TABLE 2.  2008-2010 YIELDS, TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 07/27/07
      2008   2009   2010                                                   % of
      Yield   Yield   Yield   Average                                               VERNAL
FD Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
 PGI 459 4 8.5   (  2) 8.3   (  4) 7.8   (  1) 8.2   (  1) A 130.5
Archer III 5 8.6   (  1) 8.3   (  2) 7.5   (  3) 8.1   (  2) A B 129.8
DKA50-18 5 8.3   (11) 8.5   (  1) 7.6   (  2) 8.1   (  3) A B 129.7
Integra 8400  4 8.0   (34) 8.3   (  3) 7.5   (  4) 7.9   (  4) A B C 126.5
WL 357HQ 5 8.3   (12) 8.1   (  6) 7.2   (  8) 7.9   (  5) B C D 125.6
Integra 8300 3 8.3   (15) 8.1   (  7) 7.2   (  9) 7.8   (  6) B C D E 125.3
GrandStand 4 8.2   (20) 8.0   (10) 7.3   (  6) 7.8   (  7) C D E F 124.8
Genoa 4 8.4   (  6) 7.7   (27) 7.3   (  5) 7.8   (  8) C D E F G 124.6
AmeriStand444NT 4 8.4   (  4) 7.7   (31) 7.2   (14) 7.8   (10) C D E F G H I 124.1
AmeriStand407TQ 4 8.1   (30) 8.0   (  9) 7.2   (12) 7.8   (11) C D E F G H I 124.1
Legendairy 3 8.0   (33) 8.1   (  5) 7.2   (11) 7.8   (12) C D E F G H I 124.1
PGI 424 4 8.3   (10) 7.9   (13) 7.0   (24) 7.7   (15) C D E F G H I J K 123.3
Rebound 5 4 7.9   (38) 8.0   (  8) 7.2   (13) 7.7   (16) C D E F G H I J K L 123.1
FSG 528SF  5 8.4   (  7) 7.7   (26) 6.9   (35) 7.7   (21) C D E F G H I J K L M N 122.3
MilkMaker ML 5 8.4   (  3) 7.6   (37) 6.9   (31) 7.6   (23) C D E F G H I J K L M N O 122.0
CW 500 5 8.2   (18) 7.9   (14) 6.8   (38) 7.6   (25) D E F G H I J K L M N O 122.0
FSG 505 5 7.8   (46) 7.7   (25) 7.2   (  7) 7.6   (29) D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 121.1
Xtra-3 4 8.4   (  5) 7.5   (45) 6.8   (41) 7.6   (32) F G H I J K L M N O P Q R 120.6
Dura 512 5 8.1   (24) 7.8   (21) 6.6   (48) 7.5   (34) H I J K L M N O P Q R 119.9
Magnum VI 4 7.8   (47) 7.8   (18) 6.8   (44) 7.4   (37) K L M N O P Q R S T 118.9
54V09 4 8.1   (29) 7.6   (39) 6.7   (46) 7.4   (38) K L M N O P Q R S T 118.9
WL 343HQ 4 7.6   (52) 7.7   (34) 6.9   (29) 7.4   (41) M N O P Q R S T 118.5
WL 325 HQ 4 7.8   (48) 7.7   (32) 6.8   (42) 7.4   (42) M N O P Q R S T 118.4
MasterPiece 4 8.0   (37) 7.4   (49) 6.7   (45) 7.4   (46) P Q R S T 117.5
Everlast II 4 7.7   (51) 7.5   (43) 6.8   (43) 7.3   (49) Q R S T 116.9
Mountaineer 2 5 7.9   (39) 7.3   (50) 6.6   (51) 7.3   (51) R S T U 116.1
FSG 408DP 4 7.6   (53) 7.3   (52) 6.8   (40) 7.2   (52) S T U 115.4
Prosementi ND 8.1   (28) 7.2   (53) 6.3   (54) 7.2   (53) T U 114.5
Whitney 4 7.9   (41) 6.9   (54) 6.3   (53) 7.0   (54) U V 112.3
Vernal 2 6.7   (56) 6.5   (56) 5.6   (56) 6.3   (56) 100.0
Experimental Varieties
R56BD188 ND 8.2   (22) 8.0   (12) 7.2   (10) 7.8   (  9) C D E F G H 124.3
R46Bx197 8 8.3   (  8) 7.8   (17) 7.2   (16) 7.8   (13) C D E F G H I 124.1
R56BD191 ND 8.3   (13) 7.8   (16) 7.1   (17) 7.7   (14) C D E F G H I J 123.6
R56BD190 ND 8.2   (19) 7.8   (24) 7.2   (15) 7.7   (17) C D E F G H I J K L 123.0
R46Bx164 6 8.1   (26) 8.0   (11) 7.0   (23) 7.7   (18) C D E F G H I J K L 123.0
R46BD201 ND 8.2   (17) 7.8   (19) 7.0   (22) 7.7   (19) C D E F G H I J K L M 122.7
R56Bx214 4 8.3   (  9) 7.6   (38) 7.1   (19) 7.7   (20) C D E F G H I J K L M N 122.3
R46Bx162 8 8.2   (16) 7.7   (28) 7.0   (28) 7.6   (22) C D E F G H I J K L M N O 122.0
R46Bx777 ND 8.1   (32) 7.8   (23) 7.1   (18) 7.6   (24) D E F G H I J K L M N O 122.0
R46Bx775 ND 8.1   (27) 7.7   (30) 7.0   (21) 7.6   (26) D E F G H I J K L M N O P 121.7
R46Bx167 4 8.2   (23) 7.7   (29) 7.0   (27) 7.6   (27) D E F G H I J K L M N O P 121.7
R46Bx160 5 7.9   (40) 7.8   (22) 7.1   (20) 7.6   (28) D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 121.2
R46Bx218 6 8.1   (31) 7.8   (15) 6.8   (39) 7.6   (30) E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 121.0
R46Bx165 8.5 8.0   (36) 7.8   (20) 6.9   (32) 7.6   (31) F G H I J K L M N O P Q 120.7
R46BD203 ND 8.3   (14) 7.4   (47) 6.9   (33) 7.5   (33) G H I J K L M N O P Q R 120.1
R46Bx163 4 8.1   (25) 7.4   (48) 6.9   (30) 7.5   (35) I J K L M N O P Q R S 119.6
TS 4028  4 7.9   (43) 7.5   (40) 7.0   (26) 7.5   (36) J K L M N O P Q R S 119.2
R46Bx778 ND 8.2   (21) 7.5   (41) 6.6   (50) 7.4   (39) K L M N O P Q R S T 118.8
R56Bx212 6 7.9   (42) 7.5   (42) 6.8   (37) 7.4   (40) L M N O P Q R S T 118.6
R46Bx211 4.1 7.9   (44) 7.3   (51) 7.0   (25) 7.4   (43) N O P Q R S T 117.9
R46Bx161 6 7.5   (55) 7.7   (33) 6.9   (34) 7.4   (44) O P Q R S T 117.8
R46Bx173 5 7.7   (50) 7.5   (44) 6.9   (36) 7.4   (45) O P Q R S T 117.5
R46Bx217 8 8.0   (35) 7.4   (46) 6.6   (47) 7.4   (47) P Q R S T 117.4
R46Bx776 ND 7.7   (49) 7.6   (36) 6.6   (49) 7.3   (48) Q R S T 116.9
R56BD202 ND 7.8   (45) 7.6   (35) 6.5   (52) 7.3   (50) Q R S T 116.8
R66BD108 ND 7.6   (54) 6.8   (55) 5.9   (55) 6.8   (55) V 107.9
MEAN 8.05 7.69 6.93 7.55
CV 5.8 4.5 4.5 3.5
LSD (0.1) 0.49 0.37 0.33 0.28
                                                                           
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.