TABLE 1.  2006 YIELDS,  UC TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 5/21/04
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   YEAR                                   % of
5-Jun 11-Jul 11-Aug 13-Sep TOTAL VERNAL
  FD   Dry t/a                                   %
Released Varieties
Xtra-3 4 3.1   (  5) 2.8   (  1) 2.0   (12) 1.5   (  8) 9.4   (  1) A 111.2
Rebound 5.0 4 3.0   (12) 2.7   (  2) 2.1   (  3) 1.5   (11) 9.3   (  2) A B 110.7
WL357HQ 5 3.0   (14) 2.7   (  3) 2.1   (  5) 1.5   (13) 9.2   (  3) A B C 109.3
Alfa Star II 4 3.0   (  8) 2.6   (  6) 2.0   (13) 1.5   (14) 9.2   (  4) A B C D 109.1
WL325HQ 4 3.1   (  6) 2.6   (16) 2.0   (10) 1.5   (18) 9.2   (  5) A B C D 108.8
C 316 Lot9078 4 3.2   (  2) 2.6   (15) 1.9   (21) 1.5   (24) 9.1   (  6) A B C D E 108.7
Vitro 3 3.2   (  1) 2.7   (  5) 1.8   (31) 1.4   (32) 9.1   (  7) A B C D E F 108.6
MasterPiece 4 3.0   (13) 2.6   (13) 2.1   (  4) 1.5   (21) 9.1   (  8) A B C D E F 108.6
DS309Hyb 4 2.9   (17) 2.6   (11) 2.0   (14) 1.6   (  1) 9.1   (  9) A B C D E F 108.6
Expedition 5 2.9   (19) 2.7   (  4) 2.0   (  8) 1.5   (20) 9.1   (10) A B C D E F G 107.7
WL319HQ 3 3.1   (  7) 2.6   (10) 1.9   (19) 1.4   (30) 9.0   (11) A B C D E F G H 107.4
LegenDairy 5.0 3 3.0   (11) 2.6   (17) 2.0   (11) 1.5   (28) 9.0   (12) A B C D E F G H I 107.1
54Q25 4 3.2   (  3) 2.5   (21) 1.8   (30) 1.4   (33) 9.0   (15) A B C D E F G H I J 106.6
9429 4 3.1   (  4) 2.5   (29) 1.8   (32) 1.5   (25) 8.9   (16) A B C D E F G H I J K 106.0
Mountaineer 2.0 (4M124) 5 2.9   (23) 2.6   (  9) 2.0   (18) 1.5   (23) 8.9   (17) B C D E F G H I J K 105.9
Boulder (4M125) 5 2.8   (27) 2.6   (14) 2.0   (  9) 1.5   (19) 8.9   (18) B C D E F G H I J K 105.5
Dura 512 5 2.9   (18) 2.6   (  8) 1.8   (33) 1.5   (15) 8.9   (19) C D E F G H I J K 105.3
Recover 5 2.7   (30) 2.6   (  7) 2.0   (17) 1.5   (  7) 8.9   (20) C D E F G H I J K 105.2
Reward II 4 3.0   (10) 2.5   (27) 1.9   (26) 1.5   (27) 8.8   (21) C D E F G H I J K L 105.0
Hybriforce-420/Wet 4 2.9   (24) 2.5   (28) 1.9   (20) 1.5   (10) 8.8   (22) C D E F G H I J K L M 104.7
CW5440 4 2.8   (25) 2.6   (12) 1.9   (22) 1.4   (34) 8.7   (24) E F G H I J K L M N 103.5
DS218 6 2.8   (26) 2.6   (19) 1.9   (24) 1.5   (22) 8.7   (25) F G H I J K L M N 103.5
Blazer XL 3 2.9   (22) 2.5   (25) 1.8   (28) 1.5   (26) 8.7   (26) G H I J K L M N 103.3
LM 459 WD 5 2.7   (31) 2.5   (24) 1.9   (23) 1.6   (  4) 8.7   (27) G H I J K L M N 102.9
Magna601 6 2.6   (32) 2.5   (23) 1.9   (25) 1.6   (  2) 8.6   (29) H I J K L M N 102.4
Plumas 4 2.9   (16) 2.5   (34) 1.8   (34) 1.4   (31) 8.6   (30) I J K L M N 102.1
SW435(SW4A135) 4 2.7   (28) 2.5   (30) 1.9   (27) 1.4   (29) 8.5   (32) K L M N 101.4
Vernal 2 2.9   (21) 2.5   (22) 1.7   (36) 1.3   (35) 8.4   (33) L M N O 100.0
Innovator +Z 3 3.0   (  9) 2.3   (35) 1.7   (35) 1.3   (36) 8.4   (35) N O 99.3
Experimental Varieties
CW94023 4 2.9   (15) 2.6   (18) 2.0   (16) 1.5   (12) 9.0   (13) A B C D E F G H I J 106.7
CW05009 5 2.9   (20) 2.5   (32) 2.1   (  2) 1.5   (16) 9.0   (14) A B C D E F G H I J 106.6
SW5307 5 2.6   (33) 2.5   (20) 2.0   (  7) 1.6   (  5) 8.8   (23) D E F G H I J K L M N 104.0
SW4328 4 2.6   (34) 2.5   (26) 2.1   (  6) 1.5   (  9) 8.7   (28) G H I J K L M N 102.9
SW5329 5 2.7   (29) 2.5   (31) 1.8   (29) 1.5   (17) 8.5   (31) J K L M N 101.6
SW4310 4 2.4   (35) 2.5   (33) 2.0   (15) 1.6   (  3) 8.4   (34) M N O 99.7
SW6330 6 2.1   (36) 2.3   (36) 2.1   (  1) 1.6   (  6) 8.0   (36) O 95.4
MEAN 2.87 2.56 1.94 1.49 8.85
CV 6.4 6.0 10.1 6.6 4.6
LSD (0.1) 0.20 0.16 0.21 0.11 0.44
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed at UC Intermountain Research and Extension Center, Tulelake CA.                                    
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 10% probability level according to Fisher's (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.