TABLE 11. 2007 YIELDS, UC IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 11/30/05
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   Cut 8   YEAR                 % of
8-Feb 20-Mar 2-May 30-May 29-Jun 9-Aug 12-Sep 23-Oct TOTAL CUF101
  FD   Dry t/a                 %
Released Varieties
Highline 9 0.6   (  2) 1.1   (  5) 1.4   (  5) 1.5   (  3) 1.0   (  2) 0.9   (  5) 0.4   (11) 0.6   (  4) 7.6   (  1) A 114.6
Impalo 9 0.6   (  3) 1.1   (  2) 1.4   (  6) 1.4   (10) 0.9   (12) 0.9   (  6) 0.5   (  2) 0.6   (  2) 7.4   (  5) A B C 112.3
59N49 9 0.6   (  4) 1.0   (10) 1.3   (  9) 1.5   (  2) 0.9   (  6) 0.9   (  2) 0.4   (  8) 0.6   (  5) 7.4   (  6) A B C D 112.0
Royal 10 10 0.6   (10) 1.1   (  6) 1.4   (  3) 1.4   (12) 1.0   (  5) 0.8   (  8) 0.4   (15) 0.5   (13) 7.2   (  8) A B C D 109.2
El Camino 1010 10 0.6   (  9) 1.1   (  3) 1.5   (  1) 1.5   (  6) 0.9   (16) 0.8   (21) 0.4   (18) 0.5   (23) 7.1   (10) A B C D 107.0
El Camino 999 M/L 9 0.6   (14) 1.1   (  4) 1.4   (  4) 1.5   (  7) 0.9   (13) 0.8   (13) 0.3   (28) 0.5   (16) 7.0   (11) A B C D E 106.6
HB8900 (91T403) 9 0.6   (11) 1.0   (17) 1.3   (15) 1.4   (11) 0.9   (  9) 0.8   (11) 0.4   (13) 0.5   (12) 7.0   (12) A B C D E 105.6
CW 909 9 0.5   (27) 1.0   (  9) 1.3   (10) 1.3   (19) 0.8   (20) 0.8   (  9) 0.4   (10) 0.6   (  9) 6.8   (13) A B C D E F 103.6
El Camino 999 9 0.5   (21) 1.0   (17) 1.3   (12) 1.4   (16) 0.9   (18) 0.8   (10) 0.4   (16) 0.6   (  6) 6.8   (14) A B C D E F 103.3
WL 625 HQ 9 0.6   (13) 0.9   (20) 1.3   (17) 1.4   (17) 0.9   (15) 0.8   (15) 0.4   (  9) 0.5   (10) 6.8   (15) A B C D E F 102.8
Max Royal 9 0.6   (  7) 1.0   (11) 1.3   (  8) 1.4   (14) 0.9   (14) 0.7   (23) 0.3   (24) 0.5   (25) 6.7   (17) A B C D E F 101.6
Saltana(SW9332) 9 0.5   (17) 0.9   (22) 1.2   (23) 1.4   (15) 0.9   (  8) 0.8   (14) 0.4   (19) 0.5   (20) 6.6   (18) A B C D E F 100.3
CUF101 9 0.5   (16) 1.0   (16) 1.2   (21) 1.3   (20) 0.9   (17) 0.7   (22) 0.4   (14) 0.5   (17) 6.6   (19) A B C D E F 100.0
El Camino 888 8 0.6   (15) 1.0   (12) 1.3   (16) 1.3   (21) 0.8   (22) 0.8   (16) 0.3   (22) 0.5   (22) 6.5   (20) B C D E F 99.3
AL999 9 0.5   (22) 1.0   (19) 1.2   (19) 1.3   (22) 0.8   (24) 0.8   (19) 0.4   (  5) 0.5   (14) 6.5   (21) B C D E F 99.1
TriplePlay 9 0.6   (11) 1.0   (14) 1.3   (18) 1.3   (18) 0.8   (24) 0.8   (20) 0.4   (21) 0.5   (21) 6.5   (22) C D E F 98.5
Belleza Verde 10 0.5   (26) 0.9   (27) 1.2   (25) 1.3   (24) 0.8   (23) 0.7   (27) 0.3   (27) 0.4   (28) 6.0   (25) F 90.7
Experimental Varieties
DS593 9 0.5   (19) 1.2   (  1) 1.4   (  2) 1.5   (  1) 1.0   (  3) 0.8   (  7) 0.5   (  1) 0.5   (15) 7.5   (  2) A 114.4
CW 20046 10 0.7   (  1) 1.0   (  8) 1.3   (10) 1.5   (  4) 1.0   (  4) 0.9   (  1) 0.4   (  7) 0.6   (  7) 7.5   (  3) A B 113.7
SW9434 9 0.6   (  8) 1.0   (13) 1.3   (14) 1.5   (  8) 1.1   (  1) 0.9   (  4) 0.4   (  4) 0.6   (  3) 7.4   (  4) A B C 112.5
UC-409 10 0.6   (  4) 1.0   (  7) 1.3   (13) 1.5   (  5) 0.9   (10) 0.8   (12) 0.5   (  3) 0.6   (  1) 7.3   (  7) A B C D 110.8
ADF 05801 9 0.5   (24) 1.0   (14) 1.4   (  7) 1.4   (  9) 0.9   (  7) 0.9   (  3) 0.4   (  6) 0.6   (  7) 7.1   (  9) A B C D 108.0
DS594 9 0.5   (20) 0.9   (21) 1.2   (21) 1.4   (13) 0.9   (11) 0.8   (17) 0.4   (12) 0.5   (11) 6.7   (16) A B C D E F 101.9
CW19062 10 0.6   (  4) 0.9   (24) 1.2   (20) 1.3   (23) 0.7   (26) 0.8   (18) 0.4   (19) 0.5   (18) 6.4   (23) D E F 97.3
IVM5 9 0.5   (25) 0.9   (26) 1.2   (27) 1.2   (25) 0.8   (21) 0.7   (26) 0.3   (26) 0.5   (23) 6.1   (24) E F 92.1
101T409 10 0.5   (18) 0.9   (28) 1.0   (28) 1.2   (26) 0.8   (19) 0.7   (25) 0.4   (17) 0.4   (27) 6.0   (26) F 90.3
UC-410 10 0.5   (23) 0.9   (23) 1.2   (26) 1.2   (28) 0.7   (27) 0.7   (24) 0.3   (25) 0.5   (25) 5.9   (27) F 89.8
DS595 9 0.5   (28) 0.9   (25) 1.2   (24) 1.2   (27) 0.7   (28) 0.7   (28) 0.3   (23) 0.5   (19) 5.9   (28) F 89.1
MEAN 0.56 0.99 1.29 1.38 0.88 0.80 0.38 0.52 6.80
CV 11.8 12.8 10.0 11.5 17.9 18.1 24.0 16.7 11.9
LSD (0.1) 0.08 NS 0.16 0.19 0.19 NS NS 0.10 0.98
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.