2013-2015 YIELDS. UC IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED OCT 8, 2012.
      2013   2014   2015                               % of
      Yield   Yield   Yield   Average                           CUF 101
FD Dry t/a %
Released Varieties
Un Padre 9 15.7   (  4) 10.5   (  6) 12.5   (  1) 12.9   (  1) A 107.9
AmeriStand 901TS(Opt) 9 16.0   (  1) 10.9   (  1) 11.8   (  9) 12.9   (  2) A B 107.7
FGI 118T816 9 15.0   (17) 10.9   (  2) 12.4   (  2) 12.8   (  4) A B C 106.7
FGI 96T706 9 15.2   (  8) 10.7   (  4) 12.2   (  3) 12.7   (  5) A B C 106.5
Catalina 9 15.2   (  9) 10.8   (  3) 11.8   (  8) 12.6   (  7) A B C D E 105.5
Excelente MultiLeaf 10 10 15.2   (11) 10.5   (  5) 12.0   (  5) 12.6   (  8) A B C D E F 105.3
CW 1010  9 15.2   (12) 10.3   (10) 11.9   (  6) 12.5   (  9) A B C D E F G 104.4
Highline 9 15.5   (  5) 10.1   (14) 11.4   (19) 12.3   (10) A B C D E F G H 103.2
CW 080046  9 15.0   (22) 10.5   (  8) 11.5   (14) 12.3   (11) A B C D E F G H 103.2
FGI 106T701 9 15.0   (21) 10.2   (12) 11.6   (12) 12.3   (13) A B C D E F G H I J 102.7
UC Impalo 9 14.8   (27) 10.0   (16) 11.9   (  7) 12.2   (14) A B C D E F G H I J 102.3
Tres Padres 9 15.3   (  6) 9.8   (25) 11.6   (13) 12.2   (15) A B C D E F G H I J 102.2
UC Cibola 9 15.2   (13) 10.1   (13) 11.2   (24) 12.2   (16) A B C D E F G H I J 101.9
 WL 656HQ 6 15.0   (19) 9.9   (22) 11.5   (15) 12.1   (17) A B C D E F G H I J 101.6
Westar 9 15.2   (10) 10.0   (20) 11.1   (25) 12.1   (18) B C D E F G H I J 101.3
Excelente Plus 10 15.2   (14) 9.8   (24) 11.4   (20) 12.1   (19) C D E F G H I J 101.3
AmeriStand 901TS 9 14.9   (24) 10.1   (15) 11.3   (22) 12.1   (20) C D E F G H I J 101.1
Excelente 11 11 15.0   (16) 9.7   (28) 11.4   (21) 12.0   (23) C D E F G H I J 100.7
Sun Quest 6 15.1   (15) 10.0   (17) 11.0   (29) 12.0   (24) C D E F G H I J 100.6
Cuf 101 9 15.0   (20) 9.8   (26) 11.1   (26) 12.0   (25) D E F G H I J 100.0
Saltana 9 14.6   (29) 9.7   (29) 11.5   (17) 11.9   (26) D E F G H I J 99.8
4N900 9 14.8   (26) 10.0   (18) 10.8   (32) 11.9   (27) E F G H I J 99.4
AmeriStand 901TS(EMD) 9 14.4   (32) 9.9   (21) 11.0   (28) 11.8   (29) G H I J 98.3
WL 712 10 15.0   (23) 9.5   (33) 10.6   (34) 11.7   (30) H I J K 97.6
Excelente XL 10 14.1   (33) 9.8   (23) 10.9   (31) 11.6   (32) H I J K 96.8
La Jolla 9 13.5   (36) 9.0   (35) 10.4   (35) 11.0   (35) K 91.8
HybridForce-800 9 13.6   (35) 9.0   (36) 10.2   (36) 10.9   (36) K 91.5
Experimental Varieties
UC-412 9 15.8   (  3) 10.5   (  9) 12.1   (  4) 12.8   (  3) A B C 106.9
DS919 9 15.9   (  2) 10.5   (  7) 11.7   (10) 12.7   (  6) A B C D 106.1
UC-415 9 15.2   (  7) 10.3   (11) 11.5   (16) 12.3   (12) A B C D E F G H I 103.1
UC-411 9 14.9   (25) 9.7   (27) 11.6   (11) 12.1   (21) C D E F G H I J 101.0
UC-409 9 14.8   (28) 10.0   (19) 11.5   (18) 12.1   (22) C D E F G H I J 100.9
UC-414 9 15.0   (18) 9.5   (30) 10.9   (30) 11.8   (28) F G H I J 99.0
DS1064 9 14.5   (30) 9.5   (34) 11.0   (27) 11.7   (31) H I J K 97.6
UC-413 9 13.9   (34) 9.5   (31) 11.2   (23) 11.6   (33) I J K 96.7
UC-410 9 14.4   (31) 9.5   (32) 10.7   (33) 11.5   (34) J K 96.5
MEAN 14.95 10.01 11.39 12.12
CV 5.9 8.7 7.5 6.5
LSD (0.1) 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.77
                                                       
Trial planted at 25 lb/acre viable seed in Imperial clay loam soil at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center, Holtville, CA.
Entries followed by the same letter are no significantly different at the 10% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.