20) 8.9 (39) 9.2 (36) K L M N 100.0
Dura765 7 6.8 (40) 10.9 (33) 9.8 (36) 9.2 (37) L M N 99.5
DelRio 6 7.0 (38) 10.5 (37) 9.9 (35) 9.1 (38) M N 99.3
WL325HQ 3 7.2 (36) 7.6 (40) 7.9 (40) 7.6 (40) O 82.1
Experimental Varieties
SW9218 9 7.3 (31) 12.9 ( 1) 12.2 ( 2) 10.8 ( 4) A B C D 117.5
SW9215 9 8.1 ( 7) 11.7 (16) 12.0 ( 4) 10.6 ( 9) A B C D E F 114.7
00I11PN1 8 7.8 (14) 12.4 ( 8) 11.3 (11) 10.5 (11) A B C D E F G 114.1
CW09052 9 7.4 (29) 11.8 (15) 11.4 ( 8) 10.2 (13) B C D E F G H I 110.8
DS8181 8 7.7 (19) 11.8 (14) 10.8 (16) 10.1 (14) B C D E F G H I J 109.9
UC445 9 8.2 ( 5) 11.0 (31) 10.9 (15) 10.0 (16) B C D E F G H I J K 109.0
00I10PN1 9 7.7 (17) 11.5 (22) 10.6 (21) 10.0 (20) C D E F G H I J K L M 108.3
DS288 8 7.0 (39) 12.0 (12) 10.4 (26) 9.8 (23) E F G H I J K L M N 106.5
Y57Q75 7 7.1 (37) 11.3 (25) 10.0 (34) 9.5 (32) H I J K L M N 102.7
UC450 9 7.2 (33) 10.7 (36) 10.0 (32) 9.3 (35) J K L M N 101.0
Y56582 6 7.2 (34) 10.1 (39) 10.0 (31) 9.1 (39) N 98.8
Mean 7.65 11.49 10.68 9.94
CV 7.10 10.30 5.90 7.80
LSD (.05)   0.76 1.66 0.89 0.85                                
Variety X Year Interaction is significant
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Hanford fine sandy laom soil at UC Kearney Agriculture Center, Parlier, CA
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% leel of probability.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.