TABLE 1. 2007 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
4-Jun 10-Jul 9-Aug 18-Sep TOTAL VERNAL
  FD   Dry t/a                              
Released Varieties
WL357HQ 5 2.6   (  7) 2.4   (  2) 1.7   (  2) 1.4   (20) 8.0   (  1) A 110.8
Blazer XL 3 2.7   (  3) 2.3   (  4) 1.4   (21) 1.5   (  2) 8.0   (  2) A B 109.9
DS309Hyb 4 2.6   (11) 2.3   (  5) 1.5   (  5) 1.4   (  9) 7.9   (  3) A B C 108.5
Dura 512 5 2.7   (  6) 2.2   (15) 1.5   (  8) 1.5   (  4) 7.9   (  4) A B C 108.3
Expedition 5 2.4   (26) 2.4   (  1) 1.6   (  4) 1.5   (  6) 7.8   (  5) A B C D 108.1
WL319HQ 3 2.9   (  1) 2.2   (18) 1.5   (15) 1.3   (34) 7.8   (  6) A B C D E 107.4
LegenDairy 5.0 3 2.6   (  8) 2.2   (  9) 1.5   (14) 1.4   (15) 7.7   (  7) A B C D E F 106.4
Recover 5 2.4   (24) 2.4   (  3) 1.6   (  3) 1.4   (19) 7.7   (  8) A B C D E F G 106.1
Alfa Star II 4 2.6   (16) 2.1   (23) 1.7   (  1) 1.3   (23) 7.7   (  9) A B C D E F G 106.0
Boulder (4M125) 5 2.4   (27) 2.2   (13) 1.5   (10) 1.5   (  7) 7.6   (10) A B C D E F G H 104.8
LM 459 WD 5 2.5   (19) 2.2   (17) 1.4   (30) 1.5   (  5) 7.6   (11) A B C D E F G H 104.7
Plumas 4 2.6   (12) 2.1   (22) 1.5   (16) 1.4   (16) 7.6   (12) A B C D E F G H 104.6
MasterPiece 4 2.4   (25) 2.1   (25) 1.5   (  9) 1.5   (  1) 7.6   (13) B C D E F G H 104.4
Vitro 3 2.7   (  5) 2.3   (  6) 1.4   (29) 1.2   (36) 7.5   (15) B C D E F G H I 104.1
CW5440 4 2.5   (21) 2.2   (11) 1.5   (11) 1.3   (28) 7.5   (16) B C D E F G H I 103.9
Rebound 5.0 4 2.6   (18) 2.2   (  8) 1.5   (13) 1.3   (33) 7.5   (17) B C D E F G H I 103.9
C 316 Lot9078 4 2.6   (10) 2.2   (14) 1.4   (25) 1.3   (31) 7.5   (18) C D E F G H I 103.4
Hybriforce-420/Wet 4 2.6   (  9) 2.1   (26) 1.4   (17) 1.3   (26) 7.5   (19) C D E F G H I 103.2
9429 4 2.8   (  2) 1.9   (35) 1.3   (33) 1.4   (21) 7.5   (20) C D E F G H I 103.0
54Q25 4 2.6   (15) 2.2   (10) 1.4   (24) 1.3   (35) 7.5   (21) C D E F G H I 102.8
Xtra-3 4 2.5   (20) 2.0   (29) 1.4   (18) 1.4   (17) 7.4   (22) D E F G H I J 101.9
Mountaineer 2.0 (4M124) 5 2.4   (28) 2.2   (16) 1.4   (22) 1.4   (18) 7.4   (23) D E F G H I J 101.8
DS218 6 2.4   (29) 2.1   (20) 1.4   (28) 1.4   (10) 7.4   (25) E F G H I J K 101.3
WL325HQ 4 2.6   (14) 2.1   (24) 1.4   (27) 1.3   (32) 7.3   (26) E F G H I J K 101.3
SW435(SW4A135) 4 2.2   (33) 2.2   (12) 1.5   (  6) 1.4   (13) 7.3   (27) E F G H I J K 101.2
Innovator +Z 3 2.7   (  4) 2.0   (30) 1.3   (36) 1.3   (29) 7.3   (28) E F G H I J K 101.1
Reward II 4 2.6   (17) 2.0   (31) 1.4   (31) 1.4   (22) 7.3   (29) F G H I J K 100.3
Vernal 2 2.5   (22) 2.1   (27) 1.4   (32) 1.3   (25) 7.3   (31) G H I J K 100.0
Magna601 6 2.2   (32) 2.0   (32) 1.4   (19) 1.3   (30) 6.9   (35) K L 95.3
Experimental Varieties
CW94023 4 2.5   (23) 2.3   (  7) 1.5   (12) 1.3   (24) 7.6   (14) B C D E F G H I 104.2
CW05009 5 2.6   (13) 2.0   (28) 1.4   (20) 1.3   (27) 7.4   (24) E F G H I J K 101.6
SW5329 5 2.4   (30) 2.1   (19) 1.3   (35) 1.4   (11) 7.3   (30) F G H I J K 100.3
SW4328 4 2.3   (31) 1.9   (36) 1.5   (  7) 1.4   (12) 7.1   (32) H I J K 98.5
SW4310 4 2.1   (35) 2.1   (21) 1.4   (26) 1.5   (  3) 7.1   (33) I J K L 97.9
SW5307 5 2.2   (34) 2.0   (33) 1.4   (23) 1.4   (14) 7.0   (34) J K L 95.8
SW6330 6 1.9   (36) 2.0   (34) 1.3   (34) 1.5   (  8) 6.7   (36) L 92.0
MEAN 2.49 2.15 1.46 1.37 7.47
CV 7.2 10.2 10.4 10.0 5.8
LSD (0.1) 0.19 0.23 0.16 0.15 0.46
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.