TABLE 3.  2010 Yields, UC Davis Alfalfa Cultivar Trial (Trial planted Sept. 25, 2008)
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   YEAR                                   % of
13-May 14-Jun 16-Jul 21-Aug 21-Sep TOTAL CUF 101
  FD   Dry t/a                                   %
Released Varieties
HybriForce 620 6 2.5   (  5) 2.7   (  4) 1.8   (15) 2.2   (  1) 1.3   (14) 10.5   (  1) A 119.2
58R51 RR 8 2.3   (17) 2.4   (15) 1.9   (  6) 2.1   (  4) 1.5   (  2) 10.3   (  3) A B C 116.9
Conquistador 8 2.3   (19) 2.5   (  8) 1.8   (18) 2.1   (  3) 1.5   (  3) 10.2   (  4) A B C D 115.9
Integra 8800 8 2.5   (  3) 2.6   (  5) 1.9   (  7) 1.9   (13) 1.2   (26) 10.2   (  5) A B C D E 115.5
GrandSlam 8 2.6   (  1) 2.4   (18) 1.9   (  8) 1.9   (14) 1.3   (19) 10.1   (  6) A B C D E F 114.2
HybriForce 700 7 2.4   (14) 2.5   (14) 1.9   (  9) 2.0   (  6) 1.3   (12) 10.1   (  7) A B C D E F 114.2
PGI 709 7 2.5   (  6) 2.5   (  9) 1.9   (12) 1.9   (20) 1.3   (11) 10.1   (  8) A B C D E F 114.0
HybriForce 800 8 2.4   (11) 2.5   (  7) 1.9   (14) 2.0   (  8) 1.2   (23) 10.0   (  9) A B C D E F 113.8
Magna 801 FQ 8 2.2   (28) 2.3   (22) 1.9   (  4) 2.0   (  5) 1.4   (10) 9.8   (13) A B C D E F G H 111.5
Integra 8600 6 2.4   (15) 2.2   (28) 1.9   (13) 2.0   (  9) 1.4   (  7) 9.8   (14) A B C D E F G H 111.3
WL 530HQ 8 2.4   (  7) 2.4   (19) 1.7   (33) 2.0   (  7) 1.3   (20) 9.8   (15) A B C D E F G H 111.1
Magna 788 7 2.1   (38) 2.4   (16) 1.8   (17) 2.0   (11) 1.4   (  4) 9.7   (18) A B C D E F G H I J 109.9
Tango 6 2.2   (29) 2.5   (12) 2.0   (  2) 1.6   (33) 1.2   (27) 9.5   (19) B C D E F G H I J K 108.0
Arriba II 7 1.9   (42) 2.2   (29) 2.1   (  1) 1.9   (18) 1.3   (18) 9.4   (22) D E F G H I J K 106.0
Pacifico 9 2.1   (37) 2.3   (24) 1.8   (21) 1.9   (21) 1.3   (15) 9.3   (23) D E F G H I J K L 105.9
Artesian Sunrise 7 2.3   (16) 2.4   (19) 1.8   (19) 1.6   (36) 1.2   (28) 9.3   (24) E F G H I J K L 105.5
56S82 6 2.5   (  4) 2.3   (26) 1.7   (36) 1.7   (31) 1.2   (32) 9.3   (25) F G H I J K L 105.1
Magna 995 9 2.1   (34) 2.1   (36) 1.7   (32) 2.0   (10) 1.3   (13) 9.3   (27) F G H I J K L 104.9
Sutter 6 2.2   (26) 2.2   (30) 1.7   (30) 1.8   (23) 1.2   (30) 9.2   (28) F G H I J K L 104.3
TruTest 6 2.4   (10) 2.2   (31) 1.7   (34) 1.6   (39) 1.2   (33) 9.0   (31) H I J K L 102.2
Archer III 5 2.3   (21) 2.4   (21) 1.7   (39) 1.6   (38) 1.2   (31) 9.0   (32) H I J K L 102.2
Integra 8801R 8 2.1   (33) 2.3   (23) 1.7   (31) 1.5   (40) 1.4   (  8) 9.0   (34) H I J K L 102.0
Dura 843 8 2.1   (32) 2.2   (33) 1.8   (24) 1.7   (30) 1.1   (40) 8.9   (35) I J K L M 100.6
Cisco 6 2.2   (24) 2.2   (27) 1.7   (34) 1.6   (35) 1.1   (39) 8.9   (36) J K L M 100.4
PGI 608 6 2.6   (  2) 2.1   (41) 1.6   (42) 1.5   (41) 1.1   (37) 8.9   (37) J K L M 100.3
8R100 8 1.9   (43) 2.2   (35) 1.8   (27) 1.8   (25) 1.2   (29) 8.8   (38) J K L M N 100.0
Cuf 101 9 2.1   (35) 2.1   (40) 1.5   (43) 1.8   (27) 1.4   (  6) 8.8   (39) J K L M N 100.0
Lightning IV 4 1.9   (41) 1.9   (45) 1.8   (23) 1.9   (16) 1.1   (34) 8.7   (40) K L M N O 98.4
WL 440HQ 5 2.4   (  9) 2.1   (38) 1.7   (40) 1.4   (45) 1.1   (41) 8.7   (41) K L M N O 98.2
DKA 50-18 5 2.2   (27) 2.1   (37) 1.6   (41) 1.6   (37) 0.9   (45) 8.4   (42) L M N O 95.7
4R200 4 1.8   (45) 2.0   (43) 1.7   (38) 1.5   (42) 1.0   (42) 8.0   (43) M N O 90.7
6R100 6 2.1   (39) 2.0   (42) 1.5   (45) 1.5   (44) 0.9   (44) 7.9   (44) N O 89.9
Integra 8401R 4 2.0   (40) 1.9   (44) 1.5   (44) 1.5   (43) 0.9   (43) 7.8   (45) O 88.7
Experimental Varieties
DS 067092 8 2.4   (  7) 2.8   (  1) 1.9   (10) 1.9   (12) 1.4   (  9) 10.4   (  2) A B 117.7
DS 067348 8 2.4   (13) 2.7   (  3) 1.9   (11) 1.7   (28) 1.3   (17) 10.0   (10) A B C D E F G 113.2
SW 9812 9 2.3   (21) 2.5   (13) 1.8   (16) 1.9   (22) 1.5   (  1) 9.9   (11) A B C D E F G 112.7
CW 38065 8 2.4   (12) 2.6   (  6) 1.8   (20) 1.9   (19) 1.3   (21) 9.9   (12) A B C D E F G H 112.2
FG 83T048 8 2.2   (30) 2.7   (  2) 1.8   (26) 1.9   (17) 1.2   (25) 9.8   (16) A B C D E F G H I 110.8
SW 9813 9 2.2   (25) 2.2   (34) 1.8   (22) 2.2   (  2) 1.4   (  5) 9.8   (17) A B C D E F G H I 110.6
DS 071842 6 2.3   (20) 2.5   (10) 1.9   (  5) 1.6   (34) 1.1   (35) 9.5   (20) C D E F G H I J K 107.1
SW 9816 9 2.1   (36) 2.5   (11) 1.9   (  3) 1.6   (32) 1.3   (16) 9.4   (21) C D E F G H I J K 107.0
DS 077601 8 2.3   (18) 2.3   (25) 1.7   (28) 1.8   (24) 1.1   (38) 9.3   (26) F G H I J K L 105.0
CW 27092 7 2.3   (23) 2.1   (39) 1.7   (29) 1.9   (15) 1.1   (36) 9.1   (29) G H I J K L 103.5
CW 26089 6 1.9   (44) 2.4   (16) 1.8   (24) 1.8   (26) 1.3   (22) 9.1   (30) G H I J K L 103.4
SW 9803 9 2.2   (31) 2.2   (32) 1.7   (37) 1.7   (29) 1.2   (24) 9.0   (33) H I J K L 102.1
MEAN 2.24 2.33 1.78 1.80 1.24 9.38
CV 12.0 11.4 10.6 15.8 17.9 8.1
LSD (0.1) 0.32 0.32 0.22 0.34 0.26 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.