TABLE 4.  2006 YIELDS,  UC DAVIS ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 9/28/05
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   YEAR                                     % of
1-May 25-May 20-Jun 20-Jul 17-Aug 18-Sep 23-Oct TOTAL CUF101
  FD   Dry t/a                                     %
Released Varieties
Wildcard 8 2.5   (  4) 1.6   (26) 1.6   (  6) 2.3   (  4) 1.9   (  2) 1.7   (  2) 1.3   (  2) 12.8   (  1) A 108.3
Conquistador 8 2.4   (  9) 1.7   (20) 1.6   (14) 2.3   (  2) 1.8   (17) 1.6   (  9) 1.3   (  4) 12.5   (  3) A B C 105.9
Saltana(SW9332) 9 2.0   (37) 1.6   (29) 1.5   (20) 2.4   (  1) 1.9   (  5) 1.7   (  4) 1.4   (  1) 12.4   (  4) A B C D 105.1
Artisian Sunrise 7 2.3   (11) 1.7   (10) 1.4   (39) 2.3   (  3) 1.8   (14) 1.6   (14) 1.2   (  9) 12.3   (  6) A B C D E F 103.8
HybriForce-620 6 2.4   (  8) 1.7   (15) 1.6   (  4) 2.2   (13) 1.8   (10) 1.5   (20) 1.1   (20) 12.2   (  9) B C D E F 103.3
Yosemite 8 2.2   (16) 1.7   (21) 1.5   (22) 2.2   (16) 1.8   (20) 1.6   (  7) 1.2   (  5) 12.2   (10) B C D E F 103.0
Magna 788 8 2.4   (  6) 1.7   (11) 1.6   (  9) 2.1   (24) 1.7   (30) 1.6   (11) 1.2   (11) 12.2   (11) B C D E F 102.9
WL530HQ 8 2.2   (21) 1.7   (22) 1.5   (24) 2.2   (11) 1.9   (  3) 1.6   (10) 1.1   (14) 12.2   (12) B C D E F 102.9
56S82 6 2.4   (  7) 1.8   (  2) 1.5   (21) 2.0   (32) 1.8   (23) 1.5   (26) 1.1   (14) 12.0   (17) C D E F G 101.7
DKA84-10RR 8.4 2.0   (41) 1.7   (13) 1.5   (18) 2.2   (15) 1.8   (16) 1.6   (  5) 1.3   (  3) 12.0   (18) C D E F G 101.6
CUF101 9 2.2   (19) 1.5   (42) 1.5   (17) 2.1   (26) 1.8   (  7) 1.6   (  6) 1.0   (27) 11.8   (24) E F G H I 100.0
57Q75 7 2.3   (13) 1.7   (  5) 1.6   (13) 1.8   (43) 1.9   (  1) 1.6   (14) 0.9   (37) 11.8   (25) F G H I J 99.4
Dura 843 8 2.1   (31) 1.7   (17) 1.5   (16) 2.2   (12) 1.8   (24) 1.5   (25) 1.1   (23) 11.8   (26) F G H I J 99.2
WL535HQ 8 2.1   (31) 1.6   (33) 1.5   (25) 2.1   (22) 1.7   (33) 1.6   (  8) 1.2   (10) 11.7   (27) F G H I J K 99.0
Sutter 7 2.0   (36) 1.7   (16) 1.4   (36) 2.0   (34) 1.8   (22) 1.4   (31) 1.0   (31) 11.2   (32) J K L 94.9
DKA50-18 5 2.0   (40) 1.6   (30) 1.4   (33) 2.1   (29) 1.7   (26) 1.4   (33) 1.0   (28) 11.2   (33) J K L M 94.7
Owyhee 6 2.0   (39) 1.6   (37) 1.4   (32) 2.1   (19) 1.7   (29) 1.3   (34) 1.0   (32) 11.2   (34) J K L M 94.6
Mountaineer 2.0 5 2.2   (23) 1.7   (  8) 1.4   (38) 2.0   (35) 1.7   (32) 1.3   (39) 0.9   (35) 11.2   (35) K L M N 94.2
DKA41-18RR 4.1 1.9   (42) 1.4   (45) 1.4   (37) 2.2   (14) 1.5   (41) 1.3   (38) 0.9   (38) 10.7   (37) M N O P 89.9
Lahanton 5 2.0   (38) 1.6   (30) 1.3   (45) 1.9   (37) 1.6   (38) 1.3   (37) 0.8   (43) 10.6   (39) N O P 89.6
WL357HQ 5 1.9   (43) 1.5   (44) 1.4   (35) 2.0   (36) 1.6   (39) 1.3   (35) 0.8   (41) 10.5   (40) O P 88.8
DKA33-16 3 2.1   (27) 1.6   (23) 1.4   (34) 1.9   (38) 1.4   (44) 1.1   (45) 0.8   (45) 10.5   (41) O P 88.5
Dura 512 5 2.2   (17) 1.6   (40) 1.4   (40) 1.9   (42) 1.5   (43) 1.2   (43) 0.8   (44) 10.5   (42) O P 88.4
DKA42-15 4 2.0   (34) 1.6   (41) 1.4   (42) 1.8   (44) 1.5   (40) 1.2   (41) 0.9   (39) 10.4   (43) O P 88.0
CW95026 5 2.0   (35) 1.7   (12) 1.4   (41) 1.8   (45) 1.4   (45) 1.1   (44) 0.8   (40) 10.3   (44) P 86.9
DKA34-17RR 3.4 1.6   (45) 1.6   (37) 1.3   (43) 1.9   (40) 1.5   (42) 1.2   (42) 0.9   (34) 10.1   (45) P 85.4
Experimental Varieties
DS588-Hyb 8 2.4   (10) 1.8   (  3) 1.6   (10) 2.3   (  7) 1.9   (  4) 1.6   (13) 1.2   (  6) 12.6   (  2) A B 106.6
CW36077 6 2.3   (12) 1.8   (  4) 1.6   (  2) 2.3   (  8) 1.8   (12) 1.5   (18) 1.1   (18) 12.4   (  5) A B C D E 104.5
DS589-Hyb+Optimize 8 2.2   (24) 1.7   (  5) 1.6   (  7) 2.3   (  5) 1.6   (34) 1.7   (  3) 1.2   (  8) 12.3   (  7) A B C D E F 103.6
DS566-Hyb+Optimize 6 2.5   (  2) 1.6   (36) 1.6   (10) 2.2   (  9) 1.8   (13) 1.4   (27) 1.1   (21) 12.3   (  8) A B C D E F 103.5
DS566-Hyb 6 2.5   (  5) 1.7   (19) 1.6   (12) 2.2   (17) 1.8   (11) 1.4   (29) 1.1   (17) 12.2   (13) B C D E F 102.9
SW6330 6 2.6   (  1) 1.7   (  9) 1.5   (27) 2.1   (23) 1.8   (15) 1.5   (19) 1.0   (26) 12.2   (14) B C D E F 102.8
DS583-Hyb 8 2.3   (14) 1.6   (28) 1.6   (  3) 2.3   (  6) 1.8   (  9) 1.5   (21) 1.1   (19) 12.1   (15) B C D E F 102.5
DS584-Hyb 8 2.2   (18) 1.8   (  1) 1.6   (  8) 2.1   (20) 1.8   (19) 1.5   (17) 1.0   (24) 12.1   (16) B C D E F G 101.8
SW9434 9 2.1   (30) 1.6   (39) 1.5   (15) 2.2   (10) 1.9   (  6) 1.7   (  1) 1.0   (29) 12.0   (19) C D E F G 101.5
DS589-Hyb 8 2.2   (21) 1.6   (25) 1.6   (  5) 2.1   (25) 1.8   (  8) 1.6   (12) 1.1   (22) 12.0   (20) C D E F G 101.2
DS587-Hyb 8 2.5   (  3) 1.7   (14) 1.6   (  1) 1.9   (41) 1.6   (36) 1.5   (23) 1.1   (13) 11.9   (21) D E F G H 100.8
CW17075+Optimize 7 2.1   (33) 1.7   (18) 1.5   (23) 2.1   (18) 1.8   (25) 1.5   (16) 1.2   (  7) 11.9   (22) D E F G H I 100.4
CW25034 5 2.2   (15) 1.6   (27) 1.5   (26) 2.1   (21) 1.8   (18) 1.5   (22) 1.1   (12) 11.9   (23) D E F G H I 100.3
CW17075 7 2.2   (20) 1.7   (  7) 1.5   (28) 2.0   (33) 1.7   (31) 1.5   (24) 1.0   (33) 11.5   (28) G H I J K 97.3
SW5310 5 2.1   (26) 1.6   (24) 1.5   (19) 2.0   (30) 1.7   (27) 1.4   (32) 1.0   (25) 11.5   (29) G H I J K 97.0
CW25006 5 2.2   (25) 1.5   (43) 1.5   (29) 2.1   (27) 1.6   (35) 1.4   (28) 1.1   (16) 11.4   (30) H I J K L 95.9
SW5407 5 2.1   (28) 1.6   (35) 1.5   (31) 2.0   (30) 1.8   (21) 1.4   (30) 1.0   (30) 11.4   (31) I J K L 95.9
CW94008+Optimize 4 2.1   (29) 1.6   (34) 1.5   (30) 1.9   (39) 1.6   (37) 1.3   (36) 0.9   (36) 10.9   (36) L M N O 92.0
CW94008 4 1.8   (44) 1.6   (32) 1.3   (44) 2.1   (28) 1.7   (28) 1.2   (40) 0.8   (42) 10.6   (38) N O P 89.7
MEAN 2.18 1.65 1.49 2.10 1.73 1.45 1.04 11.64
CV 10.9 8.3 6.7 9.3 7.5 5.1 11.2 4.2
LSD (0.1) 0.28 NS 0.12 0.23 0.15 0.09 0.14 0.58
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the Univ. of California Agronomy Farm, Davis, 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.