2016 YIELDS,  UC KEARNEY ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 9/18/13
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   Cut 5   Cut 6   Cut 7   Cut 8   YEAR                                             % of
13-Apr 12-May 10-Jun 7-Jul 3-Aug 30-Aug 28-Sep 26-Oct TOTAL CUF 101
  FD   Dry t/a                                              
Released Varieties
Saltana 9 2.86   (  2) 1.64   (  3) 2.06   (  2) 2.24   (  1) 1.46   (18) 1.31   (16) 1.21   (  7) 0.66   (11) 13.44   (  4) A B C D 131.1
6906N 9 2.68   (18) 1.57   (  9) 1.93   (16) 2.16   (  8) 1.66   (  2) 1.37   (  9) 1.26   (  3) 0.75   (  3) 13.39   (  6) A B C D 130.5
6015R 10 2.83   (  5) 1.52   (19) 1.93   (13) 2.12   (11) 1.51   (12) 1.44   (  5) 1.17   (10) 0.71   (  8) 13.23   (  7) A B C D E 129.0
RRALF 9R100 9 2.83   (  6) 1.61   (  5) 2.06   (  3) 1.98   (18) 1.42   (24) 1.28   (22) 1.17   (10) 0.67   (  9) 13.00   (  8) A B C D E F 126.8
DG 9212 9 2.67   (20) 1.58   (  7) 1.93   (14) 2.18   (  5) 1.53   (  9) 1.33   (15) 1.14   (15) 0.63   (18) 13.00   (  9) A B C D E F 126.8
Sun Quest 9 2.90   (  1) 1.58   (  8) 1.96   (10) 2.10   (12) 1.45   (22) 1.27   (23) 1.10   (24) 0.62   (27) 12.98   (10) A B C D E F G 126.6
Catalina (EM) 9 2.55   (36) 1.46   (31) 1.95   (11) 2.19   (  3) 1.58   (  6) 1.36   (10) 1.19   (  9) 0.65   (14) 12.93   (12) A B C D E F G H 126.1
WL552HQ.RR 10 2.83   (  3) 1.62   (  4) 1.97   (  7) 2.13   (10) 1.41   (25) 1.34   (13) 1.02   (39) 0.56   (38) 12.89   (13) A B C D E F G H I 125.7
RRALF 9R100 9 2.72   (11) 1.47   (28) 1.96   (  8) 2.08   (13) 1.52   (10) 1.35   (12) 1.07   (33) 0.65   (15) 12.83   (15) A B C D E F G H I J K 125.1
SW9628 9 2.58   (29) 1.53   (17) 1.94   (12) 2.13   (  9) 1.50   (13) 1.28   (20) 1.13   (18) 0.62   (25) 12.72   (16) B C D E F G H I J K L 124.0
Catalina (OGP) 9 2.54   (40) 1.53   (18) 1.89   (20) 2.17   (  7) 1.49   (15) 1.35   (11) 1.10   (24) 0.59   (33) 12.66   (17) B C D E F G H I J K L M 123.5
WL 662HQ.RR 9 2.73   (10) 1.45   (37) 1.87   (21) 2.06   (15) 1.46   (19) 1.39   (  8) 1.08   (32) 0.60   (31) 12.65   (18) B C D E F G H I J K L M 123.3
Integra 8800 8 2.61   (25) 1.47   (26) 1.84   (23) 1.90   (27) 1.51   (11) 1.46   (  3) 1.14   (16) 0.60   (30) 12.55   (19) B C D E F G H I J K L M 122.4
6015R 10 2.66   (22) 1.49   (25) 1.86   (22) 1.94   (24) 1.45   (21) 1.18   (34) 1.10   (28) 0.62   (22) 12.29   (23) B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 119.9
Ameristand 915TS RR 9 2.72   (13) 1.52   (20) 1.62   (48) 1.98   (17) 1.40   (26) 1.24   (24) 1.15   (12) 0.64   (17) 12.28   (24) B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 119.7
SW8421-S 8 2.70   (16) 1.44   (38) 1.83   (27) 1.93   (25) 1.39   (28) 1.23   (25) 1.10   (24) 0.59   (34) 12.21   (25) C D E F G H I J K L M N O 119.1
Ameristand 901TS 9 2.53   (42) 1.52   (21) 1.93   (15) 1.83   (31) 1.46   (19) 1.16   (35) 1.10   (28) 0.63   (19) 12.16   (26) D E F G H I J K L M N O 118.6
Catalina (OGP+QR) 9 2.34   (54) 1.45   (35) 1.84   (24) 2.07   (14) 1.46   (17) 1.29   (19) 1.14   (14) 0.55   (39) 12.15   (27) D E F G H I J K L M N O 118.5
WL 662HQ.RR 9 2.68   (19) 1.43   (41) 1.77   (33) 1.78   (38) 1.37   (31) 1.30   (18) 1.06   (35) 0.62   (26) 12.01   (28) E F G H I J K L M N O P 117.1
WL656HQ 9 2.54   (37) 1.57   (  9) 1.90   (18) 1.97   (20) 1.33   (39) 1.14   (38) 1.03   (38) 0.54   (41) 12.01   (29) E F G H I J K L M N O P 117.1
Ameristand 915TS RR 9 2.63   (23) 1.45   (34) 1.84   (25) 1.78   (40) 1.33   (38) 1.21   (28) 1.10   (27) 0.65   (13) 11.99   (30) E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 117.0
Catalina (QR) 9 2.57   (30) 1.43   (40) 1.77   (33) 1.58   (50) 1.35   (36) 1.28   (21) 1.13   (18) 0.67   (10) 11.78   (32) F G H I J K L M N O P Q 114.9
AR-370 10 2.52   (44) 1.45   (36) 1.79   (32) 1.72   (44) 1.33   (41) 1.13   (40) 1.11   (22) 0.59   (32) 11.63   (37) H I J K L M N O P Q 113.4
Catalina 9 2.44   (49) 1.46   (30) 1.83   (26) 1.82   (33) 1.36   (34) 1.08   (45) 1.02   (40) 0.62   (27) 11.63   (38) H I J K L M N O P Q 113.4
WL 550 RR 8 2.70   (15) 1.49   (22) 1.71   (43) 1.81   (35) 1.29   (45) 1.09   (44) 0.94   (49) 0.53   (43) 11.56   (41) J K L M N O P Q R 112.7
WL552HQ.RR 10 2.57   (31) 1.49   (23) 1.77   (35) 1.80   (36) 1.27   (49) 1.11   (41) 0.98   (44) 0.53   (42) 11.53   (42) K L M N O P Q R 112.4
Supersonic 9 2.49   (48) 1.46   (31) 1.77   (35) 1.83   (32) 1.34   (37) 1.15   (36) 0.93   (50) 0.46   (50) 11.43   (43) L M N O P Q R S 111.5
WL 550 RR 8 2.63   (24) 1.43   (42) 1.73   (41) 1.80   (37) 1.31   (42) 1.08   (47) 0.90   (54) 0.51   (45) 11.38   (47) M N O P Q R S T 110.9
PGI 908s 9 2.51   (46) 1.41   (44) 1.75   (39) 1.68   (46) 1.26   (51) 1.03   (50) 1.01   (41) 0.54   (40) 11.20   (49) O P Q R S T 109.2
Cuf 101 9 2.41   (51) 1.38   (51) 1.58   (50) 1.33   (54) 1.14   (52) 1.00   (53) 0.91   (52) 0.50   (47) 10.25   (52) R S T 100.0
Ameristand 445NT 4 2.56   (32) 1.39   (49) 1.32   (54) 1.38   (53) 1.11   (53) 0.98   (54) 0.96   (47) 0.40   (54) 10.11   (54) T 98.6
Experimental Varieties
CW060046 10 2.83   (  3) 1.68   (  1) 2.10   (  1) 2.23   (  2) 1.59   (  5) 1.53   (  1) 1.34   (  2) 0.79   (  2) 14.09   (  1) A 137.4
108T813 9 2.66   (21) 1.67   (  2) 2.01   (  4) 2.18   (  6) 1.63   (  3) 1.45   (  4) 1.24   (  5) 0.71   (  7) 13.56   (  2) A B 132.2
98T811 9 2.68   (17) 1.55   (12) 1.81   (29) 1.98   (19) 1.77   (  1) 1.49   (  2) 1.42   (  1) 0.80   (  1) 13.49   (  3) A B C 131.5
SW9108 9 2.72   (11) 1.60   (  6) 1.97   (  6) 2.19   (  4) 1.54   (  8) 1.43   (  7) 1.22   (  6) 0.73   (  5) 13.40   (  5) A B C D 130.7
FG 98T812 10 2.82   (  7) 1.54   (15) 1.80   (30) 1.91   (26) 1.59   (  4) 1.31   (17) 1.26   (  3) 0.75   (  4) 12.97   (11) A B C D E F G 126.4
UC 416 9 2.54   (37) 1.47   (29) 1.89   (19) 2.04   (16) 1.56   (  7) 1.43   (  6) 1.20   (  8) 0.73   (  6) 12.85   (14) A B C D E F G H I J 125.3
SW9106 9 2.70   (14) 1.54   (13) 1.96   (  9) 1.95   (21) 1.42   (23) 1.20   (29) 1.13   (20) 0.62   (23) 12.52   (20) B C D E F G H I J K L M N 122.1
SW9107 9  2.60   (26) 1.53   (16) 1.90   (17) 1.95   (22) 1.49   (16) 1.21   (27) 1.11   (22) 0.63   (20) 12.43   (21) B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 121.2
SW1037 10 2.41   (52) 1.49   (24) 1.99   (  5) 1.89   (28) 1.50   (14) 1.33   (14) 1.14   (17) 0.61   (29) 12.36   (22) B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 120.6
UC 418 9 2.59   (27) 1.41   (43) 1.75   (37) 1.82   (34) 1.38   (29) 1.18   (32) 1.13   (20) 0.66   (12) 11.92   (31) E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 116.3
AR-380 9 2.54   (39) 1.40   (45) 1.72   (42) 1.95   (23) 1.36   (32) 1.23   (25) 1.00   (43) 0.51   (46) 11.71   (33) F G H I J K L M N O P Q 114.2
AR-12 9 2.54   (41) 1.57   (11) 1.66   (45) 1.61   (49) 1.35   (35) 1.20   (30) 1.15   (13) 0.64   (16) 11.71   (34) F G H I J K L M N O P Q 114.2
SW8341 8 2.55   (35) 1.39   (47) 1.75   (38) 1.85   (30) 1.36   (33) 1.15   (37) 1.05   (36) 0.58   (35) 11.68   (35) G H I J K L M N O P Q 113.9
UC 419 9 2.52   (44) 1.54   (14) 1.82   (28) 1.69   (45) 1.29   (44) 1.11   (42) 1.09   (31) 0.62   (24) 11.67   (36) G H I J K L M N O P Q 113.8
UC 101 9 2.49   (47) 1.39   (48) 1.79   (31) 1.88   (29) 1.40   (27) 1.18   (32) 0.97   (46) 0.53   (44) 11.62   (39) H I J K L M N O P Q 113.4
FG 106T701 10 2.75   (  9) 1.39   (50) 1.67   (44) 1.75   (41) 1.33   (40) 1.09   (43) 1.04   (37) 0.58   (37) 11.59   (40) I J K L M N O P Q 113.1
RD121 10 2.81   (  8) 1.43   (39) 1.66   (46) 1.78   (39) 1.27   (48) 1.07   (48) 0.95   (48) 0.45   (51) 11.43   (44) L M N O P Q R S 111.5
SW7339 7 2.59   (28) 1.47   (26) 1.73   (40) 1.72   (43) 1.28   (46) 1.13   (39) 1.00   (42) 0.48   (48) 11.41   (45) L M N O P Q R S T 111.2
UC 417 9 2.53   (43) 1.46   (33) 1.64   (47) 1.72   (42) 1.30   (43) 1.03   (49) 1.10   (28) 0.63   (21) 11.40   (46) L M N O P Q R S T 111.2
CW058071 8 2.42   (50) 1.37   (52) 1.56   (51) 1.65   (47) 1.38   (29) 1.18   (31) 1.07   (34) 0.58   (36) 11.21   (48) N O P Q R S T 109.3
RD132 8 2.40   (53) 1.40   (46) 1.61   (49) 1.57   (51) 1.27   (47) 1.01   (52) 0.98   (45) 0.48   (49) 10.71   (50) P Q R S T 104.4
Vulcan 9 2.56   (32) 1.36   (53) 1.47   (52) 1.62   (48) 1.26   (50) 1.08   (46) 0.93   (51) 0.41   (53) 10.68   (51) Q R S T 104.2
NeMex  Melton 7 2.56   (34) 1.31   (54) 1.36   (53) 1.44   (52) 1.10   (54) 1.02   (51) 0.90   (53) 0.42   (52) 10.11   (53) S T 98.6
MEAN 2.62 1.49 1.81 1.89 1.41 1.23 1.09 0.60 12.12
CV 8.78 6.87 13.41 19.11 12.94 17.85 10.44 12.54 9.17
LSD (0.1) NS 0.12 0.29 0.43 0.22 0.26 0.13 0.09 1.32
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Hanford fine sandy loam soil at the Univ. of Calif. Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, 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. Also, included in this trial were plots inoculated with 4 seed treatment combinations using alfalfa
variety 'Catalina'. These treatments include: Optimize Gold Plus (OGP), Rhizobia with an LCO promoter; An isoflavinoid (EM-09009); and
 Quick Roots (QR), a microbial seed inoculant.