2004-2008 YIELDS.
UC TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.
TRIAL PLANTED 5/21/04
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
% of
Yield
Yield
Yield
Yield
Yield
Average
Vernal
FD
Dry t/a
%
Released Varieties
Xtra-3
4
5.1
(23)
9.2
(
1)
9.4
(
1)
7.4
(22)
7.8
(
2)
7.8
(
1)
A
110.3
Alfa Star II
4
5.2
(18)
8.9
(
8)
9.2
(
4)
7.7
(
9)
7.8
(
1)
7.8
(
2)
A
110.3
DS309Hyb
4
5.2
(10)
8.8
(16)
9.1
(
9)
7.9
(
3)
7.8
(
3)
7.8
(
3)
A
110.1
Rebound 5.0
4
5.2
(16)
8.9
(
7)
9.3
(
2)
7.5
(17)
7.7
(
5)
7.7
(
4)
A
B
110.0
WL357HQ
5
4.9
(30)
8.9
(
6)
9.2
(
3)
8.0
(
1)
7.6
(10)
7.7
(
5)
A
B
109.9
Expedition
5
5.3
(
6)
9.1
(
2)
9.1
(10)
7.8
(
5)
7.1
(31)
7.7
(
6)
A
B
C
108.9
MasterPiece
4
5.2
(12)
8.8
(15)
9.1
(
8)
7.6
(13)
7.6
(
8)
7.7
(
8)
A
B
C
108.8
Recover
5
5.2
(
9)
8.8
(12)
8.9
(20)
7.7
(
8)
7.6
(
7)
7.7
(
9)
A
B
C
D
108.6
WL325HQ
4
5.3
(
7)
9.0
(
5)
9.2
(
5)
7.3
(26)
7.5
(12)
7.6
(10)
A
B
C
D
E
108.5
Dura 512
5
5.0
(29)
8.6
(19)
8.9
(19)
7.9
(
4)
7.7
(
4)
7.6
(11)
A
B
C
D
E
F
108.1
Mountaineer 2.0 (4M12
4)
5
5.4
(
1)
8.8
(13)
8.9
(17)
7.4
(23)
7.5
(13)
7.6
(12)
A
B
C
D
E
F
108.0
LegenDairy 5.0
3
4.9
(32)
8.9
(11)
9.0
(12)
7.7
(
7)
7.5
(11)
7.6
(13)
A
B
C
D
E
F
107.9
Vitro
3
5.2
(13)
8.7
(17)
9.1
(
7)
7.5
(15)
7.4
(17)
7.6
(14)
A
B
C
D
E
F
107.8
WL319HQ
3
5.1
(25)
8.9
(
9)
9.0
(11)
7.8
(
6)
7.2
(26)
7.6
(15)
A
B
C
D
E
F
107.8
Boulder (4M125)
5
5.0
(27)
8.9
(10)
8.9
(18)
7.6
(10)
7.4
(16)
7.6
(16)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
107.4
C 316 Lot9078
4
4.9
(31)
9.0
(
4)
9.1
(
6)
7.5
(18)
7.2
(23)
7.6
(17)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
107.3
54Q25
4
5.1
(21)
8.5
(21)
9.0
(15)
7.5
(21)
7.4
(14)
7.5
(18)
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
106.6
Blazer XL
3
5.0
(28)
8.3
(28)
8.7
(26)
8.0
(
2)
7.4
(15)
7.5
(19)
C
D
E
F
G
H
106.3
Hybriforce-420/Wet
4
5.2
(15)
8.6
(18)
8.8
(22)
7.5
(19)
7.3
(20)
7.5
(20)
C
D
E
F
G
H
106.3
SW435(SW4A135)
4
5.2
(17)
8.6
(20)
8.5
(32)
7.3
(27)
7.4
(18)
7.4
(22)
D
E
F
G
H
I
105.2
9429
4
4.8
(34)
8.3
(30)
8.9
(16)
7.5
(20)
7.6
(
9)
7.4
(23)
E
F
G
H
I
J
105.1
LM 459 WD
5
5.1
(20)
8.4
(24)
8.7
(27)
7.6
(11)
7.1
(28)
7.4
(24)
F
G
H
I
J
105.0
CW5440
4
5.1
(24)
8.4
(25)
8.7
(24)
7.5
(16)
7.2
(24)
7.4
(25)
F
G
H
I
J
104.9
Reward II
4
5.0
(26)
8.3
(27)
8.8
(21)
7.3
(29)
7.2
(25)
7.3
(26)
G
H
I
J
104.2
DS218
6
5.2
(14)
8.5
(22)
8.7
(25)
7.4
(25)
6.9
(34)
7.3
(27)
G
H
I
J
104.1
Magna601
6
5.3
(
5)
8.4
(26)
8.6
(29)
6.9
(35)
7.3
(22)
7.3
(28)
H
I
J
103.7
Plumas
4
4.8
(33)
8.1
(33)
8.6
(30)
7.6
(12)
7.3
(21)
7.3
(32)
H
I
J
K
103.4
Innovator +Z
3
4.8
(35)
8.3
(29)
8.4
(35)
7.3
(28)
7.0
(32)
7.2
(34)
J
K
101.6
Vernal
2
4.7
(36)
8.0
(35)
8.4
(33)
7.3
(31)
6.9
(35)
7.0
(35)
K
L
100.0
Experimental Varieties
CW94023
4
5.2
(19)
9.0
(
3)
9.0
(13)
7.6
(14)
7.6
(
6)
7.7
(
7)
A
B
C
108.8
CW05009
5
5.1
(22)
8.8
(14)
9.0
(14)
7.4
(24)
7.1
(27)
7.5
(21)
C
D
E
F
G
H
106.2
SW4328
4
5.2
(
8)
8.0
(34)
8.7
(28)
7.1
(32)
7.4
(19)
7.3
(29)
H
I
J
103.6
SW5329
5
5.2
(11)
8.4
(23)
8.5
(31)
7.3
(30)
7.0
(33)
7.3
(30)
H
I
J
103.6
SW5307
5
5.4
(
2)
8.2
(31)
8.8
(23)
7.0
(34)
7.1
(29)
7.3
(31)
H
I
J
K
103.4
SW4310
4
5.4
(
3)
8.1
(32)
8.4
(34)
7.1
(33)
7.1
(30)
7.2
(33)
I
J
K
102.4
SW6330
6
5.3
(
4)
7.8
(36)
8.0
(36)
6.7
(36)
6.6
(36)
6.9
(36)
L
97.7
MEAN
5.12
8.59
8.85
7.47
7.35
7.48
CV
5.4
4.9
4.6
5.8
6.3
3.1
LSD (0.1)
0.29
0.45
0.44
0.46
0.49
0.25
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed at 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.