TABLE 6. 2006-2007 Yields, UC Davis Alfalfa Cultivar Trial (Trial planted Sept. 28, 2005)
      2006   2007                                           % of
      Yield   Yield   Average                                       CUF101
FD Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
Wildcard 8 12.83   (  1) 13.77   (  2) 13.30   (  1) A 107.7
Magna 788 8 12.19   (11) 13.95   (  1) 13.07   (  2) A B 105.8
Saltana(SW9332) 9 12.45   (  4) 13.47   (  4) 12.96   (  3) A B C 104.9
Conquistador 8 12.54   (  3) 13.05   (11) 12.80   (  6) A B C D 103.6
Yosemite 8 12.20   (10) 13.23   (  9) 12.72   (  8) A B C D E 103.0
WL530HQ 8 12.19   (12) 13.07   (10) 12.63   (11) A B C D E F G 102.2
WL535HQ 8 11.73   (27) 13.49   (  3) 12.61   (12) A B C D E F G 102.1
Artisian Sunrise 7 12.29   (  6) 12.71   (18) 12.50   (14) A B C D E F G H 101.2
HybriForce-620 6 12.24   (  9) 12.63   (20) 12.43   (18) B C D E F G H I 100.7
DKA84-10RR 8.4 12.04   (18) 12.74   (17) 12.39   (19) B C D E F G H I 100.3
CUF101 9 11.85   (24) 12.85   (15) 12.35   (20) B C D E F G H I 100.0
56S82 6 12.04   (17) 12.48   (22) 12.26   (22) B C D E F G H I J 99.3
57Q75 7 11.77   (25) 12.42   (23) 12.10   (25) D E F G H I J K 98.0
Dura 843 8 11.75   (26) 12.09   (28) 11.92   (26) E F G H I J K L 96.5
Owyhee 6 11.21   (34) 11.70   (34) 11.45   (33) J K L M N 92.8
DKA50-18 5 11.22   (33) 11.63   (36) 11.42   (34) K L M N 92.5
Mountaineer 2.0 5 11.16   (35) 11.65   (35) 11.41   (35) K L M N 92.4
Sutter 7 11.24   (32) 11.54   (38) 11.39   (36) K L M N O 92.2
DKA41-18RR 4.1 10.65   (37) 11.81   (31) 11.23   (37) L M N O P 90.9
Lahanton 5 10.61   (39) 11.61   (37) 11.11   (38) L M N O P 90.0
WL357HQ 5 10.51   (40) 11.46   (39) 10.99   (39) M N O P Q 89.0
Dura 512 5 10.48   (42) 10.93   (41) 10.70   (40) N O P Q 86.7
DKA42-15 4 10.42   (43) 10.94   (40) 10.68   (42) N O P Q 86.5
DKA33-16 3 10.49   (41) 10.66   (43) 10.57   (43) O P Q 85.6
CW95026 5 10.29   (44) 10.53   (44) 10.41   (44) P Q 84.3
DKA34-17RR 3.4 10.12   (45) 10.40   (45) 10.26   (45) Q 83.1
Experimental Varieties
DS589-Hyb+Optimize 8 12.27   (  7) 13.40   (  5) 12.84   (  4) A B C D 104.0
DS588-Hyb 8 12.63   (  2) 13.00   (13) 12.81   (  5) A B C D 103.8
DS583-Hyb 8 12.15   (15) 13.35   (  7) 12.75   (  7) A B C D 103.2
DS589-Hyb 8 11.99   (20) 13.38   (  6) 12.68   (  9) A B C D E F 102.7
SW9434 9 12.02   (19) 13.25   (  8) 12.63   (10) A B C D E F G 102.3
DS566-Hyb 6 12.18   (13) 13.01   (12) 12.60   (13) A B C D E F G 102.0
CW36077 6 12.38   (  5) 12.60   (21) 12.49   (15) A B C D E F G H 101.1
DS584-Hyb 8 12.06   (16) 12.91   (14) 12.48   (16) A B C D E F G H 101.1
DS566-Hyb+Optimize 6 12.26   (  8) 12.70   (19) 12.48   (17) A B C D E F G H 101.0
CW17075+Optimize 7 11.90   (22) 12.75   (16) 12.32   (21) B C D E F G H I 99.8
SW6330 6 12.18   (14) 12.33   (26) 12.25   (23) B C D E F G H I J 99.2
DS587-Hyb 8 11.94   (21) 12.33   (25) 12.14   (24) C D E F G H I J K 98.3
SW5407 5 11.36   (31) 12.36   (24) 11.86   (27) F G H I J K L 96.0
CW25034 5 11.88   (23) 11.78   (33) 11.83   (28) G H I J K L 95.8
CW17075 7 11.53   (28) 12.00   (30) 11.76   (29) H I J K L M 95.3
CW25006 5 11.37   (30) 12.14   (27) 11.75   (30) H I J K L M 95.2
SW5310 5 11.50   (29) 11.79   (32) 11.64   (31) I J K L M 94.3
CW94008+Optimize 4 10.90   (36) 12.05   (29) 11.47   (32) J K L M N 92.9
CW94008 4 10.63   (38) 10.78   (42) 10.70   (41) N O P Q 86.7
MEAN 11.64 12.33 11.98
CV 4.18 9.61 5.80
LSD (0.1) 0.58 1.41 0.83
                                                             
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seedon 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 Fisher's (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.