TABLE 8. 2005-2006 YIELDS,  UC KEARNEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 3/15/05
      2005   2006                                               % of
      Yield   Yield   Average                                           CUF101
FD Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
WL625HQ 9.2 11.3   (  1) 15.0   (  5) 13.2   (   1) A 117.7
DesertSun 8.10RR(RR04BD-406) 8.4 10.9   (  2) 15.1   (  3) 13.0   (   2) A B 116.3
Integra 8900(FG91T403) 9 10.7   (  6) 14.9   (  7) 12.8   (   4) A B C D 114.3
Magna995 9 9.9   (29) 15.5   (  1) 12.7   (   5) A B C D E 113.8
CW801 8 10.3   (13) 15.1   (  4) 12.7   (   6) A B C D E 113.4
58N57 9 10.7   (  4) 14.1   (21) 12.4   (11) A B C D E F G H I 111.0
MeccaIII 9 10.1   (19) 14.7   (10) 12.4   (12) A B C D E F G H I 110.9
WL525 HQ 8 10.5   (10) 14.2   (19) 12.4   (15) A B C D E F G H I 110.5
Magna788 8 9.8   (34) 14.9   (  8) 12.4   (16) A B C D E F G H I 110.4
RR04BD-454 9 10.6   (  8) 13.9   (29) 12.3   (18) B C D E F G H I J 109.5
CG9 9 10.2   (16) 14.1   (23) 12.1   (22) B C D E F G H I J 108.4
Saltana(SW9332) 9 10.0   (25) 14.0   (26) 12.0   (23) C D E F G H I J K 107.6
Croplan843 8 9.9   (32) 14.2   (20) 12.0   (24) C D E F G H I J K L 107.5
GrandSlam(FG82M204) 8 10.0   (28) 14.1   (25) 12.0   (25) C D E F G H I J K L 107.4
YOSEMITE 8 9.8   (33) 14.1   (22) 12.0   (26) C D E F G H I J K L M 107.2
Pershing 8 10.0   (24) 13.9   (31) 12.0   (29) D E F G H I J K L M N O 106.9
WL535HQ 8.2 9.9   (31) 14.0   (28) 11.9   (31) D E F G H I J K L M N O 106.6
Pacifico 8 9.7   (39) 14.0   (27) 11.9   (32) E F G H I J K L M N O P 106.0
AmeriStand 815TRR(RR04BD-409) 7.4 10.1   (20) 13.5   (37) 11.8   (33) F G H I J K L M N O P 105.4
Integra 8801R(RR04BD-407) 7.8 9.7   (40) 13.9   (30) 11.8   (34) F G H I J K L M N O P 105.3
AmeriStand 855TRR(RR04BD-408) 8.5 10.0   (27) 13.5   (35) 11.8   (36) F G H I J K L M N O P 105.2
Impalo 9 9.6   (41) 13.8   (33) 11.7   (39) G H I J K L M N O P 104.6
Alfagraze 600RR(RR04BD-401) 6.4 10.1   (21) 13.2   (41) 11.6   (40) H I J K L M N O P Q 103.9
57Q75 7 9.8   (36) 13.0   (44) 11.4   (42) J K L M N O P Q R 101.8
ArtesianSunrise 7 9.4   (45) 13.3   (39) 11.4   (43) J K L M N O P Q R 101.7
CUF101 9 9.6   (44) 12.8   (50) 11.2   (45) K L M N O P Q R S 100.0
59N49 9 9.6   (43) 12.8   (51) 11.2   (46) K L M N O P Q R S 100.0
WL711 10 9.4   (46) 12.9   (47) 11.1   (47) L M N O P Q R S 99.6
Conquistidor 8 9.2   (50) 13.0   (45) 11.1   (48) M N O P Q R S 99.3
DK180ML 8 9.2   (51) 12.9   (46) 11.1   (50) O P Q R S 99.0
Amerileaf 721 7 9.3   (49) 12.8   (49) 11.0   (51) P Q R S 98.6
56S82 6 9.0   (53) 12.2   (53) 10.6   (53) R S 94.8
Transition 6.10RR(RR04BD-487) 6.1 9.4   (47) 11.5   (54) 10.4   (54) S 93.2
Experimental Varieties
CW048065 8 10.3   (12) 15.4   (  2) 12.9   (   3) A B C 114.9
X59N59 9 10.3   (15) 15.0   (  6) 12.6   (   7) A B C D E F 112.8
AA202W 8+ 10.7   (  5) 14.4   (15) 12.5   (   8) A B C D E F G 111.9
CW048069 8 10.9   (  3) 14.1   (24) 12.5   (   9) A B C D E F G H 111.7
FG101T407 10 10.4   (11) 14.6   (14) 12.5   (10) A B C D E F G H I 111.4
DS385 8 10.1   (18) 14.7   (11) 12.4   (13) A B C D E F G H I 110.8
ADF01-701 7 10.0   (26) 14.8   (  9) 12.4   (14) A B C D E F G H I 110.8
Y58N88 8 10.2   (17) 14.3   (16) 12.3   (17) B C D E F G H I J 109.6
DS382 8 9.8   (35) 14.6   (13) 12.2   (19) B C D E F G H I J 109.3
SW9434 9 10.0   (23) 14.3   (17) 12.2   (20) B C D E F G H I J 109.0
DS381 8 10.1   (22) 14.3   (18) 12.2   (21) B C D E F G H I J 108.8
RR04BD-474 8.3 10.7   (  7) 13.3   (40) 12.0   (27) D E F G H I J K L M N 107.0
DS399 9 9.3   (48) 14.7   (12) 12.0   (28) D E F G H I J K L M N 107.0
RR04BD-436 8.7 10.3   (14) 13.6   (34) 11.9   (30) D E F G H I J K L M N O 106.7
RR04BD-435 8.6 10.5   (  9) 13.1   (43) 11.8   (35) F G H I J K L M N O P 105.3
FG91M401 9 9.7   (38) 13.8   (32) 11.8   (37) F G H I J K L M N O P 105.1
DS384 8 9.9   (30) 13.5   (36) 11.7   (38) G H I J K L M N O P 104.7
AA203W 8 9.7   (37) 13.5   (38) 11.6   (41) I J K L M N O P Q 103.8
AA201W 8 9.6   (42) 12.9   (48) 11.2   (44) K L M N O P Q R S 100.4
DS383 8 9.1   (52) 13.1   (42) 11.1   (49) N O P Q R S 99.2
AA200W 8 8.9   (54) 12.6   (52) 10.8   (52) Q R S 96.2
MEAN 9.97 13.88 11.92
CV 7.5 6.7 6.3
LSD (0.1) 0.89 1.10 0.89
                                                                 
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Hanford fine sandy loam soil at the Univ. of Calif. Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, 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.