TABLE 5. 2009-2010 YIELDS. UC DAVIS ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 9/25/08
      2009   2010                                             % of
      Yield   Yield   Average                                         CUF 101
FD Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
HybriForce 620 6 13.0   (  2) 10.5   (  1) 11.7   (  1) A 128.2
Magna 801 FQ 8 13.1   (  1) 9.8   (13) 11.4   (  2) A B 125.0
PGI 709 7 12.5   (  5) 10.1   (  8) 11.3   (  4) A B C 123.4
WL 530HQ 8 12.7   (  3) 9.8   (15) 11.2   (  5) A B C D 122.9
HybriForce 800 8 12.4   (  7) 10.0   (  9) 11.2   (  6) A B C D E 122.6
58R51 RR 8 12.1   (16) 10.3   (  3) 11.2   (  8) A B C D E 122.5
Conquistador 8 12.1   (19) 10.2   (  4) 11.1   (  9) A B C D E F 121.7
Integra 8800 8 12.0   (20) 10.2   (  5) 11.1   (10) A B C D E F 121.2
Arriba II 7 12.3   (  9) 9.4   (22) 10.9   (13) A B C D E F G H I 118.5
56S82 6 12.3   (11) 9.3   (25) 10.8   (15) B C D E F G H I 117.6
Pacifico 9 12.1   (18) 9.3   (23) 10.7   (17) B C D E F G H I J 117.0
GrandSlam 8 11.3   (26) 10.1   (  6) 10.7   (19) B C D E F G H I J 116.7
HybriForce 700 7 11.1   (31) 10.1   (  7) 10.6   (20) B C D E F G H I J 115.8
Magna 788 7 11.4   (22) 9.7   (18) 10.6   (22) B C D E F G H I J 115.4
8R100 8 12.3   (10) 8.8   (38) 10.6   (24) B C D E F G H I J 115.3
Integra 8600 6 11.2   (29) 9.8   (14) 10.5   (25) C D E F G H I J K 114.9
PGI 608 6 12.2   (13) 8.9   (37) 10.5   (26) C D E F G H I J K 114.7
Tango 6 11.4   (23) 9.5   (19) 10.5   (27) C D E F G H I J K 114.3
Archer III 5 11.6   (21) 9.0   (32) 10.3   (29) E F G H I J K L 112.8
Artesian Sunrise 7 11.3   (27) 9.3   (24) 10.3   (30) F G H I J K L 112.5
Magna 995 9 11.3   (24) 9.3   (27) 10.3   (31) F G H I J K L 112.3
Sutter 6 10.9   (35) 9.2   (28) 10.1   (34) I J K L M N 110.0
Integra 8801R 8 11.0   (33) 9.0   (34) 10.0   (35) I J K L M N O 109.4
Dura 843 8 10.8   (36) 8.9   (35) 9.8   (36) J K L M N O P 107.4
Cisco 6 10.4   (37) 8.9   (36) 9.6   (37) K L M N O P Q 105.3
TruTest 6 10.1   (41) 9.0   (31) 9.5   (38) L M N O P Q 104.3
Lightning IV 4 10.3   (38) 8.7   (40) 9.5   (39) L M N O P Q 103.9
DKA 50-18 5 10.3   (39) 8.4   (42) 9.3   (40) M N O P Q R 102.1
WL 440HQ 5 9.7   (43) 8.7   (41) 9.2   (41) N O P Q R 100.5
Cuf 101 9 9.5   (44) 8.8   (39) 9.2   (42) O P Q R 100.0
4R200 4 10.2   (40) 8.0   (43) 9.1   (43) P Q R 99.4
Integra 8401R 4 9.8   (42) 7.8   (45) 8.8   (44) Q R 96.4
6R100 6 9.2   (45) 7.9   (44) 8.6   (45) R 93.4
Experimental Varieties
DS 067348 8 12.7   (  4) 10.0   (10) 11.3   (  3) A B C 123.7
SW 9812 9 12.5   (  6) 9.9   (11) 11.2   (  7) A B C D E 122.5
FG 83T048 8 12.4   (  8) 9.8   (16) 11.1   (11) A B C D E F G 121.1
SW 9813 9 12.2   (12) 9.8   (17) 11.0   (12) A B C D E F G H 120.0
DS 071842 6 12.1   (17) 9.5   (20) 10.8   (14) B C D E F G H I 117.7
DS 077601 8 12.2   (14) 9.3   (26) 10.7   (16) B C D E F G H I J 117.0
DS 067092 8 11.0   (34) 10.4   (  2) 10.7   (18) B C D E F G H I J 116.9
SW 9803 9 12.1   (15) 9.0   (33) 10.6   (21) B C D E F G H I J 115.4
CW 38065 8 11.2   (30) 9.9   (12) 10.6   (23) B C D E F G H I J 115.4
SW 9816 9 11.3   (25) 9.4   (21) 10.4   (28) D E F G H I J K L 113.2
CW 26089 6 11.3   (28) 9.1   (30) 10.2   (32) G H I J K L M 111.3
CW 27092 7 11.1   (32) 9.1   (29) 10.1   (33) H I J K L M N 110.3
MEAN 11.47 9.38 10.42
CV 9.1 8.1 7.3
LSD (0.1) 1.24 0.91 0.91
                                                               
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.