2015 YIELDS,  TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 8/21/13
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   YEAR                             % of
8-Jun 7-Jul 11-Aug 5-Oct TOTAL VERNAL
  FD   Dry t/a                             %
Released Varieties
AmeriStand 455TQ RR 4 2.6   (  9) 2.6   (  1) 2.0   (15) 1.5   (28) 8.7   (  2) A B 110.6
DG 4210 4 2.7   (  1) 2.3   (12) 2.1   (  4) 1.6   (15) 8.6   (  3) A B C 110.1
Mutiny 4 2.6   (12) 2.4   (  4) 2.1   (  3) 1.6   (16) 8.6   (  4) A B C D 109.5
Integra 8400 4 2.7   (  2) 2.1   (31) 2.1   (  6) 1.7   (  3) 8.5   (  5) A B C D E 108.8
Integra 8420 (EM) 4 2.4   (33) 2.2   (15) 2.1   (  2) 1.8   (  1) 8.5   (  6) A B C D E 108.8
Archer III 5 2.5   (17) 2.3   (11) 2.1   (  7) 1.7   (  7) 8.5   (  7) A B C D E F 108.0
WL 363HQ 5 2.6   (  3) 2.2   (21) 2.0   (20) 1.6   (17) 8.5   (  8) A B C D E F 107.8
Masterpiece II 4 2.6   (10) 2.3   (13) 2.0   (29) 1.6   (  9) 8.4   (10) A B C D E F G 107.5
6547R 4 2.5   (18) 2.3   (  8) 2.0   (21) 1.5   (26) 8.4   (11) A B C D E F G H 106.4
WL 354HQ 4 2.6   (13) 2.1   (27) 2.0   (19) 1.6   (14) 8.3   (13) A B C D E F G H I 105.9
6585Q 5 2.3   (36) 2.4   (  3) 2.0   (  8) 1.5   (29) 8.3   (14) B C D E F G H I J 105.4
Camas 4 2.3   (38) 2.3   (  7) 2.0   (11) 1.6   (13) 8.3   (15) B C D E F G H I J 105.1
DKA44-16RR 4 2.6   (  5) 2.2   (16) 1.9   (37) 1.5   (37) 8.3   (16) B C D E F G H I J 105.1
RR Tonnica 5 2.5   (19) 2.3   (  6) 1.9   (33) 1.5   (36) 8.2   (17) C D E F G H I J K 104.8
Integra 8401RR 4 2.6   (  8) 2.0   (38) 2.0   (  9) 1.6   (10) 8.2   (18) C D E F G H I J K 104.6
6401N 4 2.4   (24) 2.2   (20) 2.0   (30) 1.6   (22) 8.2   (19) C D E F G H I J K 104.6
RR NemaStar 4 2.4   (26) 2.3   (  9) 2.0   (24) 1.5   (27) 8.2   (20) C D E F G H I J K 104.5
6422Q 4 2.5   (21) 2.3   (10) 2.0   (26) 1.5   (33) 8.2   (21) D E F G H I J K 104.5
6516R 5 2.4   (30) 2.2   (17) 2.0   (10) 1.5   (32) 8.2   (23) E F G H I J K 103.8
Integra 8420 (OGP) 4 2.3   (35) 2.1   (34) 2.0   (23) 1.7   (  2) 8.1   (24) E F G H I J K 103.6
AmeriStand 415NT RR 4 2.4   (25) 2.2   (18) 2.0   (17) 1.5   (38) 8.1   (25) E F G H I J K 103.6
WL 372HQ.RR 4 2.4   (31) 2.2   (22) 2.0   (12) 1.5   (31) 8.1   (26) E F G H I J K 103.4
 Rhino 4 2.6   (  7) 1.9   (40) 2.0   (14) 1.6   (20) 8.1   (27) F G H I J K 103.2
AmeriStand 445NT 4 2.4   (28) 2.1   (28) 1.9   (31) 1.6   (21) 8.1   (28) F G H I J K 102.9
Integra 8444RR 4 2.4   (27) 2.2   (24) 2.0   (25) 1.5   (35) 8.1   (29) F G H I J K 102.9
Nimbus 5 2.3   (39) 2.1   (30) 2.1   (  1) 1.6   (25) 8.1   (31) F G H I J K 102.5
 Trophy 4 2.5   (14) 1.9   (39) 2.0   (28) 1.6   (12) 8.0   (32) F G H I J K 102.4
DKA43-22RR 4 2.5   (15) 2.1   (29) 1.9   (41) 1.5   (30) 8.0   (33) G H I J K 102.3
6497R 4 2.4   (29) 2.3   (14) 1.9   (40) 1.5   (34) 8.0   (34) G H I J K 102.2
Integra 8420 (OGP+EM) 4 2.3   (37) 2.1   (33) 1.9   (32) 1.6   (  8) 8.0   (36) H I J K 101.7
Integra 8420 4 2.3   (41) 2.0   (36) 1.9   (34) 1.7   (  6) 7.9   (38) I J K 100.4
Integra 8420 (QR) 4 2.3   (42) 2.1   (32) 1.9   (35) 1.6   (18) 7.9   (39) J K 100.0
Vernal 2 2.5   (16) 2.0   (35) 1.9   (36) 1.4   (41) 7.9   (40) J K 100.0
AmeriStand 427 4 2.3   (40) 2.2   (19) 1.9   (38) 1.4   (40) 7.8   (41) K 99.5
Experimental Varieties
FG 49W202 5 2.6   (  6) 2.4   (  2) 2.0   (13) 1.7   (  5) 8.7   (  1) A 111.1
FG 49W201 5 2.4   (23) 2.4   (  5) 2.1   (  5) 1.6   (19) 8.4   (  9) A B C D E F G 107.5
SW4332 4 2.6   (  4) 2.0   (37) 2.0   (18) 1.7   (  4) 8.3   (12) A B C D E F G H 106.1
 SW4351 4 2.5   (20) 2.2   (25) 1.9   (39) 1.6   (11) 8.2   (22) D E F G H I J K 104.2
 SW4328 4 2.4   (32) 2.2   (26) 2.0   (27) 1.6   (23) 8.1   (30) F G H I J K 102.9
FG R57OK217 5 2.4   (34) 2.2   (23) 2.0   (22) 1.4   (39) 8.0   (35) G H I J K 102.1
FG R49W215 4 2.4   (22) 1.9   (41) 2.0   (16) 1.6   (24) 7.9   (37) I J K 100.5
 SW3304 3 2.6   (11) 1.9   (42) 1.8   (42) 1.1   (42) 7.3   (42) L 92.8
MEAN 2.47 2.18 1.98 1.56 8.20
CV 7.9 8.6 6.6 7.1 4.5
LSD (0.1) 0.23 0.22 NS 0.13 0.44
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.