2008-2010 YIELDS,   UC KEARNEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. Trial planted 09/13/2007
      2008   2009   2010                                           % of
      Yield   Yield   Yield   Average                                       CUF 101
FD Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
AL 999 9 13.6   (  8) 12.1   (  1) 12.8   (  2) 12.8   (   2) A B 131.1
HybriForce-800 8 13.8   (  5) 12.1   (  2) 12.3   (  5) 12.7   (   3) A B C 130.0
Pacifico 9 13.1   (17) 12.1   (  5) 12.4   (  4) 12.5   (   5) A B C D 127.9
WL 625HQ 9 13.8   (  4) 11.3   (14) 12.2   (  8) 12.4   (   7) A B C D E 126.7
Daytona 8 13.4   (12) 11.2   (17) 11.7   (12) 12.1   (   9) A B C D E F G 123.8
Tripleplay 9 13.1   (15) 11.8   (  7) 11.3   (19) 12.1   ( 12) A B C D E F G H 123.4
SP 806 8 13.5   (10) 11.2   (18) 11.2   (20) 12.0   ( 16) A B C D E F G H 122.3
Integra 8800 8 12.1   (41) 11.2   (16) 11.9   (  9) 11.7   ( 21) A B C D E F G H I J K 119.9
Integra 8900 9 12.7   (24) 10.9   (28) 10.8   (26) 11.5   ( 24) B C D E F G H I J K L M 117.3
Magna 995 9 12.7   (25) 10.9   (26) 10.8   (27) 11.5   ( 25) B C D E F G H I J K L M 117.2
Pinal 9 RR 9 12.3   (35) 10.5   (34) 11.6   (14) 11.5   ( 26) B C D E F G H I J K L M 117.1
Desert Sun 8.10RR 8 12.7   (23) 10.6   (33) 11.0   (23) 11.4   ( 27) B C D E F G H I J K L M 116.7
Magna 801FQ 8 12.1   (40) 11.1   (21) 10.7   (28) 11.3   ( 29) B C D E F G H I J K L M N 115.7
UC Impalo 9 12.5   (32) 10.6   (32) 10.2   (37) 11.1   ( 34) D E F G H I J K L M N O 113.6
HybriForce-620 6 12.6   (29) 10.4   (37) 9.8   (44) 11.0   ( 36) D E F G H I J K L M N O P 112.1
WL 535HQ 8 11.9   (42) 11.0   (23) 10.0   (42) 11.0   ( 37) D E F G H I J K L M N O P 112.0
Grandslam 8 12.4   (33) 10.5   (36) 9.7   (46) 10.9   ( 38) E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 111.2
Magna 801FQ+Optimize 8 11.6   (44) 10.8   (30) 10.2   (38) 10.9   ( 39) E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 111.2
AR-21 9 11.7   (43) 9.8   (47) 10.5   (31) 10.7   ( 40) F G H I J K L M N O P Q 109.0
AR-2 9 11.6   (47) 9.6   (50) 10.6   (29) 10.6   ( 42) G H I J K L M N O P Q 108.2
DKA84-10 RR 8 11.5   (49) 10.1   (40) 10.1   (41) 10.6   ( 43) G H I J K L M N O P Q 108.1
CG9 9 12.4   (34) 9.9   (44) 9.4   (48) 10.5   ( 45) G H I J K L M N O P Q 107.6
RRALF-8R100 8 11.5   (48) 9.4   (52) 9.9   (43) 10.2   ( 48) J K L M N O P Q 104.7
Ameristand 855 RR 8 12.1   (38) 9.0   (55) 9.2   (51) 10.1   ( 50) L M N O P Q 103.1
Integra 8801R RR 8 10.7   (56) 9.8   (48) 9.7   (47) 10.0   ( 51) M N O P Q 102.6
AR-9 9 11.1   (52) 8.9   (56) 9.8   (45) 9.9   ( 52) M N O P Q 101.1
CUF101 9 11.3   (50) 9.9   (43) 8.1   (56) 9.8   ( 54) N O P Q 100.0
Revolution RR 8 10.6   (57) 8.8   (57) 9.2   (50) 9.6   ( 55) O P Q 97.8
Dura 843 8 10.9   (53) 9.2   (53) 8.4   (55) 9.5   ( 56) P Q 97.1
59N59 9 11.3   (51) 9.0   (54) 7.8   (57) 9.4   ( 57) Q 95.6
Experimental Varieties
FG-95T284 9 14.7   (  1) 12.1   (  3) 13.0   (  1) 13.3   (   1) A 135.6
FG-95T284+Optimize 9 13.9   (  2) 11.3   (12) 12.4   (  3) 12.5   (   4) A B C D 128.2
SW8421 8 13.2   (13) 12.1   (  4) 12.2   (  6) 12.5   (   6) A B C D 127.9
DS736 8 13.1   (16) 11.5   (10) 12.2   (  7) 12.2   (   8) A B C D E F 125.1
9102 9 12.6   (28) 12.0   (  6) 11.7   (13) 12.1   ( 10) A B C D E F G 123.5
PGI 1007 BA 10 13.8   (  6) 11.1   (20) 11.4   (17) 12.1   ( 11) A B C D E F G 123.5
CW 39060 9 13.6   (  9) 10.9   (25) 11.7   (11) 12.1   ( 13) A B C D E F G H 123.3
R96BD105 RR 9 13.7   (  7) 11.0   (22) 11.4   (16) 12.0   ( 14) A B C D E F G H 123.0
CW 39087 9 13.5   (11) 11.3   (13) 11.1   (21) 12.0   ( 15) A B C D E F G H 122.3
SW9332 9 13.1   (18) 11.7   (  8) 11.1   (22) 12.0   ( 17) A B C D E F G H 122.1
DS732 8 12.6   (27) 11.2   (19) 11.8   (10) 11.9   ( 18) A B C D E F G H I 121.3
R95BD104 RR 9 13.9   (  3) 11.2   (15) 10.5   (30) 11.9   ( 19) A B C D E F G H I 121.3
9101 9 12.5   (31) 11.4   (11) 11.5   (15) 11.8   ( 20) A B C D E F G H I J 120.3
FG-85M282 8 12.9   (20) 10.8   (29) 11.3   (18) 11.7   ( 22) B C D E F G H I J K L 119.1
DS733 9 12.5   (30) 11.0   (24) 11.0   (25) 11.5   ( 23) B C D E F G H I J K L M 117.3
CW 19065 8 13.2   (14) 10.6   (31) 10.3   (35) 11.4   ( 28) B C D E F G H I J K L M N 116.1
CW 36106 7 12.9   (19) 10.9   (27) 10.1   (40) 11.3   ( 30) B C D E F G H I J K L M N 115.5
SW115 9 12.2   (37) 10.5   (35) 11.0   (24) 11.2   ( 31) C D E F G H I J K L M N 114.6
Chema 1 9 12.7   (26) 11.5   (  9) 9.3   (49) 11.2   ( 32) C D E F G H I J K L M N 114.1
DS0571-Optimize 7 12.7   (22) 10.3   (38) 10.3   (33) 11.1   ( 33) D E F G H I J K L M N O 113.7
FG-85M282+Optimize 8 12.8   (21) 10.1   (41) 10.5   (32) 11.1   ( 35) D E F G H I J K L M N O 113.5
DS735 7 11.6   (45) 10.0   (42) 10.3   (34) 10.7   ( 41) G H I J K L M N O P Q 108.8
DS0571 7 11.6   (46) 9.8   (46) 10.3   (36) 10.6   ( 44) G H I J K L M N O P Q 107.9
R95BD106 RR 9 12.3   (36) 10.2   (39) 9.0   (53) 10.5   ( 46) H I J K L M N O P Q 107.2
DS734 7 10.9   (54) 9.9   (45) 10.2   (39) 10.3   ( 47) I J K L M N O P Q 105.3
PGI 801 8 12.1   (39) 9.5   (51) 8.8   (54) 10.2   ( 49) K L M N O P Q 103.7
SW120 9 10.8   (55) 9.6   (49) 9.0   (52) 9.8   ( 53) N O P Q 100.2
MEAN 12.49 10.66 10.64 11.26
CV 11.6 10.2 19.4 11.9
LSD (0.1) 1.72 1.29 2.44 1.59
                                                                   
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on 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.