TABLE 3. 2006-2008 Yields, UC Davis Alfalfa Cultivar Trial (Trial planted Sept. 28, 2005)
      2006   2007   2008                                                 % of
      Yield   Yield   Yield   Average                                             CUF101
FD Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
Wildcard 8 12.8   (  1) 13.8   (  2) 9.0   (  6) 11.9   (  1) A 106.8
Magna 788 8 12.2   (11) 14.0   (  1) 9.4   (  2) 11.8   (  2) A B 106.6
Saltana(SW9332) 9 12.4   (  4) 13.5   (  4) 8.8   (10) 11.6   (  4) A B C 104.1
WL535HQ 8 11.7   (27) 13.5   (  3) 9.4   (  1) 11.5   (  5) A B C D 103.8
WL530HQ 8 12.2   (12) 13.1   (10) 8.7   (12) 11.3   (11) A B C D E F G 101.9
Conquistador 8 12.5   (  3) 13.0   (11) 8.4   (25) 11.3   (12) A B C D E F G 101.9
Yosemite 8 12.2   (10) 13.2   (  9) 8.4   (24) 11.3   (14) A B C D E F G H 101.5
Artisian Sunrise 7 12.3   (  6) 12.7   (18) 8.6   (18) 11.2   (16) A B C D E F G H I 100.6
CUF101 9 11.8   (24) 12.9   (15) 8.6   (16) 11.1   (18) A B C D E F G H I J 100.0
HybriForce-620 6 12.2   (  9) 12.6   (20) 8.4   (23) 11.1   (19) A B C D E F G H I J 99.9
56S82 6 12.0   (17) 12.5   (22) 8.5   (19) 11.0   (22) C D E F G H I J K 99.0
DKA84-10RR 8.4 12.0   (18) 12.7   (17) 8.0   (34) 10.9   (24) C D E F G H I J K L 98.3
57Q75 7 11.8   (25) 12.4   (23) 8.3   (29) 10.8   (25) C D E F G H I J K L M 97.3
Dura 843 8 11.8   (26) 12.1   (28) 8.3   (28) 10.7   (27) E F G H I J K L M N O 96.4
DKA50-18 5 11.2   (33) 11.6   (36) 8.5   (21) 10.4   (31) I J K L M N O P Q 93.9
Owyhee 6 11.2   (34) 11.7   (34) 8.3   (26) 10.4   (32) I J K L M N O P Q R 93.7
Mountaineer 2.0 5 11.2   (35) 11.7   (35) 8.3   (31) 10.4   (34) J K L M N O P Q R S 93.2
Sutter 7 11.2   (32) 11.5   (38) 7.6   (40) 10.1   (36) L M N O P Q R S T 91.2
DKA41-18RR 4.1 10.7   (37) 11.8   (31) 7.9   (35) 10.1   (37) M N O P Q R S T 90.9
WL357HQ 5 10.5   (40) 11.5   (39) 7.8   (37) 9.9   (38) N O P Q R S T 89.4
Lahanton 5 10.6   (39) 11.6   (37) 7.5   (43) 9.9   (39) O P Q R S T 89.3
DKA42-15 4 10.4   (43) 10.9   (40) 7.9   (36) 9.7   (41) Q R S T 87.6
Dura 512 5 10.5   (42) 10.9   (41) 7.4   (44) 9.6   (42) R S T 86.5
DKA33-16 3 10.5   (41) 10.7   (43) 7.6   (41) 9.6   (43) S T 86.2
CW95026 5 10.3   (44) 10.5   (44) 7.6   (42) 9.5   (44) T 85.1
DKA34-17RR 3.4 10.1   (45) 10.4   (45) 7.8   (38) 9.4   (45) T 84.9
Experimental Varieties
DS588-Hyb 8 12.6   (  2) 13.0   (13) 9.2   (  3) 11.6   (  3) A B C 104.5
DS583-Hyb 8 12.1   (15) 13.4   (  7) 9.0   (  7) 11.5   (  6) A B C D E 103.5
DS589-Hyb+Optimize 8 12.3   (  7) 13.4   (  5) 8.8   (  9) 11.5   (  7) A B C D E 103.4
DS566-Hyb 6 12.2   (13) 13.0   (12) 9.0   (  5) 11.4   (  8) A B C D E F 102.6
DS584-Hyb 8 12.1   (16) 12.9   (14) 9.1   (  4) 11.4   (  9) A B C D E F 102.3
SW9434 9 12.0   (19) 13.2   (  8) 8.7   (11) 11.3   (10) A B C D E F 102.0
CW36077 6 12.4   (  5) 12.6   (21) 9.0   (  8) 11.3   (13) A B C D E F G 101.8
DS566-Hyb+Optimize 6 12.3   (  8) 12.7   (19) 8.6   (15) 11.2   (15) A B C D E F G H I 100.8
DS589-Hyb 8 12.0   (20) 13.4   (  6) 8.1   (33) 11.1   (17) A B C D E F G H I J 100.2
SW6330 6 12.2   (14) 12.3   (26) 8.6   (17) 11.1   (20) B C D E F G H I J K 99.4
CW17075+Optimize 7 11.9   (22) 12.7   (16) 8.5   (20) 11.0   (21) B C D E F G H I J K 99.3
DS587-Hyb 8 11.9   (21) 12.3   (25) 8.7   (14) 11.0   (23) C D E F G H I J K 98.8
CW17075 7 11.5   (28) 12.0   (30) 8.7   (13) 10.7   (26) D E F G H I J K L M N 96.6
CW25006 5 11.4   (30) 12.1   (27) 8.5   (22) 10.7   (28) F G H I J K L M N O P 95.8
SW5310 5 11.5   (29) 11.8   (32) 8.3   (30) 10.5   (29) G H I J K L M N O P Q 94.6
SW5407 5 11.4   (31) 12.4   (24) 7.8   (39) 10.5   (30) H I J K L M N O P Q 94.4
CW94008+Optimize 4 10.9   (36) 12.1   (29) 8.3   (27) 10.4   (33) I J K L M N O P Q R 93.7
CW25034 5 11.9   (23) 11.8   (33) 7.2   (45) 10.3   (35) K L M N O P Q R S 92.5
CW94008 4 10.6   (38) 10.8   (42) 8.2   (32) 9.9   (40) P Q R S T 88.7
MEAN 11.64 12.33 8.38 10.78
CV 4.2 9.6 11.1 6.3
LSD (0.1) 0.58 1.41 NS 0.81
                                                                         
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.