TABLE 4.  2008 YIELDS,  UCD RR and Convential Variety Trial.  Trial planted 02/07/2007
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   Cut 5   Cut 6   YEAR                             % of
8-Apr 7-May 10-Jun 11-Jul 20-Aug 2-Oct TOTAL CUF101
  FD   Dry t/a                              
Released Varieties
SW 9720 9 1.9   (  3) 1.6   (  3) 2.0   (  1) 1.6   (21) 1.4   (11) 1.0   (24) 9.5   (  1) A 131.1
GrandSlam 8 1.8   (12) 1.5   (  5) 1.8   (  2) 1.9   (  3) 1.6   (  5) 0.9   (34) 9.5   (  2) A 131.1
Desert Sun 8.10RR(conv) 8 1.8   (  8) 1.5   (  9) 1.4   (17) 1.8   (  5) 1.7   (  3) 1.2   (  8) 9.4   (  4) A B 129.8
RRALF 8R100 8.5 1.3   (45) 1.5   (  8) 1.7   (  3) 1.9   (  2) 1.7   (  1) 1.2   (  9) 9.2   (  5) A B C 127.2
DKA50-18 5 1.7   (13) 1.8   (  1) 1.5   (10) 1.9   (  1) 1.1   (29) 1.1   (19) 9.1   (  6) A B C D 125.7
Integra 8800 8 1.7   (19) 1.5   (  6) 1.5   (14) 1.6   (19) 1.4   (10) 1.3   (  3) 8.9   (  7) A B C D E 123.4
Magna 801 FQ 8 1.7   (18) 1.6   (  2) 1.5   (  9) 1.5   (24) 1.5   (  7) 1.1   (18) 8.9   (  8) A B C D E 123.3
PGI 801 8 1.9   (  5) 1.5   (  7) 1.6   (  8) 1.7   (  9) 1.1   (30) 1.1   (13) 8.8   (  9) A B C D E F 121.7
SW 7410 7 2.0   (  2) 1.4   (16) 1.3   (30) 1.6   (16) 1.4   (12) 1.1   (11) 8.8   (10) A B C D E F 121.6
Integra 8801RR 8 1.4   (35) 1.4   (18) 1.4   (15) 1.7   (11) 1.3   (14) 1.4   (  2) 8.7   (12) A B C D E F G H 119.8
DKA84-10RR 8 1.5   (28) 1.4   (17) 1.3   (29) 1.8   (  6) 1.6   (  4) 0.9   (33) 8.6   (13) A B C D E F G H 118.6
Desert Sun 8.10RR 8 1.5   (27) 1.4   (21) 1.3   (26) 1.7   (10) 1.7   (  2) 0.9   (28) 8.6   (14) A B C D E F G H 118.2
CG9  9 1.6   (21) 1.3   (26) 1.6   (  5) 1.6   (15) 1.3   (19) 1.1   (14) 8.6   (15) A B C D E F G H 118.1
Tango 6 1.9   (  6) 1.2   (30) 1.1   (35) 1.5   (25) 1.5   (  6) 1.1   (20) 8.2   (17) A B C D E F G H I J 113.9
DKA65-10RR 6 2.0   (  1) 1.2   (38) 1.4   (22) 1.4   (33) 1.3   (15) 1.0   (22) 8.2   (18) A B C D E F G H I J 113.9
AmeriStand 815TRR 7.5 1.3   (44) 1.4   (14) 1.5   (10) 1.7   (  8) 1.3   (18) 0.9   (32) 8.2   (19) A B C D E F G H I J K 113.0
Revolution RR 8 1.6   (23) 1.1   (39) 1.3   (27) 1.5   (23) 1.3   (13) 1.2   (  7) 8.2   (20) A B C D E F G H I J K 112.9
Revolution RR(conv) 8 1.6   (25) 1.5   (  4) 1.5   (13) 1.5   (27) 1.2   (21) 0.8   (36) 8.1   (21) A B C D E F G H I J K 112.2
Dura 843 8 1.8   (  9) 1.2   (33) 1.6   (  6) 1.6   (20) 0.8   (45) 1.1   (16) 8.1   (22) A B C D E F G H I J K 111.4
WL 535HQ 8 1.4   (34) 1.2   (34) 1.2   (33) 1.6   (18) 1.5   (  9) 1.0   (23) 7.9   (23) A B C D E F G H I J K 109.3
WL 357HQ 5 1.7   (17) 1.3   (24) 1.3   (32) 1.2   (41) 1.3   (20) 1.1   (17) 7.9   (24) A B C D E F G H I J K 108.7
DKA65-10RR(conv) 6 1.5   (30) 1.4   (21) 1.0   (40) 1.3   (40) 1.1   (23) 1.6   (  1) 7.9   (25) A B C D E F G H I J K 108.5
RRALF 4R200 4 1.4   (39) 1.2   (32) 1.4   (23) 1.8   (  7) 1.0   (36) 1.1   (21) 7.8   (26) A B C D E F G H I J K L 107.9
CW 95026 5 1.7   (16) 1.3   (23) 1.3   (28) 1.3   (36) 1.0   (40) 1.1   (12) 7.8   (27) B C D E F G H I J K L 107.3
TruTest 6 1.9   (  4) 1.2   (27) 1.4   (25) 1.3   (39) 1.0   (41) 0.9   (29) 7.7   (28) C D E F G H I J K L 106.0
AmeriStand 855RR 8 1.3   (40) 1.4   (14) 0.9   (44) 1.4   (30) 1.3   (16) 1.3   (  4) 7.6   (29) C D E F G H I J K L 105.4
PGI 424 4 1.7   (15) 1.0   (40) 1.5   (12) 1.7   (13) 1.0   (34) 0.7   (45) 7.6   (30) C D E F G H I J K L 105.3
Integra 8401 RR 4 1.3   (41) 1.3   (25) 1.4   (17) 1.4   (31) 1.3   (17) 0.9   (35) 7.6   (31) C D E F G H I J K L 105.2
WL 550RR 8 1.5   (32) 1.4   (13) 1.3   (30) 1.4   (31) 0.9   (42) 1.0   (25) 7.5   (32) C D E F G H I J K L 104.0
798 7 1.7   (14) 1.0   (41) 1.0   (38) 1.5   (26) 1.1   (24) 1.1   (15) 7.5   (33) D E F G H I J K L 103.2
WL 367RR/HQ 5 1.3   (43) 1.2   (31) 1.4   (20) 1.7   (14) 1.1   (27) 0.8   (42) 7.4   (34) D E F G H I J K L 102.4
PGI 447RR(conv) 4 1.8   (10) 1.2   (36) 1.2   (34) 1.4   (34) 1.0   (37) 0.8   (38) 7.3   (35) E F G H I J K L 101.4
CUF101 9 1.6   (24) 1.2   (28) 1.0   (42) 1.5   (28) 1.1   (31) 0.9   (27) 7.2   (36) E F G H I J K L 100.0
RRALF 6R100 6 1.5   (29) 1.2   (29) 1.1   (37) 1.4   (29) 1.1   (25) 0.8   (37) 7.2   (37) F G H I J K L 99.5
DKA41-18RR 4.1 1.4   (37) 1.2   (35) 1.4   (16) 1.2   (42) 1.1   (26) 0.8   (39) 7.1   (38) F G H I J K L 98.7
RRALF 4R200(conv) 4 1.5   (31) 1.5   (10) 1.1   (36) 1.1   (44) 1.0   (33) 0.9   (31) 7.1   (39) F G H I J K L 98.3
RRALF 6R100(conv) 6 1.6   (26) 1.0   (43) 1.4   (24) 1.3   (38) 0.9   (44) 1.0   (26) 7.1   (40) G H I J K L 97.6
Integra 8400  4 1.5   (33) 1.0   (42) 1.4   (21) 1.4   (35) 0.9   (43) 0.7   (43) 6.8   (42) I J K L 94.4
Sutter 7 1.4   (36) 1.2   (37) 1.0   (41) 1.2   (43) 1.1   (27) 0.8   (40) 6.7   (43) J K L 92.1
PGI 447RR  4 1.3   (42) 0.9   (44) 0.9   (43) 1.6   (22) 1.0   (34) 0.8   (41) 6.5   (44) K L 89.6
GrandStand 4 1.6   (22) 0.9   (45) 0.9   (45) 1.1   (45) 1.0   (37) 0.7   (44) 6.1   (45) L 84.7
Experimental Varieties
DKA Exp 6 RR 6 1.8   (  7) 1.4   (12) 1.6   (  4) 1.9   (  4) 1.5   (  8) 1.2   (  6) 9.5   (  3) A 131.1
FG1 601RR 6 1.8   (11) 1.4   (11) 1.4   (19) 1.6   (17) 1.2   (22) 1.2   (  5) 8.7   (11) A B C D E F G 120.1
ADF 05-801 8 1.6   (20) 1.4   (20) 1.6   (  6) 1.7   (12) 1.1   (32) 1.1   (10) 8.5   (16) A B C D E F G H I 116.9
FG1 501RR 5 1.4   (38) 1.4   (19) 1.0   (39) 1.3   (37) 1.0   (39) 0.9   (30) 7.0   (41) H I J K L 96.6
MEAN 1.60 1.30 1.35 1.53 1.22 1.01 8.01
CV 23 27 28 25 38 38 18
LSD (0.1) NS NS 0.44 NS NS NS 1.70
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on 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.