TABLE 2.  2009 YIELDS,  TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 05/21/04
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
Dura 512 5 2.9   (14) 2.2   (  1) 1.5   (  6) 1.5   (  9) 8.1   (  1) A 102.7
Innovator +Z 3 3.2   (  2) 2.1   (  9) 1.5   (15) 1.3   (30) 8.0   (  2) A B 101.7
54Q25 4 3.1   (  3) 2.1   (  8) 1.5   (  5) 1.3   (32) 8.0   (  3) A B 101.6
Hybriforce-420/Wet 4 3.0   (  7) 2.1   (15) 1.5   (  3) 1.4   (15) 8.0   (  4) A B 101.5
9429 4 3.1   (  5) 2.2   (  2) 1.5   (17) 1.3   (31) 8.0   (  5) A B 101.4
Blazer XL 3 3.1   (  4) 2.2   (  4) 1.4   (23) 1.4   (27) 8.0   (  6) A B C 101.2
Alfa Star II 4 3.0   (  8) 2.1   (  6) 1.5   (  8) 1.4   (24) 8.0   (  8) A B C 101.1
Rebound 5.0 4 3.0   (10) 2.1   (  7) 1.5   (12) 1.4   (22) 8.0   (  9) A B C 100.6
Vernal 2 3.3   (  1) 2.0   (26) 1.4   (31) 1.2   (35) 7.9   (10) A B C D 100.0
MasterPiece 4 2.9   (19) 2.1   (16) 1.4   (25) 1.5   (  4) 7.9   (11) A B C D E 99.3
Vitro 3 2.9   (15) 2.1   (  5) 1.4   (30) 1.4   (17) 7.8   (12) A B C D E F 99.2
Xtra-3 4 2.9   (13) 2.1   (13) 1.4   (19) 1.4   (23) 7.8   (13) A B C D E F 99.1
Reward II 4 2.9   (20) 2.1   (23) 1.5   (16) 1.4   (14) 7.8   (14) A B C D E F G 98.5
Mountaineer 2.0 (4M124) 5 3.0   (12) 1.9   (34) 1.5   (11) 1.5   (10) 7.8   (15) A B C D E F G 98.4
DS309Hyb 4 2.8   (25) 2.0   (24) 1.5   (  1) 1.4   (19) 7.8   (16) A B C D E F G 98.3
Plumas 4 2.9   (17) 2.1   (17) 1.4   (29) 1.4   (16) 7.8   (17) A B C D E F G 98.0
LegenDairy 5.0 3 3.0   (11) 1.9   (32) 1.5   (  2) 1.3   (33) 7.7   (18) B C D E F G 97.7
DS218 6 2.8   (24) 2.0   (31) 1.5   (  4) 1.4   (13) 7.7   (19) B C D E F G H 97.4
SW435(SW4A135) 4 2.8   (26) 2.1   (14) 1.4   (18) 1.4   (18) 7.7   (20) B C D E F G H 97.2
C 316 Lot9078 4 2.8   (23) 2.0   (25) 1.5   (13) 1.4   (26) 7.7   (21) B C D E F G H 97.1
WL325HQ 4 2.9   (16) 2.1   (10) 1.4   (24) 1.3   (34) 7.7   (22) B C D E F G H 97.1
WL357HQ 5 2.9   (18) 2.0   (28) 1.4   (20) 1.4   (28) 7.7   (23) B C D E F G H 97.0
Expedition 5 2.8   (22) 2.1   (22) 1.3   (33) 1.5   (11) 7.7   (24) B C D E F G H 96.9
LM 459 WD 5 2.7   (28) 2.0   (27) 1.5   (14) 1.5   (  7) 7.7   (25) B C D E F G H 96.9
CW5440 4 2.8   (21) 2.1   (21) 1.4   (21) 1.4   (29) 7.7   (26) B C D E F G H 96.8
Recover 5 2.7   (29) 2.0   (29) 1.4   (22) 1.5   (  1) 7.7   (27) B C D E F G H 96.8
WL319HQ 3 3.0   (  9) 2.1   (11) 1.3   (32) 1.2   (36) 7.6   (28) C D E F G H 96.4
Boulder (4M125) 5 2.6   (32) 2.1   (20) 1.4   (26) 1.5   (  8) 7.5   (30) E F G H 94.6
Magna601 6 2.4   (34) 2.1   (12) 1.5   (  7) 1.4   (25) 7.3   (34) H I 92.7
Experimental Varieties
CW94023 4 3.1   (  6) 2.2   (  3) 1.4   (28) 1.4   (20) 8.0   (  7) A B C 101.1
SW5307 5 2.6   (30) 2.1   (19) 1.4   (27) 1.5   (  5) 7.6   (29) D E F G H 95.7
SW5329 5 2.7   (27) 2.1   (18) 1.3   (35) 1.4   (21) 7.5   (31) E F G H 94.4
CW05009 5 2.6   (31) 1.9   (33) 1.5   (  9) 1.5   (12) 7.5   (32) F G H 94.4
SW4328 4 2.5   (33) 2.0   (30) 1.5   (10) 1.5   (  6) 7.4   (33) G H 94.0
SW4310 4 2.3   (35) 1.8   (35) 1.3   (34) 1.5   (  3) 7.0   (35) I J 88.3
SW6330 6 2.1   (36) 1.8   (36) 1.3   (36) 1.5   (  2) 6.7   (36) J 84.5
MEAN 2.83 2.05 1.43 1.40 7.72
CV 6.8 7.7 7.5 8.9 4.7
LSD (0.1) 0.21 0.17 0.11 0.13 0.39
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.