TABLE 4. 2009 Yields, UC Davis Alfalfa Cultivar Trial.  Trial planted 09/25/08
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   YEAR                                             % of
17-Apr 12-May 15-Jun 13-Jul 17-Aug 25-Sep 9-Nov TOTAL CUF 101
  FD   Dry t/a                                             %
Released Varieties
Magna 801 FQ 8 2.0   (  7) 1.6   (11) 2.5   (  7) 1.9   (11) 2.6   (  2) 1.7   (  4) 0.9   (10) 13.1   (  1) A 137.6
HybriForce 620 6 2.0   (  8) 1.7   (  5) 2.5   (  3) 1.9   (  5) 2.4   (  7) 1.6   (12) 0.8   (22) 13.0   (  2) A 136.5
WL 530HQ 8 1.8   (16) 1.7   (  2) 2.4   (12) 1.9   (  7) 2.2   (14) 1.7   (  3) 0.9   (11) 12.7   (  3) A B 133.8
PGI 709 7 1.9   (  9) 1.6   (12) 2.3   (25) 1.8   (14) 2.5   (  4) 1.6   (10) 0.9   (21) 12.5   (  5) A B C D 132.2
HybriForce 800 8 2.1   (  2) 1.5   (15) 2.5   (  6) 1.6   (22) 2.4   (  8) 1.5   (27) 0.9   (19) 12.4   (  7) A B C D E F 130.8
Arriba II 7 2.1   (  3) 1.6   (  8) 2.2   (31) 1.3   (41) 2.5   (  5) 1.7   (  2) 0.9   (  5) 12.3   (  9) A B C D E F G 130.1
8R100 8 1.7   (25) 1.5   (19) 2.5   (  8) 1.8   (17) 2.4   (  6) 1.6   (  8) 0.8   (25) 12.3   (10) A B C D E F G H 129.6
56S82 6 2.1   (  3) 1.5   (16) 2.5   (11) 1.8   (15) 2.2   (17) 1.5   (26) 0.7   (32) 12.3   (11) A B C D E F G H I 129.3
PGI 608 6 1.7   (28) 1.7   (  3) 2.4   (13) 1.9   (  9) 2.2   (17) 1.4   (32) 0.8   (30) 12.2   (13) A B C D E F G H I J K 128.2
58R51 RR 8 1.6   (36) 1.4   (22) 2.4   (17) 1.5   (30) 2.7   (  1) 1.7   (  5) 0.9   (15) 12.1   (16) A B C D E F G H I J K 127.7
Pacifico 9 1.7   (23) 1.6   (  9) 2.3   (26) 1.9   (  8) 2.1   (23) 1.5   (17) 0.9   (16) 12.1   (18) A B C D E F G H I J K 127.3
Conquistador 8 1.7   (31) 1.5   (14) 2.3   (22) 1.6   (25) 2.2   (20) 1.9   (  1) 1.0   (  3) 12.1   (19) A B C D E F G H I J K 127.1
Integra 8800 8 1.9   (12) 1.4   (26) 2.4   (14) 1.3   (42) 2.6   (  2) 1.6   (  9) 0.9   (  8) 12.0   (20) A B C D E F G H I J K L 126.6
Archer III 5 1.8   (22) 1.3   (29) 2.5   (  9) 1.9   (  6) 2.0   (29) 1.5   (30) 0.7   (36) 11.6   (21) B C D E F G H I J K L M 122.7
Magna 788 7 1.6   (34) 1.3   (33) 2.2   (32) 1.6   (19) 2.4   (  9) 1.5   (16) 0.7   (31) 11.4   (22) C D E F G H I J K L M N 120.5
Tango 1.8   (20) 1.4   (27) 2.4   (15) 1.5   (26) 2.0   (30) 1.5   (21) 0.8   (29) 11.4   (23) D E F G H I J K L M N O 120.2
Magna 995 9 1.8   (19) 1.2   (40) 2.1   (41) 1.8   (13) 2.0   (30) 1.5   (22) 0.9   (20) 11.3   (24) D E F G H I J K L M N O 119.3
GrandSlam 8 1.7   (32) 1.3   (33) 2.0   (44) 2.0   (  1) 2.1   (25) 1.5   (25) 0.7   (34) 11.3   (26) E F G H I J K L M N O P 119.0
Artesian Sunrise 7 1.9   (10) 1.4   (24) 2.5   (  5) 1.1   (44) 2.0   (28) 1.4   (31) 0.8   (22) 11.3   (27) E F G H I J K L M N O P 119.0
Integra 8600 6 1.7   (26) 1.2   (36) 2.4   (16) 1.3   (38) 2.1   (24) 1.6   (  6) 0.8   (26) 11.2   (29) F G H I J K L M N O P 118.4
HybriForce 700 7 1.9   (13) 1.2   (39) 2.2   (30) 1.7   (18) 1.7   (40) 1.5   (19) 0.8   (28) 11.1   (31) G H I J K L M N O P 117.3
Integra 8801R 8 1.5   (40) 1.2   (38) 2.2   (36) 1.6   (23) 2.1   (21) 1.6   (14) 0.9   (18) 11.0   (33) I J K L M N O P Q 116.3
Sutter 6 1.7   (29) 1.3   (35) 2.3   (24) 1.3   (37) 2.1   (22) 1.3   (37) 0.9   (17) 10.9   (35) K L M N O P Q R 115.3
Dura 843 8 1.6   (33) 1.5   (20) 2.4   (18) 1.5   (31) 2.0   (33) 1.4   (36) 0.5   (40) 10.8   (36) L M N O P Q R 113.7
Cisco 6 1.8   (21) 1.2   (41) 2.5   (  9) 1.6   (24) 1.7   (42) 1.3   (42) 0.5   (43) 10.4   (37) M N O P Q R S 110.0
Lightning IV 1.7   (27) 1.3   (31) 2.2   (34) 1.4   (35) 1.8   (39) 1.3   (40) 0.6   (38) 10.3   (38) N O P Q R S T 109.0
DKA 50-18 5 1.5   (41) 1.3   (30) 2.3   (29) 1.5   (31) 1.6   (43) 1.6   (  7) 0.6   (39) 10.3   (39) N O P Q R S T 108.1
4R200 1.1   (45) 1.2   (37) 2.2   (40) 1.9   (  4) 1.9   (37) 1.3   (39) 0.5   (42) 10.2   (40) O P Q R S T 107.5
TruTest 6 1.5   (38) 1.1   (44) 2.2   (39) 1.3   (40) 1.9   (34) 1.4   (34) 0.7   (37) 10.1   (41) P Q R S T 106.2
Integra 8401R 8 1.4   (43) 1.3   (32) 2.2   (35) 1.4   (36) 1.9   (38) 1.2   (44) 0.5   (44) 9.8   (42) Q R S T 103.5
WL 440HQ 5 1.6   (37) 1.4   (28) 2.2   (37) 1.3   (39) 1.9   (36) 1.1   (45) 0.4   (45) 9.7   (43) R S T 102.7
Cuf 101 9 1.5   (39) 1.1   (43) 2.0   (45) 1.0   (45) 1.5   (45) 1.3   (38) 0.9   (  7) 9.5   (44) S T 100.0
6R100 6 1.2   (44) 1.2   (42) 2.2   (38) 1.2   (43) 1.6   (44) 1.3   (43) 0.5   (41) 9.2   (45) T 96.7
Experimental Varieties
DS 067348 8 2.0   (  5) 1.7   (  6) 2.4   (18) 1.9   (12) 2.3   (13) 1.6   (13) 0.9   (12) 12.7   (  4) A B C 133.5
SW 9812 9 2.1   (  1) 1.8   (  1) 2.3   (20) 1.4   (34) 2.3   (12) 1.6   (15) 1.0   (  1) 12.5   (  6) A B C D E 131.7
FG 83T048 8 1.8   (15) 1.7   (  4) 2.3   (21) 2.0   (  3) 2.2   (19) 1.5   (27) 0.9   (  9) 12.4   (  8) A B C D E F 130.6
SW 9813 9 1.7   (24) 1.6   (  7) 2.5   (  4) 1.5   (28) 2.3   (11) 1.6   (10) 1.0   (  2) 12.2   (12) A B C D E F G H I J 128.7
DS 077601 8 2.0   (  6) 1.4   (21) 2.6   (  2) 1.6   (20) 2.1   (26) 1.5   (18) 0.9   (14) 12.2   (14) A B C D E F G H I J K 128.1
SW 9803 9 1.6   (35) 1.5   (17) 2.3   (23) 1.9   (10) 2.3   (10) 1.5   (24) 0.9   (  4) 12.1   (15) A B C D E F G H I J K 127.8
DS 071842 6 1.8   (17) 1.6   (10) 2.6   (  1) 1.6   (21) 2.2   (15) 1.5   (23) 0.7   (35) 12.1   (17) A B C D E F G H I J K 127.5
SW 9816 9 1.9   (14) 1.5   (18) 2.1   (43) 1.5   (29) 2.0   (32) 1.5   (29) 0.9   (  6) 11.3   (25) E F G H I J K L M N O P 119.0
CW 26089 6 1.7   (30) 1.1   (45) 2.3   (28) 1.8   (16) 2.2   (16) 1.5   (20) 0.7   (33) 11.3   (28) E F G H I J K L M N O P 118.7
CW 38065 8 1.8   (18) 1.5   (13) 2.3   (27) 1.4   (33) 1.9   (34) 1.4   (35) 0.9   (13) 11.2   (30) F G H I J K L M N O P 118.3
CW 27092 7 1.4   (42) 1.4   (23) 2.1   (42) 2.0   (  2) 2.0   (27) 1.3   (41) 0.8   (27) 11.1   (32) H I J K L M N O P 116.7
DS 067092 8 1.9   (11) 1.4   (25) 2.2   (33) 1.5   (27) 1.7   (41) 1.4   (33) 0.8   (24) 11.0   (34) J K L M N O P Q 116.1
MEAN 1.74 1.42 2.32 1.60 2.11 1.49 0.78 11.47
CV 16.0 21.8 10.3 25.6 16.2 16.0 14.4 9.1
LSD (0.1) 0.33 0.37 0.29 0.49 0.41 0.28 0.13 1.24
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 Fishers (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.