TABLE 10.  2006 YIELDS, UC IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 11/30/2005
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			YEAR										% of
			16-Mar			2-May			1-Jun			29-Jun			2-Aug			5-Sep			5-Oct			15-Nov			TOTAL										CUF101
	FD		Dry t/a																																		%
Released Varieties
Royal 10	10		1.3	(  1)		1.3	(  2)		1.5	(  2)		1.3	(  5)		0.5	(  4)		0.5	(  5)		0.6	(  5)		0.6	(  6)		7.8	(  1)		A							118.8
Impalo	9		1.3	(  7)		1.3	(  7)		1.5	(  5)		1.4	(  1)		0.6	(  3)		0.5	(  1)		0.6	(  4)		0.6	(  4)		7.8	(  2)		A	B						118.2
Highline	9		1.3	(  6)		1.3	(  4)		1.4	(12)		1.2	(16)		0.5	(15)		0.4	(11)		0.7	(  3)		0.7	(  1)		7.5	(  5)		A	B	C					114.2
59N49	9		1.3	(  2)		1.3	(16)		1.4	(  9)		1.3	(  8)		0.5	(  7)		0.5	(  7)		0.6	(12)		0.6	(13)		7.5	(  6)		A	B	C					114.1
WL 625 HQ	9		1.3	(  7)		1.3	(13)		1.3	(17)		1.4	(  3)		0.5	(  9)		0.4	(  9)		0.6	(  7)		0.6	(  7)		7.4	(  7)		A	B	C	D				113.0
El Camino 888	8		1.2	(17)		1.3	(  9)		1.5	(  1)		1.3	(  7)		0.5	(13)		0.4	(  9)		0.6	(15)		0.6	(16)		7.4	(  9)		A	B	C	D				112.9
CW 909	9		1.2	(16)		1.4	(  1)		1.4	(  8)		1.3	(  9)		0.5	(23)		0.4	(15)		0.6	(17)		0.6	(11)		7.3	(11)		A	B	C	D	E			110.7
El Camino 1010	10		1.3	(  4)		1.3	(11)		1.4	(11)		1.2	(15)		0.5	(20)		0.4	(22)		0.6	(18)		0.6	(14)		7.3	(13)		A	B	C	D	E			110.1
El Camino 999	9		1.3	(  9)		1.3	(14)		1.5	(  4)		1.2	(14)		0.5	(19)		0.4	(17)		0.5	(22)		0.5	(25)		7.2	(14)		A	B	C	D	E			109.2
Max Royal	9		1.1	(26)		1.3	(  5)		1.4	(  7)		1.2	(17)		0.5	(  9)		0.4	(14)		0.6	(11)		0.6	(12)		7.2	(15)		A	B	C	D	E			108.9
AL999	9		1.2	(11)		1.3	(  6)		1.3	(23)		1.3	(11)		0.5	(  8)		0.4	(23)		0.5	(20)		0.6	(17)		7.1	(16)		A	B	C	D	E			108.3
TriplePlay	9		1.2	(20)		1.3	(14)		1.4	(  9)		1.3	(12)		0.5	(11)		0.4	(12)		0.5	(25)		0.6	(20)		7.1	(17)		A	B	C	D	E			108.2
HB8900 (91T403)	9		1.2	(17)		1.2	(18)		1.3	(19)		1.2	(13)		0.5	(22)		0.4	(13)		0.6	(  9)		0.6	(19)		7.0	(19)			B	C	D	E	F		106.7
El Camino 999 M/L	9		1.1	(23)		1.3	(  3)		1.3	(24)		1.1	(22)		0.4	(27)		0.4	(20)		0.6	(  8)		0.6	(  5)		6.9	(20)				C	D	E	F		104.7
Belleza Verde	10		1.2	(10)		1.3	(12)		1.3	(20)		1.1	(23)		0.5	(18)		0.4	(25)		0.5	(27)		0.5	(28)		6.9	(21)				C	D	E	F		104.0
Saltana(SW9332)	9		1.1	(22)		1.2	(24)		1.3	(25)		1.1	(26)		0.4	(26)		0.4	(21)		0.6	(14)		0.6	(21)		6.6	(25)						E	F		100.6
CUF101	9		1.1	(24)		1.2	(23)		1.2	(27)		1.1	(21)		0.5	(21)		0.4	(24)		0.5	(24)		0.6	(17)		6.6	(27)						E	F		100.0
Experimental Varieties
CW 20046	10		1.3	(  5)		1.3	(  8)		1.4	(14)		1.4	(  2)		0.6	(  2)		0.5	(  8)		0.6	(13)		0.6	(  9)		7.5	(  3)		A	B	C					114.4
ADF 05801	9		1.2	(13)		1.3	(10)		1.5	(  3)		1.3	(  4)		0.5	(  6)		0.5	(  6)		0.6	(10)		0.6	(15)		7.5	(  4)		A	B	C					114.3
DS593	9		1.2	(15)		1.3	(17)		1.4	(13)		1.3	(  6)		0.5	(  4)		0.5	(  4)		0.6	(  6)		0.7	(  2)		7.4	(  8)		A	B	C	D				112.9
UC-409	10		1.1	(25)		1.2	(20)		1.4	(  6)		1.2	(18)		0.5	(12)		0.5	(  3)		0.7	(  1)		0.6	(  8)		7.3	(10)		A	B	C	D	E			111.1
DS594	9		1.3	(  3)		1.2	(19)		1.4	(16)		1.3	(10)		0.5	(14)		0.4	(19)		0.6	(16)		0.6	(10)		7.3	(12)		A	B	C	D	E			110.4
SW9434	9		1.0	(27)		1.2	(22)		1.3	(18)		1.1	(28)		0.5	(16)		0.5	(  2)		0.7	(  2)		0.7	(  3)		7.1	(18)			B	C	D	E	F		107.0
IVM5	9		1.2	(14)		1.2	(26)		1.3	(21)		1.1	(24)		0.5	(17)		0.4	(18)		0.5	(23)		0.6	(23)		6.7	(22)					D	E	F		102.3
DS595	9		1.2	(12)		1.2	(21)		1.4	(15)		1.2	(20)		0.4	(25)		0.3	(27)		0.5	(28)		0.5	(26)		6.7	(23)					D	E	F		102.1
CW19062	10		1.2	(21)		1.2	(25)		1.3	(22)		1.2	(19)		0.4	(24)		0.4	(26)		0.5	(26)		0.5	(27)		6.6	(24)						E	F		100.8
101T409	10		1.2	(19)		1.1	(28)		1.2	(28)		1.1	(25)		0.6	(  1)		0.4	(16)		0.5	(20)		0.6	(24)		6.6	(26)						E	F		100.2
UC-410	10		1.0	(28)		1.2	(27)		1.2	(26)		1.1	(27)		0.4	(28)		0.3	(28)		0.6	(19)		0.6	(22)		6.3	(28)							F		96.0
MEAN			1.19			1.27			1.37			1.22			0.49			0.43			0.58			0.60			7.14
CV			10.6			7.5			10.3			12.8			16.7			15.4			14.0			13.2			9.0
LSD (0.1)			0.15			0.11			0.17			0.19			NS			0.08			0.10			NS			0.77
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 10% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.