TABLE 8. 2008 YIELDS,  UC KEARNEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 9/13/07
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   Cut 7   Cut 8   YEAR                               % of
16-Apr 14-May 11-Jun 9-Jul 6-Aug 3-Sep 3-Oct 29-Oct TOTAL CUF101
  FD   Dry t/a                               %
Released Varieties
WL 625HQ 9 2.2   (19) 1.6   (14) 1.7   (26) 1.8   (15) 1.9   (  3) 1.5   (  5) 1.6   (16) 1.5   (  4) 13.8   (  4) A B C 122.2
HybriForce-800 8 2.4   (  4) 1.7   (  7) 1.9   (  3) 1.9   (  4) 1.8   (  6) 1.3   (29) 1.4   (34) 1.2   (25) 13.8   (  5) A B C D 122.1
AL 999 9 2.1   (29) 1.6   (15) 1.8   (13) 2.0   (  1) 1.8   (10) 1.4   (14) 1.5   (30) 1.4   (10) 13.6   (  8) A B C D E 120.1
SP 806 8 2.3   (10) 1.5   (19) 1.8   (  7) 1.8   (10) 1.8   (11) 1.4   (15) 1.5   (23) 1.2   (22) 13.5   (10) A B C D E 119.7
Daytona 8 2.3   (  8) 1.8   (  2) 1.9   (  2) 1.8   (11) 1.6   (35) 1.3   (28) 1.4   (41) 1.2   (28) 13.4   (12) A B C D E F 119.0
Tripleplay 9 2.1   (30) 1.5   (26) 1.6   (38) 1.7   (21) 1.8   (  7) 1.4   (  9) 1.5   (22) 1.4   (  8) 13.1   (15) A B C D E F G 116.4
Pacifico 9 2.1   (28) 1.3   (38) 1.8   (15) 1.8   (13) 1.9   (  4) 1.4   (17) 1.5   (26) 1.3   (15) 13.1   (17) A B C D E F G 115.9
Saltana(SW9332) 9 1.9   (49) 1.5   (29) 1.8   (19) 1.8   (14) 1.8   (14) 1.3   (24) 1.7   (  6) 1.3   (14) 13.1   (18) A B C D E F G 115.8
Desert Sun 8.10RR 8 2.1   (30) 1.5   (20) 1.8   (21) 1.8   (16) 1.7   (25) 1.2   (31) 1.4   (39) 1.2   (29) 12.7   (23) B C D E F G H I 112.6
Integra 8900 9 2.0   (40) 1.3   (45) 1.7   (33) 1.6   (37) 1.7   (22) 1.4   (12) 1.7   (  7) 1.3   (12) 12.7   (24) B C D E F G H I 112.6
Magna 995 9 2.2   (15) 1.7   (  9) 1.8   (11) 1.7   (26) 1.6   (44) 1.1   (43) 1.5   (32) 1.1   (41) 12.7   (25) B C D E F G H I 112.5
HybriForce-620 6 2.4   (  7) 1.6   (13) 1.9   (  5) 1.7   (20) 1.7   (34) 1.1   (45) 1.2   (51) 1.0   (47) 12.6   (29) B C D E F G H I J 112.0
UC Impalo 9 1.9   (46) 1.5   (32) 1.8   (19) 1.9   (  9) 1.6   (40) 1.3   (26) 1.4   (38) 1.2   (27) 12.5   (32) B C D E F G H I J 110.9
Grandslam 8 2.3   (13) 1.3   (44) 1.7   (32) 1.5   (49) 1.8   (17) 1.3   (23) 1.5   (33) 1.2   (26) 12.4   (33) B C D E F G H I J K 110.4
CG9 9 2.2   (17) 1.3   (42) 1.6   (40) 1.5   (44) 1.6   (36) 1.2   (34) 1.8   (  4) 1.1   (36) 12.4   (34) B C D E F G H I J K L 109.6
Pinal 9 RR 9 2.1   (37) 1.4   (33) 1.7   (23) 1.7   (32) 1.8   (16) 1.3   (30) 1.2   (50) 1.1   (34) 12.3   (35) B C D E F G H I J K L M 109.2
Ameristand 855 RR 8 2.1   (36) 1.6   (17) 1.8   (18) 1.7   (24) 1.5   (52) 1.0   (53) 1.5   (27) 1.0   (48) 12.1   (38) C D E F G H I J K L M 107.7
Magna 801FQ 8 1.9   (44) 1.3   (40) 1.6   (44) 1.6   (43) 1.6   (41) 1.2   (36) 1.8   (  2) 1.2   (32) 12.1   (40) C D E F G H I J K L M 107.5
Integra 8800 8 2.1   (35) 1.5   (31) 1.6   (36) 1.7   (31) 1.6   (45) 1.2   (39) 1.3   (45) 1.1   (35) 12.1   (41) D E F G H I J K L M 106.9
WL 535HQ 8 1.8   (52) 1.3   (48) 1.4   (54) 1.4   (52) 1.6   (37) 1.3   (21) 1.7   (10) 1.3   (11) 11.9   (42) E F G H I J K L M 105.3
AR-21 9 2.4   (  5) 1.7   (10) 1.7   (28) 1.6   (42) 1.5   (56) 1.0   (55) 1.1   (55) 0.8   (55) 11.7   (43) F G H I J K L M 104.1
Magna 801FQ+Optimize 8 1.8   (51) 1.3   (48) 1.6   (46) 1.7   (28) 1.6   (38) 1.2   (38) 1.3   (44) 1.2   (33) 11.6   (44) G H I J K L M 103.2
AR-2 9 2.2   (22) 1.5   (30) 1.7   (29) 1.6   (39) 1.6   (47) 1.1   (50) 1.1   (53) 0.9   (52) 11.6   (47) G H I J K L M 102.5
RRALF-8R100 8 2.2   (26) 1.1   (53) 1.6   (43) 1.5   (48) 1.6   (42) 1.2   (32) 1.3   (46) 1.1   (37) 11.5   (48) G H I J K L M 102.1
DKA84-10 RR 8 1.8   (54) 1.3   (36) 1.6   (39) 1.6   (33) 1.7   (32) 1.2   (41) 1.3   (48) 1.0   (44) 11.5   (49) G H I J K L M 102.0
CUF101 9 1.9   (45) 1.1   (55) 1.5   (52) 1.5   (46) 1.5   (54) 1.1   (51) 1.7   (  8) 1.1   (43) 11.3   (50) H I J K L M 100.0
59N59 9 2.1   (33) 0.9   (57) 1.4   (55) 1.3   (56) 1.6   (43) 1.2   (40) 1.6   (13) 1.1   (38) 11.3   (51) H I J K L M 99.8
AR-9 9 2.5   (  2) 1.4   (35) 1.5   (49) 1.4   (53) 1.5   (52) 1.0   (56) 1.0   (56) 0.8   (56) 11.1   (52) I J K L M 98.0
Integra 8801R RR 8 1.7   (56) 1.1   (52) 1.5   (50) 1.4   (54) 1.6   (46) 1.1   (48) 1.2   (52) 1.1   (42) 10.7   (56) L M 94.9 Dura 843 Deleted: Wrong Seed
Revolution RR 8 1.7   (55) 1.2   (51) 1.4   (56) 1.5   (50) 1.6   (48) 1.1   (49) 1.2   (49) 1.0   (50) 10.6   (57) M 94.3
Experimental Varieties
FG-95T284 9 2.2   (20) 2.0   (  1) 1.9   (  4) 1.9   (  5) 1.9   (  1) 1.6   (  1) 1.6   (12) 1.5   (  2) 14.7   (  1) A 130.1
FG-95T284+Optimize 9 2.1   (32) 1.8   (  5) 1.8   (14) 1.9   (  8) 1.8   (  8) 1.6   (  3) 1.5   (21) 1.4   (  6) 13.9   (  2) A B 123.2
R95BD104 RR 9 2.5   (  1) 1.6   (12) 1.8   (  9) 1.8   (12) 1.8   (12) 1.4   (16) 1.5   (24) 1.3   (12) 13.9   (  3) A B 123.0
PGI 1007 BA 10 2.0   (38) 1.6   (18) 1.8   (10) 1.9   (  6) 1.8   (12) 1.5   (  4) 1.6   (15) 1.5   (  5) 13.8   (  6) A B C D 121.9
R96BD105 RR 9 2.2   (25) 1.8   (  4) 1.9   (  6) 1.9   (  3) 1.7   (18) 1.4   (13) 1.5   (28) 1.3   (18) 13.7   (  7) A B C D 121.4
CW 39060 9 2.1   (34) 1.7   (  8) 2.0   (  1) 1.9   (  7) 1.8   (  5) 1.4   (11) 1.4   (40) 1.3   (19) 13.6   (  9) A B C D E 120.1
CW 39087 9 1.9   (41) 1.4   (34) 1.8   (16) 1.8   (18) 1.9   (  2) 1.6   (  2) 1.6   (14) 1.6   (  1) 13.5   (11) A B C D E 119.5
SW8421 8 2.0   (39) 1.7   (  6) 1.8   (  8) 2.0   (  2) 1.7   (20) 1.3   (20) 1.4   (35) 1.3   (21) 13.2   (13) A B C D E F G 117.2
CW 19065 8 2.2   (21) 1.5   (22) 1.8   (16) 1.7   (22) 1.8   (15) 1.5   (  7) 1.7   (  5) 1.0   (51) 13.2   (14) A B C D E F G 116.6
DS736 8 2.3   (11) 1.8   (  3) 1.8   (11) 1.8   (17) 1.7   (33) 1.1   (46) 1.6   (20) 1.0   (46) 13.1   (16) A B C D E F G 116.0
CW 36106 7 1.9   (43) 1.5   (27) 1.7   (25) 1.7   (27) 1.7   (24) 1.4   (  8) 1.7   (  9) 1.2   (23) 12.9   (19) B C D E F G H 114.3
FG-85M282 8 2.3   (14) 1.5   (24) 1.7   (24) 1.7   (25) 1.7   (26) 1.3   (22) 1.4   (37) 1.2   (24) 12.9   (20) B C D E F G H 114.1
FG-85M282+Optimize 8 2.2   (24) 1.5   (25) 1.7   (30) 1.7   (29) 1.7   (29) 1.3   (27) 1.6   (17) 1.2   (31) 12.8   (21) B C D E F G H I 113.1
DS0571-Optimize 7 2.3   (12) 1.6   (11) 1.7   (27) 1.6   (36) 1.6   (39) 1.2   (35) 1.6   (18) 1.1   (40) 12.7   (22) B C D E F G H I 112.8
Chema 1 9 1.7   (57) 1.0   (56) 1.5   (48) 1.6   (38) 1.8   (  9) 1.5   (  6) 2.1   (  1) 1.5   (  3) 12.7   (26) B C D E F G H I 112.4
DS732 8 2.3   (  9) 1.3   (36) 1.7   (22) 1.7   (23) 1.7   (30) 1.1   (44) 1.4   (36) 1.3   (20) 12.6   (27) B C D E F G H I J 112.1
9102 9 1.8   (53) 1.3   (39) 1.6   (44) 1.7   (30) 1.7   (28) 1.4   (10) 1.8   (  3) 1.4   (  7) 12.6   (28) B C D E F G H I J 112.0
DS733 9 2.4   (  6) 1.5   (21) 1.7   (33) 1.6   (40) 1.7   (31) 1.2   (37) 1.4   (42) 1.2   (30) 12.5   (30) B C D E F G H I J 111.1
9101 9 1.9   (47) 1.3   (43) 1.6   (41) 1.7   (19) 1.7   (21) 1.3   (25) 1.7   (11) 1.3   (16) 12.5   (31) B C D E F G H I J 111.0
R95BD106 RR 9 1.9   (42) 1.3   (47) 1.6   (37) 1.6   (35) 1.7   (23) 1.3   (19) 1.5   (25) 1.3   (17) 12.3   (36) B C D E F G H I J K L M 109.1
SW115 9 1.9   (50) 1.2   (50) 1.6   (42) 1.6   (33) 1.7   (19) 1.4   (18) 1.5   (31) 1.4   (  9) 12.2   (37) B C D E F G H I J K L M 108.0
PGI 801 8 2.2   (23) 1.3   (46) 1.6   (47) 1.6   (41) 1.7   (27) 1.2   (33) 1.6   (19) 1.1   (39) 12.1   (39) C D E F G H I J K L M 107.6
DS735 7 2.2   (18) 1.5   (23) 1.7   (31) 1.5   (47) 1.5   (51) 1.0   (54) 1.3   (43) 0.8   (54) 11.6   (45) G H I J K L M 103.0
DS0571 7 2.1   (27) 1.5   (28) 1.5   (51) 1.5   (45) 1.6   (50) 1.1   (42) 1.3   (47) 1.0   (49) 11.6   (46) G H I J K L M 102.9
DS734 7 2.2   (16) 1.3   (41) 1.5   (53) 1.4   (55) 1.5   (55) 1.0   (52) 1.1   (54) 0.8   (53) 10.9   (54) J K L M 96.9
SW120 9 1.9   (48) 1.1   (54) 1.3   (57) 1.3   (57) 1.6   (49) 1.1   (47) 1.5   (29) 1.0   (45) 10.8   (55) K L M 95.5
MEAN 2.10 1.45 1.67 1.67 1.69 1.26 1.47 1.17 12.49
CV 14.2 31.5 19.6 18.0 8.3 8.7 18.7 13.3 11.6
LSD (0.1) 0.35 NS NS NS 0.17 0.13 0.32 0.18 1.72
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Hanford fine sandy loam soil at the Univ. of Calif. Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, 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.