TABLE 1.  2009 YIELDS,  TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 7/27/07
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   YEAR                                         % of
17-Jun 16-Jul 11-Aug 24-Sep TOTAL VERNAL
  FD   Dry t/a                                         %
Released Varieties
DKA50-18 5 3.3   (  2) 2.0   (  5) 1.6   (  4) 1.6   (  2) 8.5   (  1) A 130.5
Archer III 5 3.0   (22) 2.0   (  1) 1.6   (  1) 1.6   (  6) 8.3   (  2) A B 127.4
Integra 8400  4 3.4   (  1) 1.9   (12) 1.4   (30) 1.6   (13) 8.3   (  3) A B 127.3
 PGI 459 4 3.1   (15) 2.0   (  2) 1.6   (  3) 1.6   (14) 8.3   (  4) A B 126.7
Legendairy 3 3.1   (13) 2.0   (  4) 1.5   (15) 1.5   (29) 8.1   (  5) B C 124.1
WL 357HQ 5 3.2   (  6) 1.8   (24) 1.5   (21) 1.6   (16) 8.1   (  6) B C 124.0
Integra 8300 3 3.2   (  5) 1.8   (29) 1.5   (  7) 1.5   (35) 8.1   (  7) B C D 123.8
Rebound 5 4 3.3   (  3) 1.8   (32) 1.5   (25) 1.5   (36) 8.0   (  8) B C D E 123.2
AmeriStand407TQ 4 3.1   (17) 1.9   (15) 1.5   (10) 1.5   (23) 8.0   (  9) B C D E 123.0
GrandStand 4 3.1   (14) 1.9   (17) 1.5   (18) 1.5   (25) 8.0   (10) B C D E F 122.5
PGI 424 4 3.1   (10) 1.8   (31) 1.4   (36) 1.5   (26) 7.9   (13) C D E F G H 120.8
CW 500 5 2.9   (34) 1.8   (30) 1.5   (16) 1.6   (  5) 7.9   (14) C D E F G H I 120.6
Magnum VI 4 3.1   (16) 1.8   (21) 1.4   (46) 1.5   (27) 7.8   (18) C D E F G H I 120.0
Dura 512 5 2.9   (32) 1.8   (33) 1.4   (34) 1.6   (  8) 7.8   (21) C D E F G H I J K L 119.1
FSG 505 5 3.0   (29) 1.8   (27) 1.5   (27) 1.5   (24) 7.7   (25) C D E F G H I J K L 119.0
FSG 528SF  5 2.8   (43) 1.8   (39) 1.5   (14) 1.6   (  4) 7.7   (26) C D E F G H I J K L 118.8
Genoa 4 3.0   (21) 1.8   (28) 1.4   (35) 1.5   (40) 7.7   (27) C D E F G H I J K L 118.7
AmeriStand444NT 4 3.1   (18) 1.7   (50) 1.4   (31) 1.5   (22) 7.7   (31) C D E F G H I J K L 118.6
WL 325 HQ 4 3.2   (  9) 1.7   (44) 1.4   (40) 1.4   (48) 7.7   (32) C D E F G H I J K L 118.5
WL 343HQ 4 3.1   (20) 1.8   (34) 1.4   (37) 1.4   (50) 7.7   (34) E F G H I J K L M 117.8
MilkMaker ML 5 2.5   (52) 1.9   (10) 1.6   (  2) 1.5   (30) 7.6   (37) H I J K L M N 116.0
54V09 4 3.1   (11) 1.8   (35) 1.3   (49) 1.3   (55) 7.6   (39) H I J K L M N 116.0
Everlast II 4 3.0   (24) 1.7   (52) 1.4   (48) 1.5   (39) 7.5   (43) H I J K L M N O 115.4
Xtra-3 4 2.8   (46) 1.7   (42) 1.4   (42) 1.6   (18) 7.5   (45) J K L M N O 114.4
MasterPiece 4 2.9   (37) 1.7   (53) 1.3   (50) 1.5   (38) 7.4   (49) L M N O 113.5
Mountaineer 2 5 2.9   (42) 1.7   (43) 1.3   (54) 1.4   (43) 7.3   (50) M N O 112.6
FSG 408DP 4 2.8   (44) 1.7   (54) 1.4   (38) 1.4   (49) 7.3   (52) N O 111.9
Prosementi ND 2.4   (55) 1.8   (36) 1.4   (29) 1.5   (19) 7.2   (53) O P 109.8
Whitney 4 2.7   (48) 1.6   (55) 1.2   (55) 1.4   (54) 6.9   (54) P Q 105.6
Vernal 2 2.9   (40) 1.3   (56) 1.1   (56) 1.2   (56) 6.5   (56) R 100.0
Experimental Varieties
R46Bx164 6 2.9   (35) 1.9   (  6) 1.6   (  6) 1.6   (12) 8.0   (11) B C D E F 122.5
R56BD188 ND 3.1   (12) 1.9   (11) 1.4   (28) 1.5   (31) 8.0   (12) B C D E F G 122.3
R46Bx218 6 3.0   (23) 1.8   (20) 1.4   (43) 1.6   (11) 7.8   (15) C D E F G H I 120.3
R56BD191 ND 3.2   (  7) 1.8   (25) 1.4   (41) 1.4   (52) 7.8   (16) C D E F G H I 120.2
R46Bx197 8 2.9   (38) 1.9   (  9) 1.6   (  5) 1.4   (44) 7.8   (17) C D E F G H I 120.0
R46BD201 ND 2.9   (33) 1.9   (19) 1.5   (  9) 1.5   (32) 7.8   (19) C D E F G H I J 119.8
R46Bx165 8.5 2.9   (39) 1.9   (  7) 1.5   (19) 1.5   (37) 7.8   (20) C D E F G H I J K 119.5
R46Bx160 5 3.0   (27) 1.9   (18) 1.5   (13) 1.4   (46) 7.8   (22) C D E F G H I J K L 119.1
R46Bx777 ND 3.2   (  4) 1.7   (45) 1.3   (51) 1.4   (42) 7.8   (23) C D E F G H I J K L 119.0
R56BD190 ND 2.9   (41) 1.8   (26) 1.5   (  8) 1.5   (20) 7.8   (24) C D E F G H I J K L 119.0
R46Bx162 8 3.0   (26) 1.9   (13) 1.4   (33) 1.5   (41) 7.7   (28) C D E F G H I J K L 118.7
R46Bx167 4 2.9   (31) 2.0   (  3) 1.4   (45) 1.4   (53) 7.7   (29) C D E F G H I J K L 118.6
R46Bx775 ND 3.2   (  8) 1.7   (48) 1.4   (47) 1.5   (33) 7.7   (30) C D E F G H I J K L 118.6
R46Bx161 6 3.0   (30) 1.8   (22) 1.5   (17) 1.4   (51) 7.7   (33) D E F G H I J K L 118.2
R56BD202 ND 2.8   (45) 1.9   (16) 1.4   (32) 1.6   (15) 7.6   (35) F G H I J K L M N 117.3
R46Bx776 ND 3.1   (19) 1.7   (51) 1.3   (53) 1.5   (21) 7.6   (36) G H I J K L M N 116.8
R56Bx214 4 2.6   (50) 1.9   (14) 1.5   (11) 1.6   (  9) 7.6   (38) H I J K L M N 116.0
TS 4028  4 3.0   (28) 1.8   (38) 1.4   (44) 1.4   (45) 7.5   (40) H I J K L M N 115.8
R46Bx778 ND 3.0   (25) 1.7   (47) 1.3   (52) 1.5   (28) 7.5   (41) H I J K L M N 115.7
R56Bx212 6 2.6   (49) 1.9   (  8) 1.5   (22) 1.6   (17) 7.5   (42) H I J K L M N 115.5
R46Bx173 5 2.9   (36) 1.8   (37) 1.4   (39) 1.4   (47) 7.5   (44) I J K L M N O 115.1
R46Bx217 8 2.5   (53) 1.7   (40) 1.5   (12) 1.7   (  1) 7.4   (46) K L M N O 114.1
R46BD203 ND 2.6   (51) 1.7   (41) 1.5   (23) 1.6   (  3) 7.4   (47) L M N O 113.7
R46Bx163 4 2.7   (47) 1.7   (46) 1.5   (24) 1.5   (34) 7.4   (48) L M N O 113.7
R46Bx211 4.1 2.4   (54) 1.8   (23) 1.5   (20) 1.6   (10) 7.3   (51) M N O 112.3
R66BD108 ND 2.0   (56) 1.7   (49) 1.5   (26) 1.6   (  7) 6.8   (55) Q R 104.1
MEAN 2.93 1.81 1.44 1.50 7.69
CV 8.6 6.5 6.7 7.8 4.5
LSD (0.1) 0.27 0.13 0.10 0.12 0.37
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.