2014-2016 YIELDS, TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 8/21/13
      2014   2015   2016                                      
      Yield   Yield   Yield   Average                                  
FD Dry t/a
Released Varieties
Integra 8420 (EM) 4 10.06   (  4) 8.55   (  6) 7.36   (  2) 8.65   (  1) A
AmeriStand 455TQ RR 4 9.99   (  8) 8.69   (  2) 7.03   (10) 8.57   (  3) A B C
Archer III 5 10.04   (  5) 8.48   (  7) 7.17   (  6) 8.56   (  4) A B C
Integra 8400 4 9.93   (10) 8.55   (  5) 7.02   (11) 8.50   (  7) A B C D E F
WL 363HQ 5 10.03   (  6) 8.47   (  8) 6.95   (18) 8.48   (  8) A B C D E F G
Masterpiece II 4 10.33   (  1) 8.45   (10) 6.61   (40) 8.46   (  9) A B C D E F G H
Integra 8420 (OGP) 4 9.93   (  9) 8.14   (24) 7.29   (  3) 8.45   (10) A B C D E F G H
Integra 8401RR 4 9.62   (24) 8.22   (18) 7.46   (  1) 8.43   (11) A B C D E F G H I
RR NemaStar 4 10.01   (  7) 8.21   (20) 7.06   (  8) 8.43   (12) A B C D E F G H I J
DG 4210 4 9.67   (22) 8.65   (  3) 6.95   (16) 8.42   (13) A B C D E F G H I J
Mutiny 4 9.55   (30) 8.60   (  4) 6.95   (17) 8.37   (14) B C D E F G H I J K
6401N 4 9.79   (15) 8.21   (19) 6.94   (20) 8.31   (16) B C D E F G H I J K L
6547R 4 9.68   (21) 8.36   (11) 6.84   (30) 8.29   (17) C D E F G H I J K L M
 Trophy 4 9.68   (20) 8.04   (32) 7.09   (  7) 8.27   (18) D E F G H I J K L M N
WL 354HQ 4 9.61   (25) 8.32   (13) 6.86   (26) 8.26   (20) D E F G H I J K L M N
6422Q 4 9.90   (11) 8.20   (21) 6.68   (35) 8.26   (21) E F G H I J K L M N
DKA44-16RR 4 9.71   (19) 8.26   (16) 6.81   (31) 8.26   (22) E F G H I J K L M N
6516R 5 9.59   (26) 8.16   (23) 6.98   (14) 8.24   (23) E F G H I J K L M N
6585Q 5 9.73   (18) 8.28   (14) 6.71   (33) 8.24   (24) F G H I J K L M N
Nimbus 5 9.66   (23) 8.05   (31) 6.99   (12) 8.23   (25) F G H I J K L M N
Integra 8444RR 4 9.57   (28) 8.08   (29) 6.98   (15) 8.21   (26) G H I J K L M N O
WL 372HQ.RR 4 9.74   (17) 8.12   (26) 6.64   (39) 8.17   (28) I J K L M N O
Integra 8420 (OGP+EM) 4 9.47   (33) 7.99   (36) 7.04   (  9) 8.17   (29) I J K L M N O
RR Tonnica 5 9.58   (27) 8.23   (17) 6.67   (37) 8.16   (30) I J K L M N O
Camas 4 9.35   (38) 8.26   (15) 6.85   (28) 8.15   (31) J K L M N O
AmeriStand 415NT RR 4 9.45   (34) 8.14   (25) 6.85   (27) 8.15   (32) K L M N O
 Rhino 4 9.43   (36) 8.10   (27) 6.87   (25) 8.13   (33) K L M N O
Integra 8420 (QR) 4 9.56   (29) 7.86   (39) 6.91   (22) 8.11   (34) K L M N O
AmeriStand 445NT 4 9.55   (31) 8.08   (28) 6.68   (36) 8.10   (35) K L M N O
Integra 8420 4 9.43   (35) 7.89   (38) 6.94   (21) 8.09   (36) L M N O
6497R 4 9.50   (32) 8.03   (34) 6.65   (38) 8.06   (37) L M N O
DKA43-22RR 4 9.18   (41) 8.03   (33) 6.87   (24) 8.03   (38) M N O
Vernal 2 9.27   (39) 7.85   (40) 6.89   (23) 8.00   (39) N O
AmeriStand 427 4 9.25   (40) 7.82   (41) 6.79   (32) 7.95   (40) O
Experimental Varieties
FG 49W202 5 10.28   (  2) 8.73   (  1) 6.70   (34) 8.57   (  2) A B
SW4332 4 10.07   (  3) 8.33   (12) 7.21   (  5) 8.54   (  5) A B C D
FG 49W201 5 9.88   (12) 8.45   (  9) 7.22   (  4) 8.52   (  6) A B C D E
 SW4351 4 9.80   (14) 8.19   (22) 6.99   (13) 8.33   (15) B C D E F G H I J K L
 SW4328 4 9.88   (13) 8.08   (30) 6.85   (29) 8.27   (19) D E F G H I J K L M N
FG R49W215 4 9.75   (16) 7.90   (37) 6.95   (19) 8.20   (27) H I J K L M N O
FG R57OK217 5 9.36   (37) 8.02   (35) 6.46   (42) 7.94   (41) O
 SW3304 3 7.97   (42) 7.29   (42) 6.51   (41) 7.26   (42)
MEAN 9.66 8.20 6.91 8.26
CV 4.44 4.47 5.00 2.82
LSD (0.1) 0.51 0.44 0.41 0.28
                                                             
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. Also, included in this trial were plots inoculated with 4 seed treatment combinations using alfalfa
variety Integra8420. These treatments include: Optimize Gold Plus (OGP), Rhizobia with an LCO promoter; An isoflavinoid (EM-09009); and
 Quick Roots (QR), a microbial seed inoculant.