2015 YIELDS, UC IMPERIAL VALLEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 10/8/2012
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		Cut 6		Cut 7		Cut 8		Cut 9		YEAR															% of
		20-Jan		25-Feb		31-Mar		7-May		5-Jun		6-Jul		6-Aug		9-Sep		9-Oct		TOTAL															CUF 101
	FD	Dry t/a																																	%
Released Varieties
Un Padre	9	0.8	( 2)	1.1	( 2)	1.5	( 5)	2.5	( 2)	2.0	(11)	1.9	(14)	1.2	( 3)	0.9	( 1)	0.6	( 1)	12.5	( 1)	A													112.7
FGI 118T816	9	0.7	( 6)	1.0	( 4)	1.3	(32)	2.3	(18)	2.0	( 5)	2.1	( 1)	1.4	( 1)	0.9	( 2)	0.6	( 2)	12.4	( 2)	A	B												111.7
FGI 96T706	9	0.7	(20)	1.0	( 6)	1.4	(19)	2.3	(15)	2.0	( 6)	2.1	( 2)	1.3	( 2)	0.9	( 3)	0.5	( 5)	12.2	( 3)	A	B	C											110.4
Excelente MultiLeaf 10	10	0.8	( 1)	1.1	( 1)	1.6	( 2)	2.4	( 5)	2.0	(18)	1.9	(10)	1.1	(14)	0.7	(27)	0.4	(16)	12.0	( 5)	A	B	C	D										108.8
CW 1010	9	0.6	(30)	1.0	(12)	1.5	( 4)	2.4	( 3)	2.1	( 1)	1.9	(12)	1.1	( 6)	0.8	(12)	0.4	(20)	11.9	( 6)	A	B	C	D	E									107.6
UC Impalo	9	0.8	( 3)	1.0	(11)	1.4	( 8)	2.2	(23)	2.0	(12)	2.0	( 7)	1.1	(15)	0.8	( 6)	0.5	( 7)	11.9	( 7)	A	B	C	D	E	F								107.2
Catalina	9	0.7	(14)	1.0	(17)	1.4	( 9)	2.2	(30)	2.0	( 9)	2.0	( 6)	1.2	( 4)	0.8	( 7)	0.5	( 7)	11.8	( 8)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G							106.7
AmeriStand 901TS(Opt)	9	0.7	( 8)	1.0	(10)	1.4	(10)	2.4	(11)	2.0	(10)	2.0	( 9)	1.1	(12)	0.7	(20)	0.4	(13)	11.8	( 9)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G							106.4
FGI 106T701	9	0.7	(17)	1.1	( 3)	1.4	(15)	2.4	(12)	2.0	( 7)	1.9	(18)	1.1	(13)	0.7	(22)	0.4	(19)	11.6	(12)		B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I					104.8
Tres Padres	9	0.7	(12)	1.0	( 5)	1.4	(12)	2.3	(20)	2.0	(17)	1.9	(20)	1.1	( 9)	0.7	(15)	0.4	(12)	11.6	(13)		B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I					104.4
CW 080046	9	0.7	(18)	0.9	(24)	1.4	( 7)	2.3	(14)	2.0	(15)	2.0	( 4)	1.0	(26)	0.7	(17)	0.4	(17)	11.5	(14)		B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I					104.3
WL 656HQ	6	0.7	(13)	0.9	(26)	1.4	(22)	2.2	(30)	2.0	(19)	2.0	( 8)	1.1	( 8)	0.7	(16)	0.5	( 9)	11.5	(15)			C	D	E	F	G	H	I					104.1
Saltana	9	0.7	( 7)	1.0	(21)	1.3	(28)	2.2	(25)	1.9	(26)	1.9	(13)	1.2	( 5)	0.8	( 8)	0.4	(14)	11.5	(17)			C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J				103.6
Highline	9	0.7	(10)	1.0	(14)	1.4	(14)	2.4	( 9)	2.0	(14)	1.8	(23)	1.1	(16)	0.7	(29)	0.4	(24)	11.4	(19)			C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J				103.2
Excelente Plus	10	0.7	(21)	1.0	( 8)	1.4	(18)	2.4	( 7)	1.9	(22)	1.8	(30)	1.0	(27)	0.7	(21)	0.4	(15)	11.4	(20)				D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K			102.6
Excelente 11	11	0.7	(23)	0.9	(34)	1.4	(17)	2.4	(10)	1.9	(23)	1.9	(15)	1.1	(18)	0.8	(10)	0.3	(30)	11.4	(21)				D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K			102.6
AmeriStand 901TS	9	0.7	(22)	0.9	(31)	1.4	(16)	2.2	(28)	1.9	(29)	1.9	(11)	1.1	(11)	0.7	(13)	0.4	(26)	11.3	(22)				D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L		101.9
UC Cibola	9	0.6	(25)	1.0	(23)	1.3	(31)	2.3	(13)	2.0	(16)	1.8	(21)	1.1	(21)	0.7	(28)	0.4	(18)	11.2	(24)				D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L		101.4
Westar	9	0.6	(32)	0.9	(25)	1.4	(11)	2.4	( 6)	2.0	(13)	1.8	(24)	0.9	(36)	0.6	(33)	0.3	(32)	11.1	(25)					E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L		100.6
Cuf 101	9	0.7	(11)	1.0	(15)	1.4	(21)	2.3	(16)	2.0	( 8)	1.8	(27)	1.0	(30)	0.6	(36)	0.3	(34)	11.1	(26)						F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	100.0
AmeriStand 901TS(EMD)	9	0.6	(35)	1.0	(19)	1.4	(26)	2.2	(22)	1.9	(30)	1.8	(25)	1.0	(29)	0.7	(14)	0.4	(21)	11.0	(28)							G	H	I	J	K	L	M	99.3
Sun Quest	6	0.7	(24)	0.9	(32)	1.3	(29)	2.2	(27)	1.8	(33)	1.7	(31)	1.1	(19)	0.8	(11)	0.4	(11)	11.0	(29)							G	H	I	J	K	L	M	99.2
Excelente XL	10	0.6	(33)	0.9	(33)	1.4	(24)	2.3	(19)	1.9	(28)	1.8	(28)	1.0	(33)	0.7	(25)	0.4	(22)	10.9	(31)								H	I	J	K	L	M	98.1
4N900	9	0.6	(34)	0.9	(29)	1.3	(33)	2.2	(29)	1.9	(24)	1.8	(29)	1.0	(25)	0.7	(23)	0.4	(28)	10.8	(32)									I	J	K	L	M	98.0
WL 712	10	0.6	(28)	0.9	(30)	1.3	(30)	2.3	(17)	1.8	(36)	1.6	(36)	1.0	(34)	0.7	(30)	0.3	(31)	10.6	(34)											K	L	M	95.5
La Jolla	9	0.6	(27)	0.8	(35)	1.4	(20)	2.2	(35)	1.8	(34)	1.6	(35)	1.0	(31)	0.6	(34)	0.4	(27)	10.4	(35)												L	M	94.4
HybridForce-800	9	0.5	(36)	0.8	(36)	1.2	(36)	2.1	(36)	1.8	(34)	1.7	(32)	1.1	(21)	0.7	(25)	0.3	(35)	10.2	(36)													M	92.5

Experimental Varieties
UC-412	9	0.7	( 5)	1.0	( 6)	1.5	( 3)	2.4	( 8)	2.0	( 3)	1.9	(17)	1.1	(10)	0.9	( 5)	0.5	( 4)	12.1	( 4)	A	B	C	D										108.9
DS919	9	0.7	(16)	1.0	(13)	1.6	( 1)	2.4	( 4)	2.0	( 4)	1.9	(16)	1.0	(28)	0.6	(32)	0.3	(29)	11.7	(10)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H						105.6
UC-411	9	0.7	( 9)	1.0	( 9)	1.5	( 6)	2.2	(24)	2.1	( 2)	2.0	( 5)	1.1	(20)	0.7	(24)	0.4	(23)	11.6	(11)		B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I					104.9
UC-415	9	0.6	(31)	1.0	(16)	1.3	(34)	2.2	(32)	1.9	(21)	1.9	(19)	1.1	( 7)	0.9	( 4)	0.5	( 3)	11.5	(16)			C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J				103.7
UC-409	9	0.7	(14)	0.9	(27)	1.4	(23)	2.2	(26)	1.9	(25)	2.0	( 3)	1.1	(17)	0.7	(17)	0.5	( 6)	11.5	(18)			C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J				103.5
UC-413	9	0.7	( 4)	1.0	(22)	1.4	(25)	2.2	(34)	1.9	(31)	1.8	(22)	1.1	(23)	0.8	( 9)	0.5	(10)	11.2	(23)				D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L		101.6
DS1064	9	0.6	(26)	1.0	(18)	1.4	(12)	2.5	( 1)	1.9	(32)	1.7	(33)	1.0	(32)	0.6	(31)	0.3	(36)	11.0	(27)							G	H	I	J	K	L	M	99.4
UC-414	9	0.7	(19)	1.0	(20)	1.3	(35)	2.2	(33)	1.9	(27)	1.8	(26)	1.0	(24)	0.7	(19)	0.4	(25)	10.9	(30)								H	I	J	K	L	M	98.7
UC-410	9	0.6	(29)	0.9	(28)	1.4	(26)	2.3	(21)	1.9	(20)	1.7	(34)	0.9	(35)	0.6	(35)	0.3	(33)	10.7	(33)										J	K	L	M	96.4

MEAN		0.67		0.98		1.40		2.30		1.96		1.87		1.08		0.73		0.41		11.39
CV		13.7		11.5		11.1		8.4		8.5		9.6		11.2		16.2		28.0		7.5
LSD (0.1)		0.09		0.11		0.15		0.19		NS		0.18		0.12		0.12		0.11		0.84

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.