| TABLE 10. 2006-2008 YIELDS, UC IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 11/30/2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | % of | |||||||||||||
| Yield | Yield | Yield | Average | CUF101 | ||||||||||||
| FD | Dry t/a | % | ||||||||||||||
| Released Varieties | ||||||||||||||||
| UC-Impalo-WF | 9 | 7.8 | ( 2) | 7.4 | ( 5) | 6.2 | ( 8) | 7.1 | ( 2) | 113.5 | ||||||
| 59N49 | 9 | 7.5 | ( 6) | 7.4 | ( 6) | 6.4 | ( 3) | 7.1 | ( 3) | 113.5 | ||||||
| Highline | 9 | 7.5 | ( 5) | 7.6 | ( 1) | 6.1 | ( 9) | 7.1 | ( 4) | 112.8 | ||||||
| Royal 10 | 10 | 7.8 | ( 1) | 7.2 | ( 8) | 5.9 | ( 15) | 7.0 | ( 6) | 111.4 | ||||||
| AL999 | 9 | 7.1 | ( 16) | 6.5 | ( 21) | 6.6 | ( 1) | 6.8 | ( 10) | 107.8 | ||||||
| El Camino 1010 | 10 | 7.3 | ( 13) | 7.1 | ( 10) | 5.9 | ( 14) | 6.7 | ( 11) | 107.6 | ||||||
| CW 909 | 9 | 7.3 | ( 11) | 6.8 | ( 13) | 6.1 | ( 10) | 6.7 | ( 12) | 107.6 | ||||||
| El Camino 999 | 9 | 7.2 | ( 14) | 6.8 | ( 14) | 6.1 | ( 11) | 6.7 | ( 13) | 107.0 | ||||||
| WL 625 HQ | 9 | 7.4 | ( 7) | 6.8 | ( 15) | 5.7 | ( 20) | 6.6 | ( 14) | 106.0 | ||||||
| El Camino 999 M/L | 9 | 6.9 | ( 20) | 7.0 | ( 11) | 5.9 | ( 16) | 6.6 | ( 15) | 105.5 | ||||||
| HB8900 (91T403) | 9 | 7.0 | ( 19) | 7.0 | ( 12) | 5.8 | ( 18) | 6.6 | ( 16) | 105.2 | ||||||
| Max Royal | 9 | 7.2 | ( 15) | 6.7 | ( 17) | 5.6 | ( 22) | 6.5 | ( 18) | 103.8 | ||||||
| El Camino 888 | 8 | 7.4 | ( 9) | 6.5 | ( 20) | 5.4 | ( 28) | 6.5 | ( 19) | 103.1 | ||||||
| Saltana(SW9332) | 9 | 6.6 | ( 25) | 6.6 | ( 18) | 6.0 | ( 12) | 6.4 | ( 20) | 102.5 | ||||||
| TriplePlay | 9 | 7.1 | ( 17) | 6.5 | ( 22) | 5.5 | ( 25) | 6.4 | ( 21) | 101.8 | ||||||
| CUF101 | 9 | 6.6 | ( 27) | 6.6 | ( 19) | 5.6 | ( 23) | 6.3 | ( 24) | 100.0 | ||||||
| Belleza Verde | 10 | 6.9 | ( 21) | 6.0 | ( 25) | 5.4 | ( 27) | 6.1 | ( 26) | 96.9 | ||||||
| Experimental Varieties | ||||||||||||||||
| CW 20046 | 10 | 7.5 | ( 3) | 7.5 | ( 3) | 6.5 | ( 2) | 7.2 | ( 1) | 114.7 | ||||||
| DS593 | 9 | 7.4 | ( 8) | 7.5 | ( 2) | 6.2 | ( 7) | 7.1 | ( 5) | 112.5 | ||||||
| ADF 05801 | 9 | 7.5 | ( 4) | 7.1 | ( 9) | 6.2 | ( 5) | 7.0 | ( 7) | 110.9 | ||||||
| SW9434 | 9 | 7.1 | ( 18) | 7.4 | ( 4) | 6.3 | ( 4) | 6.9 | ( 8) | 110.2 | ||||||
| UC-409 | 10 | 7.3 | ( 10) | 7.3 | ( 7) | 5.8 | ( 17) | 6.8 | ( 9) | 108.6 | ||||||
| DS594 | 9 | 7.3 | ( 12) | 6.7 | ( 16) | 5.7 | ( 19) | 6.6 | ( 17) | 105.0 | ||||||
| CW19062 | 10 | 6.6 | ( 24) | 6.4 | ( 23) | 6.0 | ( 13) | 6.4 | ( 22) | 101.3 | ||||||
| IVM5 | 9 | 6.7 | ( 22) | 6.1 | ( 24) | 6.2 | ( 6) | 6.3 | ( 23) | 101.1 | ||||||
| DS595 | 9 | 6.7 | ( 23) | 5.9 | ( 28) | 5.7 | ( 21) | 6.1 | ( 25) | 97.2 | ||||||
| 101T409 | 10 | 6.6 | ( 26) | 6.0 | ( 26) | 5.6 | ( 24) | 6.0 | ( 27) | 96.5 | ||||||
| UC-410 | 10 | 6.3 | ( 28) | 5.9 | ( 27) | 5.4 | ( 26) | 5.9 | ( 28) | 93.9 | ||||||
| MEAN | 7.14 | 6.80 | 5.92 | 6.62 | ||||||||||||
| CV | 9.0 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 9.4 | ||||||||||||
| LSD (0.1) | 0.77 | 0.98 | NS | NS | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||