TABLE 5.  2007 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   Cut 8   YEAR                               % of
29-Mar 7-May 4-Jun 2-Jul 30-Jul 24-Aug 27-Sep 2-Nov TOTAL CUF101
  FD   Dry t/a                                
Released Varieties
Magna 788 7 1.3   (27) 2.0   (  4) 2.2   (  3) 2.5   (  3) 1.8   (  8) 1.5   (  5) 1.6   (  3) 1.1   (15) 14.0   (  1) A 108.5
Wildcard 8 1.5   (  7) 2.0   (10) 2.0   (  8) 2.2   (16) 1.8   (14) 1.2   (25) 1.7   (  1) 1.4   (  1) 13.8   (  2) A B 107.1
WL535HQ 8 1.3   (30) 1.9   (29) 2.2   (  3) 2.5   (  2) 1.8   (  9) 1.3   (14) 1.5   (  4) 1.1   (13) 13.5   (  3) A B C 104.9
Saltana(SW9332) 9 1.3   (33) 1.9   (30) 2.0   (11) 2.2   (15) 1.7   (19) 1.6   (  2) 1.7   (  2) 1.2   (  5) 13.5   (  4) A B C 104.8
Yosemite 8 1.4   (13) 2.0   (  8) 1.9   (14) 2.3   (  9) 1.6   (26) 1.4   (10) 1.5   (10) 1.1   (12) 13.2   (  9) A B C D 102.9
WL530HQ 8 1.3   (23) 1.9   (23) 2.0   (  9) 2.1   (20) 1.7   (17) 1.4   (  9) 1.4   (14) 1.1   (  9) 13.1   (10) A B C D E 101.7
Conquistador 8 1.3   (22) 2.0   (11) 2.0   (  7) 1.7   (41) 1.9   (  3) 1.4   (  7) 1.5   (  4) 1.1   (  7) 13.0   (11) A B C D E F 101.5
CUF101 9 1.2   (38) 1.8   (32) 1.7   (41) 2.2   (13) 1.8   (  9) 1.4   (  8) 1.5   (13) 1.3   (  3) 12.9   (15) A B C D E F G H I 100.0
DKA84-10RR 8.4 1.3   (32) 1.9   (20) 1.8   (25) 2.3   (10) 1.7   (18) 1.2   (23) 1.5   (  8) 1.0   (19) 12.7   (17) A B C D E F G H I 99.1
Artisian Sunrise 7 1.3   (31) 2.0   (  6) 1.9   (16) 2.3   (  6) 1.7   (16) 1.1   (33) 1.4   (25) 0.9   (27) 12.7   (18) A B C D E F G H I 98.9
HybriForce-620 6 1.6   (  1) 1.9   (24) 1.8   (23) 1.9   (32) 1.9   (  7) 1.1   (28) 1.4   (17) 1.0   (21) 12.6   (20) A B C D E F G H I 98.2
56S82 6 1.4   (12) 1.9   (21) 1.9   (13) 2.2   (11) 1.6   (31) 1.1   (35) 1.4   (24) 1.0   (26) 12.5   (22) B C D E F G H I 97.1
57Q75 7 1.2   (36) 1.9   (25) 2.1   (  6) 1.8   (38) 2.0   (  2) 1.2   (16) 1.4   (22) 0.8   (33) 12.4   (23) B C D E F G H I 96.6
Dura 843 8 1.3   (19) 1.8   (33) 1.8   (20) 1.5   (44) 1.8   (12) 1.3   (13) 1.4   (18) 1.1   (16) 12.1   (28) C D E F G H I J K 94.1
DKA41-18RR 4.1 1.2   (37) 1.7   (43) 1.8   (24) 2.2   (17) 1.5   (34) 1.1   (30) 1.4   (15) 0.9   (31) 11.8   (31) E F G H I J K L M 91.9
Owyhee 6 1.3   (20) 1.9   (25) 1.9   (19) 2.0   (28) 1.6   (24) 1.0   (41) 1.3   (32) 0.6   (43) 11.7   (34) E F G H I J K L M N 91.1
Mountaineer 2.0 5 1.3   (24) 1.9   (27) 1.7   (35) 2.2   (18) 1.4   (39) 1.2   (24) 1.3   (34) 0.7   (39) 11.7   (35) F G H I J K L M N 90.7
DKA50-18 5 1.4   (  8) 2.0   (18) 1.7   (37) 2.0   (24) 1.5   (36) 0.9   (45) 1.2   (41) 0.8   (34) 11.6   (36) G H I J K L M N 90.5
Lahanton 5 1.4   (16) 1.7   (42) 1.8   (30) 2.1   (23) 1.5   (35) 1.2   (15) 1.3   (34) 0.7   (40) 11.6   (37) G H I J K L M N 90.3
Sutter 7 1.2   (42) 1.8   (37) 2.0   (12) 1.7   (42) 1.7   (21) 1.2   (17) 1.2   (40) 0.8   (35) 11.5   (38) H I J K L M N 89.8
WL357HQ 5 1.4   (17) 1.7   (44) 1.8   (29) 2.2   (14) 1.3   (43) 1.2   (18) 1.3   (38) 0.7   (38) 11.5   (39) I J K L M N 89.1
DKA42-15 4 1.2   (43) 1.8   (38) 1.7   (38) 1.8   (37) 1.6   (29) 0.9   (43) 1.2   (43) 0.7   (37) 10.9   (40) J K L M N 85.1
Dura 512 5 1.2   (39) 1.8   (34) 1.7   (34) 1.8   (36) 1.3   (42) 1.1   (34) 1.3   (36) 0.7   (36) 10.9   (41) J K L M N 85.0
DKA33-16 3 1.1   (45) 1.6   (45) 1.5   (45) 1.9   (31) 1.5   (37) 1.1   (29) 1.3   (37) 0.6   (44) 10.7   (43) L M N 82.9
CW95026 5 1.5   (  5) 1.7   (41) 1.7   (32) 1.5   (45) 1.2   (45) 1.0   (37) 1.2   (42) 0.6   (42) 10.5   (44) M N 82.0
DKA34-17RR 3.4 1.2   (44) 1.8   (36) 1.9   (18) 1.6   (43) 1.2   (44) 1.2   (22) 1.0   (45) 0.5   (45) 10.4   (45) N 80.9
Experimental Varieties
DS589-Hyb+Optimize 8 1.4   (11) 2.0   (15) 2.2   (  1) 1.9   (30) 1.8   (11) 1.6   (  1) 1.5   (  7) 1.0   (20) 13.4   (  5) A B C D 104.3
DS589-Hyb 8 1.3   (18) 2.0   (14) 2.0   (10) 2.1   (22) 1.8   (13) 1.4   (11) 1.5   (11) 1.3   (  2) 13.4   (  6) A B C D 104.1
DS583-Hyb 8 1.3   (25) 2.0   (  5) 2.2   (  1) 2.8   (  1) 1.6   (27) 1.2   (19) 1.3   (33) 1.0   (25) 13.4   (  7) A B C D 103.9
SW9434 9 1.2   (40) 1.8   (38) 1.6   (44) 2.1   (19) 2.3   (  1) 1.5   (  4) 1.5   (  6) 1.3   (  4) 13.2   (  8) A B C D 103.1
DS566-Hyb 6 1.5   (  5) 2.0   (  9) 1.8   (22) 2.3   (  7) 1.9   (  6) 1.2   (20) 1.4   (27) 0.9   (29) 13.0   (12) A B C D E F G 101.2
DS588-Hyb 8 1.5   (  4) 2.0   (  7) 1.9   (15) 1.8   (40) 1.9   (  4) 1.5   (  6) 1.3   (31) 1.1   (10) 13.0   (13) A B C D E F G 101.1
DS584-Hyb 8 1.5   (  2) 2.1   (  2) 2.1   (  5) 2.2   (12) 1.6   (27) 1.0   (38) 1.4   (19) 1.0   (22) 12.9   (14) A B C D E F G H 100.4
CW17075+Optimize 7 1.3   (21) 2.0   (16) 1.8   (27) 2.4   (  4) 1.6   (30) 1.2   (21) 1.5   (  9) 0.9   (28) 12.7   (16) A B C D E F G H I 99.2
DS566-Hyb+Optimize 6 1.5   (  3) 2.0   (17) 1.8   (26) 2.0   (27) 1.7   (20) 1.5   (  3) 1.3   (30) 0.9   (30) 12.7   (19) A B C D E F G H I 98.8
CW36077 6 1.4   (15) 2.1   (  3) 1.8   (31) 1.8   (39) 1.9   (  5) 1.3   (12) 1.4   (23) 1.0   (18) 12.6   (21) A B C D E F G H I 98.0
SW5407 5 1.4   (  9) 2.0   (13) 1.9   (17) 1.8   (33) 1.6   (25) 1.0   (39) 1.4   (20) 1.1   (  8) 12.4   (24) C D E F G H I 96.1
DS587-Hyb 8 1.4   (10) 2.1   (  1) 1.7   (40) 2.0   (26) 1.5   (38) 1.2   (26) 1.4   (26) 1.1   (16) 12.3   (25) C D E F G H I J 96.0
SW6330 6 1.3   (29) 1.9   (22) 1.7   (33) 2.3   (  8) 1.5   (33) 1.0   (41) 1.4   (16) 1.1   (10) 12.3   (26) C D E F G H I J 95.9
CW25006 5 1.3   (26) 2.0   (12) 1.8   (21) 1.8   (35) 1.8   (15) 1.1   (36) 1.2   (39) 1.1   (14) 12.1   (27) C D E F G H I J K 94.5
CW94008+Optimize 4 1.4   (14) 1.8   (35) 1.6   (42) 2.3   (  5) 1.3   (41) 1.2   (27) 1.5   (12) 1.0   (23) 12.1   (29) D E F G H I J K L 93.8
CW17075 7 1.3   (35) 1.8   (31) 1.7   (39) 2.1   (21) 1.7   (23) 1.1   (31) 1.4   (21) 1.0   (24) 12.0   (30) D E F G H I J K L 93.3
SW5310 5 1.2   (41) 2.0   (19) 1.7   (36) 2.0   (25) 1.7   (22) 1.0   (40) 1.3   (29) 0.8   (32) 11.8   (32) E F G H I J K L M N 91.8
CW25034 5 1.3   (28) 1.9   (28) 1.6   (43) 1.8   (34) 1.5   (32) 1.1   (32) 1.4   (28) 1.2   (  6) 11.8   (33) E F G H I J K L M N 91.6
CW94008 4 1.3   (34) 1.8   (40) 1.8   (28) 1.9   (29) 1.3   (40) 0.9   (44) 1.1   (44) 0.7   (41) 10.8   (42) K L M N 83.9
MEAN 1.33 1.90 1.85 2.05 1.64 1.21 1.38 0.95 12.33
CV 10.8 7.7 16.7 27.6 19.9 26.3 15.9 17.9 9.6
LSD (0.1) 0.17 0.17 NS NS 0.39 NS 0.26 0.20 1.41
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.