TABLE 12. 2006-2007 YIELDS, UC IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 11/30/05
      2006   2007                     % of
      Yield   Yield   Average                 CUF101
FD Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
Impalo 9 7.8   (   2) 7.4   (   5) 7.6   (   1) A 115.3
Highline 9 7.5   (   5) 7.6   (   1) 7.5   (   2) A 114.4
Royal 10 10 7.8   (   1) 7.2   (   8) 7.5   (   4) A 114.0
59N49 9 7.5   (   6) 7.4   (   6) 7.5   (   6) A 113.1
El Camino 1010 10 7.3   ( 13) 7.1   ( 10) 7.2   ( 10) A B C 108.6
WL 625 HQ 9 7.4   (   7) 6.8   ( 15) 7.1   ( 11) A B C D 107.9
CW 909 9 7.3   ( 11) 6.8   ( 13) 7.1   ( 12) A B C D E 107.2
El Camino 999 9 7.2   ( 14) 6.8   ( 14) 7.0   ( 13) A B C D E 106.3
HB8900 (91T403) 9 7.0   ( 19) 7.0   ( 12) 7.0   ( 15) A B C D E 106.2
El Camino 888 8 7.4   (   9) 6.5   ( 20) 7.0   ( 16) A B C D E 106.1
El Camino 999 M/L 9 6.9   ( 20) 7.0   ( 11) 7.0   ( 17) A B C D E 105.7
Max Royal 9 7.2   ( 15) 6.7   ( 17) 6.9   ( 18) A B C D E 105.2
AL999 9 7.1   ( 16) 6.5   ( 21) 6.8   ( 19) A B C D E F 103.7
TriplePlay 9 7.1   ( 17) 6.5   ( 22) 6.8   ( 20) A B C D E F 103.4
Saltana(SW9332) 9 6.6   ( 25) 6.6   ( 18) 6.6   ( 21) B C D E F 100.5
CUF101 9 6.6   ( 27) 6.6   ( 19) 6.6   ( 22) B C D E F 100.0
Belleza Verde 10 6.9   ( 21) 6.0   ( 25) 6.4   ( 24) C D E F 97.3
Experimental Varieties
CW 20046 10 7.5   (   3) 7.5   (   3) 7.5   (   3) A 114.0
DS593 9 7.4   (   8) 7.5   (   2) 7.5   (   5) A 113.7
ADF 05801 9 7.5   (   4) 7.1   (   9) 7.3   (   7) A B 111.2
UC-409 10 7.3   ( 10) 7.3   (   7) 7.3   (   8) A B 111.0
SW9434 9 7.1   ( 18) 7.4   (   4) 7.2   (   9) A B 109.7
DS594 9 7.3   ( 12) 6.7   ( 16) 7.0   ( 14) A B C D E 106.2
CW19062 10 6.6   ( 24) 6.4   ( 23) 6.5   ( 23) B C D E F 99.0
IVM5 9 6.7   ( 22) 6.1   ( 24) 6.4   ( 25) C D E F 97.2
DS595 9 6.7   ( 23) 5.9   ( 28) 6.3   ( 26) D E F 95.6
101T409 10 6.6   ( 26) 6.0   ( 26) 6.3   ( 27) E F 95.2
UC-410 10 6.3   ( 28) 5.9   ( 27) 6.1   ( 28) F 92.9
MEAN 7.14 6.80 6.97
CV 9.0 11.9 9.6
LSD (0.1) 0.77 0.98 0.81
                                       
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 not significantly different at the 10% probability level according to Fisher's (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.