TABLE 5.  2006 YIELDS, UC DAVIS ALFALFA ROUNDUP READY TRIAL.  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   YEAR                   % of
16-May 14-Jun 11-Jul 8-Aug 5-Sep 27-Oct TOTAL CUF101
  FD   Dry t/a                   %
Control Varieties
Magna 801FQ 8 1.5   (  2) 1.7   (  3) 1.6   (  1) 2.0   (  4) 1.6   (  1) 1.3   (  3) 9.7   (  1) A 107.1
CUF101 9 1.1   (20) 1.4   (19) 1.6   (  2) 2.1   (  2) 1.6   (  2) 1.3   (  1) 9.1   (  3) A B C 100.0
WL525HQ 8 1.6   (  1) 1.5   (14) 1.4   (11) 1.8   (16) 1.4   (  6) 1.2   (  8) 8.9   (  7) A B C D 98.1
SW7410 7 1.4   (  7) 1.7   (  2) 1.5   (  5) 1.8   (13) 1.2   (12) 1.2   (13) 8.8   (  8) B C D E 97.3
Tango 6 1.2   (18) 1.5   (  8) 1.5   (  7) 2.0   (  9) 1.3   (  9) 1.2   (  4) 8.7   (  9) B C D E 96.3
Sutter 7 1.5   (  4) 1.4   (15) 1.3   (17) 2.0   (  6) 1.2   (11) 0.9   (18) 8.3   (16) C D E F 92.0
Parade 6 1.2   (19) 1.6   (  6) 1.4   (12) 1.9   (12) 1.1   (18) 0.9   (16) 8.0   (18) E F G 88.7
WL325HQ 3 1.4   (  6) 1.4   (16) 1.3   (16) 1.6   (20) 1.0   (20) 0.9   (19) 7.6   (19) F G 84.1
Roundup ReadyŽ Varieties
RR03BD-194 8 1.4   (10) 1.7   (  1) 1.5   (  6) 2.0   (  5) 1.5   (  3) 1.2   (10) 9.2   (  2) A B 102.0
RR03BD-196 7 1.4   (  5) 1.6   (  5) 1.6   (  3) 1.8   (14) 1.4   (  4) 1.2   (13) 9.0   (  4) A B C 99.5
REVOLUTION(RR03BD-181) 9 1.3   (11) 1.5   (  9) 1.5   (  4) 2.1   (  3) 1.3   (  8) 1.2   (12) 8.9   (  5) A B C D 98.8
RR03BD-176 8 1.3   (17) 1.6   (  4) 1.5   (  8) 2.1   (  1) 1.3   (  7) 1.2   (11) 8.9   (  6) A B C D 98.6
RRALF6R100(RR03BD-161) 6 1.3   (12) 1.6   (  7) 1.4   (10) 2.0   (  8) 1.3   (10) 1.1   (15) 8.7   (10) B C D E 96.1
WL550RR(RR03BD-101) 8 1.3   (14) 1.4   (18) 1.3   (18) 2.0   (  9) 1.4   (  5) 1.2   (  5) 8.6   (11) B C D E 94.5
RR03BD-164 8 1.3   (14) 1.5   (12) 1.3   (13) 1.8   (15) 1.2   (15) 1.3   (  2) 8.5   (12) B C D E 93.4
RR03B-189 8 1.5   (  3) 1.5   (13) 1.3   (15) 1.7   (18) 1.2   (13) 1.2   (  9) 8.5   (13) B C D E F 93.3
RR03B-182 8 1.4   (  9) 1.4   (17) 1.3   (19) 1.9   (11) 1.2   (14) 1.2   (  7) 8.4   (14) B C D E F 93.0
RR03B-115 8 1.3   (13) 1.5   (10) 1.4   (  9) 2.0   (  7) 1.1   (16) 0.9   (17) 8.4   (15) C D E F 92.4
DKA84-10RR(RR03BD-140) 8 1.4   (  8) 1.4   (20) 1.3   (14) 1.8   (17) 1.0   (19) 1.2   (  6) 8.2   (17) D E F G 90.0
RR03BD-127 5 1.3   (16) 1.5   (11) 1.0   (20) 1.6   (19) 1.1   (17) 0.8   (20) 7.4   (20) G 82.2
MEAN 1.36 1.52 1.39 1.91 1.27 1.14 8.59
CV 11.0 8.5 12.3 14.3 18.5 25.2 7.9
LSD (0.1) 0.18 0.16 0.21 NS 0.29 NS 0.83
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 10% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.