2008 YIELDS,  TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 05/21/04
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   YEAR                           % of
17-Jun 16-Jul 11-Aug 24-Sep TOTAL VERNAL
  FD   Dry t/a                           %
Released Varieties
Alfa Star II 4 3.6   (  1) 2.0   (  8) 1.7   (13) 0.6   (15) 7.8   (  1) A 114.0
Xtra-3 4 3.4   (  8) 2.0   (12) 1.8   (  4) 0.6   (16) 7.8   (  2) A B 113.3
DS309Hyb 4 3.5   (  3) 1.9   (18) 1.6   (21) 0.7   (  9) 7.8   (  3) A B C 112.7
Dura 512 5 3.5   (  5) 2.0   (  5) 1.6   (18) 0.6   (18) 7.7   (  4) A B C D 112.5
Rebound 5.0 4 3.4   (13) 2.0   (  7) 1.7   (10) 0.6   (12) 7.7   (  5) A B C D 112.5
Recover 5 3.1   (27) 2.1   (  2) 1.7   (  9) 0.7   (  8) 7.6   (  7) A B C D E 110.7
MasterPiece 4 3.1   (25) 2.0   (  9) 1.8   (  2) 0.6   (11) 7.6   (  8) A B C D E F 110.3
9429 4 3.3   (21) 2.1   (  3) 1.8   (  8) 0.5   (31) 7.6   (  9) A B C D E F 110.0
WL357HQ 5 3.3   (22) 2.1   (  4) 1.7   (17) 0.6   (17) 7.6   (10) A B C D E F 109.8
LegenDairy 5.0 3 3.3   (20) 2.1   (  1) 1.6   (24) 0.5   (26) 7.5   (11) A B C D E F G 109.3
WL325HQ 4 3.3   (15) 2.0   (13) 1.6   (20) 0.5   (24) 7.5   (12) A B C D E F G 108.7
Mountaineer 2.0 (4M124) 5 3.3   (16) 1.9   (26) 1.6   (22) 0.6   (10) 7.5   (13) A B C D E F G H 108.4
54Q25 4 3.4   (  6) 1.8   (28) 1.6   (25) 0.6   (21) 7.4   (14) A B C D E F G H 108.2
Blazer XL 3 3.4   (  9) 1.9   (21) 1.7   (12) 0.4   (32) 7.4   (15) A B C D E F G H 108.2
Boulder (4M125) 5 3.0   (30) 1.9   (16) 1.8   (  5) 0.8   (  6) 7.4   (16) A B C D E F G H 108.1
Vitro 3 3.4   (  7) 1.9   (24) 1.6   (26) 0.5   (28) 7.4   (17) A B C D E F G H 107.6
SW435(SW4A135) 4 3.3   (18) 1.9   (20) 1.6   (23) 0.5   (25) 7.4   (18) A B C D E F G H I 107.2
Hybriforce-420/Wet 4 3.4   (10) 2.0   (11) 1.5   (32) 0.4   (33) 7.3   (20) B C D E F G H I J 106.2
Plumas 4 3.4   (12) 1.8   (32) 1.7   (15) 0.5   (29) 7.3   (21) C D E F G H I J 106.0
Magna601 6 2.6   (35) 2.0   (10) 1.8   (  6) 0.9   (  1) 7.3   (22) D E F G H I J 105.5
C 316 Lot9078 4 3.3   (19) 1.8   (31) 1.6   (27) 0.6   (14) 7.2   (23) E F G H I J 105.2
CW5440 4 3.3   (17) 1.7   (34) 1.7   (11) 0.5   (30) 7.2   (24) E F G H I J 104.6
Reward II 4 3.2   (23) 1.9   (17) 1.5   (30) 0.6   (23) 7.2   (25) E F G H I J 104.5
WL319HQ 3 3.4   (14) 1.9   (14) 1.5   (31) 0.3   (34) 7.2   (26) E F G H I J 104.0
LM 459 WD 5 2.9   (31) 1.8   (27) 1.7   (16) 0.7   (  7) 7.1   (28) E F G H I J 103.6
Expedition 5 3.0   (29) 1.9   (22) 1.5   (29) 0.6   (20) 7.1   (31) G H I J K 102.6
Innovator +Z 3 3.5   (  2) 1.8   (29) 1.5   (33) 0.2   (36) 7.0   (32) G H I J K 102.3
DS218 6 3.1   (24) 1.6   (36) 1.5   (34) 0.6   (13) 6.9   (34) I J K 100.1
Vernal 2 3.4   (11) 1.8   (30) 1.5   (35) 0.2   (35) 6.9   (35) J K 100.0
Experimental Varieties
CW94023 4 3.5   (  4) 2.0   (  6) 1.6   (28) 0.5   (27) 7.6   (  6) A B C D E 110.7
SW4328 4 2.8   (32) 1.9   (15) 1.8   (  3) 0.8   (  4) 7.4   (19) A B C D E F G H I 107.2
CW05009 5 3.1   (28) 1.9   (25) 1.6   (19) 0.6   (22) 7.1   (27) E F G H I J 103.7
SW5307 5 2.7   (34) 1.9   (23) 1.8   (  7) 0.8   (  5) 7.1   (29) F G H I J 103.4
SW4310 4 2.7   (33) 1.7   (33) 1.9   (  1) 0.9   (  2) 7.1   (30) F G H I J 103.2
SW5329 5 3.1   (26) 1.9   (19) 1.4   (36) 0.6   (19) 7.0   (33) H I J K 101.3
SW6330 6 2.4   (36) 1.7   (35) 1.7   (14) 0.8   (  3) 6.6   (36) K 95.7
MEAN 3.20 1.91 1.65 0.58 7.35
CV 8.3 11.6 11.6 21.2 6.3
LSD (0.1) 0.28 0.24 0.20 0.13 0.49
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.